The Nation: Palin Coward Clock Starts Ticking .... ! ! ! !

[krkaufman]

Ari Melber of The Nation calls out the McCain campaign...

Palin Coward Clock Starts Ticking
posted by Ari Melber on 09/06/2008 @ 12:34pm

Sarah Palin is an able liar, as her acceptance speech showed. She may be a coward, too, at least when it comes to facing down the reporters she blasted from the comfort of that solitary podium in St. Paul.

The McCain campaign has admitted to a ban on most press interviews for its largely unknown but popular running mate. McCain's aides are selling this highly unusual approach with rank contempt for the public. "Who cares?" laughed Nicolle Wallace, when pressed on why Palin won't take questions by Time's Jay Carney, on MSNBC. "But I mean, like, from who, from you?" she added, incredulous at the very idea of Palin taking questions from Time's Washington bureau chief. "Who cares? No offense," she added, "who cares if she can talk to Time magazine?"

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It's a big challenge for the press: Scrutinize Palin without access and correct her falsehoods during an all-out partisan war on the media's coverage, including heated charges of bias and sexism. That's tough, even if you're not sympathetic to reporters. And then there's the troopergate investigation, where Palin is tapping her inner Cheney to duck investigators' questions. It doesn't look like Palin will tackle any tough questions, at least until the Vice Presidential debate, unless there is a political cost.

[BlueIdaho]

1. That is a thing of beauty! nt.

[roguevalley]

8. Nichole whatshername = Imperious Cow

[Kittycat]

2. We need that counter on the front page of DU

:rofl:

Hell, I want it for my Siggy on another site.

[WeDidIt]

3. WOW!

http://pol.moveon.org/palinclock/

[symbolman]

4. Here's a graphic I made to go with all this

Spread it around.. wonder if I can send it to someone like these guys or BartCop to post :)

[Cirque du So-What]

5. I'd appreciate some credit here!

I posted the following at 10:36 this morning, before Ari Melber's Nation article was online:

To me, it seems like a good strategy to call out Palin on her cowardice, evident in her conspicuous flight from the media. The clock is ticking, and every day that passes without giving the American public even a cursory glimpse of this presumptuous woman will more likely infuriate than endear.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6961620

Just kidding. It demonstrates that GMTA, however ;-)

[johnaries]

6. I want it as a widget for my iGoogle Home Page at work.

It's available for install on the MoveOn homepage!

:woohoo:

[johnaries]

7. I want it as a widget for my iGoogle Home Page at work.

It's available for install on the MoveOn homepage!

:woohoo:

[Zombie2]

9. AWOL....

How in the hell could ANYONE support this assbagery?

The debates will be worth taping... SHE'S TOAST! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. excellent idea, but the teleprompter needs to ripped off her before she is interviewed

you can just hear Karl Rove's little voice in the teleprompter "Sarah sweetie, that mean Mr Putin....."