Palin A "Whack Job," Top McCain Adviser Says

One of John McCain's advisers recently called his running mate Sarah Palin a "diva" after she went off-script at a rally, and suggested she was looking after her own political future over the current campaign. Now another adviser ups the ante in a conversation with the Politico's Playbook, labeling Palin a "whack job."

Meanwhile, Dana Milbank reports on more signs of division between McCain and his running mate on the stump:

"Sarah Oh-Twelve!" bellowed a man in field coat and jeans, one of several thousand at the Leesburg rally, when Palin spoke about her tax policies yesterday.

The oh-twelve message, if mathematically flawed, seemed to capture the crowd's sentiment. There were "I [Heart] Palin" bumper stickers on cars, "Team Sarah" T-shirts in pink, "Sarah!" pins and countless signs: "You Go Girl." "You're in Palin Country." "Maverick Barracuda." One of the souvenir vendors said his most popular offering was a pin showing Palin next to a pit bull and the usual "McCain-Palin" logo reversed, with her name first and in larger letters.

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The diva made sure to spend some time on her "own track record" in Alaska, particularly all the taxes she cut. "Sarah! Sarah!" the crowd chanted.

"So, Virginia, will you hire us?" she asked. "Will you send us to Washington?"

"Yes, we will! Yes, we will!"

In 2012, that is.

Comments

[SOLERSO68]

governor whack job! on the new pay site, governors with glasses....sorry

[BS 24 7]

Palin Homepage:
www.whackjob.Ak.gov

Todd, the First Dude?

"Like lipstick on a moose"

This has all the makings of a standard conservative debacle.

Please....... NOT ANOTHER FOUR.

[reallymolly]

Disgusting! Yet hilarious.

[vietveter]

All the rethug puppet masters have been looking for is an

EMPTY HEAD

Just like the "Dub" so that they can fill it with their

vitriolic, crass and hateful dogma.

With VP BARBIE

they have the perfect tool.

SPACE for RENT................. whth lipstick

[buffyjones]

Boy, the Dem machine is really t h r e a t e n e d by Palin. They never miss an opportunity to s l a m her for nothing. They h a t e that her ratings are so good. Imagine Obama doing a 30 min commercial of himself. I think that may be unprecendented.

[Cheryllou]

Look no further at your own party. They have no problem calling her out for what she truly is. We're just having a little fun.

[roshni]

Her ratings are so good?

[Sabreen60]

Her ratings??? Can you read??? Check out her unfavorable numbers - higher than her IQ.

[reliant1]

Her ratings fall further every day. Her numbers are really dropping in Alaska - she will not be re-elected and Sen Stevens may decide to take her down with him. The 30 minute commercial has been done in the past - to good effect.

Slamming for nothing is impossible...

[hortonhearsawho]

trig is calling piper mommy, ratings be damned i say.

[skyfrequency]

After the election and the republicans lose, I have a suggestion for Sarah and her followers. Pack up your SUV's with ice, and drive off the bridge to nowhere into the Bering Sea. This will accomplish two things: the country will be rid of you and your wacky ideas and help the Arctic ocean with the much needed ice. You probably will be rescued by a Russian ship, and transported to Siberia. Vladimir Putin will welcome you all with open arms, and a polonium cocktail. " I can see my house from here Vladimir." "Have another sip Sarah."

[roshni]

And we won't worry about the nuclear waste blahblahblah...............

[Carolab]

No, they won't worry about the nuclear waste because they are for "end times"--they push it.

[hortonhearsawho]

or kids blah blah blah

[monicaangela]

Beautiful scenario, just hope we can get Vladimir to cooperate.

[grata2ude]

We could have told you she was a whack job eight weeks ago.

[wadda]

No surprise for me.

[MisterBass]

The McCain-Palin Supporters are the same people who voted for the brilliant George W. Bush twice, Hopefully rhe Repblicans will find someone else by 2012, Scary,Scary,Scary,Scary

[Xenopus]

But this woman, according to McCain, is the best VP selection in recent history, with more executive experience than anyone else running, and he knew she was his "soul mate" the first day he met her.

[bastard guy]

The REAL Sarah Palin:

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/

http://my2bucks.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/a-letter-from-someone-who-has-known-sarah-palin-since-1992/

Ambition bigger than brains and skeletons that cannot stop popping out of the closet...

You know what they say about Karma - she's a.....

[ferguskhan]

I can just hear Mc Cain now, "S arah, those are MY slack-jawed knuckle draggers, you leave 'em alone dammit! They're supposed to be voting for ME!"

[jesther]

A "whack job" who has not shown her medical records.

[hortonhearsawho]

The Omen....?

[FuturePrez]

The maverick claim is stupid. George Bush was a maverick. He and Cheney re-wrote the administrative playbook and made the country worse for it. The US deserves better than another maverick. Can't believe some people are sporting this as being positive.

[Actongue]

You Can fool some of the people some of the time, but only the Fools are Fooled by Palin

[imsosure]

Here's a classic example of the old saying, "It takes one to know one."

[Davwbaird]

Pure and simple folks this country does not need more true believers of this radical islamic strip as is Palin for the creationist and last days folks. Those folks and her are whacked.

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[tcuoohjohn]

Next time you see a video of the spouses Cindy McCain and Todd Palin look closely at their faces. You will see reality unadorned by political posturing. The Non-professional has difficulty masking their true feelings. What do you see in the spouses faces?.....Impending defeat. They know what is coming and try to put their best face on for the camera but the reality shines through nonetheless.

[roshni]

I see a "stoned" glaze in Cindy's eyes.