Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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McCain Doesn't Denounce, Explain Anti-Palin Rumors
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Posted by:
Amanda Carpenter at
8:16 AM
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 John McCain didn't have much of an answer for all the rumors members of his campaign are peddling about Sarah Palin in his first post-election appearance.
Palin's name didn't even come up in his "Tonight Show" interview until after the first commercial break and McCain's first segment was nearly seven minutes long!
"These things happen in campaigns. "I think I have at least a thousand, quote, top advisers," he said. "A top adviser said? I've never even heard of ... a top adviser or high-ranking Republican official."
McCain never said the rumors were untrue or denounced the people pushing them.
Aside from that, McCain did have some kind words for his vice president.
"I'm so proud of her and I'm very grateful she agreed to run with me. She inspired people, she still does," McCain said.
"I couldn't be happier with Sarah Palin," McCain said. He later described her a enterprising young leader for the party like Bobby Jindal and Tim Pawlenty.
McCain did reveal that Palin may have gone "rogue" sometimes as some anonymous sources have told reporters. "Do you expect mavericks to stay on message?'' McCain joked.
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So manly!
LOLOLOLOL
So brave!
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McCain, playing Henry Higgins to Palin's Eliza Doolittle, showed how yellow he is.
Loathesome. |
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First I have to say I'm appalled by what seem to be proven lies toward Sarah Palin.
But I have to wonder, if Palin were a male VP candidate would we be quite so troubled by McCain's silence? Or are we suffering from a damsel in distress mentality that makes us think that she can't handle herself and that McCain has to come in and save her? Just wondering. |
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McCain is too comfortable with losing, IMO. He just ran a lousy campaign, got hammered and already he is joking about it. It is one thing to be gracious in defeat, but it is something else to appear nonchalant about it. Nonchalance is the way he appears to me. Now he is back to being the Rep party's celebrity that the left loves, in only one week.
Also, McCain is from a generation that would defend a damsel in distress. The fact that he does not is informative. Plus, she was HIS choice. You would think that he would at least want to defend her for those reasons. A man of honor would not tolerate slander of his runningmate or by his subordinates and would put a stop to it immediately. He would then publicly clarify the record. I think he wants the cheap shots to stick to Palin hoping people will then blame her for his loss. Just my opinion. |
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I thought of that issue, as well; however, McCain hesitated NARY A MOMENT when condemning people all campaign long: the Ohio radio announcer who had the temerity to say the middle name 'Hussein', the woman at the rally who intimated that Obama was an 'arab', a donation from Pastor Hagee, and the legitimate use of Reverend Wright as proof of Obama's radical bona fides. For him to wait a week AND THEN SAY NOTHING means that he agrees with the leaker[s].
Palin has thick skin and never complained, whined or cried once on the whole campaign. McCain's true colors have shown here. Yellow. |
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McCain is a panderer. He always has been. Ever seen him on The Daily Show? Now he's showing his lack of moral fiber as well. Being a war hero is honorable, but that doesn't mean you get a pass for the rest of your life.
My brother said it pretty well. McCain refused to fight during the election, gave concession speeches instead of stump speeches, and pretty much told people that they made the right decision when he lost the election! Ridiculous. |
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I have the highest regard for McCain's service to this country, but his disregard of the attacks on Governor Palin that are coming from inside the McCain camp is beyond belief.
Governor Palin took so much grief and hatred during the campaign, even suffering attacks on her family. These attacks were not limited to liberals, although the majority of them came from and continue to come from the liberal main-stream-media.
McCain apparently is happy to go back to his Senate seat where he can once again hob-nob with his liberal buddies and ignore or allow attacks on members of his own party.
McCain's silence on this matter has actually given me pause. I don't know what it says about him, but it is not good. |
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