It is patently obvious that this is a concerted effort by the liberal left to get Palin to quit. Interesting that the MSM is out there asking the Campaign when she is going to drop out. Since this information isn’t coming from the right, it is a pretty safe bet it is part of the left’s campaign.

As far as Obama’s lofty admonition to “back off”, it is apparent that these are “just words”. I fail to see how anyone exercising even a modicum of logic and reason can fail to reach the conclusion that this smear campaign is comming from within Obama’s camp. The attacks are SO partisan, SO outrageous, SO biased and SO coodinated, there can be no other conclusion. Obama is the only one that benefits from this.

And for those unaware of Obama’s prior campaigns, this is precisely the same tactic that knocked out his Senate competition. He claimed he had nothing to do with Ryan’s sealed divorce records being opened, nor anything to do with the records of another one of his rivals seeing the light of day during a heated campaign. You may dismiss this happening once as coincidence, but unfortunately for Obama, it is a pattern that has persisted over and over again in his run for political office.

Dirty tricks for a dirty politician. Interesting that he can’t seem to win much of anything without a well coordinated smear campaign. Speaks volumes about the substance of the man behind that carefully managed facade.

Jim M. on September 3, 2008 at 10:57 AM

So glad to see some of you threatening to boycott CNN, Us Weekly, etc.

Weren’t you the ones yelling last week about how inappropriate it was for Obama supporters to ask a Chicago TV station not to air an interview critical of Obama?

jim m on September 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM

Looks like Palin’s selection makes women less likely to vote for McCain (from Rasmussen Reports on Sept. 2):

“If McCain’s strategy was to reach out to women voters, however, thus far it hasn’t been successful. The night after the announcement, slightly more women voters viewed Palin as the right choice for McCain’s running mate, but now 41% say she was not, versus 36% who still believe she was a good choice. Forty-one percent (41%) of women say they are less likely now to vote for McCain because of Palin, as opposed to 31% who say they are more likely to support him. Women voters were essentially even on this question in the earlier survey.

Men still back McCain’s decision. Forty-one percent (41%) say she was the right choice, while 37% disagree. Earlier, men favored the decision by a 43% to 31% margin. Forty-three percent (43%) of men voters say they are more likely to vote for McCain because of his choosing of Palin as a running mate, but 34% say they are less likely to do so. This is a jump in support from the earlier survey.

But even a plurality of men (47%) say Palin is not ready to be president in the event of the 72-year-old McCain being incapacitated while in the White House, although 32% believe she is ready. Women voters by a nearly two-to-one margin believe Palin is not ready.

The gender gap on Palin is likely a reflection of the larger gender gap in American politics. Women are more likely to vote for Obama while men are more likely to vote for McCain.

Voters overall by a 48% to 29% margin say Palin is not ready yet to be president, a view shared by 74% of Democrats and 48% of unaffiliated voters but only 16% of Republicans.”

jim m on September 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM