WASHINGTON - Lots of news trickling in about Sarah Palin’s time on the campaign trail…
Like the time John McCain’s top aides Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter went to brief the fit 44-year-old Alaska governor in her hotel room at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
Here’s how Newsweek described it: “After a minute, Palin sailed into the room wearing nothing but a towel, with another on her wet hair. She told them to chat with her laconic husband, Todd. ‘I’ll be just a minute,’ she said.”
There were strains between the McCain and Palin camps on the trail. Now that the election is over, the long knives have come out.
The Los Angeles Times reported that when Palin arrived at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix on Tuesday, she had expected to speak before McCain gave his concession speech, but was told by Schmidt and Salter that it would not be appropriate.
The Alaska governor is keeping her options open about running in 2012, and when she arrived in her hometown of Wasilla on Wednesday night, she was greeted by chants of “2012.”
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- Photo credit: Reuters/Mike Blake (McCain and Palin at their election night rally)
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- Posted by Republicans are from Mars; Democrats are from Venus « We Are the PaperAs far as I can see you are all i*iots, republican and democrat. You are both calling each other lemmings but you are both parroting the talking heads on your respective “sides”. You both do it, but the libs are the worst when it comes to suppressing everyone elses free speech. I honestly think it would do more good to just have another civil war. I think it’s the only way you people will realize that being divided on everything just for the sake of disagreeing with the “other side” is absurd.
- Posted by Nick“If Bush had found a cure for cancer, you would find a way to criticize him for it.” Or maybe the “liberal media” would hide it from avid truth-seekers such as yourself Matt!
It must be hard living in a world in which the crimes of your free-market idols are coming to light– several members of the current administration should be in prison, for criminal neglect if nothing else.
- Posted by edc13Personally, I would find the report more believable if the name of the towelee was changed to Mr. Obama, and the honey entertain the reporters to Mrs. Obama
- Posted by LilianWell, I voted McCain, but the Palin pick was almost a deal breaker for me.
The attacks on her do sound mean-spirited. But the claim that she had basically ignored the public policy debates of the last decade just rings true in light of her various performances.
She is, no doubt, bright. And, in certain contexts, I expect that she is formidable. But she was simply out of her depth as a potential VP.
I would still like to see her in a towel.
- Posted by MarkPalin has nothing to do with BUSH politics and fail policies. Remember when Carter left, OUR hostages in Iran were relase from captivity. When Clinton left, we have 9/11. WHY those thing happend, when Democratic Presidents left President Office.
- Posted by barborka#1But attacking Palin in ugliest way as I ever see is inadmissable. You need to chill out, and blame those who are responsible for this whole mess. Palin is not, ans Alaskand loves HER. The best Governor in USA, an most important.
Any one who are attacking Her for any possible (in their mine) reason, are not smarter then Palin is. She has more brain then any one of those(together) who are just looking for any reason to make Her look stupid and it does not work. Possibly, that those attackers, are former McCain stuff, who in 2 years were unable to do anything smart to make His campain moving foreward, as Paline did in only 2 months. If You all, anty Palin anemies are talking Her beying damn, then You are just provimg, that You dont have to much knowlage at all, but hate and stupidity!!Just showing Your ignorance and nothing good about.
I saw all those ygly attack on Hillary supporters bu Obama supporters, and it was ugly, and You are just continuing those attack on Palin. Why no oane is attacking any of male candidates in recent ellection???
I wonder, how Your wifes feel about, because if You are so nastyu toward female candidate, I can emagine , how much You disrespect Your own wife and doughter, not neccesary by words but by thinking. You dont have respect for woman and You can not stand strong and independent woman as Hillary and Palin are.That is a tipical male mentality”woman as second class” O YES!!!
Stop those attack on Palin. I just dont understand why this hate toward this woman, She didnt do anything wrong, She is Republican and She stands for what She believs. So, what is wrong with that. She has the old time Republican values, We supports those old values all Her life . Her values are not as current Republicans values, Her values are good one. Get You anger on those not just Republicans, but Democrats to, because they are just as responsible for the whole mess, as they are. Sarah Palin is not one of them, She is the new wave with old and great values, and this is good for Republican Party and for all of US, no metter with Party we support. Hating Her because She is Republican is as stupid as is. Value Her as person. She is the only one who openly commited Her self to fight with corrupted Republicans and Democrats and to clean the mess in corrupted Goverment. McCain nor Obama never commited themselfs to fight with corruption, but Palin did. What is wrong with that. Woman with great values, honest and smart, beying attack , trash, by those who are directly involve in ECONOMY collapse, unbelievable high gas prices,unexaplatble PORK programs,Health Care cost. She is the only ONE who has guts to tell those who are directly responsible for, that it will be the END of their corrupted politics. Dirty attack by McCain stuff is just showing how ugly they are. Not understand Palin answers to some jurnalist like ; Kathy Curic, or Gibson; I gan see Rosia from Alaska, and what this meens is; Rosia is so close to Alaska, tha You can “see” it. Read between lines, and You will understand what She meens. Acusing Her, for not knowing the difference between Africa and country in Africa is another proof, that we dont understand Her answers. I did.She know 100% what NAFTA meens, better then Obama knows how many states are in USA… So, stop those sensless attacks, get to real problems and live this woman alone.
- Posted by barborka#1MATT…You forgot to add, that President”IKE” change the USA SOVIAL SECURITY LAW and let use any surplus for “emergency reason” , now someone (democrat)is trying to tax Disability Pension to, and Pelosi want to tax 401K. Social Security Pension and Disability Pension are the same, and we are beying tax.That money are beying taken strait from OUR paychecks .Tax on top of tax and new demend to tax SS again by DEMOCRATIC Congress.
- Posted by babalu123So, who is the one , who is destroing MIDDLE CLASS????
Emanuel, the right hand of new “ELLECT PRESIDENT OBAMA” WAS ON CORRUPTED MORTGAGE CORP. BORD OF DIRECTORS 2001-2006.!!!!!!!
Buy out(700 billion) and adition of 150 billions for PORK programs, from what Pelosi husband got over 100000 for His private business??? Hope Mr.Obama will get to the bottom of this and throw all corrupted politicians “under the bus” as quick as possible. I will give chance to Emanuel ,because His great job for Clinton, but the rest should be replace with those who truly want “CHANGES” for USA and US!!! WE need “CHANGES” for bad but for GOOD!!! NOW it is in President Obama hands to do right, and I vote for Him , because some how I believe that He will do right!I am giving HIM 4 years, and if He keep His given to US promises, I will give Him another 4, but if wont keep His promises I will not vote again for Him again.
Thrasybulus… You are absolutely right, and now McCains 4 days after lost His fight for Presidency, is still quiet.??? He does not apologise for His stuff dirty attack on someone who did asuch fantastic job. The whole stuff of His is worth nothing but to be dismiss, and names of those who are trashing Palin must be publish. Media (again) is covering up for those who are trashing Her. It is about time, that “RULES AND RIGHTS FOR MEDIA MUST BE CHANGE”, THE MUST SUPPLY US WITH ONLY STORIE BASE ON TRUTH ONLY”, AND LIES AND STORIES BASE ON LIES AND UNTRUE SHOULD BE PROSECUTED , THEIR JURNALIST LICENCES MUST BE TERMINATED AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE MUST BE PENELIZE AND DISMISS INCL. THOSE ABOVE THEM. ENOUGH IF BALONEY ,DIRT, RUMORS AND LIES!!!
- Posted by babalu123I HEAR THAT “NYT” IS IN TROUBLE, AND MY GOES DOWN. Jurnalists from TV Stations who are campaining for candidates, have no right to do this, and this must be stop for good.
If any Media as TV,Radio,PRESS is knowingly covering up a real and negative informations about possible crime, or braking USA LAW by any of candidates for office uncl. Presidency of USA, should be charge with commiting crime. False accusation and spying in personal documents ,by any Goverment, State employee as happend to JOHN THE PLUMBER, should be an absolutely reason for dismissal of that person, no metter of position in Government, from buttom up!!!! John The Plumber,Hillary Clinton ,Sarah Palin are vivtims of dirty politics done by OUR MEDIA and some High Officials. This must stop ans must stop NOW!!!
If not Sarah Palin McCain would hav no chance to continue His fight for Presidency, She brough millions of people to McCain ans now ,me jerks are attacking Her. McCain crew did a such losy job and not blaming Sarah. So what that She was in 2 towels, Her Husban Todd was there, and She was visited by campain people. What a such big deal, if She wa man and that man was cover with towel i would be perfectly OK. But because a such hudge jelousy by McCain stuff, tha Sarah (just one woman) did what they were not able to do for 2 years ,now they are attacking Her to cover up their lazy-faceless campain for McCain .
- Posted by babalu123Hands off Sarah Palin. Those who steer this ugly action against Sarah Palin should never have any kind of job in anyone campain. They betray Her. Why so few show at McCain speaches, but so many at Palin. Stupidity of those jerks are sky high and their names must be publish. McCain must appologies to Sarah and must now. If He wont, than I can say one thing, He dont deserve to be President. So, it is McCain choice, and we will see who He truly is!!!!
Not letting Sarah Palin to speak after McCain concession ,is just ignorance on McCain and His stuff. So, now we know, why those two guys from McCains stuff went to Hotel, were Sarah and Her Famili were staying, just to tell Her , NO SPEACHES FOR YOU SARAH, WE DONT NEED ANY MORE OF YOUR SPEACHES, BECAUSE WE LOOSE , AND THIS IS ALL YOU FAULT!!! J E R K S!!!
Here’s an story about the post-campaign Palin rumors. It’s nothing new, just some humorous commentary.
http://mismatured.blogspot.com/2008/11/t utorial-for-palin-as-gossip-abounds.html
- Posted by TomAs a proud member of the Green Party and political observer, I would like to make a few comments.
First, to the Right, I’m pretty sure Obama is a center-left/centrist. His “radical” economic ideas - progressive taxation and the earned income tax credit - are part of the tax code (he’s just tweaking it a bit) and were put in place by Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan respectively. I know that Republicans think those two were Trotskyites but in reality they were classic Conservatives: two part libertarian with one part Christian morality.
Second, to the Left (or so called left), I would not get too happy about a Palin run in 2012. First its ridiculous to think that she doesn’t know what are the countries in NAFTA; second, I’m sure she knew that Africa was a continent. The woman has 65% approval ratings in Alaska add to that the cotton belt states and Wyoming and Utah. Now she just has to win over the remaining Republican base, which she can with a real economic message other than Joe the Plumber and a vice presidential pick on the level of Haley Barbour.
Addressing the towel thing specifically. So these GOP reps come into her hotel room to meet with her. She gets out of the shower, walks through the suite toward her room, tells them to talk to Tom and then goes and changes. I don’t get whats odd, unbecoming or out of the ordinary regarding that. She was telling them to sit tight while she changed. It wasn’t like she
Now as an outside observer I have to question the timing and truth to these new allegations. The GOP leaders are calling her “no nothing hick from Wasilla.” Wait a minute, so the GOP can make themselves out to be the party of working class white people, but when one of them runs you have to distance yourselves from them. Rank and file Republicans, you are not served well by your party. You have an admiral’s son in McCain, the ultimate blueblood Maineards in the Bushes, a third generation centrist party hack (who ran as a social liberal in Mass) in Romney. Your centrist wing is named for the grandson of the definition of a rich person: “Rockefeller Republicans.” Don’t let them play to you once every four years, get you’re own people up there - not your political class.
And, I’m with Mark, I’d like to see Palin in a towel.
- Posted by ThrasybulusCome on- Let’s assume this did really happen… doesn’t it still sound fairly sensationalized? I’m a democrat born, bread, and when I die, I’ll be a democrat dead, but this is just crazy.
Gov. Palin won’t run in 2012, not for President. She’d get sliced open in the first debate. She should take the first tv contract offered
- Posted by Ben