Yeah, its all a big RNC conspiracy. Couldn’t be that the writer of this piece took an innocent, diplomatic answer to a stupid question and concocted an even stupider excuse for a column, could it?
Yep. And the sharply targeted angle of the story couldn't possibly have been suggested or urged by a Romney PR person, could it? Because it sure smells like Romney. The spinning of "opens a door!" from a bland, standardly civil response to a canned question sounds like the kind of high school popularity contest stunt that Eddie Haskell would pull on Wally on an episode of "Leave it to Beaver."
The MSM went fishing with the "Romney-Palin ticket" questions because reporters have everything to gain and nothing to lose no matter what her answer. I think the MSM would have preferred what many here would have liked to see, Palin snarling "Hell no!" in response. It would have provided so much more drama! It would also have failed to elevate Palin. She's smart, she likes people, and she's lived the way WE have lived, working middle class jobs to survive. Romney is from a different planet and about as much in touch with average Americans as Obama. But Palin has had to deal with his type before, I expect.