"MCCAIN CAMP ANGRY AMATEURS," Joe Klein

[Phx_Dem]

So what's going on here? Two things. McCain is just plain angry at us. By the evidence presented in the utterly revealing Time interview, he's ballistic. This is a politician who needs to see himself as the man on the white horse, boldly traversing a muddy field...any intimations that he's gotten muddied in the process, or has decided to throw mud, are intolerable.

<SNIP>

The second thing is more insidious: Steve Schmidt has decided, for tactical reasons, to slime the press. He wants the public to believe that there is an unfair--sexist (you gotta love it)--personal assault going on against Palin and her family. This is a smokescreen, intended to divert attention from the very real and responsible vetting that is taking place in the media--about the substance of Palin's record as mayor and governor.

<SNIP>

There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we are criticized. But I hope my colleagues stand strong in this case: it is important for the public to know that Palin raised taxes as governor, supported the Bridge to Nowhere before she opposed it, pursued pork-barrel projects as mayor, tried to ban books at the local library and thinks the war in Iraq is "a task from God." The attempts by the McCain campaign to bully us into not reporting such things are not only stupidly aggressive, but unprofessional in the extreme.

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/angry_amateurs.html

[carpediem]

1. I love that last paragraph.

[lyonn]

2. Well, he picked a mouthy bitch to promote

his obscene plan for our country. She scares the sh** outa me. Another my way or the highway type only viscious, arrogant, mean.......

And now the crowd is loving it. Those repubs have class.

[OHDEM]

3. We all need to be able to repeat that last paragraph...

Great points in a 15 second soundbite & that's (sadly) about all most repubs can understand anyway!

They are cheering wildly because they're so happy to see a candidate that can actually speak properly and doesn't have to stare at a paper or teleprompter to do it.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Get off my lawn! m/t