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McCain says he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate
American Thinker ^ | 05/05/2018 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 05/06/2018 9:14:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The forthcoming final memoir from Senator John McCain, titled The Restless Wave, and a nearly two-hour-long HBO documentary on its way seem to be being used as an opportunity to settle some scores. Jonathan Martin of the New York Times has obtained copies of both books, and has spoken with the ailing senator at his ranch, where he seems to be spending his final days. This leaped out at me:

While he continues to defend Ms. Palin’s performance, Mr. McCain uses the documentary and the book to unburden himself about not selecting Mr. Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent, as his running mate.

He recalls that his advisers warned him that picking a vice-presidential candidate who caucused with Democrats and supported abortion rights would divide Republicans and doom his chances.

It is odd indeed to call it “sound advice” and to simultaneously wish he had disregarded it. Logically, this seems to mean that he wishes he had lost, while making a futile gesture towards bipartisanship, or maybe just avoiding contamination with the populism of Sarah Palin. It is an open secret that members of McCain’s campaign sought to sabotage Palin during the campaign, apparently preferring to lose rather than tolerate her views and her persona.

This odd, unsourced paragraph written by Martin offers a clue:

 Yet many in Mr. McCain’s own party believe that, by selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008, he bears at least a small measure of blame for unleashing the forces of grievance politics and nativism within the Republican Party.

I strongly suspect that McCain himself expressed these views to Martin, but asked not to be quoted.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; 2008; johnmccain; mccain; notthisagain; palin; sarahpalin; strawberries
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To: READINABLUESTATE
"At this point I think she regrets it too."

I hope the bastard doesn't have the audacity to invite her to his funeral after this. I'd hope Sarah would tell him where to stick his invite.

121 posted on 05/06/2018 10:20:55 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: SeekAndFind

McCain is a hate-filled traitor, sellout of Americans...the Lee tion was a scam, intended to get Obama elected all along...and, I surmise they thought Palin would cost votes, like they thought PDJT would lose easily.


122 posted on 05/06/2018 10:24:59 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Eric Holder works for Facebook now...let that sink in.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I agree. Then he would have gotten about 25% of the vote, which is so richly exactly what he deserved.


123 posted on 05/06/2018 10:26:36 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: SeekAndFind
We shouldn't speak ill of the brain dead.
124 posted on 05/06/2018 10:28:05 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: SeekAndFind

Looks like McCain has chosen to insult everyone he can think of on his way out, EXCEPT Leftists.


125 posted on 05/06/2018 10:28:09 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: SERKIT
The braid dead should stop speaking ill of others.
126 posted on 05/06/2018 10:29:22 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Rome2000
I wish I could kick this MF in the balls.

Songbird has no balls, but he does have thumbs.

127 posted on 05/06/2018 10:29:52 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: SeekAndFind

We regret Palin chose to run with McInsane. It tainted her personal reputation to support such a weasel.


128 posted on 05/06/2018 10:30:12 AM PDT by CodeToad (The Democrats haven't been this pissed off since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
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To: SeekAndFind
This is McCain's version of Hillary's What Happened.

To his death, we now know that McCain blames his defeat on others.

In my opinion, Sarah Palin was a reasonably good and well-intentioned local politician, though her abrupt resignation as governor seems a bit flaky. However, she was at best unprepared to be vice-president.

Nonetheless, Sarah Palin did not cause McCain to lose. McCain lost because of McCain.

129 posted on 05/06/2018 10:31:54 AM PDT by Skepolitic
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To: SeekAndFind

Go ahead ... someone tell us again how much a hero this pos asshole commie is.


130 posted on 05/06/2018 10:33:32 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true)
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To: joethedrummer
Precisely.

He was the worst GOP presidential candidate in my lifetime and I'm 70. He was terrible.

His campaign was going nowhere until he selected Palin. She immediately brought energy to the race and excited the base. He put them to sleep.

Sarah Palin didn't lose his the election. He did. I voted for the ticket becsuse of her, not him.

Picking Joe Leiberman would have been a mistake. Dim John + slow Joe would not have been a winning ticket against Obama.

My biggest criticism about this whole McPain-dying-thing is that he has the audacity and arrogance to invite and disinvite people to his own funeral, like it's party or something. Only a narcissistic egotist would do that.

There may be a celebration, but it will be from those who are glad this man is finally gone.

My second gripe is the he shows absolutely no class at all by criticizing Palin on his deathbed. He doesn't know what taking the high road means apparently. It shows the shallow pettiness that is John McLame.

Trump had this liberal pegged right off the bat. He's no hero of mine.

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131 posted on 05/06/2018 10:33:44 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: hawkaw

Agree. Trump broke the long line of it’s-my-turn loser Republican candidates.


132 posted on 05/06/2018 10:33:53 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: SeekAndFind

McCain says he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate

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LOL...this senile ol’ coot would have gotten his @zz handed to him by an even greater margin without Palin.


133 posted on 05/06/2018 10:34:19 AM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: SeekAndFind

And I regret not being able to vote for your tumor.


134 posted on 05/06/2018 10:36:54 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: joethedrummer

True. The landslide he lost by would have paled compared to the landslide he would have lost by had he not picked her.


135 posted on 05/06/2018 10:37:17 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: SeekAndFind

McCain is treating Palin with the same grace and dignity that he showed to his long suffering first wife.

McCain will only be missed and lauded by the portion of the public and the MSM who never voted for him.


136 posted on 05/06/2018 10:37:29 AM PDT by CaptainK ("no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker")
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To: SeekAndFind

McCain is dying and finally irrelevant.

Phfft.


137 posted on 05/06/2018 10:37:44 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Hmmm.)
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To: vette6387
........" all you have to do is look at their deceit when it came to the repeal of Obamacare"......

McCain "thumps down"..........John McCain killed it....


138 posted on 05/06/2018 10:38:26 AM PDT by caww
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To: NewHampshireDuo
I remember I was playing golf with a buddy after McLoser made the Palin announcement.

We were both excited to get some energy on the ticket.

We both agreed that the only reason we'd vote for him was because of her.

139 posted on 05/06/2018 10:38:36 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: SeekAndFind

He is saying this because he knows us “crazies” voted for him only because of Palin.


140 posted on 05/06/2018 10:40:34 AM PDT by libh8er
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