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McCain Claims Palin Nomination a Hoax
(BroNet) Republican presidential candidate John McCain today accused the "liberal media" of perpetuating the widespread belief that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is his running mate.
"My friends," he told a crowd of supporters in Des Moines, Iowa, "I never selected, nor did the Republican Party confirm ... that one," gesturing to Palin, who stood smiling at his side. Persistent press reports that she is the Republican vice-presidential candidate are widely seen as having injured McCain's presidential aspirations.
"I don't know who started this lie," McCain said, "but it's clear that the liberal media is spreading it." A press package given to the media after the speech contained statistics purporting to show that 100% of media reports that mention his vice-presidential running mate refer to the candidate as 'Sarah Palin.'"
"Now, I'm sure Governor Palin is a fine American," he said, "but I've never met her, much less asked her to run as vice-president. Anyone who was at the Republican Convention knows that Joe Lieberman is my running mate."
McCain said that, despite a "partisan press that doesn't want real America to know the truth," the Connecticut senator has been on the McCain/Lieberman ticket since early September. The candidate insisted angrily that Lieberman was on stage with him at that very moment. "Who do you think this is, standing next to me?" he asked.
Governor Palin, who is campaigning in Iowa with McCain, could not be reached for comment.
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My dream ticket a few months ago really was McCain/Lieberman. (Dream in the sense that I thought it would be a great nightmare for the GOP.) Turns out in this case, fact is better than fiction. ;)
October 25, 2008 10:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well Done!!! ♪ ♪ ♪
October 26, 2008 10:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
Haha, nice post. I agree with Hilary, I was hoping for a Lieberman nomination as well, for the same reason and also because that would get him booted from the Dem Caucus.
However, my first reaction when I heard of the Palin nomination was "she is better than Lieberman (for Obama)." John McCain was behind when he picked her, but that decision is the one that doomed him.
October 26, 2008 12:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Funny.
Good post, Bro.
October 27, 2008 9:59 AM | Reply | Permalink