Palin - an official campaign disaster

[igorlord]

I never thought we could see that -- McCain's campaign aids smearing ... Palin 10 days before the Election Day!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/25/palin.tension/index.html

I could understand that reaction from a losing party after the election.  But this all coming out before the election seems unprecedented.

Here are some of the quotes:

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Comments

[alinaf]

wow, this is awesome, thanks for the link. I have been saying for a while that she is the downfall of McCain's campaign, not the economy. Still when he loses people will blame it on the crisis.

[mamaracha]

Supposedly, it was not his decision. He didn't want her, the party did. Read the New Yorker link that I posted.

[ex_marmir959]

Actually, I think this was an "all-or-nothing" McCain - Oh, you won't allow me my friend Joe, then to hell with it, I'll just go along with the most radical candidacy you're trying to push on me. I mean, come on, there is a lot of middle ground between formerly-technically-liberal Lieberman and Palin.

[mamaracha]

There is, but if you read the article, you'll see that a lot of influential conservative pundits on viagra were pushing Palin for a long time as a VP pick. It sounds like McCain doesn't even get along with her that well.

[ex_marmir959]

I'm sure they don't - I think McCain would have an easier time talking to a Martian!

[aregjan]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eand/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003876408

[igorlord]

That redirects me straight to http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp :(

[aregjan]

looks like they moved it...

here is the new url:

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003876408

[danillo]

офф-топ -- у тебя нет знакомого электрика? А то нам выключатель нужно перенести немного нетривиально.

[igorlord]

Nop. :( I think the one who did work at our palce last time did so only because he was already working nearby.

You might want to check http://www.russianmass.com/

[danillo]

спасибо!