"Message Nazi" Schmidt Pushed McCain To Pick Palin

LA Times:

In the wild ride that is the McCain presidential campaign, Steve Schmidt has been at the wheel, steering -- some say careering -- from Paris Hilton to Sarah Palin, from abrupt "suspension" to abrupt restart.

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The effort peaked with the choice of Palin as McCain's running mate. Convinced that McCain needed a dramatic gesture to make the race competitive, Schmidt pressed McCain to pluck the Alaska governor from obscurity.

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Comments

[CaptainStormfield]

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2008/10/tax-profs-agree.html
Palin owes thousands in additional taxes.

[StandUpAmerica08]

How patriotic is hiring a skinhead to run your campaign? Is the message McCain sending to Americans of all colors and background is: "Only white skinheads are real Americans"?

This bothers me. McCain can't hide behind his POW status to spout racist remarks or action. I want to hear McCain hold a press conference denouncing Skinheads and fire 'I just shaved my head to go to war with black people' SCHMIDT!

McCain is dangerously setting our country back to 1964 and it's not a good feeling!

[sadiehawkins]

It is very clear that John McCain has very poor judgement. However there are still undecided voter!!!! Go figure!!

[hlechols]

It is very serious that the Governor of Aaska was picked for the vice Presidential nominee. It will be more serious if The McCain/Palin ticket were to win. Take in to consideration all the drama that she brought into this process, All the deficiences. It is like she is a shinny new toy, a peppy cheerleader, new and different. Leadership of ones country especially one that is and should be a world leader is not for a hockey Mom or Joe six pack to lead, no disrespect to either but I do not want some one with limited knowledge beyond a state with the population of Austin Texas to have my best interest in their hands. American voters, please think about this and this alone when you go to cast your votes.

On the day in January when the new President takes his vow some of us will be satisfied and some will not. On the following day, God forbids that new POTUS were to die. The day after that, God forbids that our country is attacked by terrorist. And President Palin answers the 3 AM phone call. This is not a joke and it is nothing cute and refreshing about it.

[bdl0715]

I think that as of Nov 5, her political career will be over. She'll maybe finish her first term as Governor of Alaska and that will be it. for her.

[Noogie]

I really don't see Alaskans giving her a second term after her national humiliation and her attempt to stonewall the Troopergate investigation.

[PT6]

This has been the most erratic, confusing, and unprofessional campaign in Repub history! Perhaps all history!

They can not stay on subject for TWO DAYS in a ROW, and sometimes TWO HOURS in a ROW!

This is supposed to confuse the other side, but instead has CONFUSED AND FRUSTRATED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO NOW QUESTION THE STABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM OF McCAIN!

Schmidt is a underling of ROVE, but "He is NO KARL ROVE!"

But the rules have changed now where Rove could attack without being attacked. Today Schmidt still believes there is NO "Tit for Tat" but he is WRONG as he discovered last night and this MORNING!

[ObamAtomic]

Brad Blakeman,the only reason that McCain was clear,,,,,at that times the House do
not have ethical resolutions,it was created after the Keating5 ...

[truth2008]

Brad Blakeman is a repub tool. He thinks if he screams and interupts enough, people will belirve his pathetic LIES! Thanks Mc-insane, for reps like Blakeman, you betcha! (wink).

[StandUpAmerica08]

The skinhead's credo is 'when going to war shave your heads to send the signal'

Nazi loving Schmidt shaved his head to send the message but why didn't McCain catch on? I thought McCain said he's fighting a war against terrorist so I wonder why he's not fighting those in his own camp.... is it because he's with them and the 'real war' he speaks of is anyone that's not a skinhead?

I'm calling for a full investigation into skinhead-gate in the McCain campaign!

[ObamAtomic]

Schmidt and his red laces,,,,,,,

[Independent-for-Obama]

I didn't realize until this moment that Schmidt is a skin-head.

[Gardinia]

Translators Needed.

Quote from Pallin's post debate interview with Fox news:

"As we send our young men and women overseas, in a war zone to fight for democracy and freedoms, including freedom of the press, you've really got to have a mutually beneficial relationship here. With fighting for the freedom of the press and then the press, though, not taking advantage of that and exploiting a situation that perhaps that they would want to capture and abuse the privilege".

Do We Need to Say More. This woman is an embarrasment to our country.

[Noogie]

I'm only guessing here, but perhaps "We will only talk to the MSM if they agree to be our propaganda tool."

[BrickSykes]

Good God! What kind of Constitutional amendments can Congress come up with to Beat our present 'Political Process' into something that is not vulnerable to the whims of dangerous operatives like this guy? I know for a fact that all of us MUST get the Election Rules FIXED so that the MSM can no longer promote the BIAS they do today. Hell, look at Tom Brokaw!! An overly Zealous McCain Stooge, totally allegiant to NBC, owned by GE, with NO CONNECTION to the US Constitution!!

Brick

[LouisianaLiberal]

I have this theory about why Steve Schmidt shaves his head. Of course Democrats view him as Public Enemy #1 but after this thing is over Republicans of all flavors will point the finger at this miserable man. When the election is over, when McBush loses, when every last horrible little detail about this frightening little man is exposed Schmidt can let whatever hair he has left grow then he can slip into anonymity.

[BrickSykes]

Naw! He'll get a very High Paying postion at one of the Republican's dozens of 'Think Tanks' and lay in wait for the smoke to clear from this Mess. We can only hope, though, that the RNC and their sick sycophants will disappear into the 'Wilderness' for another Forty, or better yet, Four-Hundred Years! It'll take that long to Lick all the Wounds they've done to Electoral Politics!

Brick

[judyc]

I wish this guy would get hit by a truck.

[notb observer]

Anyone who could win personal accolades from Dick Cheney should be considered a risk to the USA !

These men, and their immoral schemes have done as much, if not more harm to the Republic and Democracy than most of the terrorists they have used to distract us, while they auctioned the country to the corporate elites.

There's still room in Gitmo for "enemy combatants" like Schmidt and Rove.

http://www.truthout.org/video/greg-palast-rove-has-already-fixed-2008-election

[getoffthecross]

Beware those with conviction. They will surely tear you down.

http://www.jokerzinternetradio.com/phpmotion/play.php?vid=103

[victoriajubilee]

VOTE FOR SENATOR OBAMA ON NOVEMBER 4TH ,WE CANNOT AFFORD FOUR MORE YEARS OF GEORGE BUSH.