TPM: The Palin Meltdown in Slo-Mo

[Coexist]

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/the_palin_meltdown_in_slomo.php

On the same day that the Republicans were forced to dramatically cut back their convention activities, the Palin Meltdown unfolded with extraordinary speed. It's worth pondering the totality of what happened today, in a mere half day...

* The news that Palin once backed the Bridge to Nowhere went national.

* It emerged that Palin has links to the bizarro Alaska Independence Party, which harbors the goal of seceding from the union that McCain and Palin seek to lead.

* The news broke that as governor, Palin relied on an earmark system she now opposes. Taken along with the Bridge to Nowhere stuff, this threatens to undercut her reformist image, something that was key to her selection as McCain's Veep candidate.

* The news broke that Palin's 17-year-old daughter became pregnant out of wedlock at a time when the conservative base had finally started rallying behind McCain's candidacy.

* Barely moments after McCain advisers put out word that McCain had known of Bristol Palin's pregnancy, the Anchorage Daily News revealed that Palin's own spokesperson hadn't known about it only two days ago.

* A senior McCain adviser at the Republican convention was forced into the rather embarrassing position of arguing that McCain had known about the pregnancy "last week" -- without saying what day last week he knew about it.

* It came out that Republican lawyers are up in Alaska vetting Palin -- now, more than 72 hours after it was announced that she'd been picked.

* Palin lawyered up in relation to the trooper-gate probe in Alaska -- a move that ensures far more serious attention to the story from the major news orgs.

What else will come out today? After all, there are still six hours left until September 2nd...

[FreakinDJ]

1. NICE !.....they are unraveling before our very eyes

[quantass]

2. And what's this Audio clip circulating about that everyone is dloading (Trooper-Gate?)

[Coexist]

4. do you have a link?

[POAS]

3. Is October surprise being replaced

with September surprise?

[...of J.Temperance]

5. We didn't need ALL of this about Palin coming out NOW

This woman is such a light-weight politically it's not funny, she has next to no experience, also the political positions that she does have are of the Extreme Right variety.

The choice of Palin is the best for us, because with McCain's age and not so good health, this woman isn't qualified to become President.

We didn't need all of the crap on Palin coming out now, we needed it to appear mid-October, when it'd be too late for McCain to dump Palin and replace her with probably Ridge or Romney.

So WHY is this crap appearing NOW?

The mainstream media are not on our side, we've known that for years, the only reason why they're dismantling Palin, is I think to give McCain the opportunity to dump her and replace her with someone who's more qualified....they're helping McCain, obviously Palin and her baggage are a risk to McCain's chances....busting Palin THIS early, ONE WEEK after he chose her, gives him the opportunity to dump her.

Like the media kept quiet about ANY dirt on W, unless it was showing that Palin was HELPING McCain, the same media would have kept quiet about the dirt on Palin.

We NEED McCain to keep Palin, the McCain/Palin ticket should be the easiest ticket the GOP have served up since Dole/Kemp for us to smackdown.

[Jennicut]

6. Damage will be done already, Replacing means you messed up big time.

McCain's lack of judgement over picking Sarah Palin will be repeated ad nauseum. Trust me. Contrast that to Obama's picking of Joe Biden as VP running mate its downright hilarious.

[Coexist]

7. I agree - replacing her will make him look like a doddering old fool.

[adamuu]

8. its bad for him no matter when it happens. n/t