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The Great Palin Panic of 2008 (McCain Aides: She Lost Control of Her Public Image) BARF
The Atlantic ^
| Monday, September 29, 2008
| Marc Ambinder
Posted on 09/29/2008 10:01:03 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: UCANSEE2
The McCain campaign is doing a postively dreadful job handling its most precious commodity: Sarah Palin. "These are not the droids we're looking for."
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:20:01 AM PDT
by
impeachedrapist
(On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
To: 1Old Pro
“She needs to gaze over at Joe and shout Stand up Joe, and then apologize saying, sorry, youre such a runt I couldnt tell if you were standing or sitting”
Sarah Palin has more class than that.
Now, a SMART woman would say, “Joe, I understand you also had a son ready to go into the military”.
.......
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:20:03 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: McGruff
Romneybots strike again.Exactly and why Davis and Schmidt have joined Palin and dumped the Bush people that came to the campaign to help her out. With help like that who needs enemies. I learned recently that there was a meeting between Cheney, Bush, Romney and his people in June to pressure Sen McCain to put Romney on the ticket. That is why the full court press to have Romney as VP from media people and polls showing he was the choice when he couldn't even get those votes as a candidate. It failed so their backup plan IMHO has been to try and take her out which is failing.
Have zero respect left for Bush and this Administration who has done but backstab Republicans except for a few for the last two years since he welcomed the Dems to power the night of the election. His appointment of Paulson from Goldman Sachs who is a good friend of Schumer spoke volumes that he was setting it up for Hillary IMHO. been doing a lot of research back to the last few years of Nixon and what I have found is troubling. The same people controlling everything.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:20:12 AM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
( BOOMER SOONER -- VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN2008! LetsGetThisRight.com)
To: RexBeach
The McCain campaign is doing a postively dreadful job of handling just about every aspect of the campaign, except for nominating Sarah.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:20:20 AM PDT
by
westmichman
( God said: "They cry 'peace! peace!' but there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14)
To: kristinn
McCain allowed Bush operatives to "train" her, and that has caused Palin to lose her way. IMHO. Bush's handlers have had among the worst political instincts of any similar group I've ever seen. They are all about repetitive sound bites, shallow-sounding phrases, and the studious avoidance of any connected series of ideas - as if average people can't follow the lines of an argument.
Let Palin be Palin. No one expects her to be a foreign policy maven. They just want her to be genuine, passionate, smart and tough: the way she first appeared before the Handlers sunk their talons into her.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:20:40 AM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(Somewhere in Illinois, a community is missing its organizer.)
To: Senator Goldwater
Precisely.
It’s what worked for RR.
A few well-timed “Well...there you go again”s would do wonders.
And there’s nothing wrong with an “I don’t know but I’m going to find out.”
And if the attack dogs persist, a sarcastic remark about how well things are going since THE OTHER SIDE HAS BEEN IN CHARGE, with references to the role the Dims have played in the financial mess would help.
The Pubbies need to STOP SUGAR COATING IT and TAKE THE FIGHT TO THEM!
To: andy58-in-nh
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:22:26 AM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
(Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
To: kristinn
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:22:33 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Jeff Head
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:23:36 AM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
(Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
To: kristinn
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:23:36 AM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: kristinn
If they really though they had already done enough damage, they wouldn't keep working on it so diligently.
They are SO TRANSPARENT!
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:23:39 AM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
To: kristinn
"Gov. Sarah Palin has lost control of her public image, several top-level McCain advisers said this weekend, and even a baseline performance in Thursday's debate with Joe Biden may be too late to recover it."
THIS from mccain top level advisors?!! With friends like these...we don't need enemies.
sw
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:24:47 AM PDT
by
spectre
(Spectre's wife (The Gov't can't legislate happiness)
To: PhiKapMom
Case in point, Kathleen Parker, who’s a hard core Romneybot, and is now trying to help push Governor Palin off the ticket with those backstabbing articles on NRO, which the MSM is eating up.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:26:52 AM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
(Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
To: kristinn
Reading within the Atlantic-speak: the campaign has tried to present Sarah as a woman- not a conservative woman.
This is typical “move to the middle” post-convention strategy.
But she can’t be strong hiding her true self, and a weak woman is not attractive to voters.
I hope she’s haughty,even snooty, at the debate. Gwen and Joe are beneath her.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:26:59 AM PDT
by
mrsmith
To: kristinn
If it's true that it is McCain's advisors who are expressing such doubt about her, then they should be identified and fired. It is they who should be out there releasing the entire (not the network-edited) Couric interview. They should be showcasing Palin, not trying to remake her. Her authenticity is her best strength.
Ordinary Americans identify with Palin, and she is the campaign's best bet for success among people who are not influenced by the late-night talk shows and comedians.
To: impeachedrapist
Nope. You are quite incorrect. The campaign has mismanaged her schedule and her appearances. They can do much, much better.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:27:40 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("Americans never quit!" Douglas MacArthur)
To: nutmeg
According to “The Corner” Palin will call in to Rush today... hasn’t happened yet, though and we’re half way through.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:27:47 AM PDT
by
Bryher1
To: browardchad
"Operation Demoralization...." Bingo.
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:28:50 AM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: RexBeach
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:29:02 AM PDT
by
impeachedrapist
(On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
To: kristinn; Virginia Ridgerunner
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posted on
09/29/2008 10:29:43 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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