McCain's Holiday News Dump

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http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/politicalinsider/2008/09/mccains-holiday-news-dump.html

It's now become evident that Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign did not do a thorough vetting of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin before officially announcing her as his running mate.

The McCain campaign chose today -- a day when many families are at Labor Day picnics or at the beach -- to push out some of the more damaging news about his new political partner. Here's what we learned today:


Just three weeks ago, Palin hired a lawyer to defend her against a state probe into whether she abused her power in firing a state employee.
Palin announced that her 17 year old unmarried daughter is pregnant.

Todd Palin, the governor's husband, was arrested for drunk driving in 1986.

An added advantage of releasing the information today is that with a hurricane threatening the Gulf Coast, both parties are holding their fire in an attempt not to look overly political when Americans are being evacuated from their homes.

The big question: How much more is there to learn about Sarah Palin?

[BeatleBoot]

1. Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winner!

[MrModerate]

2. By the time voters get back from the beach . . .

Palin will have been framed as wacky, underqualified, undervetted, extreme, abusive, opportunistic, and dishonest.

In other words, a loyal Republican. Is this bad for McCain? Hard to say -- he is, after all, playing to his base.

[bbinacan]

3. Todd Palin got a DUI in 1986?

So did I? What's the point? This is really reaching. Go after the issues. Not this stupid stuff.

[akangel2008]

6. Brother did too; this was 22 years ago and the husband. who cares?

Stick to Sarah she's the candidate and quite frankly easy enough to target blindfolded!

[bbinacan]

8. Welcome to DU. I'm sorry you've

had to see the bad side of this site. The majority are sensible but, as you've seen, there are some irrational idiots.

[MadBadger]

4. Its not a holiday news dump, its something even more disgusting

This is a Hurricane News Dump.

[the Sundance Kid]

5. Good thing for us, there is no such thing as a news dump in the age of 24 hour news

[Graybeard]

7. That very question was asked on ABC News tonight by...

...of all people, George Stephanopoulos (!). He said there are a lot of reporters headed up to Alaska right now with questions they want answered.