Sarah Palin: "McCain kept me 'bottled up'"

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In Palin’s new memoir, “Going Rogue,” she confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms that she had wanted to speak on election night, but was denied the chance and says she was kept “bottled up” from reporters during the campaign.

Palin also writes harshly of CBS anchor Katie Couric, whom she describes as “badgering” and biased. Palin’s series of interviews with Couric were widely regarded as disastrous, leaving the impression of an ill-informed candidate who was unsuited for the job.

She writes about the “jaded aura” of professional campaign aides and how McCain’s entourage limited her access to the media, leading to allegations — unfounded, she says — that she was avoiding reporters.

And she says that most of her legal bills were generated defending what she called frivolous ethics complaints, but she reveals that about one-tenth of the $500,000 was a bill she received to pay for the McCain campaign vetting her for the VP nod.

She said when she asked the McCain campaign if it would help her financially, she was told McCain’s camp would have paid all the bills if he’d won; since he lost, the vetting legal bills were her responsibility.

Tito... get her a tissue...


But seriously, she's right. McCain's camp should have let her speak more often. Would have been more comic relief for the rest of us, and cost the Republican party even more than the little bit she did spew.


Palin and Quayle for 2010!!

[Napoleon]

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Tito... get her a tissue...


But seriously, she's right. McCain's camp should have let her speak more often. Would have been more comic relief for the rest of us, and cost the Republican party even more than the little bit she did spew.


Palin and Quayle for 2010!!

I agree, but it should be Palin and Prejean for 2012

[wingnutjeff]

If that was bottled up, I would have hated to see her let loose.

[ctjayfan]

If that was bottled up, I would have hated to see her let loose.

[Grandstander]

They spent a half million vetting her ..... and then selected her anyway?

Bottling up a potentially embarrassing running mate has precedents. In "The Selling of the President:1968" it is revealed that Nixon's handler's called their vp strategy..."Hide the Greek."

[Bucky]

I read the amount spent vetting her to be $50,000?

[Bucky]

I agree, but it should be Palin and Prejean for 2012

Why do smart, attractive women intimidate you guys so much?

[Top Cat]

Why do smart, attractive women intimidate you guys so much?

She's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nokTjEdaUGg"]YouTube- Palin On Foreign Policy[/ame]

[TylerDurden]

This is already pretty fun. She's already copped to lying to the press about having allowed her family 'vote' on whether to join the campaign. Not only was there no vote, she didn't even tell her kids until well after she'd accepted the nomination, and sent a McCain staffer to tell them.

[oscarheyman]

Why do smart, attractive women intimidate you guys so much?

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