Palin rehired advance aides Doug McMarlin and Jason Recher to plan the tour. They’re now part of an increasingly small Palin circle, made even smaller since spokeswoman Rebecca Mansour was sidelined from talking to the press after tweets criticizing Palin’s daughter were posted by the Daily Caller earlier this week.
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55878.html#ixzz1Nk48cHBsMansour's Twitter messages re. republican candidates, CNN's Erick Erickson, Bristol Palin given to Daily Caller
http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/24/what-a-top-aide-to-sarah-palin-really-thinks-about-mitt-romney-bristol-palin-erick-erickson-and-more/Personally, I wouldn't have replaced Mansour. She was a "true believer" in Palin, was elevated to a position of power and self-importance and Palin took that away from her. Expect Mansour to start shopping for a publisher on Tuesday.