Posted on 11/04/2009 3:59:27 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Leaked copies of two speeches Sarah Palin prepared for last year's US election night have revealed she planned to salute her husband Todd as the nation's "first ever Second Dude" in the event of victory.
In defeat, which she suffered with Senator John McCain at the hands of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Republican vice-presidential candidate wanted to tell Todd to "get ready for the Iron Dog snow machine race!".
A new book, Sarah from Alaska, details how the then state governor fought tooth and nail to introduce Sen McCain on stage in his home town of Phoenix, Arizona, in the early hours of the morning.
She decided not to tell her own staff members that permission had been denied by senior McCain staff hours before the candidates took the stage, apparently in the hope of a last minute reprieve.
After formalities were over, authors Scott Conroy of CBS News and Shushannah Walshe, formerly of Fox News, who were "embedded" with Palin's campaign, revealed that McCain aides "literally turned the lights out on Palin when she retook the stage later that night to take pictures with her family, fearing that she would give the concession speech after all".
The candidates' lack of rapport was demonstrated by the absence of any post-campaign celebration or wake of any kind.
"Instead, Palin and her entourage accidentally ran into McCain in the parking lot as they were making a quiet exit. McCain's wife Cindy was already in the Chevy suburban when Palin halted them by calling out, 'John, is that you?'" the authors wrote.
In the months after the poll McCain aides poured anonymous scorn on Mrs Palin's refusal to toe the line and ignorance of policy.
The book disclosed that shortly after Sen McCain's shock appointment of the
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
You know Rush always says, the media didn’t make him, they can’t break him. Well, the same for Sarah, the media didn’t make her, they’ll never break her. Barracuda is a perfect name for her.
Meanwhile 5 years after the Kerry campaign, his military record STILL has not been made public for his critics to inspect as he promised.
President Bush (2) was TWICE denied his election night victory speech moment because of media interference in reporting victory.
It was said that Boosh was jumping the gun to move ahead as victor before all controversies were settled.
OK just spitballing here . . . but wouldn’t Todd Palin have been the first dude . . . being that John McCain is married to a woman? Unlike the current occupant who is married to a . . .
Hey John I Am Not A Wus!
NO...that would only happen if McCain was a married homo....
He would have been the first Second Dude.
Ahh . . . I forgot him and Lindsay Graham are not actually married.
I love a gal with a sense of humor.
Wait . . . I thought that was Tipper!
Whooptidammdoo. I thought this was going to be a real story. Wnat’s the big deal here?
“Meanwhile 5 years after the Kerry campaign, his military record STILL has not been made public for his critics to inspect as he promised.”
That would be because his military record of ‘accomplishments’ is virtually non-existent.
There is suspicion his discharge was less than honorable.
In defeat, which she suffered with Senator John McCain at the hands of Barack Obama and Joe Biden...
Worst run campaign in history by Murphy.
Pray for America and Lady Palin
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