Campbell Brown: Some of the Palin leakers’ smears are “patently false”
posted at 9:56 pm on November 6, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Naming which smears are false and which aren’t would have been helpful, but we go to war with the media army we have.
Update: New light shed by ABC:
Stapleton says that during a briefing session someone asked Palin to explain the McCain-Palin stance on an issue and as she was responding “in the middle she said ‘country of Africa’ and somebody instantly wrote it down. And said, ‘Oh my God she thinks it’s a country.’”
But Stapleton insists, “she knows it’s a continent. It was just a human mistake, just like Obama saying 57 states. I don’t think anyone ever doubted that Obama knows there are 50 states.”
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At least we won’t have to put up with McCain anymore.
savvydude on November 6, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Whoever wants to talk trash about Palin needs to show their face. If they don’t, it’s bs.
digitalintrigue on November 6, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Sarah Today talks about all here
Firebird on November 6, 2008 at 9:59 PM
It’s a backhanded defense to be sure. She slams Palin herself while saying she isn’t to blame.
Just once I’d like to see someone do as Greta did and say, “It’s bull. this woman is a governor, with a teacher for a parent, she had a great gpa and was an honor student. Stop your lies and take responsibility.”
bdestini on November 6, 2008 at 10:00 PM
In other important news, Dick Cheney’s daughter is a lesbian.
fossten on November 6, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Good. McCain’s staffers will soon be working in nowhere jobs where no one knows who they are.
csdeven on November 6, 2008 at 10:01 PM
It was smart of these ‘people’ to wait until SaraCuda was safely tucked away in Alaska before they started this garbage. Very brave, too.
AubieJon on November 6, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Well, she named all the big ones and then said, “if even half of those are true . . .”. So obviously CNN isn’t discrediting the not knowing Africa was a continent.
muyoso on November 6, 2008 at 10:02 PM
The smears are “false”.
No $#!%, Sherlock! Not just false, but ridiculous to anyone with an education! The daughter of a schoolteacher not knowing of the African continent?!?!? Please!
newton on November 6, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Eh this story has run its course its beating a dead horse now.
William Amos on November 6, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Its obviously a double standard.
By all accounts, Joe “STAND UP, CHUCK!” Biden is a drooling imbecile.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:08 PM
@ newton on November 6, 2008 at 10:04 PM
They didn’t say that. They said some are false. Then they names a bunch and said, “if even have of these are true . . . . “. They left out the NAFTA smear for example. That one could be false. They specifically mentioned the Africa one though in their list of “if even half of these are true then the staffers are morons as well” smears.
muyoso on November 6, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Sounds like the people who would respond “Oh my God she thinks it’s a country” are the pretty dumb people.
MattMacD on November 6, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Do you remember the big MSM stories about Obama thinking that here were 57 states? NOT
neuquenguy on November 6, 2008 at 10:08 PM
@ wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Obama looked like an idiot there for sure, but i think there is probably good enough evidence to certainly say that he is no idiot. A socialist, yes, an idiot, no.
muyoso on November 6, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Campell Brown, you snarky bitch. Of course, there is nothing to support Palin did anything but drag McCain’s tired old ass across the finish line… in heels.
chunderroad on November 6, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Not until those responsible are held to account, it isn’t.
Jim Treacher on November 6, 2008 at 10:09 PM
muyoso/Astroturfer….. egg on your face
Palinpuma on November 6, 2008 at 10:10 PM
I didn’t catch the John Kerry concession speech to know this first hand – did John Edwards address the crowd that night?
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Peggy Noonan’s public face didn’t turn her turds into dumplings.
maverick muse on November 6, 2008 at 10:12 PM
rmel80 on November 6, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Wait, wait, wait…
Fox News is supplying smears about Sarah Palin…
And CNN is defending her against them?
Maybe the world really is ending.
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:13 PM
No. He reportedly agued with Kerry and didn’t want him to give a concession speech.
Marcus on November 6, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Is this a gossip blog? In 4 years ain’t no one gonna remember or care about this petty bullcrap. Geesh.
lorien1973 on November 6, 2008 at 10:14 PM
McCain didn’t want to be overshadowed. Obviously.
lorien1973 on November 6, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Remember the past or be doomed to repeat it. Yes the number of posts on HA could be considered overkill, but the story was overkill from the MSM from the start. Shining a bright light on the ridiculous double standard the MSM has towards not just women, but Republican’s in general is a discussion worth having again and again.
Hog Wild on November 6, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Oh yes, he did. That’s what makes me mad about the Mccain staff and Mccain personally. As per NYT’s article, Gov.Palin went to them with speech written in her hands and they refused to let her speak and MCcain didnt say anything.
How Mccain thinks he is an honorable guy is above me.
Greta or any other sympathetic journalists should immediately call Mccain and ask him to explain his staff’s behavior.
promachus on November 6, 2008 at 10:15 PM
You know when the wheels come off everyone is looking around for the nuts…heh
d1carter on November 6, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Is this a gossip blog? In 4 years ain’t no one gonna remember or care about this petty bullcrap. Geesh.
lorien1973 on November 6, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Or you just don’t get the POINT?
Noelie on November 6, 2008 at 10:16 PM
This is simple . . . the left and their media enablers hate Palin and all other religeous concservatives and McCain’s little helpers are simply pouting because they lost. Both are irrational idiots and should be kicked to the curb.
rplat on November 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Palolin is officially the GOP’s fall guy. The GOP tried to sell us this woman as just two days ago being supremely qualified to take over as President.
And now this. Make up your mind, n00bs.
username on November 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Of course the words country and continent are NOTHING like each other. No one would ever slip up there.
econavenger on November 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Yes, he did.
rmel80 on November 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Was she defending Sarah? Was she shutting down the smear mongers? What exactly was she saying? It was an odd-ball, backhanded defense (I guess), but I guess we should take it as positive.
First the MSM says that BO is creepy, then they (sort of) come to Sarah’s defense.
OMGoodness! The world is coming to an end!
I would take Sarah anyday, anytime, anywhere over that stuffed shirt, BO.
DuctTapeMyBrain on November 6, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Palin loses and is no longer a threat to The One.
So now its safe for CNN’s Campbell Brown to come out in defense of her. Where were you Campbell when you and your journalist colleaguess were busy trashing her husband, her daughter and her down-syndrome infant?
I’ll tell you where you were, you were making sure Obama was portrayed as a saint.
Your stance now doesn’t make you a hero. But the word ‘phony’ does come to mind.
fogw on November 6, 2008 at 10:18 PM
This is the second time Campbell Brown came to Palin’s defense. She says no matter what Palin knows or not this was the campaign staff that used Palin and should not have trashed her. That is despicable.
I agree. I happen to like Palin and thought she was the only reason that the GOP had a chance with McCain’s inept campaign.
I still would have voted for McCain since Obama is dangerous to the country, but figured McCain would be a horrible President but would destroy the GOP party.
The GOP can refigure itself and no longer flirt with being a moderate independant leaning party. Moderates are wishy washy and will go any direction and hard to predict.
The GOP did not vote in the numbers it had in 2004 so it is evident that McCain did not get the GOP out to vote. I heard his ground game was non existant. He ignored offers of help early and the Bush expertise. Well he lost doing it his way and we got Obama
RAH on November 6, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Anybody who wants to diss Sarah should have their face meat a fist!
gman43 on November 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Dude, I know you aren’t a fan of hers, but this is not gossip. This is political smearing of a recent Vice Presidential candidate, fully supplied by mainstream media sources, particularly the supposed “right-leaning” one. If you don’t like it, don’t click on it.
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Next scandal: they claim she thought a book was a bug.
econavenger on November 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM
One of the most memorable (because I remember it) things that George H.W. Bush said after his defeat in 1992 was that he/we would not “play the blame game”.
Perhaps Maverick should have said something similar so we would not have to suffer through his aides’ petty, childish pathetic attempts to smear Baracuda.
Tuning Spork on November 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Obama is a count-ry.
profitsbeard on November 6, 2008 at 10:21 PM
All this does is reaffirm my belief that we ought to be done with McCain. It’s so refreshing to be able to bash that fraud again, since the election is over and we’re so quickly reminded of his contempt for true conservatives.
Who are the people in the Republican leadership who are so afraid of running a conservative for president? Clearly they are afraid of Palin’s popularity, because they’re trying to destroy her now so that she can be blamed on the loss – and not the country’s refusal to elect a “maverick” in lieu of a real Republican.
Sign of the Dollar on November 6, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Do you think any campaign will hire any of these people for anything ? They violated the campaigns trust. I can tell you that no one in the political world likes having people on their team that likes to spread rumors. It can serious damage a campaign and untrustworthy people need not apply.
William Amos on November 6, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Yes, I was wrong about Edwards concession speech. I Googled and he did indeed “introduce” Kerry, the day after.
Marcus on November 6, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Wow…. These are one of the many reasons why I hate politics.
Palinpuma on November 6, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I am taking this pretty personally and have begun my Fox News boycott.
Gone are 100+ clicks per day on their website and four to five hours per night on TV.
carbon_footprint on November 6, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Palin has grace.
Her detractors just can’t get over Palin’s grace.
It’s natural, not stilted sophistry.
And it chafes elitists that Palin out shines their snobbery.
When the French-Canadian spoof was aired live at Palin’s expense, she did not lash out at them or at her staff. When the media published the worst fabricated evil stories about her children and herself, she stood tall and did not lash out. Palin is no diva, though McCain may be.
That Palin has really fine tuned instincts is really what burns her detractors. Palin senses what they totally miss. Palin communicates better than any of them.
So the banshee attack. But it won’t be Palin that falls. The jealous harpies will fall victim to their own grim reaper.
God bless Palin on her way.
maverick muse on November 6, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Win. Thread over.
spmat on November 6, 2008 at 10:26 PM
You also left out that they ran a lousy campaign.
Had the campaign played up the Wright connection and linked the Dems to Fannie/Freddie, McCain may have even won.
carbon_footprint on November 6, 2008 at 10:26 PM
…in politics? Are you kidding me?
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:26 PM
As are many things. Such as logic. And reason. And keeping the benefit of the doubt while this is all just unfounded rumors.
It’s really sad, as I’ve said many times before to see so many people on my side trash McCain for things that other people are claiming that he’s done, or not done. Doesn’t matter what the hell the truth is, just think the worst of him. Idiots.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Yup. It’s McCain’s fault that other people are trashing Palin. His fault. My God.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:28 PM
None of this will have any meaning in the months to come. Troubled times the likes of which we (our generation) have never seen are coming. Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Murtha, Kerry, Clinton, Biden, Durbin…. There are no Democrats left, only hard core Liberals.
Those who voted Obama looking for change and hope; well, lets just say these complete morons are in for a real shock when they realize they have been duped into supporting a man/party that will only harm them is ways they didn’t even know exits.
Look at California, Michigan, and New York for current examples of what is coming to the rest of America.
Keemo on November 6, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Welcome back my friends
To the show that never ends
I’m so glad you could attend
Come inside, come inside
Limerick on November 6, 2008 at 10:29 PM
As I’ve asked before, and you’ve refused to answer, if you’re so much better than us, why are you still here?
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:29 PM
I am a fan of hers, actually. Ain’t no one gonna care nor remember about a he-said she-said junk from 2008 in 2012. If she runs in 2012, she’ll prove herself these next 4 years. That’ll be all that matters.
The only thing mentioned in 2012 about 2008 will be “she was the VP on McCain’s ticket in 2008 and drew huge crowds despite being the second seat on a flagging campaign.”
lorien1973 on November 6, 2008 at 10:29 PM
The same McCain genius staff members that are now trashing Palin are also responsible for telling the media, “If we keep talking about the economic crisis, we’re gonna lose”, which Obama used again and again to land devastating blows against McCain.
Extremely poor discipline from the McCain staff.
Arrowhead on November 6, 2008 at 10:30 PM
STFU turd
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:30 PM
It’s not completely surprising to see Brown defending a woman.
It’d be nice if she did the same for men with an “R” follwing their names.
drjohn on November 6, 2008 at 10:31 PM
There are 3 different groups inside the Republican party trying to tear Palin down.
1–McCain campaign staff who blame Palin for their own failures. They ran a horrible campaign & want to use Palin as a scapegoat.
2–Romney’s people, preparing for 2012.
3–Huckabee’s people, preparing for 2012. This gem from the Huckster’s Iowa campaign manager appeared in today’s Des Moines Register. “I do not see how Gov. Sarah Palin comes back onto the national stage with th emeasure of crediblity she needs to succeed.”
The race for 2012 is already on, the slimeballs in the Romney & Huckabee camp are already attacking. Pathetic.
bigred on November 6, 2008 at 10:32 PM
You know – I wrote Michelle complaining about Allahpundit’s promulgation of this hateful screed against Sarah. It had fit with Allahpundit’s pattern of repeatedly “poking Sarah in the eye” in the lead-up to the election – and I was SICK of it.
But I was wrong – this time. Allahpundit really was trying to show these cowards for the punks and worms that they are. Michelle covers it even BETTER here:
http://michellemalkin.com/
However – I would like to see us all STOP giving this kind of crap “air time”, it should die the painful death it deserves – and “Operation Leper” by RedState should just start taking effect now – and include Shep Smith and Carl Cameron in that Leper Colony:
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/erick/2008/nov/05/operation-leper/
grtflmark on November 6, 2008 at 10:32 PM
…except that the sad fact is that the average jow laps this crap up along with their Entertainment Tonight and their reality shows and other mindless pablum. Hopefully it will fall out of memory, but the media and it looks the McCain campaign want to paint Palin as Paris Hilton before she goes anywhere. People latch onto this stuff and cling to it.
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Maybe he wanted to be the one to take responsibility. He said in his concession, “it’s my fault”. I’ll give him that.
tru2tx on November 6, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Campbell Brown’s defense of Palin reminds me of Bill Clinton’s “he admitted he knew nothing about the economy” compliment of Obama.
And I don’t want anyone like Campbell Brown soothing her feminist conscience by defending (even backhandedly) Palin now that it requires and costs nothing.
haikusrock on November 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
There’s some more of that Buckleyesque rapier wit.
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Wise_man, I think you’ve outlived your usefulness as a McCain booster. The election is over.
FloatingRock on November 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
carbon_footprint,
You are so correct that to protest, people must register their reaction rebuking antagonism.
I wrote my protest to Fox News that they’d allow Carl Cameron to smear Gov. Palin, passing off tedious rumor as news with all the concerns in the world being ignored, failing their own motto “fair and balanced.”
We boycott TV except for a few good programs, and stick to reading, radio and Netflix. Life feels better since we quit allowing the MSM to inundate our time and minds.
maverick muse on November 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
For those who supported McCain in the primaries, I have been telling you all along, he is not the right candidate. They still voted for him in Florida, New York and California. Guess what he lost in all those states. If Republicans are going to be so stupid for supporting McCain or Huckabee, then you all deserve to be the minority.
mariloubaker on November 6, 2008 at 10:35 PM
She’s probably too image damage to run again…I wouldn’t be sad if she decided to stay in alaska with her kids.
Maybe a part of Sarah wants to return to a national campaign to cleanse her image and prove all her doubters wrong. She would need to prepare extensively and I don’t think she has the time for it unfortunately.
Palinpuma on November 6, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Soon the gypsy queen
in a glaze of vasoline
will perform the guillotine
what a scene what a scene
thomasaur on November 6, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Follow the money.
By 2010 Sarah Palin will be bursting at the seams with it, should she make her intentions known.
Marcus on November 6, 2008 at 10:36 PM
I didn’t say it was his fault, I meant that he could have led by example.
Tuning Spork on November 6, 2008 at 10:37 PM
bigred,
Romney & Huckabee deserve each other
/maybe 2012 they’ll team up
maverick muse on November 6, 2008 at 10:38 PM
grtflmark did you mean to link to this?
It’s better to link to the story page and not to her main site.
And the headline is misleading “The McCain campaign’s classless cowards”
The “McCain campaign” did not do this. It was what – 2 or 3 people who are responsible for this. Not McCain, not his ‘campaign.’ If he ordered his campaign to do this, then provide the proof , or don’t lie to people with this false claim that indicates it came from ‘his campaign.’
And shame on the people who take the unnamed sources and tar the entire organization as participating in this.
So now we know it was Randy Scheunemann – not ‘the campaign.’
And he was FIRED. what more do you want?
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Just McCain and company lobbying for jobs in the 0B0mba administration!
Hopefully 0b0mba will name about 6 RINO Senators to postitions in his administration knowing the arrogant fools will accept, thus giving the Dems full filibuster proof control of the Senate and the Rinos can go down the crapper with the rest of their heros in Bi-Partisanship!
Good riddance, and by the way McCain, hows that campaign finance thingy working out for ya? Maybe you can help your pals pass the fairness doctrine next.
dhunter on November 6, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Consider how badly Hillary was “damaged.” She almost got the nomination.
I agree Sarah should do a kick-ass job in Alaska as governor, serve a term in the Senate, and then as POTUS. Sí se puede.
Mojave Mark on November 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM
I can’t wait until Michelle Obama makes her first F***UP, let’s see then how the media treats it. It would be very hard for them to downplay her talking bad about the US when she goes overseas. You know Mrs. Angry will do it. She doesn’t exude very much class.
sherry on November 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM
and here comes floating turd, bubbling up to the surface to … well, do whatever floating turds do.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Little late for the MSM to get on Palin side isn’t it.
Can’t figure out what is going on here unless someone is playing CYA.
cptthumper on November 6, 2008 at 10:41 PM
It would be very hard for them to downplay her (Michelle Obama) talking bad about the US when she goes overseas.
Why on earth would “the media” consider this a “F***UP”?
Marcus on November 6, 2008 at 10:43 PM
we really expect something much more clever and witty from someone who goes by the username of
wise_man
PLEASE
thomasaur on November 6, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Your utter refusal to attribute anything negative to McCain, even his own stances on issues, is appalling.
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:44 PM
It could by CYA. Do you recall the ‘contract with America’ and how all the democrats joked that it was the contract on America.
I recall at one time a news broadcast where someone said (can’t recall if it was a journalist or a democrat being interviewed) … “well, we might as well get it right, it’s the ‘contract with America.”
Did you see the news? A journalist is asking ‘don’t you think that Obama’s supporters are a little creepy with the Deity worship’ and then we’ve got this ‘well, we know these rumors about Palin are false’ here now. The press is sometimes honest after the fact. That’s all.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Isn’t it delicious irony, though?
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Performing on a stool we’ve a sight to make you drool
Seven virgins and a mule
Keep it cool. Keep it cool.
tru2tx on November 6, 2008 at 10:45 PM
STFU.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:45 PM
STFU
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:45 PM
That’s what I was thinking. It’s a sad state of affairs when Fox News is chucking her under the bus, and CNN is telling it straight!
CurtZHP on November 6, 2008 at 10:46 PM
So nice, he said it twice!
MadisonConservative on November 6, 2008 at 10:46 PM
It would be very hard for them to downplay her (Michelle Obama) talking bad about the US when she goes overseas.
No, I and most Americans would consider it a screwup, the media will call it poetry
sherry on November 6, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Grow up. This isn’t kindergarten.
FloatingRock on November 6, 2008 at 10:47 PM
wise_man
wht’s next?
Iknow you are but what am I?
thomasaur on November 6, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Limerick on November 6, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Thank you for the song on an endless loop in my head, right before bedtime!
;-)
tru2tx on November 6, 2008 at 10:48 PM
And you are going to bash him for the things he did, and the things he didn’t do that unnamed sources claimed he did. You would give the moonbats who based President Bush for 8 years a run for their money in just one year.
Congratulations. You deserve a medal for being a unhinged lunatic.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:48 PM
They already called her on her first screw-up. Witness her election night dress.
haikusrock on November 6, 2008 at 10:49 PM
You have a problem with my last name? You need to get another hobby.
wise_man on November 6, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Your rhetorical skills are — what is the phrase? — abandoning you.
Come on, w-m, settle in here.
Tuning Spork on November 6, 2008 at 10:50 PM
You’re welcome :)
Limerick on November 6, 2008 at 10:51 PM
I don’t care who does or doesn’t hire them. I want them to account for themselves.
You think he should just let this happen without speaking out against it?
Jim Treacher on November 6, 2008 at 10:53 PM
the two go hand in hand. why are you here anyway? Election’s over. does Axelrod still have fraudulently obtained foreign donations to burn or something?
Darth Executor on November 6, 2008 at 10:54 PM
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