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...Tobias was also one of several speakers who freely associated Republican policies with the image of bigwigs flying around in private or corporate jets. Such implications made me wonder whether these speakers read the memoir of the candidate they are so enthusiastically supporting. The Democratic nominee himself does not appear to share the outspoken belief of many delegates that using a private jet is shameful—in fact, there is a well-written passage in The Audacity of Hope where Barack Obama describes just what makes flying in a private jet so enjoyable. Since this man was offered...
...Once again, the media proved their inclination to pursue maximum readership, throwing to the wind the relevance and propriety of the information they provide. But I’m used to some outlets resisting gossip more than others. As the Republican convention started, even The New York Times’ headlines included words like “Family Problem,” “Palin’s Daughter Pregnancy” and “Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions.” Top journalists were splitting hairs about the extent of McCain’s knowledge about...
...husband, state trooper Mike Wooten, fired by pressuring - and then dismissing - Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan. French has been the focal point of the McCain campaign's objections to the Troopergate investigation. They say French, as a Democrat, has a partisan ax to grind. And while the mostly Republican committee had voted unanimously to start the investigation before Palin was on the McCain ticket, French, the committee chair, did make some incautious statements to the media weeks ago, suggesting the committee's findings might be an "October surprise" or even grounds for impeaching Palin...
...Palin ally, Anchorage Republican Senator Gene Therriault, formed an impromptu spin room after French's statement, telling the cameramen and reporters who crowded around him that Oct. 10 was an "artificial deadline" and that the real question of the investigation was already solved in his mind - Palin had the right to fire Walt Monegan because he was an at-will employee. But the other question is still germane: Did Palin, her staff and her husband pressure Monegan to remove Wooten from the force? There's evidence to suggest they did, starting with Palin's own admission that there were over...
...photos of Sarah Palin on the campaign trail here.) (See Sarah Palin's rise to the Republican ticket here...