Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, greets Levi Johnston, left boyfriend of Bristol Palin, second left, as vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, looks on as he arrives in Minneapolis, Minn., where he will attend the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Noonan, Murphy trash Palin on hot mike: 'It's over'
Ben Smith 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
After a segment with NBC's Chuck Todd ended today, Republican consultant Mike Murphy and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan were caught on a live mike ridiculing the choice of Sarah Palin.
"It's over," said Noonan, who then responded to a question of whether Palin is the most qualified Republican woman McCain could have chosen.
"The most qualified? No. I think they went for this excuse me political bullsh** about narratives," she said. "Every time Republicans do that ... because that's not where they live and it's not what they're good at and they blow it."