From Jake Tapper …
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin sent out a fundraising solicitation today that charged that “the Obama/Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward me, my family and John McCain.”
I asked spokespeople of the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee just which “Obama/Biden Democrats” they’re referring to.
The response I got was that Obama spokesman Mark Bubriski erroneously attacked Palin as a supporter of Pat Buchanan.
That’s it. That’s the evidence.
An attack on Palin herself.
Someone tell me when the free ride’s over.
Thanks
Identity politics certainly has its shortcomings on the left. I’ve pointed it out in various contexts. But like in so many things, there’s nothing compared to the cartoonish excess of identity politics when practiced by the right. Supporters of Hillary aren’t just encouraged to vote for McCain because of Sarah Palin. They obligated to. An off-hand remark by Barack Obama and he’s playing the race card. But from what I can tell, these jokers aren’t even pretending. It’s sexist to accuse Sarah Palin of lying daily about her purported opposition to the Bridge to Nowhere. And there’s no end of raging about all the journalists who are saying Palin shouldn’t be vice president when … who’s saying that. This is actually a deeper pattern worth exploring. Right-wingers can’t handle CNN so they create Fox. And the funniest thing is that a lot of them actually think the two are basically equal.
The original Maverick asked Karl Rove if he could pick Joe Lieberman for vice president. Karl said no. The Maverick said okay.
Palin increased funding for infrastructure in Wasilla without raising taxes? Wasn’t the money from the federal earmarks?
I watched a lot of Obama’s convention. But I don’t remember this level of personality cult gushed up around him.
Very cogent on Palin’s mockery of ‘community organizers’ …