McCain resents media's 'disgraceful' treatment of Palin

This is CNN ^ | 05.08.2016 | CNN Politics

[ameribbean expat]

Sen. John McCain reflected on his 2008 run with Sarah Palin: "The only thing I will ever resent about my presidential campaign is her treatment by the media. It was disgraceful."

[marktwain]

“It was his own staff that was behind much of it, as I recall.”

Exactly. McCain surrounded himself with RINOs, then complains that a bunch of RINOs worked overtime to destroy Sarah Palin.

[headstamp 2]

How about your own campaign manager, Johnnie?

[pfflier]

Well, that is a classic example of “too little too late”.

[Doogle]

....I remember your self imposed rule not to use Odungos middle name....and this maneuver for a world view

[Donglalinger]

Guess who is up for election this year

[Irish Eyes]

Please Sarah endorse and campaign for Kelly Ward.

[advertising guy]

Only support McLettuce has in Phoenix is local tv stations and hosts,the rest of us wanns feed him to the pigs

[euram]

I don’t remember him saying any such thing in 2008. Matter of fact, it was his Romney hold-overs in his campaign who were behind much of the smearing, and his own daughter was also involved.

[RegulatorCountry]

I don’t believe she’ll ever openly campaign against McCain. She’s loyal, even if he never was. She can remain silent, though.

[vette6387]

“I agree 100 per cent with him that the media’s treatment of Palin has been disgraceful.”

But if he were like Donald Trump, he would have fixed it! By not standing up to the media, he was complicit in their abusive tactics.

[stylin19a]

how about bad treatment of Sarah by your own staff ?

[NonValueAdded]

YEARS TOO LATE, JOHN. YOU HUNG HER OUT TO DRY.
SHE OWES YOU NOTHING!

[uncitizen]

Oh F off, mccain. Too little too late and now you’re exposed as a traitorous globalist anyway so you are nothing but last week’s trash to us. Go away and keep your ugly twisted mouth shut forever.

[A_Former_Democrat]

The only thing?

How about failing go to after a target-rich know-nothing? How often did you mention Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers?

You are a coward, Juan. Reaching across the aisle was just an excuse not to confront the truths

[9YearLurker]

Your translation is spot on.

[jocon307]

That was his fault as much an anyone else’s. This man is just a liar. He really needs to be gone from public life.

[meadsjn]

It was his own staff that was behind much of it, as I recall.

If I remember correctly, it was the former Romney staff who migrated to the McCain campaign after Romney dropped out. Snakes.

[Psalm 144]

A bit late for this observation.

[Kit cat]

Is he being primaried or is there ONLY a DEM opponent ????

[zencycler]

Please Sarah endorse and campaign for Kelly Ward.

I expect that Sarah will stay out of this entirely, as I think she should. Fair or not, if she endorses McCain's opponent the media will hype this up as her betrayal of McCain, along with the fact that McCain gave lukewarm support of Trump by defending him against the #nevertrump GOP establishment, so in that sense he remained an ally of Palin who has been on outspoken in support of Trump.

And while such a media portrayal as a "betrayal" may not adversely affect either you or me, I think it could significantly harm Palin both in AZ and elsewhere with a sufficient number of voters so that, putting aside the loyalty question, as a practical matter, the possible benefit is not worth the likely consequence.