To me an official news conference is nothing more than someone answering prepared questions, or at least answering questions that they already have had a heads up on what they are. What I like is the fact that she will just willy nilly answer questions. Shows she can think on the fly and she is not scared to talk to the media whenever she feels like it. I want to know what she thinks, not what her handlers want her to think. Whether this helps or hurts the McCain campaign is yet to be seen, but at least we know what she thinks and where she is coming from.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:20 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Apparently Palin's recent press talks were not sanctioned. > > It's interesting that someone on this list said that we weren't > hearing from Obama lately, when Palin has never held an official full > length news conference. > > If she was such a great choice for Vice President, why don't they want > her to be asked several tough questions by the press? > > When she takes office, if she is thrust into the position of > President, will she also be similarly shielded from answering > America's concerns? > > > http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/21/america/palin.php > > "These days, Governor Sarah Palin seems like a candidate trying to > wriggle free of her handlers. > > On Sunday night, she twice took questions from reporters, the first > time on an airport tarmac without her press staff's knowledge. > > After landing in Colorado Springs late Sunday, Palin walked over to a > local television crew and began answering questions on camera, sending > the traveling press corps sprinting in pursuit, and her press staff > scrambling. > > "Get Tracey," one campaign aide barked into his headset, calling for > Tracey Schmitt, Palin's ever-watchful spokeswoman, who rushed over to > supervise the impromptu news conference. (Schmitt, looking distressed, > tried several times to cut it off with a terse "Thank you!" in between > questions, to no avail.) > > Later that night, at a quick stop at an ice cream shop in Colorado > Springs, Palin was asked if she could answer "just one question." She > smiled brightly in response. "Sure!" she said, and went on to answer > five. > > Since joining the Republican ticket as Senator John McCain's running > mate, Palin has not held an official full-length news conference, and > for the first month as the vice-presidential nominee, she rarely > acknowledged reporters. She gave several television interviews, > including one to Katie Couric of CBS, which even Palin described as > "less than successful." > > Early on, reporters following Palin grumbled over their limited access > to her. On the campaign trail, Palin is accompanied by several former > staff members of the Bush White House, including Schmitt and Chris > Edwards, who handles advance work." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:275867 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
