FOX News Producer: Restrictions On Palin Access "Unprecedented"

Is John McCain losing some of his friends at FOX?

FOX News Producer Shushannah Walshe just lashed out at the McCain campaign for denying access to reporters who wanted to witness Sarah Palin's U.N. photo ops earlier today. Walshe said the McCain campaign's restrictions on press coverage were "just unprecedented."

"There's not once chance that Governor Palin would have to answer a question. ... They're eliminating even the chance of any kind of interaction with the candidate -- it's just unprecedented."

Walshe noted that the McCain campaign eventually did relent and allow a reporter in the same room as Palin -- but only for just 29 seconds.

Comments

[twiggy2]

the issues are:

palin is being investigated for abuse of power .

she and her husband have violated court ordered subpoena's

mccain is obstructing justice, by interfering in the investigation.

isn't this illegal? i am 100% certain if barak obama's vp had done the same, he would not be the nominee, would he?

they are not allowing reporters to ask unscripted questions.

they are denying reporters access to her foreign policy improv's.

is the mccain palin ticket above the law?

have they rewritten the rules as we watch?

are they setting in motion the new standard for the press in the mccain /palin regime?

how far will they go?

what is next ?

[EX DEMOCRAT OHIO]

The truth is, there are 30 Democrat atorneys roming around Alaska trying to dig up dirt on Sarah Palin and they can't. lol. What does that tell you? She is a great person! And trooper gate you are speaking of? The trooper still has his job even though he admits to tasering an 11 year old boy for the fun of it not to mention he is a poacher as well any questions? didn't think so. Anyone with a T.V. should know the answers, get off the bias media channels and get real news turn to Fox News.

[janeadams]

The fact that Wootin still has his job is certainly not because Palin and Co. didn't try to get him fired.

[PizzaGuy1]

Ok, here we go again.

1. Atourneys.......spelled "attorneys".
2. Troupergate deals with the firing of the Trooper's boss for REFUSING TO FIRE THE TROOPER.
3. "didn't think so" should begin with a capital "Didn't"
4. You mean "get of the biasED media, not bias media. You just called the media a "diagonal". Did you mean to do that?
5. I think you are pulling our legs. Even you wouldn't be as transparent as to tell us to turn to Fix Noise for real news........

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[gretcheno]

I want to know why is he always around her as she is campaigning. I am sick of looking at him too. As I am looking at Cindy McCain why is she on the stage god forbid for her husband to get into office is she going to be the Pres.?

[TimRivers]

Its time for all of us to stand up and let the media know we support their boycott of the McCain/Palin campaign until they are given total, unrestricted and unscripted access to the candidates. Copy the following text and e-mail it to everyone you know and every news agency you come across. Let's take back our government one step at a time!

As a member of the public - one of your viewers - I find it particularly distasteful that the McCain/Palin campaign has decided to basically wage war on the media, and the public by default, by not allowing full, unrestricted and unscripted access to either John McCain nor Sarah Palin. This election cycle is one of monumental importance both domestically and throughout the world and having the media's access to the candidates to ask the tough questions, allows me, the voter, to make an informed decision in November. Without this interaction, I am left to wonder about the qualifications of either candidate (John McCain or Sarah Palin) to be President and Vice President.

I respectfully demand that, unless the McCain/Palin campaign allows free, total, unrestricted and unscripted access to John McCain AND Sarah Palin, the media responds by blocking ALL coverage of the McCain/Palin campign altogether.

Respectfully,

[zanzig]

Reported in Australian newspapers today (24 September): new advisers sent to shield Palin include Mark Wallace, a Bush appointee to the UN, Tucker Eskew who ran strategic communications for the Bush White House, and Greg Jenkins who was deputy assistant to Bush in the first term and executive director of the 2004 inauguration.
Now tell me how Palin/MCain are independent of the Bush White House, and are going to reform Washington.

PS Do all men named Tucker join the Republican Party or is it predestination (if that is your name you have no choice but to join Repubs)?

[follylala]

People...this is really scary!!!! Because enough of our citizens don't give a rats a** to question what's going on there is a possibility that we will all be led to slaughter. I hope that Barrack kicks it hard and fast during the debates. But of course Palin/Biden debate is skewed in her favor as well with the time limitations. Otherwise she would be pulverized and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that she doesn't know what the hell she is doing. Is anybody else besides me absolutely outraged?????

Talk Palin, talk, show us what you are really made of.

[Truthfighter1]

are we still talking about her...boring zzzzzzz

next.

[rcpmac]

George Will has also declared McCain unfit for the presidency in today's Washington Post
" It is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the presidency. Unreadiness can be corrected, although perhaps at great cost, by experience. Can a dismaying temperament be fixed?" - Will

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202583.html

[UKLib]

Anyone else heard the rumours that Rupert Murdoch has begun to favour Obama? I could swear that Fox producer sounded almost critical of the Palin-McCain campaign. Could this be the end of the 'terrorist fist-jab' era? Let's pray its God's plan....

[Merrybrandybuck]

Hey, .the woman has awesome legs and the whole world should see them! Why would the media have to ask any questions, when all she's doing is showing them off to rinky-dink world leaders? Do you think the President of Afghanistan was talking about eradicating poppy fields? Allah, No! He was checking our the legs!
Hey Germany...don't you wish Merkel had legs like those! And Israel, .are you kidding me with your new PM's fat Mossad legs? Leg power will kick Bama butt in Ohio, and Virginia, and Colorado, where independent minded men and women admire and respect and are turned on and will turn out for her legs. And don't you think President McCain will need to see those legs every single day of his Administration? You bethcha Cindy ! I can't wait for Bristol and Willow to start showing what they got! Something tells me President McCain will want to see too!

[jupitor]

It's true! He acts like he lives in Communist Russia, and can stomp on our first amendment right to have information and ask questions of our gov. officicials!

[PizzaGuy1]

In Soviet Russia, government officials stomp on you!

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[carpeveritas]

I wonder how she feels about staring her "enemy" in the face and commenting how nice his son's name is. Now she has to go home and ponder how can she fight the devil after meeting with one of his minions. Remember, she is a Third Wave warrior, who believes in smiting or converting all non-believers.

[runutz]

Why doesn't the McCain campaign hire there own Paparazzi? Then they could sell photographs and video to the press and raise money for McCain's Campaign?

[SailFree]

Even the Fox News PRODUCERS are hot! But seriously, McCain-Palin, there's no need to anger the one news outlet that is treating you fairly.

[jupitor]

So Mccain thinks we live in a communist country where he has a right to black ball the Media and the American people, and say we have no rights to ask questions and learn about our candidates now! tell him this ain't russia!

[QueenOfViolets]

I think you're raised a good point. The McCain campaign doesn't seem to have any more respect for journalists than Putin has in Russia.

This is not good.

[Lotus19]

I don't think it's lack of respect. They just don't want her to embarrass herself anymore than she already has. It's preposterous......they'll just snap photos of her with world leaders and place them in mailings and ads (all the while they're discussing each other's children).

[Cliffman]

I can read Palin’s and Karzai’s lips:

Karsai: So tell me Tina, what was it like being back on Saturday Night Live?
Palin: I’m not Tina Fey. I’m Sarah Palin.
Karzai: Sarah who? Who the hell are you? I’m supposed to be meeting with Tina Fey.
Palin: I’m the governor of Alaska. I’m John McCain’s running mate.
Karzai: You’re what! Has McCain lost his mind?
Palin: Please, Mr Karsai! We must have this sit-down. I need the photo-op to help bolster my foreign policy credentials. The country isn’t falling for the “I can see Russia from Alaska” line anymore. Please sit down! I just met with that presidential dude from Columbia. It was like really awesome! Totally cool! I was like so excited! I called Todd and he told me to get his autograph! I was like wow! Why didn’t I think of that?
Karsai: I won’t be a party to this charade. Get the hell out of here!
Palin: John told me to tell you if you didn’t agree to this meeting, he will bomb Afghanistan if he’s elected president.
Karsai: You mean after he bomb bomb bomb, bomb, bombs Iran?
Palin: Yes. After he bomb bomb bomb, bomb, bombs Iran!
Karsai: OK. Let’s get this over with.

[PizzaGuy1]

Classic!

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[StandUpAmerica08]

What is this, John McCain in trouble? No worries I can take care of that.....

Wait for it.... wait.....

WARNING !
WARNING !

WARNING WILL ROBINSON! P.O.W. P.O.W..... IRAQ!