Posted on 10/13/2008 11:16:52 AM PDT by publius1
David Frum, CBS On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith discussed the presidential campaign with former Bush speech writer David Frum and declared: "There is growing concern among some Republicans about McCain's campaign. They're calling on him to stabilize it." Later in the segment, Smith asked Frum point blank: "Was Sarah Palin a mistake?" Frum replied: "I think Sarah Palin was a huge mistake...Americans can be pretty jokey about their government when times are good, but when times are bad, they want to know do -- can you do the job? And when you have a candidate who so obviously has never thought about any of the issues that are going to be important to the next administration and whose knowledge is so shallow, it makes people -- it doesn't just make people offended, it makes them afraid."
Just prior to asking Frum about Palin, Smith asked: "We're talking about the Gallup numbers, the Post has Obama up by ten points. Three weeks to go. Is it too late for John McCain to make substantial changes and literally save his campaign?" Part of Frum’s response to that question included: "The McCain campaign right now is running a campaign aimed at getting excited the last -- the core 30% of the country that supports the Republican Party, our base, but you don't win elections on your base. You win elections, but with a broad strategy. And above all, when you run an election like this aimed at your base you risk demoralizing and offending a lot of people who are needed by a Norm Coleman or an Elizabeth Dole." Story Continues Below Ad ↓
While the Early Show routinely has on liberal political analysts, like Michael Crowley from the New Republic, when the show finally has on a Republican to discuss the race he attacks conservatives and calls them offensive and scary.
My view, for what it's worth, re Palin is that she's one of the few reasons why McCain is anywhere in this campaign. No Palin, and I think McCain's way down -- which is why the liberal establishment is in such a blood-fever to "get" her. If they get it, how come our guys don't?
I personally could care less about what the Communist B*** S*** says.
McCain is the mistake.
This is the Canadian bloke who decided that he had the authority a while back to read people out of the conservative movement. I read his book “Dead Right.” Not particularly insightful, or accurate. The man is a downer, and doesn’t qualify as a conservative by the standards that most conservatives apply.
Frum is a retard. He and his pantywaist, merlot sipping buddies Kathleen Parker and David Brooks and Rich Lowry speak only for the pantywaist, merlot sipping subset of girly republicans.
“Frum is a retard. He and his pantywaist, merlot sipping buddies Kathleen Parker and David Brooks and Rich Lowry speak only for the pantywaist, merlot sipping subset of girly republican”
Well said Ann...
Lowry has been fine this election cycle. Leave him out of this.
Frum is a prostitute who wants to be invited to Georgetown cocktail parties. Period.
And he should be fired from National Review.
Dear “Conservative” and “Republican” talking heads, please save the post mortem for AFTER the patient has died, at least. Sheesh, what a bunch of idiots, really.
Yeah..Harry Truman was a big mistake also..
They don’t like her because she isn’t one of them.
Just look at the crowds she draws..they are all idiots according to Will and Brooks..they don’t like blue collar republicans..or blue collar Rats either.
Their bosses are the MSM..that’s where they get their paychecks. These guys are just hired hands who sit up for their dinner.
Puke material all
Because pubbies are gutless wonders!!!
Be Ever Vigilant!!
Molon Labe!!
You are absolutely correct, without Palin the McCain campaign would have dried up and blown away. The only reason he has a shot now is because of Palin.
Yep. Palin merely magnifies it by thinking and acting as a conservative instead of in lockstep liberal bi-partisanship style like McCain.
What do you expect from a Bush speech writer?
I think these are people who called themselves ‘conservatives’ when it was politically expedient. David Brooks career took off as the opposing conservative on PBS, David Frum got a job with the then popular George Bush. Chris Buckley is a writer, not his dad and, again made money on being politically incorrect (”Thank you for Smoking”).
My theory is that they are saying these things now for the same reason: To stand out as renegades who are against the Republican ticket. Yawn.
yeah.. mistake my a$$
That’s why over 20K are watching Palin speak at RIR right now...
McCain is the problem.. not Palin.
He is just another in a long line of Bush mistakes.
Oh and by the way Frum...the big mistake was not Palin it was McCain.
Will a lot of these news reporters and anchors move to France when Obama loses?.....
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