Why is Palin being so shielded from the media?

[vlad]

Hi,

Someone made a good point to me, reminded me about when I interviewed for a strategic consulting firm, Its not just about the actual thought, but its about the thought process, the steps someone takes to their logic.

With that in mind, rather than focusing on the fact that Gov. Palin has been shielded from the press, or the answers she actually has given, I was wondering, what do all of you think is the REASON(s) they are shielding her from the press?

I'm not looking for answers like "she's dumb" or the inevitable blind defense of her that doesn't stick on topic. Just wondering, thoughtfully, strategically why you think the McCain camp is keeping her quiet?

Republicans as a party are incredibly smart and clever if anything, so there is a reason to it...just wondering thoughts?

[MilesAustinforMVP]

Hi,

Someone made a good point to me, reminded me about when I interviewed for a strategic consulting firm, Its not just about the actual thought, but its about the thought process, the steps someone takes to their logic.

With that in mind, rather than focusing on the fact that Gov. Palin has been shielded from the press, or the answers she actually has given, I was wondering, what do all of you think is the REASON(s) they are shielding her from the press?

I'm not looking for answers like "she's dumb" or the inevitable blind defense of her that doesn't stick on topic. Just wondering, thoughtfully, strategically why you think the McCain camp is keeping her quiet?

Republicans as a party are incredibly smart and clever if anything, so there is a reason to it...just wondering thoughts?

Occam's razor: she's dumb.

[Sasquatch]

Pitbulls with lipstick aren't renowned for their intellectual prowess and eloquence.

[Bach]

I haven't seen much of Biden since the DNC Convention either.

Thursday night we should see a lot of both of them.

[MilesAustinforMVP]

I haven't seen much of Biden since the DNC Convention either.

Thursday night we should see a lot of both of them.

He is out there quite a bit. But nobody really cares.

[Bach]

He is out there quite a bit. But nobody really cares.

That's how it should be with the VP candidates. But people want to treat Palin like she's running against Obama or something.

[sbark]

How McCain Wins (McCain unhappy with how staff has handled Palin) (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092825/posts)
NYT ^ (http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/opinion/29kristol.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin) | WILLIAM KRISTOL
(MY Note: Bush Aides handling Palin.??? ***?................the only Bush Aides that should be within 100 yrds of Palin should be Rove.............)

Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:17:49


With respect to his campaign, McCain needs to liberate his running mate from the former Bush aides brought in to handle her — aides who seem to have succeeded in importing to the Palin campaign the trademark defensive crouch of the Bush White House.

McCain picked Sarah Palin in part because she’s a talented politician and communicator. He needs to free her to use her political talents and to communicate in her own voice.

I’m told McCain recently expressed unhappiness with his staff’s handling of Palin. On Sunday he dispatched his top aides Steve Schmidt and Rick Davis to join Palin in Philadelphia. They’re supposed to liberate Palin to go on the offensive as a combative conservative in the vice-presidential debate on Thursday.

That debate is important. McCain took a risk in choosing Palin. If she does poorly, it will reflect badly on his judgment. If she does well, it will be a shot in the arm for his campaign.
In the debate, Palin has to dispatch quickly any queries about herself, and confidently assert that of course she’s qualified to be vice president. She should spend her time making the case for McCain and, more important, the case against Obama. As one shrewd McCain supporter told me, “Every minute she spends not telling the American people something that makes them less well disposed to Obama is a minute wasted.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/opinion/29kristol.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin) ...

[jrumann59]

Occam's razor: she's dumb.

Hey that theory applies to Biden, but he is Quayle Dumb.


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