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Posted: 07- 1-09 11:42 PM

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Internal campaign e-mails exchanged three weeks before Election Day offer a rare look at just how frustrated then Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had become with the manner in which top McCain campaign aides were handling her candidacy. The e-mails, obtained exclusively, also highlight the power struggle and thinly veiled acrimony that pervaded the relationship between Palin and the campaign's chief strategist, Steve Schmidt.

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Internal campaign e-mails exchanged three weeks before Election Day offer a rare look at just how frustrated then Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had become with the manner in which t...
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Palin fights with Alaska's state legislators, bloggers, and Natives.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:42 PM on 07/02/2009
- Decipherer I'm a Fan of Decipherer 113 fans permalink

Look out, tourists, you're next!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:55 PM on 07/02/2009
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Hah, Palin is such a pathological l i a r. She tried to tell Schmidt that Todd "accidentally" checked the wrong box for party affiliation. The chairwoman of the AIP said that both Sarah and Todd were active members in the party. Palin sent them a video address. It is so obvious that McCain did no vetting on Palin. Salon dug up more on her anti-American e x tremist affiliations in a weekend than McCain's people did in a month. Poor Sarah. Every day she was screeching about how Obama pals around with t errorists and how he wasn't a real American while her and her husband were card carrying members of a secessionist party.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:38 PM on 07/02/2009
- Toonadude I'm a Fan of Toonadude 16 fans permalink

Infighting ???? ........ when the boss lady is a pure beeeootch??? Shocking !!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:38 PM on 07/02/2009
- Willow207 I'm a Fan of Willow207 37 fans permalink
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The greatest lie Sarah Palin tells is the one she tells herself....that she is relevant!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:33 PM on 07/02/2009
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If she's not relevant I wonder why HuffPost is obsessed with her

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:44 PM on 07/02/2009
- widdles I'm a Fan of widdles 59 fans permalink
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: ) Because all of this needs to come out and say in the public eye until 2012 election. The public needs to know and be kept informed.

So, I would assume that you think we should not know about these things? So Palin would have a better show in 2012?

The truth hurts. But it must be told.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:47 PM on 07/02/2009

For your question and for all the other similar questions to the effect of "Why is the Left so afraid of her/ Why does the Left constantly attack her so..???"

For me personally, Its because I get the feeling I'm on the sidelines about to watch train wreck at any minute... yes, it's a gawking instinct and I must say it's curious to me too.

Besides, she brings it on herself, the barracuda, so I guess in the end she'll get what she deserves.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:43 PM on 07/02/2009
- MzTexas I'm a Fan of MzTexas 31 fans permalink

I'm not afraid of Palin, but people like you who support this dim bulb and think she would be a good President scare the willies out of me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:28 PM on 07/02/2009
- TheGuide I'm a Fan of TheGuide 6 fans permalink

It's interesting how lying is so easy for Palin, even in the face of the truth. Last night, I listened to her convention speech again and she lied even then. She said something to the affect that Obama (or his people) had made comments about her being a mayor, which gave her the lead-in for her "community organizer" not having actual responsibility like a mayor does. I didn't hear anything Obama or his people said about her from the time she was announced to the Republican Convention. If they had said anything, Fox News and Limbaugh would've made sure the world knew about it. I didn't like her from that night on.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:26 PM on 07/02/2009
- zendem1 I'm a Fan of zendem1 113 fans permalink

She obviously has mental issues in addition to being very shtoopid. She says whatever she thinks her audience wants to hear,and has no problems saying things that she knows to be untrue.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:40 PM on 07/02/2009
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This Jason Jones piece is hilarious. More about those small town responsibilities @ 2:00 mark.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=188638&title=Understanding-Real-America-in-Wasilla

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:41 PM on 07/02/2009
- foxbat I'm a Fan of foxbat 111 fans permalink
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Some people, seemingly the Palins, are so overwhelmed by the world, that the only way that they can function in it is to try to simplify it as much as possible. Economics is reduced to lowering taxes, foreign policy is reduced to "best friends and enemies" lists, and anything that can't be comprehended is wished/prayed away or set in the realm of mysteries that are either completed accepted without question or completely rejected without question. The only thing that matters in the world to folks like this are only those things that have immediate and specific self-gratification. To some extent, it's not a problem as long as they live in their own world. The problem is that the rest of the complex real world consistently challenges their simplistic view of the world and they strive to eradicate that which does not fit in their model or challenges it. As such, intelligence and thought are ridiculed, logic and empathy are to be eliminated, and anything different is to be feared. By itself, ignorance can really be bliss, but sometimes, especially with an agenda like Palin's, it can be extremely dangerous. Welcome to the real world; truth need not apply.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:55 AM on 07/02/2009
- zendem1 I'm a Fan of zendem1 113 fans permalink

Very accurate.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:26 PM on 07/02/2009
- Toonadude I'm a Fan of Toonadude 16 fans permalink

I'm guessing you realize that you just characterized G.W. Bush as well as Palin.

Good post.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:36 PM on 07/02/2009
- zendem1 I'm a Fan of zendem1 113 fans permalink

Any neocon thinks that way. It's much easier to react than think.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:41 PM on 07/02/2009
- Decipherer I'm a Fan of Decipherer 113 fans permalink

She's a transgendered George W. Bush on steroids.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:54 PM on 07/02/2009
- foxbat I'm a Fan of foxbat 111 fans permalink
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Yes, I realized it, but as part of my therapy I'm trying to forget about anything associated with the eight years of the Bush White House. :-)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:25 PM on 07/02/2009
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Excellent post. Fanned!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:53 PM on 07/02/2009
- jhw22 I'm a Fan of jhw22 27 fans permalink

1) Obama's team was masterful at picking their battles. They never did, and still don't, give credence to the little things that will die out by the next news cycle or seem so ridiculous that their supporters can handle the comments on blogs.

2) Did she really not understand Todd's membership or did she think Schmidt was stupid?

3) She may think she has the endurance to beat Obama on a run, but she does not have the discipline and endurance to beat him on the campaign trail. She fought hard for a few months, but things like this convince me she could not run for a full two years, like Obama did, without self-destructing fighting the little stuff.

4) You would think that, as a mom of "five", she would have learned the whole "pick your battles" concept by now.

Jennifer

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:54 AM on 07/02/2009
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Correction; ...mother of FOUR!

Details at eleven (eventually).

http://www.palindeception.com/blog/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:00 PM on 07/02/2009
- CJWebber I'm a Fan of CJWebber 22 fans permalink

No doubt this is why she had 'five' in quotes.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:03 PM on 07/02/2009
- Rain-man I'm a Fan of Rain-man 9 fans permalink

Isn't Palin a mother of four and grandmother of two?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:12 PM on 07/02/2009
- zendem1 I'm a Fan of zendem1 113 fans permalink

Nobody's really sure. But wait until her next campaign and she'll have them all lined up for the cameras like a football team.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:27 PM on 07/02/2009
- jhw22 I'm a Fan of jhw22 27 fans permalink

Hence the " ", also, too. ;) ;)

Jennifer

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:51 PM on 07/02/2009
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I just read that entire article and it's still amazing to me how Sarah Palin brazenly tries to manipulate situations to fit her own agenda. But I HAD NO CLUE that she attempted to manipulate her OWN CAMPAIGN into believing something that was clearly not the truth.

INCREDIBLE. Sarah Palin is an expert at using nuance to try and change people's perceptions of actual events. This woman is NOT to be trusted. Sarah Palin is deceptive and manipulative and it's the subtleties of how she tries to manipulate situations that is particularly scary. I honestly fear for this country if this woman is EVER elected POTUS.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:53 AM on 07/02/2009
- Rain-man I'm a Fan of Rain-man 9 fans permalink

What is the truth about her son who joined the Army?

As Chanel said above, "Sarah Palin is deceptive and manipulative and it's the subtleties of how she tries to manipulate situations"

Soooo, is Palin's son as patriotic as Sarah wants everyone to believe he is? Is the reason her son joined th Army because it was his patriotic duty?

Or did Palin's son join the Army to avoid prison or jail time as reported earlier?

When will she tell the truth?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:22 PM on 07/02/2009

Ouch; "We can't put out a release denying documented truth, Sarah. Now shut up."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:49 AM on 07/02/2009
- grammy11 I'm a Fan of grammy11 6 fans permalink

Here's the kicker. Mudflats bog post today confirmed that Sarah Palin was also a member of AIP until she ran for Mayor of Wasilla. Proof is an actual copy of congratulations from the AIP when she won saying she was a member until she ran but changed it to "fit in". If anyone really wants to know the truth and more about her, they should read the many blog posts in Alaska.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:48 AM on 07/02/2009

Link PLEEEEEEEEEZ!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:56 AM on 07/02/2009
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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:09 PM on 07/02/2009
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Palin. What an amateur.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:46 AM on 07/02/2009
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They said;
While shaking hands after a rally later that afternoon, someone on the rope line shouted a remark at Palin about the AIP.

I say:
Palin never got upset when someone more than once called for the "harm" to then Senator Obama.

They said:
Jason Recher, who remains a staunch Palin supporter and recently accompanied the governor on a trip to New York, said he hoped people would focus more on positive memories from the campaign.

I say:
There are NO positive menmories from Palin's campaign.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:44 AM on 07/02/2009

Oh, now I've got a lotta positive memories of her campaign; she was "positively" hilarious!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:57 AM on 07/02/2009
- roshni I'm a Fan of roshni 182 fans permalink

she was positively dangerous. I volunteered for the Obama campaign and every time she held a rally in PA, the threats against the dems and our president increased.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:50 PM on 07/02/2009
- PurplePeon I'm a Fan of PurplePeon 2 fans permalink
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Obviously there was infighting. McCain's campaign managers were wildly incompetent.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:22 AM on 07/02/2009
- CJWebber I'm a Fan of CJWebber 22 fans permalink

Agreed. The whole team seemed to be running blind.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:06 PM on 07/02/2009
- 19JCMan I'm a Fan of 19JCMan 5 fans permalink

No, their pick was incompetent.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:08 PM on 07/02/2009
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Ya, that too.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:27 PM on 07/02/2009
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McCain was incompetent, Sarah was incompetent, the campaign managers were incompetent.

There was not a single competent thing to come out of that entire campaign.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:11 PM on 07/02/2009
- PurplePeon I'm a Fan of PurplePeon 2 fans permalink
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I'll agree with McCain and the campaign. They were both horrible. I don't think the VP is that significant. I mean, come on, Biden...?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:31 PM on 07/02/2009
- Nyla785 I'm a Fan of Nyla785 9 fans permalink

Anybody else think that this is Palin's whole game in life...to find 'fights' and then 'win' them..even if she has to start the fights to begin with? the whole 'choosing sides' thing..and dividing people up into teams. that would be a bad, bad place for America to go to..we did that thru the whole Bush years.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:19 AM on 07/02/2009
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Oh noes! She's lying again!
http://breepalin.blogspot.com/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:17 AM on 07/02/2009
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