I pointed out that Obama surely had a closer connection to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright than to Ayers -- and so, I asked, if Ayers is a legitimate issue, what about Reverend Wright?
She didn't hesitate: "To tell you the truth, Bill, I don't know why that association isn't discussed more, because those were appalling things that that pastor had said about our great country, and to have sat in the pews for 20 years and listened to that -- with, I don't know, a sense of condoning it, I guess, because he didn't get up and leave -- to me, that does say something about character. But, you know, I guess that would be a John McCain call on whether he wants to bring that up."
Me: "McCain has declared Wright off-limits."
Presumably, Palin has been briefed about the campaign's position about Wright, so either she's freelancing, the campaign is misleading the press, or the campaign is trying to have it both ways.
Incidentally -- senior McCain campaign officials say they are NO plans at this point to use Rev. Wright in an advertisement.
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