While McCain Pretends to Suspend Campaign, Running-Mate Palin Campaigns On, Exploits 9-11

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from The Swamp: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/09/sarah_palin_answers_questions.html


September 25, 2008 12:50 PM

On this "suspended'' day of John McCain's presidential campaign, running mate Sarah Palin took a 20-minute tour of the "Tribute WTC 9/11" museum in New York, took in a firefighters memorial, spent 25 minutes in a center for families of victims of the terrorist attacks, then met with New York City firefighters in a nearby fire house that lost many of its firefighters during the attack.

And then, after delivering a brief statement to the press pool following her on the lessons of 9/11, Palin fielded four questions from reporters in what amounts to her first media availability since her nomination as the GOP's vice presidential candidate.

some quotes:

"I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them,'' Palin said. "We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy, but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there."

"I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there,'' Palin said. "Do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction. terrible destruction on that day. but since Sept 11. Americans uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again.''

"I don't support (the bailout) until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in (Treasury Secretary Henry) Paulson's proposals,'' Palin said.

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1. Does that mean McCain has dropped out of the race?

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2. heh

No. Just another demonstration of the McCain campaign's inability to tell the truth.

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4. he's hedging

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3. *heh* -nt