Was “Sarah Pawlenty” on the teleprompter?
September 6, 2008 by William K. Wolfrum
Just a thought: When RNC Co-chair Jo Ann Davidson stated that “Sarah Pawlenty” was John McCain’s VP nominee rather than Sarah Palin, it was immediately accepted as a slip of the tongue. Bloggers had some fun with it and enjoyed it for what it was worth, but it wasn’t exactly a big deal.
Let me throw this out there, though: Is it possible that the teleprompter had “Sarah Pawlenty” on it because the original message was written for Tim Pawlenty and then incorrectly changed? Davidson was cruising along just fine, then seemed to stumble over “Pawlenty” and then did a double-take at the prompter.
Of course, even if that was the case, it still wouldn’t be that big a deal, but it would be yet another sign of the inept operation John McCain has employed to lead his campaign.
And really, after the McCain campaign managed to put up a humongous photo of Walter Reed Middle School by mistake on their candidate’s biggest night, we shouldn’t put anything past them.
–WKW
This has been a strange campaign by the McCain folks.
If by “strange” you mean “Inept, frightening, dishonest and erratic” then I’m right there with you.
Yeah, that too. But also odd in other ways. Palin? I just can’t grasp it. McCain/Romney would have been hard to beat.
I guess it makes sense if you accept that religious fundamentalists completely dominate that party. But if that’s the case, how did McCain get the nomination to begin with?
I guess amongst ‘mainstream Republicans’ the religious fundamentalists have lost some influence and power. But at the core of the Republican party they still rule.
If that’s the case, the Republicans have screwed themselves. They have for many years pandered to and counted on the religious right to win elections. But I have always viewed this as manipulation by the business interests of the GOP, who truth be known really didn’t give a shit about the ‘traditional values’ they talked up during elections, and who I assumed still maintained control of the party.
It appears that the religious fundamentalists have come home to roost at the power center of the GOP and that the business interests no longer have control over their party. That’s what they get I guess.
In Alabama, you would think that the religious fundamentalist would rule the state GOP. But that battle was fought within the last few years, and much to my surprise the ‘business’ side of the State GOP won over the Roy Moore nuts. And it may have been because the religious fundamentalists in Alabama were so extreme it swung power back towards common sense.
And that’s not to say that Governor Riley isn’t religious, or that the fundamentalists don’t still have much influence, but it appears that the last power struggle clearly established that Riley and the business interests side of the State GOP runs the party.