Is this real or fake? The Kosbots have been all over this, so I’m inclined to doubt its veracity unless I hear otherwise.
Here is the audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq4sOM4tpno
Warning, a couple of potty words.
It didn’t sound nearly as bad when I listened to it as it looked when I read it.
I’ve said “NO” to the question about whether Palin was the “most qualified”. So there’s nothing wrong with that. Romney was more qualified, Pawlenty more qualified. Jeb Bush is more qualified. Dick Cheney is much more qualified.
McCain did not pick the most qualified person. He picked the person he wanted. Is she qualified? Sure. But it would be stupid to argue that she was the most qualified person on the planet.
As to her “it’s over”, I really thought she was talking about all those other candidates that the other person kept saying “why didn’t he pick these people”.
And while I think she is wrong that McCain picked Palin for the “Narrative”, she is entitled to her opinion. He certainly picked Palin for her maverick ways, and to the degree that “Maverick” is a narrative, you could argue he picked her for that narrative.
Murphy is an Obama supporter, who quit the McCain camp when Obama was certain to be the nominee, because he refused to oppose Obama.
And as insults go, Murphy’s comment was rather tame — he praised McCain for being authentic, and simply said he didn’t believe the Palin pick was authentic.
I think the author included the “it’s over” because he wants to mislead people into thinking Noonan believes McCain has lost because of this pick. That is not how I hear the audio.