No one’s more surprised that I’m writing this than me:
In the past week there have been bunches of reports on Sarah Palin’s behind-the-scenes campaign behavior. Campaign aides are making a big deal about how she thought Africa was a country, not a continent. That she didn’t know which countries make up North America. That she had temper tantrums over negative media reports. It’s amusing, isn’t it? The thing is, that’s not why these things are just now being 
reported. This is getting coverage because some of McCain’s people are now trying to blame Palin for his loss in the election. (Watch this FoxNews video for details)
I did not admire how the Republicans campaigned, but is blaming Palin for McCain’s loss fair? Didn’t she pretty much do the best she could with what she had? I wonder if anyone involved with McCain’s campaign spent any time getting to know Sarah Palin before they chose her. Seems they looked at a list and said, “Well, this one’s got a uterus. Let’s pick her.”
If anyone chose not to vote for McCain because of a lack of confidence in Sarah Palin’s ability to lead the country, doesn’t blame lie with whoever put her in a position for which she was so completely unqualified?
“Well, this one’s got a uterus. Let’s pick her.”
ReplyDeleteHeh--you're probably closer to the truth than you know. Have you read the series Newsweek just released, revealing behind-the-scenes info about the various candidates and their campaigns they were sworn to not release until after the election? It's fascinating stuff if you're into politics.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167581
To address your question, McCain didn't really want Palin. Hell, he didn't even know much about her. But, he was pressured into it because it was felt that the other choices were too boring and he had to jazz up the ticket to compete with Obama's charisma. Plus, she would "fire up the base," the only problem with that strategy was that people were leaving the Republican party faster than you could say "George Bush's approval ratings," so there wasn't too much "base" left to fire up.
Funny enough, now she's being seen as a front runner for 2012. To which I say, "You betcha!" But then again, I love watching slow-motion train wrecks. She's hilarious, and a guarantee to keep the GOP out of the White House for another four years.
Just finished reading the Newsweek piece, Dan--thanks for the link. Really interesting! I actually admire McCain for some of the things that he wanted to do but was advised against (according to the articles). It's shocking to me that people are talking 2012 for her. I still haven't seen any proof of her ability to run this country. We shall see...
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