Obama-Biden camp turns reporters' gag into attack on Palin

[Nambe]

Source: CNN

... group of reporters covering the vice presidential nominee brought a cardboard cut-out of Sen. John McCain aboard Biden's plane–an irreverent reference to the Democrat's tendency to cite John McCain as "my friend" and tell voters a variation of this story he told in West Palm Beach, Fla. last week: "If John McCain picked up the phone today and said, Joe, I need you to get in a plane and fly out to Missoula, I can't tell you why, I'd get in a plane and I'd go. And I believe he'd do it for me."

Before Biden's campaign plane taxied to the runway, headed for Montana, Biden spokesman David Wade responded to the joke with a jab at Palin. "You realize you could've made history," Wade said. "If you'd found a cardboard cut-out of Governor Palin, that's the closest she would've been to taking tough questions from the national media since she was selected…Yet another way that McCain-Palin is more of the same." ...

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/obama-b... /

[CherokeeDem]

1. The Obama Guys are Quick...

Love to see how they react so quickly and stay on message...

[Arctic Dave]

2. That is how its done.

Take swipes at her for not having the courage to walk the talk.

[Liberal Dose]

15. Walk the talk? She can't even talk the talk. She can only read the talk. eom

[katerinasmommy]

16. I wish I could rec a reply LOL nt

[Liberal Dose]

21. Copy it and make it an original post.

Then I'll K&R it for you lol

[qanda]

3. Palin's been drawing crowds in the tens of thousands?

What? Did I miss something?

[intheflow]

8. That caught my eye, too.

My friend called me the other day to tell me Palin was going to be in Colorado. I haven't heard word one about it, but a quick search shows she was in Colorado Springs with McCain on Friday, drawing 10,000 people in that hosts Cheyenne Mountain, the Air Force Academy, and Focus on the Family. So of course she drew 10,000 there. Interesting that she can speak to 10,000 people in Colorado but can't speak with one reporter this weekend.

Springs crowd cheers McCain, Palin

[Bluenorthwest]

10. Colorado Springs

Is Dominionist land, Fundie World Headquarters. For Palin, it is Jerusalem.

[qanda]

11. And in the tens of thousands says to me 20,000 or more

Not an estimate of 10,000 at one or two events. Then if Obama draws a crowd of 20,000 they say it was a crowd in the thousands.

[Joanne98]

12. Colorado Springs CO is ground zero for the Christian right.

All those people, or most of them, were fucking fundies.

[stpalmer]

20. Tell me about it!

When I moved here, I assumed the Springs would be a liberal as Boulder. Was I wrong!

I can't put a democratic bumper sticker on my car---I'll get chewed out by right wing nuts or my car'll be keyed.

I know the other four liberals who live here--and they're scared too! (sigh)

[blondie58]

25. welcome to DU, stpalmer!

and you might find some interesting info in this thread- http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

It sure is a beautiful place, but there are too many crazies in that part of our state.

[uncle ray]

30. welcome to DU

and the springs.

my decent job is what is keeping me here.

gotta say though, it is very interesting to live here. i think everybody should immerse themselves is a culture so opposite of what they believe for a few years as an educational experience. who would have thought living around so many stupid people could be so educational?

[NMDemDist2]

22. they were in ALQ that afternoon, paper claims 6000 attended

what caught my eye was this paragraph

The McCain camp provided no opportunities for local media to interview either McCain or Palin, and reporters traveling with the candidates said they're in the midst of a long spell without any access to the presidential contender.

http://www.abqjournal.com/elex/07114948elex09-07-08.htm (must watch ad for free access)

[intheflow]

24. That article was putridly pro-Repuke.

And honestly, I'll bet they're bussing in people paid to shout "Drill, baby, drill!" Even my Republican family in the mid-west know drilling in Alaska won't do squat for our pocketbooks.

[Massacure]

14. Apprently she does a good job reading a teleprompter.

Now if only she could find her own words.

[WillBowden]

27. They drew thousands in Wisconsin

According to the local rag.

[MessiahRp]

28. I read 6,000-8,000

Not exactly "tens of thousands".

Rp

[Tempest]

29. Let me know when it hits 76,000

That's how many came out to see Obama in Portland, OR.

[globalvillage]

4. Hardly an attack.

More like the truth. I just love David Wade. Biden's lucky to have him on his team.

[Frank Cannon]

17. Exactly. Enough with the bullshit headlines.

This isn't an attack. It's asking a legitimate question about why the Vice Presidential candidate refuses to be questioned by the press, as all VP candidates have throughout history.

It's going to be a long two months. Expensive, too. As I know I will be destroying at least one TV.

[trudyco]

5. A cutout of Palin for all press interviews. That would be good.

I wish the Dems would be just a little bit snarky. Just imagine the press asking about the cutout and the Dems making comments about her being ready from day 1 or how she called Hilary a whiner but obviously Palin can take whatever the big boys dish out at her.

[onethatcares]

6. yes, that's what I'd like to see

a cardboard cutout. They have to get one of those going and ask it at every opportunity, "Ms Palin, what do you think we should do?" lean in close and wait for the reply, then tell the citizens, "Well, I guess she doesn't have much to say on this subject, let's move to the next". Yeehaw, we got ourselves a great idea.

[tblue37]

7. lIke those "flat daddies" given to kids whose

daddies are in Iraq. Only this would be a "flat VP."

[onethatcares]

19. yes, like that,

and thought balloons could be put above the head. great stroke of genius.

[meow2u3]

31. I'd like to get a cardboard cutout of Failin'

and have my cat use it for a scratching post

[Waiting For Everyman]

9. Glad they're needling her for it, I hoped they would k/r

[demnan]

13. The Biden sense of humor

is going to be a big plus for us.

[SemperEadem]

18. they don't need a cardboard cut out of plain

they need a freakin' pitbull with lipstick and wig on its head on a leash. She's the one who said it, so....

[Plucketeer]

23. How could one go about

buying such a lifesize cardboard image and get it to the likes o David Wade and others???

[radfringe]

26. remember that commercial last election season

where people were talking to a bush?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCo8cQd6Gdc

I know Palin is suppose to take some nerfball questions on an ABC interview.. I say nerfball because the questions will be softer than a softball

ennywhoo, the talking to a bush ad could be modified in someway... maybe talking to a bobblehead doll? or a parrot?