NBC: McCain camp worried what is a McCain rally going to look like without Gov. Palin

[sabra]

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080911.htm

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McCain Camp Said To Be "Nervous" As Palin Returns To Alaska The AP reports Palin last night returned to Alaska to see her son off to Iraq. NBC Nightly News reports, "This is a nervous moment for the McCain campaign. Because they are worried, what is a McCain rally going to look like without Gov. Palin there? ... They are nervous about it."

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Awww that's so cute he wants his blankie. n/t

[cameozalaznick]

11. More like his Mommie. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. I like that one better. nt

[begin_within]

2. It's going to look like this

[C_U_L8R]

3. McCain will always have his base there to support him

[Major Hogwash]

4. It will look like Homer Simpson's dad yelling at the kids, "Get off my lawn!"

Or some variation thereof.

[Shine]

7. LOL!

:rofl: funny.

[Mike Daniels]

5. So what....he's going to have to campaign solo for 2 to 3 days....we've seen that.

What I want is for her to hit the trail on her own and face the press in a campaign situation, not in a produced sit down in front of the fireplace.

[BeyondGeography]

6. McCain: Can tomorrow be September 11, too?

:cry:

[TwilightGardener]

8. Why isn't the media portraying this dysfunctional marriage as a complete loser of a ticket?

I mean, when has this EVER happened, that the totally unqualified #2 overshadows the top of the ticket? It means...the ticket SUCKS ASS!!!

[SurfingAtWork]

9. Perhaps they could get one of those life sized cardboard cutouts and place it behind

Him during his stump speeches

:shrug:

[cliffordu]

10. Maybe they could hire Tina Fey to stand in.....

[tridim]

13. I'd like McPig to come out with a Palin puppet and try out his ventriloquism skills.

Say hello to the people Sarah! "hellooo!"

[scheming daemons]

12. They're afraid it is going to look like this

[no_hypocrisy]

15. John McCain's Princess Diana Dilemma.

Wants to be recognized in his own right but needs her to get the crowds and vicarious attention.

[bushisanidiot]

16. Guess 'ol gramps will have to shove a microphone in Cindy's face

and make her talk about how great he is while he stands nervously in the background twiddling his wedding ring.