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Palin Disclosures Raise Questions on Vetting
Palin Disclosures Raise Questions on Vetting
The disclosure that Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter was pregnant was one of several revelations that called into question how well John McCain had screened her. >
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Don't think twice, it's all right
Secret Society — ... There are no words for this. ST. PAUL — A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain’s choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket. [...] Aides to Mr. McCain said they had a team on the ground in Alaska now [emphasis added] to look more thoroughly into Ms. Palin’s background. Your conventional notions of temporality-as-usual are nothing to John McCain. You might think ...

Palin Mania: The Buzz Continues
Yahoo! Buzz Log — ... Even as articles and blog posts on the Alaska governor and her brood continue to proliferate on the Web, the main media angle seems to be shifting back to John McCain himself. How much did the Arizona senator know of all this before he offered Palin a spot on the ticket? Sources such as The New York Times have garnered votes with analysis of the vetting process, and rumors that McCain might drop Palin from the ticket have reached such a ...

63-Page Palin Vetting Report the G.O.P. Chose to Ignore!
VoteMeCool — Turns out Senator McCain and the G.O.P. knew a little more about Gov. Palin's background then they care to admit. A 63-page Vetting Report on her supposedly found its way into their hands providing them with tons of info. and enough serious concerns to NOT have selected her for V.P. Was it her looks? Excuse me but I thought this was a Presidential Race NOT a Beauty Pageant! I've included a copy of the report in the link below. There's also a Podcast from ...

If Sarah Palin Hates Smart People, What Does That Say About Her Campaign? [The Company You Keep]
Jezebel — ... , either. While it has been previously reported in the NY Times that John McCain really, really, really, really wanted Joe Lieberman to be his running mate and had to be talked out of it because conservatives were grumbling, it's now clear that Steve Schmidt not only did the talking down but also ...

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