Quotes of the day

“‘I was told not to discuss Obama’s pastor of twenty years, Jeremiah ‘God Damn America’ Wright,’ Palin writes in the book. ‘I will forever question the campaign for prohibiting discussion of such associations. All the more since these telltale signs of Obama’s views, carefully concealed with centrist campaign-speak, have now been brought into light by his appointments and actions in office.’”

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“John McCain asked former campaign staffers Friday to avoid engaging in a back-and-forth over claims made by former running mate Sarah Palin in her new book, CNN has confirmed.

“On a conference call with senior campaign advisers, the former Republican presidential candidate asked them to hold back from responding – telling them, in effect, that ‘this too shall pass,’ according to sources familiar with the call.”

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“Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who spoke to The Hill Monday evening, denied Sarah Palin’s allegation that his campaign stuck her with a $50,000 legal bill to pay for the cost of vetting her as a potential vice presidential candidate…

“‘That was addressed by Trevor Potter,’ said McCain, ‘That was over the troopergate.’…

“McCain told The Hill that he nevertheless enjoyed Palin’s book.

“‘I hope she sells lots of them,’ he said.”

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“‘This time, there wasn’t a family vote,’ Palin told Winfrey. ‘Other steps in my political life, I’ve polled the kids, and I have abided by some of the results of the polls that the kids have partaken in. This time, no.’

“But in September of 2008, Palin told an entirely different story to Fox News’ Sean Hannity.”

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