Palin's talks with UK envoy - never happened
Sarah Palin blunders over talks with British ambassador that never took place as her first TV debate looms
By Paul Thompson and Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 6:06 PM on 02nd October 2008
Sarah Palin has committed yet another political blunder after claiming she had held talks with a British ambassador - talks that never actually took place.
In an answer to questions about her foreign policy experience ahead of tonight's make-or-break vice presidential TV debate, her aides listed numerous contacts with foreign officials - including Britain's ambassador to Washington, Sir Nigel Sheinwald.
However the meeting never occurred. Officials at the embassy swiftly contacted the McCain-Palin campaign to inform them of the discrepancy.
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By Paul Thompson and Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 6:06 PM on 02nd October 2008
- Half of U.S. voters think John McCain is too old to be president
Sarah Palin has committed yet another political blunder after claiming she had held talks with a British ambassador - talks that never actually took place.
In an answer to questions about her foreign policy experience ahead of tonight's make-or-break vice presidential TV debate, her aides listed numerous contacts with foreign officials - including Britain's ambassador to Washington, Sir Nigel Sheinwald.
However the meeting never occurred. Officials at the embassy swiftly contacted the McCain-Palin campaign to inform them of the discrepancy.
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