Sarah Palin: Media Victim or Campaign Weapon?

Link TV | Sep. 5, 2008 (News Analysis)

The Republican National Convention became the coming out party for Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as John McCain's vice presidential nominee. A storm of worldwide negative media coverage scrutinizing every controversial detail of her life at times felt like a soap opera. Now, as the media are portrayed as the bad guys, many speculate it was all a part of McCain's grand campaign strategy. SOURCES: Al Jazeera, Qatar; Press TV, Iran; Tele 13, Chile; TV5, ... Full Story »

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Denise Clendening
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 by Denise Clendening - Oct. 1, 2008

Interesting to see news clips from around the world on the reporting of Palin's nomination. Some speculation if the selection of an unknown candidate with issues was a tactical ploy by McCain to unify the party by attacking the media or if it was a selection that showed his lack of judgment. With the revelation today that McCain was standing in front of a picture of Walter Reed Middle School located in Hollywood instead of Walter Reed Hospital during his acceptance speech as President of the United States, I am betting it was lack of judgment and not strategic planning. A link for the Walter Reed mix-up story is included below.

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