McCain "Saddened" By "Vicious Attacks" On Palin (VIDEO)

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Senator John McCain, (R-A.Z.), lamented on Sunday the treatment of the woman he tapped to be his vice president, declaring that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin had been the victim of "vicious attacks" the likes of which he had never seen.

McCain insisted, during an interview with CNN's State of the Union, that Palin would continue to play an active and important role in Republican politics despite stepping down from the governor's chair. He called that decision to leave office a year-and-a-half prematurely, the "best" one Palin could have made for herself, her country, and her family.

Pointing to the Alaskan's critics, McCain said he was "kind of be saddened by the fact that there's still such vicious attacks on her and her family."

"I mean, I've never seen anything quite like it," he said, though it was unclear which critics he was referring to. "I respect her. I appreciate her. I think she has a role to play in the future."

Later in the segment, McCain said he would gladly have Palin campaign with him in Arizona, as he runs for re-election in 2010. He would not, conversely, commit to voting for her or any other potential Republican candidate for president in 2012, citing the distance between now and then, and the uncertainty of who, in fact, was going to make a White House run.

Comments

[pons1595]

This creep just keeps on giving and giving. May he find anonymity soon.

[ohmetoo]

Well after his negative vote today re Sotomayer, he may be actively seeking obscurity in AZ!

[trisha08]

Anyone think that Palin will help him win the Latino vote since he is voting against Sotomayor?

I don't think so. Palin is very very anti-Catholic and there is a large Catholic Latino population in his state.

[trisha08]

The attacks against President Obama compared to Palin are about 10,0000 to one, so he needs to get a clue.


He is just pandering to the NRA since Palin has become a speaker for them and just received several NRA awards.

[demomntgirl]

CODE WORDS!

the bioooootch is writing a tell all book..is what he was thinkin'....when he said what he said...
her is what I was thinking....when I read...what he said!

She is a QUITTER...I was a QUITTER too...
her's was an elected position...mine was just a MARRIAGE and/or my family!
She was involved in ethics complaints....ME TOO!! heh heh
She can't remember the constituti­on.....sup­reme court cases....what she reads....
ME EITHER! heh heh!
People visciously attack her and her family.....ME TOO!! heh heh
I did it to little old Chelsea Clinton when she was a little girl!
She should have a promising career in the GOP....
JuSt LiKe Me!!

[suzdav]

Tell her to shut up, that will stop the laughing. William Shatner reading her speech verbatim was hilarious.

[PWM]

He had no problem with Palin's rallies where people shouted the N word and called for Obama's blood.

[keepitreal50]

Let his recent history speak for me.

[simultaneous4126]

This is my second attempt to post a comment about this article/video. I'll cross my fingers and toes and say a little prayer before trying to post it. Here goes--John chose Sarah as his running mate in 2008 because he wanted to shake up and energize his campaign. John was always a "maverick," and he believed Sarah was also. She did energize a particular "base" of the Republican Party. However, she wasn't able to help him win the election. He feels comradeship and loyalty to Sarah for working with his 2008 campaign. We'll see if she accepts his offer to help him campaign in 2010.

[suzdav]

Yeah, she energized them all right. The hate-monger right-wing "birther" nitwits.

[simultaneous4126]

We know that John is very feisty and independent. He purposely picked Sarah Palin because he saw her as a "maverick," somewhat like him. The old saying, "It takes one to know one" applies in this case, although John didn't know how much "dissention" Sarah could bring to his campaign. So it is now, he'll accept help from any quarter, especially from Sarah. We'll see if she offers her "assistance" or not. After Sarah "quit" her job, it will be interesting to see her work with John " never quit" McCain (remember when he said he would "go to the gates of hell to get Osama Bin Laden"?).

[smileatfear]

Let's see, there's the many death threats Candidate and then President Obama has faced because of palin's attempts to "swift boat" him, trying to paint him as a terrorist and anti-American, supporting the bigotry and hatred that was yelled out and demonstrated during her campaign rallies. And palin has faced what - some late night jokes by comedians, some articles pointing out her very obvious lack of ability to communicate effectively and lack of comprehension of most major issues, and falling poll numbers in her home state. Wow - if the attacks on her can be called "vicious" then what happened to Obama because of her is downright apocolyptic.

[ItsOKImADoctor]

If you really believe that then you are delusional.

[ChewableProzac]

right, the delusion required to believe what video evidence lays bare before you. you must be a birther.

[smileatfear]

In what way, Charlie?

[gizmo64]

So true and something like this should maybe be sent to her attorney,Ms Palin was picked and told to use the attack words she did McCain knew it and used it so he could claim clean hands when in fact his hands are very dirty.Lets hope he is voted out of office we do not need these kinds of swift boating and attack dogs in congress,McCain should be ashamed of himself that he even thought attacks like his lot used word work.In the end he lost in spite of it.

[Bronxdude]

Hey John, remember when Bush swift-boated you? Well, what goes around comes around.

[birchtree3]

You rubbed the lamp, John. Hard to put the e/ v / i / l/ genie back,isn't it?

[Zibop]

LOL!

[henrypapillon]

This is kindergarten play compared to what Bill and Hillary faced. It all depends on which end of the stick you're holding. What the Obama's have faced has been far worse than what Palin has faced. And most of what she has faced has been with cause. How can you explain accusing Obama of not having a valid birth certificate when it has been validated by state officials twice and his web site had a copy of the birth certificate displayed?

[zanzig]

And he still fails to say anything about the vicious attacks on the President or the First Lady from his own party.

[CR46]

Not only from his own party but from HIS campaign

[JanSP1971]

McCain said he would gladly have Palin campaign with him in Arizona, as he runs for re-election in 2010


Who ever runs agains John McCain should hold him to this. If Sarah and her soap opera following does not show up for McCain in AZ it should be questioned WHY NOT.