The Obama campaign launched a 30-second ad on cable TV arguing that Republican John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate is merely meant to distract from the fact McCain would be a continuation of President Bush’s policies. “So, while this may be his running-mate,” the announcer says with a photo of McCain and Palin on the screen, “America knows this is John McCain’s agenda.” The visual switches to McCain with Bush. “We can’t afford four more years of the same.”
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August 30, 2008
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Palin will be in the news for a short while. Once the luster - whatever there is - wears off, media will move on.
She's an attractive gimmick, but she's not nominated to govern the US.
Posted by: Ivanv | August 30, 2008 at 03:49 PM