Attacks on media reveal Republican jitters over Palin (The Independent)

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By David Usborne in St Paul
Thursday, 4 September 2008

... Before Mrs Palin gave her speech, one of her top aides told broadcasters to leave her alone. "This nonsense is over," he said.

Mrs Palin's speech was a bold assault that betrayed a growing unease among Republican campaign managers that the frenzy of reporting about the Governor and her family could spin out of control and severely damage Mr McCain and his running-mate. But it also fuelled speculation there might be more damaging revelations waiting to pop out from Mrs Palin's deep cupboard of surprises ...

These include news that Todd Palin belonged to the radical Alaska Nationalist Party, that the Governor hired a lawyer to defend her in an ethics inquiry ordered by the state legislature and that, as mayor of Wasilla, she hired a lobbyist in Washington to steer so-called "earmarks" – gifts of federal money – to her town, a practice especially favoured by Alaskans that has been derided by Mr McCain.

It emerged earlier yesterday, meanwhile, that the main vetting interview of Mrs Palin took place in Arizona only last Wednesday, one day before Mr McCain offered her his No.2 spot. It is speculation that the vetting was botched that seems now to be getting under the campaign's skin the most. "The McCain campaign will have no further comment about our long and thorough process," Mr Schmidt said, before adding that the media was run by "the old boys' network" ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/attacks-on-media-reveal-republican-jitters-over-palin-918064.html

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1. it's the nixon strategy

and it's used when you have nothing left to say.

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2. We don't know if they're REALLY jittery yet..

A few more days of attacks on "Miss Congeniality" will let us know if they're REALLY uneasy or not.

Pile on, 4th estate, pile on!



(After that speech, NO ONE will feel bad about attacking her!)