Palin's Troubles Mount For McCain: Reuters

Reuters reports that Palin's "troubles" are mounting for John McCain. The GOP nominee now spends much of his time being asked to defend Palin's judgment and experience, even among conservatives.

Mocked by comedians, derided by prominent conservatives and reeling from flustered interviews with national media, Sarah Palin is proving a risky gamble in Republican John McCain's quest for the White House.

"Palin is Ready? Please" a headline in Newsweek said this week of the moose-hunting Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, capping a turbulent week in which Palin's fitness for the job came under growing scrutiny.

"Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president," Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria wrote.

"She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start," he said.

Indeed, in recent days, McCain has:

-- Gotten testy with the Des Moines Register editorial board, describing Republicans who question Palin as "Georgetown cocktail party" people
-- Insisted to NPR that he has actually consulted Palin for foreign policy advice "many times"
-- Claimed that quoting Palin's public remarks on Pakisan was "gotcha journalism"
-- Lost much of his campaign staff to Palin debate prep

Comments

[DieHardObamaSupporter]

I said it on Aug 29th when he annouced her as his vp, that this was a game changer. She's a one hit wonder.

[DonDavis]

Palin Reveals to Katie Her Favorite Supreme Court Judge
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=3671

[CultureVulture]

McCain's meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board was a shocker -- even with his reputation for melt-down anger. He claimed to have always been 100% honest. Yet he stood in front of the Republican Convention and proclaimed that Palin had sold the governor's airplane on E-Bay and had made a profit.
What gives? Either Palin's staff lied to him. Or --- he knew and lied to us.
That's such an easy one. Why isn't the press pinning him down on that one?
Wouldn't it be fun to see Palin in a real press conference? Letting David Gregory have a go at her?

[MsDoc]

How about Keith or Rachel, or even Chris Matthews....

Did you know that Todd's wife is a Republican campaign strategist?

[realiybased2]

David Gregory is not going to be tough on Palin like he would be on Obama, he is a Republican and always asked negative questions about Obama or when one of his guest make a positive statement about Obama, there's always a "BUT" with David Gregory.

He would be same as Hannity in that interview.

[MJJM]

If Gwen does not ask the VP candidates anything related to the urban community or inner city problems, then she will have knuckled under the pressure from the neo-cons!!!

[MsDoc]

She doesn't write the questions.... remember the fuss a while back about McC's demanding "softball" questions for Pa lin?

[FreedomFries]

If McCain puts country first, why is he ashamed to wear a flag lapel pin? I thought this was the most important Republican test of patriotism.

[jnah]

i hope thats a joke

[vulvina]

no joke, jnah. mccain disparages lots of people's patriotism. he thinks he is entitled to be POTUS.

his high regard for the United States is illustrated by the selection of his running mate, someone he is certain will be a great leader.

the man has no honor.

[emfnyeh]

Sarah Palin has a good chance to be the leader of the free world if McCain is elected. If this is not one very scary reason to vote for Obama, then just think of the fact that McCain chose her. Even if you don't think highly of Obama-Biden (which I do) the country should come first. Take a look at your children and grandchildren, and think of Palin as their president.

[DonDavis]

Newly Discovered Footage of Sarah Palin: Giving High School Book Report
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=3665

[MsDoc]

I am NO fan of Palin's...but which of us would want our high school years thrown back in our faces?

[DickClark]

....So McCain can't look at Obama on the Senate floor......just like during the debate.....
Surprising­?......Not really....McCain's infintile behavior continues.......

[kjstjohn]

Although I am a liberal, I had a generally good opinion of Senator McCain until he selected Governor Palin as his running mate. How dare he try to saddle the country with a VP who is not even Bush League? Haven't the Republicans done enough damage already putting an intellectu­ally-defic­ient individual in the White House for the last 8 years?

As a VP candidate, Governor Palin is Junior Bush League. She is not qualified to lead the country in prosperous times, let alone when the country is in fiscal crisis.

[JanaK63]

Between voting to stop looking for MIA's still missing in action in Southeast Asia, as well as his choice of a moose-hunting, wolf killing, hockey mom as VP, McCain can take his "COUNTRY FIRST" slogan and shove it up his @$$!!!!!!

[CalifKate]

I totally agree with you !!!! We all know Palin will put the nails in the coffin tonight and then maybe we can get rid of them !!!!
I belong to PETA and I hate the way she brags about killing animals..and how does being a hockey mom qualify her for anything ???? Most moms with kids is sports support thier kids and
work in the snack bar...Doesn't mean they can be VP !!!

[SKonnery]

So by not looking for them it meant that 500 plus pow's were left in North Viet Nam and they knew it. Disgraceful.

[Contrapuntist]

BRAVO!! I don't think I could have said it better myself. The guys has some nerve that he is placing country first, when it is becoming clearer each and every day precisely who his "Country First" is really about - himself.

That guys blows some much hot air, he could inflate a fleet of hot air balloons...

[irishcat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3raCBZwor0

[coolekat]

hilarious

[khiva]

"What will it take for the neocons to finally admit that this person would be a disaster to our nation in a time of crisis?"

You don't understand. That is exactly what neo-cons want. They hate government and want it destroyed. That's why their power base is the rightwing freak evangelicals, who love Palin because she will bring on the End Tmes and the Rapture. Have you ever tried talking to one of these people? We're not talking about rational human beings here.

[bitemymccain]

Obama helps us all.

http://myrealitytelevision.com/2008/09/who-caused-financial-meltdown-was-mccain-negligent-2008-presidential-debate/

[sunnyjane]

My six-year-old granddaughter and I stopped by the local Obama campaign headquarters yesterday. I handed her a ten-dollar bill to give to one of the staff.

She asked me why I was giving them money. I told her that Mr. Obama needed to defeat Mr. McCain in the presidential election, and his campaign needed our support. She said, "Who has Sarah Palin?"

I said, "Mr. McCain. Mr. Obama has Mr. Joe Biden."

She slid the ten across the desk and said, "Here, this is for Mr. Obama."

That's my girl!

[briyando]

very nice story! even your grand daughter knows best..

[MsDoc]

Goosebumps.... thank you for sharing.....

[Ged2012]

I prefer Bush over McCain and Palin. Really. The reason is that Bush is now learning from his past mistakes, though late in the process, even if people continue to bash him.

Palin refuses to learn from her mistakes. Proof: She is still in love with the idea that she has foreign policy experience simply because of the tiresome Alaska-Russia neighbors assertion.

[nonbeliever]

Great thinkers like you are the reason we got Bush in the first place.