On 8/30, the Obama campaign sent these talking points about Gov. Sarah Palin to surrogates. As Obama has taken a more aggressive tack, new TPs have been promised (not true, say those in the know); in any event, none have yet been sent out.
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Talking Points on Sarah Palin
August 30, 2008
What does Palin's selection say about the kind of President John McCain will be?
What does his selection of Governor Sarah Palin say about the kind of President John McCain would be?
What does it say that he knuckled under to the right-wing of his party, who angrily threatened to veto McCain's preferred candidates, Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge, for their pro-choice views?
What does it say that, in order to satisfy the Right, he hastily selected someone he barely knew-and had only met once to serve a heartbeat away from the presidency?
What does it say that, after spending months talking about the indispensable value of national security and foreign policy experience, he chose a candidate who has none?
McCain made a political calculation to pick a running mate who will please the right and continue Bush's economic policies.
John McCain made a political calculation and has chosen a candidate who will mollify the right and shares his view that the economic policies of George W. Bush are working and should continue.
And that's a risk America can't afford.
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