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Re: Palin grumpy over ride with Burr

Steven252525 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:28:49 -0500

I love how the right likes to write off her intellect and attitude has attacks.

Re: Palin grumpy over ride with Burr

sky5714 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:33:15 -0500

Oh, how some people would sell their souls in order to advance their own political agenda.

The N&O Obama-adorers/Palin-haters leave out much of the context of the article. Let's add that context:

" ... it seems clear that McCain's senior staff evinced little sympathy for how tough a 24/7 presidential campaign can be on a mom with a day job.

Tension reached a boil on Wednesday, October 15, the start of a two-day trip to New Hampshire. Scheduled events that day included a radio call in to a national conservative talk show host, Mike Gallagher, at least two local print interviews, a one-on-one TV interview with Manchester's WMUR-TV, a rally in Laconia, an "off the record" event in Concord. A rally in Salem capped off the evening. Then Palin would retire to a hotel in Manchester to watch McCain debate Barack Obama.
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(Jason Recher, head of Palin's advance team) notes that Palin requested from the campaign a certain amount of down time each day to tend to her children or to the business or her day job as Governor of Alaska. That day, the "down time" was coincident with the motorcades to and from Salem, New Hampshire. "She wanted to be respectful to her hosts, but she also wanted to focus on her job as governor, because it was in John McCain's interest for her to do well in that job,"
http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/11/e-mails_portray_palin_campaign_trail_chaos.php

At the end of the article is the bit about Sen. Burr. Now I wonder if Sen. McCain said yes to each & every request for company on the campaign bus? How about Obama? The Palin-hating accounts are invariably by paid professional political operatives - it's in their best interests to slam Palin - they need another job for the 2010 & 2012 elections - they don't want their own incompetency blamed for McCain's defeat.

If I were her I would have done much the same - i.e. not trusted the cynical, conniving McCain staffers. And seriously, only an idiot would think the Narcissist-in-Chief didn't have moments when he would lose his charm out of frustration & sheer exhaustion from the campaign trail. But those moments, of course, would never get reported by the liberal old media.

The same liberal elitist media & professional politicos hated & despised & ridiculed Reagan too.

BTW, N&O - where's the AP Fact Check article on Palin's book? Disappeared? Too funny. As Fox has pointed out, Obama's (& Biden's, & Kerry's, etc.) books weren't fact-checked by the AP - and certainly the AP didn't hire 11 reporters for one hit-piece. Those books were treated by the AP as liberal gospels for the already-converted.

Re: Palin grumpy over ride with Burr

Steven252525 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:24:13 -0500

It gets better with this women all the time. However, I am sure this is just more "liberal" media.

Re: Democrats still seeking a speaker

BitterEXdemocrat — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:19:18 -0400

John Edwards would probably draw more eager gossip mongers if he promises to talk about 'things'...

Or, maybe a live remote speech by James B. Black, now of Georgia.

Re: McCain, McConnell: Start over on heath

PaulTerrell — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:28:51 -0400

Wake County GOP had a fundraiser last night at the State Fair Grounds. With Senator Burr as the main speaker we also had many locally endorsed candidates also. The crowd was over 350 people and were all very vocal about conservative ideals and many presented ideas and solutions to current local and health care issues.

Re: McCain, McConnell: Start over on heath

GiggleBox — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:10:42 -0400

The guy that lost the election for President based on his health care platform and the guy pushing the exact same one as his own say... wait!

Redo!

How about GO HOME! Instead.

Re: Senators appear in Charlotte

scharrison — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:37:27 -0400

"The parent company of the hospital has been a big spender on health care lobbying."

Of course they have, Ben. Here's a few details about that parent company, Carolinas Health Care:

James E.S. Hynes, Chairman (former Chairman Hynes, Inc., a major broker/seller of pharmaceuticals)

William C. Cannon, Jr., Vice Chairman (Pillowtex. 'Nuff said)

Malcolm E. Everett III (Wachovia)

G. Kennedy Thompson (Wachovia)

Bishop George E. Battle, Jr. (God)

Amy Woods Brinkley (Bank of America)

Edward J. Brown III (Bank of America)

Ralph A. Barnhardt (Citizens Savings Bank)

Thomas M. Belk, Jr. (banker with huge wardrobe)

Rush S. Dickson III (rich enough to be a bank)

Willis Frank Dowd IV (Bank of America)

J. Knox Hillman, Jr. (insurance)

Thomas C. Nelson (Morgan Stanley, Belk)

Edward K. Prewitt, Jr. (SunTrust)

Felix S. Sabates, Jr. (Banking Commission)

Ronald H. Wrenn (investor/advisor)

Bankers don't usually swarm like this unless there's money. A lot of money. I saw it on the Discovery Channel...

The Advantages of being Astroturf

GiggleBox — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:37:46 -0400

Carolinas Healthcare Systems was one of North Carolina’s biggest lobbying spenders on health care issues in the past two years, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan group in Washington that tracks spending in politics.

And they get a lame duck closed door meeting with Burr and the last guy to push his plan, John McCain. Was George Bush not available?

Re: McCain, McConnell to join Burr's forum

BitterEXdemocrat — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:01:01 -0400

Medical savings accounts, and mandate that EACH one pays for HIS own healthcare insurance premiums, just like vehicles.

Re: A tight-lipped prayer?

markjohnson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:29:09 -0400

Comment advertising retail outlet deleted. MJ

Re: Randall to challenge Miller

Jeff_morse — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:15:41 -0400

Welcome Mr. Randall. Brad Miller has to go. You have my vote.

Re: Randall to challenge Miller

earmk47 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:34:24 -0400

I think Brad Miller is VERY in touch with his district. He answers EVERY question or challenge I send him, and he is always open to new thought. He is not there for glory or fame, just to get things done.

Re: Randall to challenge Miller

cdtew — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:40:56 -0400

Its not like the district has less than a D + 5,000 CPVI rating

Re: Randall to challenge Miller

scharrison — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:39:53 -0400

“I believe the current representative is out of touch,” Randall said.

Randall moved to North Carolina last fall...

Hilarious.

Re: Randall to challenge Miller

CitizenOpinionated — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:49:24 -0400

I agree with Whaler - plus Randall must not be very political saavy!

The 2010 elections will give way quickly to redistricting - Mr. Randall might be better suited to wait until post 2010 to see how the new lines are drawn and then make a decision.

Just my two cents - but no name recognition, just moved to the area, a McCain follower = no challenge to Miller