McCain camp's weak AIP response

[Botany]

Source: Guardian.com

The McCain camp has fired off a statement swearing that Palin is the victim of smears and was
always an enrolled Republican. I got it copied'n'pasted into an email, so you'll need to go find
it yourself, but it says this:

The allegations that Gov. Palin was a member of Alaska Independence
Party are false. She's never been a member of the Alaska Independence
Party.

Gov. Palin has been a registered Republican ever since 1982, as the
records attached show.

It would be nice if the media outlets covering this garbage actually did
their due diligence in reporting, and didn't just push Obama
campaign/Daily Kos smears.

snip


And anyway, these aren't Obama-Kos smears. Several AIP members have stepped forward to say she was a member, like the fellow in this video, at about 6:15. So these aren't smears. These are AIP-ites braggin' on it.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2008/sep/02/johnmccain.palin

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Camp McCain, "It is not true so there."

Nice pick John :rofl:

[ogneopasno]

1. Where ARE they?

Seriously, are McCain and Palin in lockdown, or what? She'll be off the ticket by Friday.

[phillysuse]

2. Don't let Sarah Palin rip a star from the flag!

Sarah Palin is NOT an American patriot. She wants to desecrate the flag by tearing Alaska's star from it.

[skooooo]

3. Amen!

If we start losing states, this country will go to hell in a handbasket!

[George II]

30. The whole reason for the Civil War, and it almost cost BOTH the USA and CSA their existence!

[Shiver]

25. I am loving this...

Seriously, like I said in another thread, this is our chance to free Alaska! They WILL greet as liberators, with flowers and moose meat and parades of caribou... We can free the people of Al-Aska from the corrupt rule of Shah Rah Pa-Lin!

FREE AL-ASKA!


~Shiver (I mean it, we're not going there for the oil...)

[liberal N proud]

4. The organization has a video of her on their site for god sake

http://www.akip.org/conv08.html

[Patriot Abroad]

18. She's gonna regret being politically active in her youth

Instead of being drunk, stoned, coked and pickled to the age of 40 like the rest of the Repugs.

[Name removed]

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[bongbong]

6. Trolling For Dollars

"I don't think we want to get into a argument about AIP when the righties have Reverend Wright. He's still lurking. We need to focus on character and platform."

Thanks for your "concern", but this is a very shameful way to try to earn a mug from http://bribes.mccain.com

[George II]

20. Reverend Wright isn't the Democrats' VP Candidate!

....ps, responded to wrong post, should have been to the one above this one, sorry.

[Critters2]

22. Rev. Wright, who served in the Marine Corps?

Yeah, let's put him up against the Secessionist.

They've just lost the patriotism argument.

[liberal N proud]

7. Rev. Wright isn't a candidate

Obama has already said he didn't speak for him.

[jaxx]

8. I think we do need to bring up the AIP membership.

A vp who doesn't respect this country isn't going to do much for it.

[Karenina]

9. Much as a *maladministration that doesn't believe in government

has left the U.S. in the sorry state of tatters it now enjoys.

[TheDebbieDee]

10. Thank you for your concern!

[Gman]

11. Please remember to report your post to johnmccain.com

Here's a link to help you: http://www.johnmccain.com/ActionCenter/BlogInteract/BlogInteract.aspx

Frankly, I'm still offended that they show DailyKos and not DU as a recommended blog.

[Patriot Abroad]

17. Amusing link

Ming didn't even talk about Jobs and Partisanship.

(it's always amusing to see a republican try to talk about Jobs and Partisanship - they aren't much good at creating either one)

He of course might have honestly been trying to join DU today . . . (giggles inanely)

[Ghost Dog]

34. Too far ·under the radar·?

- campaignsolutions.hitbox cookie, huh.

[Magleetis]

12. Who is

Rev. Wright?

[Liberal Dose]

13. "we?" I laugh at your feeble attempt to appear as one of "us"

:rofl:

[fjc]

14. That is so yesterday. Give it up, bub.

If that were gonna work, Hillary would be the nominee.

[Virginia Dare]

21. Oh, I think we do....

I'm sure the repubs would like nothing better than people to lay off Ms. Palin, huh? Oh, ever heard of the Keating 5? Ever heard of Rev. Hagee? They're still lurking too.

[cui bono]

23. The AIP has a platform, that's the focus.

:eyes:

[Critters2]

24. How many points will you get for this post? nt

[mwb970]

26. That's just crazy.

McCain chose a secession sympathizer for his "Country first" campaign! This has nothing to do with the guilt-by-association of the Wright swiftboat attack. This is Palin herself supporting a group that advocates breaking apart the United States. That is not patriotic at all, and we're going to talk about it - a lot - despite your concern.

[Tunkamerica]

27. OMG! you are so right!

we don't want to get into an argument on this issue because they might bring up something from months ago that went away because people saw there was nothing there. Wait! Is this reverse psychology? So we should talk about this? Alright, it's decided. Mr.One post says we should go ahead and talk about this.

[George II]

15. Bushshit!

Here's a link to her recent address to the AIP Convention!!

http://www.akip.org/conv08.html

There's also a "membership" page on their website, but unfortunately it's down - I suspect they're getting inundated by hits to see what they're all about.

[bongbong]

16. Direct Link

Here is the link to the treasonous video on youtube...the akip.com site is probably getting hammered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4iCDBIAde8

[George II]

19. That was quick - thanks!!! What's unbelievable is that she spoke to their convention....

in MARCH of this year, less than 6 months ago and just weeks before "she" gave birth! NOW she's a "lifelong Republican"?

[jberryhill]

28. The AIP TELLS their people to "move up" in other parties /nt

[George II]

29. In other words, "infiltrate the enemy!!"

[Ghost Dog]

36. A strategy with a lot of history, BTW. Should be emphasised.

At the very least will sow the seeds of a lot of doubt...

A "self-sufficient" Alaska, huh. Uphold the Constitution... of Alaska. Isn't she careful in her choice of words.

[hughee99]

31. Well, once it turns out that she can be proven to have been a member,

you can expect to hear repukes talk about Sen. Byrd's past membership in the KKK, as well as any other previous associations they can dig up on other Dems.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

32. Failin, from Governor's office, videotaped a greeting to the AIP, "Keep up the good work!" . . nt

[Ghost Dog]

33. See further laconic Guardian reporting/blogging from RNC here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/oliverburkemanblog/2008/sep/02/uselections2008.johnmccain

and other links on page.

Tuesday memo: Was Palin vetted at all?
Obama leading on Labor Day; Flushing the toilet in Alaska; Heeeere's George

...In line with John McCain's ingenious backwards approach to running-mate selection, Republican operatives were still being sent to Alaska to vet Sarah Palin as late as Sunday, two days after her candidacy had been announced. The campaign's claim that she'd undergone an FBI background check, meanwhile, is denied by the FBI. Palin's new senior advisor Tucker Eskew explains how Team McCain planned to "flush the toilet" by releasing everything damaging about Palin over the holiday weekend. Right, so that worked. ...

:)

[glitch]

35. So AIP is the money shot, thanks for confirming McMaroon! nt