Sarah Palin and the prank call: The GOP’s self-inflicted November surprise
http://www.marymacelveen.com/blog/_archives/2008/11/2/3958445.htmlSarah Palin and the prank call: The GOP’s self-inflicted November surpriseBy Mary MacElveen
November 1, 2008
With no bomb-shell of an October surprise namely a tape coming from Osama bin Laden as was done in the 2004 presidential campaign; a self-inflicted November surprise came about today when Sarah Palin took an active part in a prank phone call unbeknownst to her.
While at first, I thought it to be downright hysterical an anger and disbelief washed over me. This was indeed the last straw where Americans must question the judgment coming from John McCain in selecting her as his running mate. I bet you that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin should have a good laugh especially when she said that he had “reared his head” over the state she governs.
As many high-level Republicans have called into question her qualifications to lead this nation if God forbid something were to happen to a President McCain, this prank played upon her, reaffirmed for them their opinion of her.
This goes way beyond former Vice President, Dan Quayle spelling potato with an ‘e’ in which he was mocked repeatedly by the press. I wonder how Dan Quayle is feeling about now? At least he became an actual vice president where hopefully Palin will not.
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Not only is her campaign staff a complete disaster for not fully vetting this call, but her embarrassing actions are as well.
I have not even addressed her stoking the fires of hate in this piece as I have in prior pieces, but clearly today she showed that she has no business being next in line or a heart beat away from the presidency. This does not even include her numerous lies in the past concerning the bridge to no-where, the plane sold on Ebay and where she was charged with an abuse of power by the Alaskan legislature.
If I were an undecided voter, I would break as fast as I could for Senator Barack Obama. If I were a moderate Republican, I would do the same given the fact that she just embarrassed their party or simply stay at home as a protest.
Over the next two days she will be barnstorming on behalf of Senator John McCain and she will deliver tough messages and why voters should vote for their ticket. After today’s prank that was pulled on her, she lost whatever credibility the Republican ticket thought they had.