Commentary: Palin's Office Now Run By McCain Campaign

Anchorage Daily News:

Gov. Sarah Palin has surrendered important gubernatorial duties to the Republican presidential campaign. McCain staff are handling public and press questions about actions she has taken as governor. The governor who said, "Hold me accountable," is hiding behind the hired guns of the McCain campaign to avoid accountability.

Is it too much to ask that Alaska's governor speak for herself, directly to Alaskans, about her actions as Alaska's governor?

Read the whole story: Anchorage Daily News

Comments

[Vere15]

11:48 AM on 09/22/2008

LOL and then Bill will introduce her to a fledgling foreign ruler name King Falafel...and the rest is mystery

[RobinSeattle]

07:14 PM on 09/21/2008

Folks in rural Alaska not digging Palin:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez21-2008sep21,0,4025190.column

"Folks in rural Alaska are mostly Democrats," as it turns out.

[layman]

05:36 PM on 09/21/2008

In a way the governance of the State of Alaska has been hijacked without the consent of the Alaskans.
Demmoncracy at work in Alaska ????????

Lobbyists / campaign workers of a presidential nominee, one who's not yet elected president , in some fashion, has the power to take over a state government. That's very scary.

[robeson]

02:00 PM on 09/21/2008

Will McCain continue the Road and Bridge to Nowhere?

[demright]

01:46 PM on 09/21/2008

Another dot on the map that has natural resources that the republicans think they can control. We are with you Alaska if you still want us.

[Speakupper]

12:55 PM on 09/21/2008

Edward O'Callaghan, 7 weeks ago resigned his position with the US Justice Dept as co-chief of the terrorism and national security unit of the U.S. attorney's office in New York to join the Mc Cain campaign. He is working with the Alaskan lawyer who is being paid by taxpayers to represent Palin. While our embassy was being bombed in Yemen, he was busy publicly smearing the name of Walt Monegan and condoning Todd Palin and Alaskan employees breaking the law by ignoring subpoenas. The justice department's co-chief of terrorism and national security based in NYC thinks its more important to help Sarah Palin obstruct justice than protect the US from terrorism?
Every proud Alaskan ought to appear on the steps of the Alaskan state house and demand that Gov. Palin stop hiding behind these operatives, tell the truth, obey the law and truly "put the government back on the side of the people". What a disgrace.

[robeson]

02:03 PM on 09/21/2008

Mr. O'Callaghan, may you be in heaven and earth before the devil knows your dead.

[wordvarc]

11:36 AM on 09/21/2008

Palin is the latest RNC/GOP stooge...she just doesn't know it yet. She's still practicing "The rain in Spain, falls gently in the plain." Rove is proud of her.

[Tommygun264]

11:09 AM on 09/21/2008

McSame took Caribou Barbie on as his VP in a last minute backroom deal to win the support of James Dobson and the rest of the self-proclaimed leaders of the religious right. She wasn't vetted because there wasn't time - he didn't know she was his choice until they told him the night before McSame tapped her as VP. In essence John McSame bet it all on what was behind door number two and now his campaign has gone into damage control mode trying to convince Americans (and perhaps themselves) that Sarah Palin really is the one he wanted all along. The only problem is this VP foisted upon him by the agents of intolerance is proving to be more of a liability than an asset, so McSame's people are doing their best to control everything this woman says or does in an effort to keep the electorate from figuring out who the real Sarah Palin is before the election.

[pahpah25]

10:53 AM on 09/21/2008

I LIVE IN FLORIDA..I REMEMBER ALL TOO WELL WHEN THE REPUBLICAN'OPERATIVES' CAME DOWN HERE[2000]..........THEY ARE THUGS....WE WERE INUNDATED BY 'OPERATIVES' FROM WASHINGOTN.....THEY STORMED ELECTION OFFICES WHERE THE COUNTS WERE TAKING PLACE..........THEY STORMED TALLHASSEE......IT WAS A TAKE -OVER OF THE STATE, MUCH LIKE THEY ARE DOING IN ALASKA.....IT REMINDED ME OF NAZI GERMANY.....I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT ALSKANS WERE A TOUGH,TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES KIND OF PEOPLE....WHY ARE THEY ALLOWING THESE THUGS TO DOMINATE THE GOVERNORS OFFICE? GET OUT YOUR 'MOOOSE'-GUNS AND RUN THESE THUGS THE HELL OUT OF YOUR STATE........WE , HERE IN FLORIDA STOOD BY AND LET IT HAPPEN ..NEVER AGAIN!

[LeftLeftLeft]

02:57 PM on 09/21/2008

I guess, then, what this administration has done is invaded yet another sovereign state (Alaska) for its oil.

[RobinSeattle]

05:38 PM on 09/21/2008

Yeah, first Alaska, next Poland.

[patianneb]

10:43 AM on 09/21/2008

So they have in essence taken over a sovereign state's government ?
My understanding is that since P@lin only won that position by 51% and a noticeable % of those citizens (the Republicans who THINK as opposed to those who just vote like sheep) are not happy with much of what she's done that a MAJORITY of Al@sk@ns, reputed to be rugged individuals, would be thoroughly pi$$ed off !!!
Since we just saw this today, I can only assume, as the Bush and now obviously McC does things, it was done in the wee hours of Sunday morning when they assumed no one would notice for a day or two until the deed was done.
Eyes open people.

[zapper501]

10:11 AM on 09/21/2008

read and learn
http://townhall.com/blog/g/bcd9ee89-b16e-40ec-948f-d2dab47baf2e

[tchristin]

10:04 AM on 09/21/2008

This is a frightening preview to the way McCain would run the white house. I don't see anything open or honest about how they are running his campaign. We should all be afraid if he gains control of the office of the Presidency. Tin soldiers and Nixon coming...

[cubs325]

10:01 AM on 09/21/2008

just shows she is ready for primetime - neocon style

[osage]

09:09 AM on 09/21/2008

I wonder how the people of Alaska feel about McCain/Palin shinning a spotlight on their way of life. #1 state in roads to nowhere...... #1 state in "pork" per capita......and #1 state in reported forced rapes. Now those are the kind of "accomplishments" Alaskans can be proud of.

[Vere15]

08:46 AM on 09/21/2008

So is there a transition team to hand Alaska back to Sarah if she loses. Or will the Republicans in Alaska refuse to take her back. Will she will have to beg Fox News for an anchor(age)desk where she and Todd can host Fox and Friends, Northern Exposure version

[All in All]

09:07 AM on 09/21/2008

Smile, that sounds just about right!

ANd then Fox-noise will fire Palin after a few months on the Job, for showing so much leg, and more then likely having a affair with Bill O'Reilly......