McCain: I've Clamped Down On Criticism Of Palin From My Staff

In his appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" tonight, John McCain acknowledged his camp's recent criticism of running mate Sarah Palin after days of stressing that reports of tension were overblown and mistaken.

He ended that part of the discussion by emphasizing that he had clamped down on the complaints and backbiting:

MCCAIN: Could I just mention one thing before we -- Sarah Palin?

We're one team, we're together. You're going to have, with all the advisors and counselors and all that, there's always a little friction within different camps and all that.

KING: But your camp has been criticizing her.

MCCAIN: Oh, yes. But you know.

KING: You let that go?

MCCAIN: It's just nonsense. It's nonsense. And we've put out -- you know, I've said to everybody, look, if anybody has a complaint, take it to me or Sarah. But, our relationship and our teamwork couldn't be -- I couldn't be happier.

Comments

[sak]

Does he really think anyone believes him? When your own campaign calls the VP pick a diva and a whack job, you just gotta know that something is very very wrong in the McCain camp. Sara Palin has done more to take this country back to the days of rampant racism and religious intolerance than anyone in recent history. Maybe that is what she learned in her witch banishing religion. Whatever the reason, McCain has no defense whatsoever. He picked her. He did it because she was cute and he thought that would be enough to tittilate the public. He was wrong. We women are not that stupid. There are some who are low information voters who run on the fumes of hate, but the rest of us want something better for this country. Shame on you John McCain. And shame on the media for allowing him to get away with this. Just today we found out that Senator Obama went to a going away party for Professor Khalidi, that terrible awful person. McCain complained that the L.S. Times would not release a video of the event. Not on network news is this: During the 1990s, while McCain served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars. Isn't this just a bit more worrisome than going to a party when a professor at your university is leaving? Just sayin.

[PuppaX]

And since when do you call the shots?

[S1m0n]

If he can do that, he'll have no chance of getting away with pretending that he wasn't responsible for all the sleaze in his campaign.

[Jason404]

"I couldn't be happier"

What a bare faced lie!

[Madmac]

Sure you have McGrampy.

[DMcD]

In other words; "McCain muzzles the only 'truth' coming out of his campaign".

[TrueIndy08]

hahaha... yeah and I guess we were all born yesterday!!! We can tell these two can't wait for this to be over.... they both suck and their internal fighting pleases me greatly!!!!

After Nov 4... he should just retire... and we can send sarah back to alaska and hopefully they get rid of her.....

[Oonagh]

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.... it's a duck.... Palin you are quacking. Hey John you are making very poor decisions ....... it is time to retire...

[ThinkCreeps]

Criticizing Palin is about the only decent thing his staff have done in the campaign.

[sadyla43]

MCCAIN JUST TOLD ON HIMSELF, LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE. THIS ISNT THE ONLY THING HES LIED ABOUT. I TELL YOU THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE.

[mdmpo]

Did Larry ask him about her comments on 2012?

[thatgirlinnewyork]

clamp down on this, john: wasilla citizens tell it like it is:

http://www.wasillaproject.com

[LemonMeringue]

Nobody could vote for her after watching that.

Will Alaska take her back? Alaska women are cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lffB7B8jKE&

[DeSwiss]

"I couldn't be happier," he said through clinched teeth.....

[billbb]

He clenched his teeth so hard you could almost seen the chips flying off his partial.

[LemonMeringue]

Nobody would blame McCain if he threw her under the bus.

She's doing it to him without a thought or a care.

[Synnerman]

Jesus doesn't like liers.