Caught off camera: Mike Murphy (hi, Mike!): “It’s not gonna work!” Peggy Noonan (recently found to be a Swampland fan!): “The most qualified? No? I think they went — excuse me — they went for this political b–sh– about narratives.”
Here at the CNN Grill (BEST FREE FOOD AT THE CONVENTION.), I have no choice but to watch CNN and thus have become very familiar what is CLEARLY THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THE CONVENTION. That is: “Does John McCain greeting Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston at the airport make them fair game again?“ Oooh, [...]
I know there’s been all this breathless speculation in cable-tv-land about how Sarah Palin will do tonight. This is another silly rabbit chase and I have a fearless prediction: She’ll do fine. I also have a prediction about Rudy Giuliani: He will expire from spontaneous combustion. (Only kidding about that last one.)
The story of the day out here in Minneapolis is the McCain campaign’s war against the press. This has been building for some time. Those of us who have criticized the candidate–and especially those of us who enjoyed good relations with McCain in the past–have been subject to off-the-record browbeating and attempted bullying all year. [...]
The RNC has just announced this news conference: (SAINT PAUL, Minn.) – Top Republican women and supporters for the presidential campaign of John McCain will hold a press conference to highlight Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-AK) executive experience. WHAT: Press Briefing WHO: Former Gov. Jane Swift (R-MA) Carly Fiorina, Chairman, RNC Victory 2008 Rep. Marsha Blackburn [...]
You are being fooled by a shiny, sparkling distraction of an argument. My advice: Ignore the pundits and spinmeisters every time they tell you that the McCain campaign chose Gov. Sarah Palin in an effort to deprive Barack Obama of Hillary Clinton voters. Republican-leaning pundits use this line because they want to exaggerate Palin’s appeal. [...]
Me and Matt Lewis of TownHall.com do the Sarah Palin thing. Camera angles are odd! The reason for no baby daddy talk is that WE DIDN’T KNOW. We taped on Saturday. Also, my voice still hasn’t returned.
From Dan Balz of the Washington Post: ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential vetting team until last Wednesday in Arizona, the day before McCain asked her to be his running mate, and she [...]
