Palin's planned "solo" campaigning Monday canceled.

[jenmito]

She'll show up with McCain only. Anyone surprised?

[Enrique]

1. barracuda? pit bull?

more like the cowardly lion.

[jenmito]

4. Yup. I guess they know reporters are chomping at the bit to ask her questions...

Maybe they're afraid someone MIGHT ask her a question.

[regnaD kciN]

38. Actually, when she speaks of herself as a "pit bull"...

...I tend to think more of a Dalmatian who used to live near me when I was growing up, along the walk to the school bus. Every morning, whenever a kid walked by, this dumb dog would come charging out, fangs bared, barking up a storm. But all anyone had to do was shout "No!" or "Go away!" at the stupid dog, and he'd immediately stop in mid-bark, turn tail, and run away whining as fast as he could until he felt he was at a safe distance, then start the barking and snarling act again -- except, this time, while staying rooted to a position where you couldn't reach him.

Stupid and cowardly, while hiding behind a false-front of bravado...yep, that dog must have been a Republican, all right!

[Skidmore]

41. An ankle biter...

yippy little lapdog.

[Mz Pip]

46. Poodle?

with lipstick.

[BeyondGeography]

2. This is hurting them

She means they cover less ground and she soaks up his best staffers to bring her up to speed. Tactical stuff, but with less than 60 days to go, meaningful as well.

[jenmito]

7. Yup. And reporters are now saying the longer she takes to answer questions, the more she

loses control of the message she wants to put out there.

[KharmaTrain]

12. Yes She Is...

Camp Gramps is running a two-front war now...one against Democrats and the other against the media. They're using her as a distraction and lightning rod to take the pressures off Gramps having to address issues or his own personal messes. Also, the Baracuda is bringing in the cash from the fundies and wingnuts.

They're trying to turn this into a popularity contest...electing prom king and queen...but it's a cynical and short-term game that shows the real desperation at play here.

[LiberalFighter]

29. How can we help McCain continue on this track?

[KharmaTrain]

32. Just Keep Attacking Him And Minimalizing Palin

Leave it to the blogs and the media to keep going after her...forcing them to keep up this ruse and distraction and make 'em choke on it.

Right now she's the "flavor of the moment"...that won't last and the way she's getting so much attention, she'll burn out on many and become an even bigger distraction within Camp Gramps.

The ultimate question is his judgement in picking her and the more she hides and tries to attack, the bigger a liability she becomes.

[sfwriter]

23. I say someone should follow her in a chickensuit...

[FrenchieCat]

3. That's because the difference between the fundie crowds she attracts,

and the lack of crowds he attracks would be telling.

[alsame]

9. Exactly. How is he going to do any more solo gigs without

being totally humiliated? :rofl:

[MattBaggins]

47. He can't do solo gigs

The rallies are about her now. If she goes solo and draws in crowds by the tens of thousands while his rallies have a few old people sleeping in fold out chairs. He is fully and completely upstaged by his VP.

[jenmito]

13. I agree that that's ONE reason...

another reason is, I think, that they're scared to let her try to campaign without McCain-her protector.

[alsame]

25. Yes! Either way, it's bad news for them. If they do solos, he'll

look like a loser. If they keep appearing together, it looks like 1) she can't handle a solo appearance or 2) he is hiding behind her popularity with the base. I love it.

[jenmito]

27. So do I. And welcome to DU!

:hi:

[GoesTo11]

31. Biden & Barack are almost always solo, right?

Don't watch much TV so I can't quite keep up.

[alsame]

33. Yes, after the first 1 (or 2?) joint appearances after Biden was

announced as VP, they've been campaigning separately.

[GoesTo11]

35. No surprise. He's far more presidential than McCain (or Bush)

[lamp_shade]

5. Glad to hear it. I really am. n/t

[BlueIdaho]

6. Pailin = empty suit nt.

[Gabi Hayes]

16. empty bra?

[Beaverhausen]

8. What are you hiding from, Sarah?

[timber84]

10. I guessed they just figured out that if more people show up to her rallys

than McCains, that wouldn't look too good

[RollWithIt]

11. Barracuda? Try pretty goldfish....

Her attacks scare me about >< much. Everyday there are multiple negative stories coming out on her. She said at her convention that she doesn't care about the media. She doesn't respond to interview requests. They know for a fact that they cannot put her on TV until she's able to sit there with a good answer for every single charge.

[Cha]

22. Try petty

piranha with sincere apologies to piranhas.

[Raven]

14. This can't go on forever. With every day that goes by it's going to get

worse

[jenmito]

19. Yup. The media will soon be defining her since she refuses to take questions...

and I have a feeling the honeymoon will be over for her this coming week.

[tanyev]

42. Oh, good point. The more time she and McCain spend together,

the less he's going to like her. I'll bet.

[yourguide]

15. I thought miss moose chip was going back to alaska.

[jenmito]

21. She's going to go back to "send her son off to "Eye-rack" as she pronounces it.

(She also says, "nucular.")

[goodgd_yall]

17. Not ready for the Big Leagues n/t

[livetohike]

18. They'll only send her to friendly places so she doesn't get

her little feelings hurt. Colorado Springs today. Isn't that the home of James Dobson?

[nc4bo]

20. Short leash, eh? btw, mcain still watches her ass and plays w/his fingers at these appearances

anyone notice it agin today in Colorado?

eeeeewwwwwwwwwl.

[jenmito]

24. I notice him constantly playing with his wedding ring as if he wants to take it off...

and with his track record, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up having an affair with her.

[Frustratedlady]

26. Is that what he's doing, or is he trying to read her speech?

He did that when she first spoke the day she was brought to the surface. I kept watching him today, as it looked bad, but then decided it had to be the speech. Not that he isn't checking her out, mind you.

I also noticed that he made a special point of gleefully introducing Cindy and thanking her for such a great job. She must have spoken before Sassy the Cheerleader. He was sure eating up the praise.

What a loser.

[alsame]

28. Why would he have to keep reading her speech? I'm not saying

he isn't, but why would he? One thing for sure, he looks extremely uncomfortable standing there while she speechifies.

[PA Democrat]

36. He's STILL staring at something, and given the fact that she's given the exact same speech

about a dozen times now, I don''t know why he'd need to read it. I think Grampy likes the view.

[Sebastian Doyle]

30. I'm going to cut Tundra Barbie a little bit of slack this week for one reason

Her oldest kid is about to go to Iraq, so she probably wants to spend a little time with him.

She may be a bunch of vile disgusting things, but she's also a mother.

And that's the closest I'll ever come to defending her on anything. And I wonder if she's thought about the fact that the old fart she's running with would keep her son over there for the rest of his life, if he gets his way.

[jenmito]

34. Doesn't matter. She's still going to be campaigning-but with McCain instead of alone.

Her kid's deployment has nothing to do with it.

[Sebastian Doyle]

40. Oops.... guess I shouldn't post before my brain wakes up.

Thought she was taking the week off or something, before poor Brick got shipped out.

[jenmito]

45. That's ok. She's taking off around 9/11-when he's leaving...

"Brick." :rofl:

[JimDandy]

48. For her, it would be an honorific. n/t

[regnaD kciN]

37. Just call her...

...Sarah "Not Ready for Prime Time" Palin.

[Honeycombe8]

39. Ha. Can't take her first drill-baby steps on her own, I guess. Must crawl a little longer.nt

[rxdem84]

43. Why does she need McCain? She is just going to read her

speech anyway. Does she really need him to eye her az she reads her campaign speech that she has given multiple times?

[bridgit]

44. You can't send Caribou Barbie on a beer run all by herself, she won't bring back the good stuff!!

:rant: