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Title: Palin calls attacks 'cruel' and 'cowardly'
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URL Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/mccain.palin/index.html
Published: Nov 7, 2008
Author: CNN
Post Date: 2008-11-07 20:44:57 by christine
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Views: 3958
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called former aides of Sen. John McCain "jerks" for circulating unflattering stories about her since the Republican ticket lost its bid for the White House Tuesday. Sources close to John McCain say Sarah Palin was denied a chance to speak at McCain's concession address. The stories, which have been attributed to unnamed sources within the McCain campaign, include claims that Palin did not know Africa was a continent instead of a country, or which countries are part of the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite touting her familiarity with neighboring Canada. Speaking with CNN's Gary Tuchman after returning to Alaska, Palin speculated those stories may have originated with campaign staffers who helped her prepare for her debate with Democratic Vice President-elect Joe Biden. "Those were taken out of context and that's cruel," Palin said. "It's mean-spirited. It's immature. It's unprofessional and those guys are jerks if they came away with it, taking things out of context, and then tried to spread something on national news." One source involved in preparing Palin for interviews and the vice-presidential debate told CNN "she had not paid attention to a single policy debate that's gone on in this country for 10 years." Palin told Tuchman she remembers having conversations about NAFTA and Africa during her preparations, but that the stories about her "are not true." She said it was "cowardly" for staffers to make claims about her anonymously. "It's not fair and it's not right." Watch CNN's Gary Tuchman's interview with Palin » Two McCain sources said they were furious about Palin's supposed call Saturday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, which turned out to be a prank by two radio DJs. A source close to Palin told CNN that she had prepared to deliver a concession speech Tuesday night, and expected to address the crowd at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona. Several sources told CNN that McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt told Palin no, in part because of built-up anger among some McCain aides who say Palin had become more interested in her own future than in McCain's election. Palin denies that claim. Watch what's being said about Palin » There have also been reports of a somewhat distant relationship between McCain and his running mate. "This is so unfortunate and, quite honestly, sickening," Palin aide Meghan Stapleton said Thursday in a written statement. "The accusations we are hearing and reading are not true, and since we deny all these anonymous allegations, there is nothing specific to which we will respond. Watch more about the infighting » "We have the highest regards for Sen. John McCain. Gov. Palin was honored to be chosen as McCain's running mate. And as governor of Alaska, Gov. Palin looks forward to working with President-elect Obama on securing energy independence for America." On Election Day, Palin denied there was tension. Once back in Alaska, she said she would not respond to individual accusations. Watch Palin discuss the controversy » "I won't comment on anyone's gossip or allegations that are based on anonymous sources," she said. "That's kind of a small, evidently bitter type of person, who would anonymously charge something foolish like that -- that I perhaps didn't know an answer to a question. So until I know who was talking about it, I won't have a comment on false allegations." In response to the allegations that she was ill-prepared for interviews and debate, Randy Scheunemann, an aide assigned to Palin, called her "brilliant" and said she has a "photographic memory." Despite the acrimony, many McCain aides say they are sad the campaign team dissolved so quickly.
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#1. To: christine (#0)
She needs to fight back, wrap a bandage around her head and hire cymbal and flute backing band, march on anyone who thinks she's a joke.
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Nobody forced her to hitch her wagon to the John McStain campaign. I now wonder if her stand on illegal immigration was even her thought or if it was what she was ordered to say by McStain campaign hacks.
Paris Hilton: that's hot!
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Typical attention whore. WHen everyone thought she was so hawt, you just know she loved it. But when things dont go her way, she cries like a baby looking for sympathy. Can't take the heat, stay in the kitchen.
She had already been zinged for a reporter asking her regarding a quote about her, when the sonofabitch took what was said completely out of context and was NOT about her but reporter did his best to make it to be! So I don't blame her for knocking these 'anonymous' sources..........dirty rotten bastards can't stand up and be a man or a woman and make such allegations! And that goes for either side of the aisle. And works real well for sleaze factors like the national inquirier or star or whatever other yellow rags are out there. Just like the media whores tried to imply that SHE was out shopping at Saks 5th Avenue, and such, and spent $150,000.......stoopid rotten bastards were too friggin lazy OR WERE DELIBERATELY TRYING TO SLAM HER to find out or state who actually purchased the clothing, or that several sizes were purchased, or that the purchasing was done by the rnc! Funny how we all hate the media, but yet get a real bug up our arses and eat up and spout out crap that just might or might seem to back up how we feel about something or someone.
Sarah. These bozos did not allow you to speak because you would not have licked the boots of your new nazi leader as McCain did in his disgusting speech.. You were the only REAL person..a "regular guy".. on the two major tickets. Some of us knew it...which is why I pulled the plunger for you and against obamessiah. You represented a chance as opposed to the certain destruction that obamessiah will be.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition "Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." © IndieTx Some physically unattractive people, one balding and obese Candy Crowley from CNN in particular, took delight in tearing her down. I suspect simply jealousy is behind much of the liberal hate.
That is true. I noticed the same thing, in myself and in others. THat would make an interesting debate topic. I dont know enough about the allegations to say one way or another if they were true or not. I didn't have a dog in this fight so I didnt check things out like I would have if I cared.
Palin is a hateful, sick, racist, power hungry whore! Nothing more. The Republican party should be embarassed but since it was taken over by the Trostky communists in the 80s during the Reagan years it is no surprise they would select her and the Manchurian Candidate to be their representatives. I never thought I would say this but the Republican Party has made the Democrats look like the saviors of America. The Republican Party has become all that is wrong in America. These pigs have made me wish I had voted for Obama instead of Ron Paul just to spite them. Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service over death threats against Barack Obama Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign. Palin's tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists Photo: Reuters The Republican vice presidential candidate attracted criticism for accusing Mr Obama of "palling around with terrorists", citing his association with the sixties radical William Ayers. The attacks provoked a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling "terrorist" and "kill him" until the McCain campaign ordered her to tone down the rhetoric. But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists to go even further. The Secret Service warned the Obama family in mid October that they had seen a dramatic increase in the number of threats against the Democratic candidate, coinciding with Mrs Palin's attacks. Michelle Obama, the future First Lady, was so upset that she turned to her friend and campaign adviser Valerie Jarrett and said: "Why would they try to make people hate us?" The revelations, contained in a Newsweek history of the campaign, are likely to further damage Mrs Palin's credentials as a future presidential candidate. She is already a frontrunner, with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, to take on Mr Obama in four years time. Details of the spike in threats to Mr Obama come as a report last week by security and intelligence analysts Stratfor, warned that he is a high risk target for racist gunmen. It concluded: "Two plots to assassinate Obama were broken up during the campaign season, and several more remain under investigation. We would expect federal authorities to uncover many more plots to attack the president that have been hatched by white supremacist ideologues." Irate John McCain aides, who blame Mrs Palin for losing the election, claim Mrs Palin took it upon herself to question Mr Obama's patriotism, before the line of attack had been cleared by Mr McCain. That claim is part of a campaign of targeted leaks designed to torpedo her ambitions, with claims that she did not know that Africawas a continent rather than a country. The advisers have branded her a "diva" and a "whack job" and claimed that she did not know which other countries are in the North American Free Trade Area, (Canada and Mexico). They say she spent more than $150,000 on designer clothes, including $40,000 on her husband Todd and that she refused to prepare for the disastrous series of interviews with CBS's Katie Couric. In a bid to salvage her reputation Mrs Palin came out firing in an interview with CNN, dismissing the anonymous leakers in unpresidential language as "jerks" who had taken "questions or comments I made in debate prep out of context." She said: "I consider it cowardly. It's not true. That's cruel, it's mean-spirited, it's immature, it's unprofessional and those guys are jerks if they came away taking things out of context and then tried to spread something on national news that's not fair and not right." She was not asked about her incendiary rhetoric against Mr Obama. But she did deny the spending spree claims, saying the clothes in question had been returned to the Republican National Committee. "Those are the RNC's clothes, they're not my clothes. I asked for anything more than maybe a diet Dr Pepper once in a while. These are false allegations." Speaking as she returned to her native Alaska, Mrs Palin claimed to be baffled by what she claims was sexism on the national stage. "Here in Alaska that double standard isn't applied because these guys know that Alaskan women are pretty tough, on a par with the men in terms of being outdoors, working hard," she said. "They're commercial fishermen, they're pilots, they're working up on the North slopein the oil fields. You see equality in Alaska. I think that was a bit of as surprise on the national level."
I didn't have a dog in it either, PSUSA. But I just get really pissed when the media starts all this friggin 'anonymous' source crap. I wish I could remember the full story and the 'quote' that the bastard alleged reporter asked her about........its like the gotcha game where they get you to give an answer and when you do even that is taken out of context for an 8 second sound bite where mankind will never heard the other 52 seconds of the response. Its along the same line of the doofus guys up in Canada pretending to be the frenchie leader. Hells bells--what would one expect--her to tell him to "go screw yourself frenchie"! Its all about image to the sheeple......and you certainly saw where virtually nothing that the big O did that was or could be considered a gaffaw seeing the mainstream attack dogs out in force. It took from January to very, very late October, early November for the 'coal bankruptcy' comments to be put out in the open air---naturally, too late to have made hay out of it. Ditto on his reverend--I guarantee you they will try their damnest to make Billy Graham look like a racist for not meeting up with the big O, even though Graham is a democrat, and is at deaths' door. A stake should be driven through the heart of virtually every newspaper and every television network for how badly they've served the public which has assented to their having a special place and rules in our society.
Spoken like an Obama voter :)
You are a very sick person. Coming here to spew your vitriolic gender hatred is an insult to all of us.
I would imagine the 'secret service' sources are anonymous, too. Any idea of how many death threats are issued against each candidate over the last 40 - 50 years? And exactly who told someone in the media what Michelle said to her best friend? She was the only thing the mccain campaiagn had going.........she was revving up crowds. The shit, and it is shit, about her speaking is what caused the skinhead types to become unhinged is more bullshit. THEY don't need any reason or any excuse to be the way they are-- they are misfits, trash, and one on one are cowardly. As I see it, they're trying to knock her down, so that 4 or 8 years from now there is no way for her to become a part of the national stage. They can because of the bullshit cited now at that time dredge up 'the past' so it can be held against her. Even today there are people who think the Clintons stole the WH silverware and that there were WMD in Iraq just waiting to be tossed our way! And they'll tell you the president said so........while conveniently forgetting OR not even bothering to keep up to day that he has also said it wasn't true. And as for calling people 'whores'........that is pretty despicable, especially considering you don't know it for a fact. The whole election and campaigning crap has reached the point that it brings out the worst in people, with the endless and mindless name-calling, etc. It is only an election for a change in government direction----it isn't the taking away of your left arm or something equally precious. People can disagree and still manage to not HATE.
You don't like the truth then too bad.
All I had to do was watch her and listen to what she said. She lied, prompted hatred and racism and did everything no matter how low it was in order to try and make people accept her.
A sick minded, woman hating person such as yourself, would not be able to recognize nor formulate the truth. You are a disgrace.
Cyni, I never gave Palin much thought, but given the level of hatred - from all the usual suspects - suggests she must have something going for her.
You are so full of shit your eyes are brown! And so full of hate, it is pathetic. And you wouldn't know the truth if it up and bit your nose! How sad........very sad.
Cite specific examples.
Palin was NOT running for president. None of the vitriol was ever aimed at McKooK. From all sources and sides it has been based on her gender. This sick person here seems to have a problem with females. That leads one to just one conclusion.
You don't like it when people speak the truth then tough shit. I served in another unnecessary and immoral war because of another lying scumbag named Johnson where I saw too damn many of my bros die for nothing and I'll be damned if I'll just quietly watch the scumbags like McCain, Palin, Bush and all the others who are destroying America continue to do so. If you don't have the guts to stand up for what is right in America then I suggest you get the hell out.
He isn't a man. Period.
Hey little boy.. .I'll tell you how sick I am of scumbags supporting those who are destroying our country. I have had it with this crap. If you little sissys don't have the balls to stand up for this country and would rather be poltically correct then you can kiss my ass.
rd... When they cannot attack on ones philosophy, they stoop to gender in this case. And I will say I suspect this hatred is coming from both pubs/dems. Both sections of the system see Palin as a future threat. Why??? If Palin would shuck the republican party and strike out on her own that would aim a dagger at the heart of the system. Thus this united and concerted effort to destroy her based on gender.
Phoenix AZ.... wanna give it a shot and find out boy? You and those like you are an embarassment to America and true Americans. You can't deal with the truth then tough shit.
I rather like the idea of who she's sleeping with. That old saying about 'lay down with dogs and get up with fleas'....her husband doesn't seem to have too many bad ideas if his belonging to the AIP is a hint. While Alaska is civilized, there is still a large degree of 'pioneering' spirit there--the do it yourself, take responsibility element. Its sounds like they're not afraid of work, and take chances, and like independence and freedom......perhaps he'll rub off on her if there are some that don't think she's so hot (the dog and flea story). Perhaps at some point it will come out that she took the chance at the vp slot in order to become known on the national stage, and not that she liked everything/anything about mccain. Furthermore, with her being in politics, and his having been involved with the American Independent party, they have to be aware of the chances a 3rd party run has. I don't believe either of them are dumb.
Your language tells us your true character, your limited intelligence, and your sad lack of mature intellectual thinking. Just look at your posts. A sad, despicable, woman hating person.
They are cruel and cowardly.. And allot of them are coming from the McCain campaign staff who are nothing but a bunch of craven wankers trying to cover their own asses after "managing" a throughly botched mess of re-invention's du jour. Blaming Palin, a political neophyte from a state that is, to put it politely, quite dissimilar to the lower 48, for being herself is beyond absurd. They picked her, now they're tossing her under the bus because she failed to be something she is not.. Forgetting that she was hum strung out of the gate with McCain's ridiculous platform and the millstone of 8 years of George W Bush. What folks should remember about these jerks isn't the horrible campaign they ran, it's this after the fact smear campaign. The message is clear: Don't hire them... Ever. If you hire them and you lose, they'll knife you. Find someone else!
~Your failure to be informed, does not make me a wacko.~
Hey tough guy, sit down and STFU. Big s**t you went to Nam. It's ancient
history. Now what about the one National political party you so detest? Seems
to me you hate only one wing. All your hate is directed at Palin, who is off
the stage and in Alaska. She won't be affecting your life anytime soon, but
the bastard you adore and his Zionist VP and cabinet sure as hell will. Stick
that in the empty part of your head.
I realize now that this board has become just like LP and Freepers. You are all afraid to stand up and fight for our country. You run and hide and let it be destroyed. Well, if you don't like my language then tough shit. I don't like the fact that Americans are dying in unnecessary wars and that the scumbag neocons are making money from it. You are a coward for refusing to defend this country and I am damn glad there were not many of you in Nam or I probably wouldn't have made it home either.
Yes..........and it is a possibility I've thought of from the get/go when I found out that Todd had been a member of the American Independent party, and initially the media had tried to paint her as a member. These two are not dumb people. And they come from a state where people have to be independent and take responsibility, and value these and freedom. She may well have taken the change on getting her name on the national level at this time. The actions of all the 'anonymous' sources, not to mention the media bastards appear to be a deliberate attempt to have 'fodder' for a future smear campaign.
Some such as myself did our part before you were born, so your Nam BS is just that. You are a sick person, live with it. A female hating sick person of the most despicable type. Sick.
I'll sit down and shut up when you anti-American, politically correct pussies either learn to stand up for American or you are run out of the country. And yes, Nam was a long time ago.. but unlike most of you cowards I served, killed others and watched my bros be killed for nothing. Yes I am venting but it is because I can't stand you anti-American cowards. Politically correct punks.
God bless his independence. I'd join a party like that in a heartbeat. Her too. She's now in my good guy column. With the relentless attacks on her by the loony left, she's worth a second look. Go Sarah. I LOVE women who can shoot a gun.
You've spoken the truth, JH--and, of course, its all predicated on finding out who all these 'anonymous sources' are...the cowards!
The very thot of Palin striking out on her own brings fear to the hearts of the good ole boy pubs that are jockeying for position.
I hope American's come to their senses and stop running and hiding. You wouldnt' know what war is like would you coward. What has happened to this country - cowards like you is what happened to it.
Up yours silly putty head.
As I said some of us did our time before you were born. One brother died, I got home with my skin in one piece, many friends died, all before your time. Using Nam as a crutch is cowardly, but that goes with your female hating.
Sweetpea, you need to calm down. The election is over. It's done, finished, that's it. What is the point? You have a bigger enemy than Palin and he's sitting in the White House..
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#2. To: christine (#0)
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#3. To: X-15 (#2)
William Kristol: Palin's advice to McCain: Take the gloves off in debate
#4. To: All (#3)
"It's mean-spirited. It's immature. It's unprofessional and those guys are jerks if they came away with it, taking things out of context, and then tried to spread something on national news."
#5. To: PSUSA (#4)
#6. To: christine, all (#0)
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Several sources told CNN that McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt told Palin no, in part because of built-up anger among some McCain aides who say Palin had become more interested in her own future than in McCain's election. Palin denies that claim
"There is no 'legitimate' Corporation by virtue of its very legal definition and purpose."
-- IndieTx
#7. To: IndieTX (#6)
#8. To: rowdee, All (#5)
Funny how we all hate the media, but yet get a real bug up our arses and eat up and spout out crap that just might or might seem to back up how we feel about something or someone.
#9. To: christine (#0)
#10. To: PSUSA (#8)
#11. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#9)
Palin is a hateful, sick, racist, power hungry whore! Nothing more.
#12. To: bush_is_a_moonie, jethro tull, all (#9)
Palin is a hateful, sick, racist, power hungry whore!
#13. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#9)
#14. To: Cynicom (#12)
#15. To: rowdee (#13)
#16. To: bush_is_a_moonie, all (#14)
You don't like the truth then too bad.
#17. To: Cynicom (#12)
#18. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#15)
#19. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#15)
she prompted racism
#20. To: Jethro Tull, all (#17)
I never gave Palin much thought, but given the level of hatred -
#21. To: Cynicom (#16)
#22. To: Cynicom (#20)
#23. To: Cynicom (#20)
#24. To: rowdee, jethro tull, christine, all (#18)
How sad........very sad.
#25. To: Jethro Tull (#22)
#26. To: Jethro Tull (#17)
#27. To: bush_is_a_moonie, jethro tull rowdee, all (#23)
#28. To: christine (#0)
#29. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#21)
#30. To: Cynicom (#27)
#31. To: Cynicom (#24)
If Palin would shuck the republican party and strike out on her own that would aim a dagger at the heart of the system. Thus this united and concerted effort to destroy her based on gender
#32. To: bush_is_a_moonie, all (#30)
I realize now that this board has become just like LP and Freepers. You are all afraid to stand up and fight for our country.
#33. To: Jethro Tull (#29)
#34. To: rowdee (#26)
her husband doesn't seem to have too many bad ideas if his belonging to the AIP is a hint.
#35. To: Jhoffa_ (#28)
What folks should remember about these jerks isn't the horrible campaign they ran, it's this after the fact smear campaign. The message is clear: Don't hire them... Ever. If you hire them and you lose, they'll knife you. Find someone else!
#36. To: rowdee (#31)
She may well have taken the change on getting her name on the national level at this time.
#37. To: Cynicom (#32)
#38. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#33)
#39. To: bush_is_a_moonie, all (#37)
You wouldnt' know what war is like would you coward.
#40. To: bush_is_a_moonie (#25)
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