Sarah Palin and the prank call: The GOP’s self-inflicted November surprise

[Liberal_in_LA]

Sarah Palin and the prank call: The GOP’s self-inflicted November surprise

http://www.marymacelveen.com/blog/_archives/2008/11/2/3958445.html

Sarah Palin and the prank call: The GOP’s self-inflicted November surprise

By Mary MacElveen

November 1, 2008

With no bomb-shell of an October surprise namely a tape coming from Osama bin Laden as was done in the 2004 presidential campaign; a self-inflicted November surprise came about today when Sarah Palin took an active part in a prank phone call unbeknownst to her.

While at first, I thought it to be downright hysterical an anger and disbelief washed over me. This was indeed the last straw where Americans must question the judgment coming from John McCain in selecting her as his running mate. I bet you that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin should have a good laugh especially when she said that he had “reared his head” over the state she governs.

As many high-level Republicans have called into question her qualifications to lead this nation if God forbid something were to happen to a President McCain, this prank played upon her, reaffirmed for them their opinion of her.

This goes way beyond former Vice President, Dan Quayle spelling potato with an ‘e’ in which he was mocked repeatedly by the press. I wonder how Dan Quayle is feeling about now? At least he became an actual vice president where hopefully Palin will not.

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Not only is her campaign staff a complete disaster for not fully vetting this call, but her embarrassing actions are as well.

I have not even addressed her stoking the fires of hate in this piece as I have in prior pieces, but clearly today she showed that she has no business being next in line or a heart beat away from the presidency. This does not even include her numerous lies in the past concerning the bridge to no-where, the plane sold on Ebay and where she was charged with an abuse of power by the Alaskan legislature.

If I were an undecided voter, I would break as fast as I could for Senator Barack Obama. If I were a moderate Republican, I would do the same given the fact that she just embarrassed their party or simply stay at home as a protest.

Over the next two days she will be barnstorming on behalf of Senator John McCain and she will deliver tough messages and why voters should vote for their ticket. After today’s prank that was pulled on her, she lost whatever credibility the Republican ticket thought they had.

[Morning Dew]

1. They can take calls from a fake Sarkozy

but the clue phone is still just ringing away.

[DarthDem]

3. LOL

I wondered what that sound was.

[puerco-bellies]

2. This just adds another dimension to a possible 3am call

O'low, dis es Barron IP Freely..

[Starry Messenger]

4. insomniac k&r

[and-justice-for-all]

5. What a dumb bitch and an ignorant staff..nt

[tblue37]

6. If the Republicans weren't embarrassed to have idiot W "I can have a beer with him"

as their standard bearer, then I doubt they will be embarrassed enough to have Palin as their public face.

Even Lawrence Eagleburger tried to take back his comment about her ignorance & unreadiness when he was called on it in a later interview. Of course, he screwed up and again admitted that she couldn't possibly be ready for a long time to be POTUS, but he tried to toe the party line on her, even though he undoubtedly knows better than to pretend she is an acceptable VP coice.

Republicans care about having and holding power. They don't care at all about the wellbeing of the country.

[AwakeAtLast]

7. Rush to take a call from the French Pres.? I thought we were boycotting the French

Did I miss that memo? Hmmmmm.....

And still, the phones from Meet the Press, Face the Nation, etc., just keep ringing and ringing and ringing.

[CrispyQ]

8. I hope the PalinAsPresident site uses this story to add something new to the red phone!

:rofl: