Palin Counters AP Slam: “The Associated Press is Wrong. “
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Before leaving for a fundraising stop in San Francisco, Sarah Palin responded to a reporter’s question on the AP analysis this morning that framed Palin’s recent attacks on Obama as ” racially-tinged.”
“The Associated Press is wrong. The comments are about an association that has been known but hasn’t been talked about and I think its fair to talk about where Barack Obama kicked off his political career, in the guy’s living room. And he of course, having been associated with that group, a known domestic terrorist group, it’s important for Americans to know. Its really important for Americans to start knowing who the real Barack Obama is.”
In an analysis piece out today, AP writer Douglass K. Daniel slammed Palin’s recent shots on Obama’s past association with radical militant Bill Ayers as “ unsubstantiated and carried a racially-tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret.”
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How is this raciallly tinged??!!!!
Ayers is a white guy! I for one think that she is doing the right thing. Of course Obama doesn’t want anyone talking about his associations…that would sort of break his cover now wouldn’t it. There is MORE to this man than any of his “followers” know. Call it what you want, it’s what needs to be talked about…that and his ties to the Islamic sympathizer Monsour who helped raise funds to send Obama to Harvard and the fact that Obama hasn’t even been proven, via a birth certificate showing is naturalization, as US citizen!! If this isn’t important, about the man about to rule the biggest superpower in the free world, then I don’t know what is!!!
How is it racial to be concerned about a presidential candidate that started his campain in a know terrorists house…..this is political correctness gone insane.
Seems strange no one says the same thing about the blacks when they are so stupid to vote for Obama simply because he is black. If that isn’t racially motivated there is no beach in CAlifornia.
Palin is right, why hasn’t this been explored more by the press. Foxnews is the only press that has question Obama, why?
They have to bring race into it because if you actually look up the facts she told the truth. But then Democrats don’t want you to look up the facts.
Well, of course, as the McCain campaign goes up in flames and Palin proves what an air head she really is, all they have left is the race card. So, they admitted over the weekend that they will “get tough” over the next 30 days and show America why this “Black” man is dangerous for the nation. Gee, feels like 1960 all over again.
No plan, no answers, no dignity, no honor, just lies and infidelity. Nice Job John “I left my handicapped wife for a rich girl friend” McCain and Sarah “I’m an idiot” Palin.
Why is is Sarah Palin thinks she can make her own rules and everyone else is wrong? If people would actually listen to what she has to say instead of looking at her winks, smiles, and “smart” remarks, they would find out that she has no substance. It’s just the little that she has memorized in the last few weeks. Right now she thinks she can get away with anything. Considering how the American people have voted in the last 8 years, I guess that’s all it takes to get elected.
I think it’s a shame that Palin and McCain need to stoop so low to gain votes in a race they are obviously loosing. I don’t see Obama and Biden attacking Palin’s alledged abuse of power in Alaska. If Palin and McCain want to gain momentum, they need to talk about issues that affect everyday people in a way that we can all understand. All we keep hearing from those two are attacks but we are not hearing substance. We are not hearing specifc plans on how Palin and McCain will turn around our economy. I have yet to see Palin or McCain come into black communites and give us an idea of their plans to turn our country around. They only seem focus their attention on white america.
I’m a well educated black man who lwould like to give the McCain/Biden campaign the benefit of the doubt but how can I when they wont even reach out to the black community.
send sarah palin back to alaska.
THE AP IS WRONG=OBAMA WAS CLOSE TO AYERS=THE AP IS PLAYING THE RACE CARD, BUT WE DONT PAY ATTENTION ANYMORE TO THEIR BIAS
Of course the AP is going to deny anything Obama has done. And they never will tell the truth until Obama becomes President and makes many mistakes. Then and only then will it come to the publics eye. Everybody that wants Obama to win will lie until it is too late.
Way to go Sarah! Republicans need to bring out all the inconsistencies of “The Most Dangerous Man in America”, Barack Obummer. And please stop being intimidated by his media made persona. Give him no quarter. The cause is to important.
Of course the press would say it’s racist - that’s why Obama has never had to worry about anything that has been brought up. Any time anyone challenges anything he has done, it called racism - it is disgusting and extremely frustrating - the way he has been treated is appalling - he needs to be held as accountable as anyone else. He has no experience, he has accomplished absolutely nothing significant in the years he has been in public office - wake up, people, and research who this man really is.
In my opion, Sarah Palin is an airhead. She should go back to Alaska and face Troopergate instead of attacking Obama. And she should stop parading her children in front of the camera. Poor little Trig shoud be somewhere away from all the noise. She just hands off that child to her small daughter who looks tired as well. I have always voted Republican, but this year I am voting Democrat. McCain has not shown good judgement. As a woman and a grandmother of twelve, I feel that Obama and Biden are the ticket that will better America for the future. I doubt that you will show my statement since Fox News favors the Republicans.
Amazingly desperate.
McCain needs to remember that history can be a double edge sword.
Seeing as hes been tied to a twice indicted wife and the Keeting 5 (which he was one of). His own racist and sexist jokes (Chelsea Clinton daughter of Janet Reno?). What shocks me the most is the fact that hes an agent of Reform yet hes had to sell his soul to appeal to the base. Wheres the maverick in that.
I’d rather vote for a man who MIGHT be tied to questionable people, then a man who IS a questionable person.
Go! Sarah Go! I glad that you have courage to bring out the true and I hope that more is aired out about Obama quick raise to power and how he got up the ladder so fast.
Do you think Palin is starting to realize she is the laughing stock of America? Sounds like she is alittle cranky again. She has permanently turned into Tina Fey and that will not change.
She has gotten the Republican party, the Jewish community, and Madeline Albright mad at her so far this weekend….what next? The sun hasn’t set yet…..I bet McCain can’t wait for today to be over.
She is out of control and does not seem to realize she is single handedly bringing down the Republican party. America hasn’t laughted so much in a long time. It is comic relief to balance out the economic down turn we are experiencing. Thank you John McCain for the laughs.
What about Palin’s association with the AIP who want to cecede Alaska from the United States? The governor also thinks that U.S. military should only be used for jihads “tasks from God.” She should also explain why she charged rape victims for gathering evidence against criminals. What an ulimate insult? She should also talk about the money she took as mayor, but she claims to be a reformer.
Sarah Palin is correct. If you research the data, you will find that Ayers has never given up his radical terrorist ties. As last as a few weeks ago he said that he encourages more bombing in the USA. The guy not only helped to kickstart Obama’s career, but helped him to buy a house and worked with Obama as a community organizer.
KEEP UP THE “TRUTH” AGAINST OBAMA … NATURALLY THEY WILL USE ALL THEIR LIBERAL NEWS MEDIA TO TRY TO STOP IT …. GET THE TRUTH OUT THERE, TO WAKE PEOPLE UP!
ALL HIS CONNECTIONS TO FARRAKAN, REV. WRIGHT, ETC. AND HIS BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET THAT WILL BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY.
It is about time that the McCain camp started telling the world about Obama’s “friends”. Obama will of course try to cry racism, while this issue has nothing to do with race.
It’s about time someone exposes the facts about Obama’s background and “who” and “what” he is ALL about.. John McCain needs to step up to the plate and raise his voice about these things.. If he doesn’t he will fool around and lose this important election! Hats off to Gov. Palin.. at least she is NOT afraid to talk about the truth!! Goooo Sarah!!!
Palin is the laughing stock of American-do you think she realizes that yet? She has permanently turned into Tina Fey. Thank you John McCain for the comic relief.
Unfortunately, North Virginia isn’t the only new bastion for the communist liberal thought! Brie eating/Chardonnay drinking white-guilt thinking exists on both coasts. People want to be so “fair” that they have checked their brains at the door and let their “feelings” run amuck…and guess what??? ALL PEOPLE VOTE WITH THEIR EMOTIONS! The media has given Obama cover for so long they don’t know the truth any longer! SO I SAY LET IT RIP…TRUTH IS TRUTH and let the chips fall where they may!
How can what “Sarah” sited from a New York newspaper be “Racially Tinged”?
Obama is always “Crying” “RACE”…. I am sick of him evading the issue of
his “Terrorist Ties”.
http://www.obsessionthemovie.com
Personal attacks are never a good idea in politics when both parties have dirty hands..should the attack on obama be up for fair game..then the door should be open for “troopergate” and the “keating5″…is this a path they are willing to go down?
Sick of Obama “Crying” “Race”……
Sarah’s quote, from the New York Times, is public record….
Is the New York Times making “Racial” calls?
Don’t think so!!!!!!
It’s about time for McCain to come out swinging.
How do Ms. Palin’s comments carry a “racially tinged subtext”? She pointed out that Mr Obama has associated with an American born terrorist on a number of occasions. Facts are facts.
Ok. Call Obama out on something that is legitimate, and risk being called a racist? Wow. Rediculous. Now political correctness is blinding the country. This is sad. Obama has VERY questionable character, and he is hiding behind the race card. Not to mention that the media is OPENLY helping out. Sad, sad, sad.
Sarah is right. Daniel and his Obama loving friends should be asking questions about Obama and his Chicago pals instead of attacking Sarah. Go Sarah !!
Douglass K. Daniel of the AP is in the tank for Obama there’s the headline.
Go Sarah !!
For too long, Obama has been able to say anything about McCain and it gets reported as fact on phony news channels CNN,CBS,NBC,ABC. Whatever McCain or Palin point out about Obama gets reported as attacks.
I can see through it as about 50% of the population can. I will rely on Joe sixpack anytime over inexperienced elite snobs who caused the mess we were in last week. I cannot believe all the gaffs that Jo Biden spewed during the debate have not been in the news, or actually I can when the news is in the tank for Obama.
Go, Sarah, go!
Like the rest of her unscripted comments, shallow and repetitive. Like somebody trying to fill up the 2 pages required for the school test when they don’t know the answer.
Gov. Palin is only repeating what she was told. If someone asks her for details, she would attempt to wiggle or wink out of providing details. Gov. Palin is probably the most unqualified candidate in history.
I think that John McCain might get hurt with bringing out the stories of Obama with Ayers. Obama people may bring up McCains association with the radical right wing group he was associated with years ago. Also the Keating 5 scandal.
This woman is a racist. She and McCain are exagerating events and telling outright lies. She is not qualified to be VP. This independent has seen and heard enough of the republican’s desperate smears…yeah…my mind is made up. Thanks for helping me decide Sarah…you are an embarassment and disgrace and obviously any liar is a horrible role model not only for the country but for her own children. Shame on you!
Palin is trying to hard. This story has been vetted by CNN investigators and they concluded the story had no substance. It was vetted from the very article that she referred to(NYT) and they concluded there are no ties that are newsworthy. Palin and McCain are trying to shove a non issue story down the throats of the American people, who simpy dont care. The story hasnt gained any traction because there is nothing there. The only people that get outraged and go crazy over this story are the people that support McCain and Palin. You guys need to tell the American people your plans to make our country better. Stop with the Hann!ty tired talking points.lol. What about McCain’s connections to the radical G. Gordy Liddy, who is just as controversial as Ayers. I thought McCartyism was gone a long time ago.
I think we not only have the right to know more about his associations,but we need to know so we can vote knowing the facts of his political indebtedness.
You go Sarah! Don’t let the media elite try to tell us what you think. Obama has a hidden past that he desperately wants to conceal. Nobody wants a radical extremist to be president. Well, except radical extremists. Let me see who could that be? Al Qaeda?
and how was her comment racial
I personal want to know about the candidates, and I don’t call this character assignation, Icall it learing the truth.
Please do not to be picky for Palin. She is only VP on election. John McCann’s health is good enough on next ten years. He will has a few days sick like anybody else a year.
We need to be concerning about president election. Obama does not have experience and knowledge which relate president. That is a problem. We need to pick up the person who has strong backgroung to handle president position. This person should be John McCann!
DOGGONE IT, SARAH! WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU’RE RIGHT AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS WRONG! YOU BETCHA! WINK!
In response to the AP reporter claiming racism and unconfirmed allegations about the Weather Underground terrorist, Ayers, my question is : when is the truth that has been reported in the NY Times and other publications based on race? I look forward to more information coming out about his character. What about the state senator he replaced in Il? I read that she is a communist sympathizer and other far left people he calls friends. This man has spent his whole public life with this agenda to get to a high enough position to make the kind of far left, socialist actions that he believes in the law of this land.
Sarah is a fine one to talk about associations. . . she goes to bed with Todd Seceder Palin. Obama should sue her for libel:
a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation.
Her repeated statement that he “pals around” gives the false impression that Obama is a close associate. By her definition, one could say that Henry Kissinger “pals around” with both communist and anti-Israeli forces world-wide.
She also alludes to know the mind of Obama. Perhaps Sarah is the Messiah since she has a God-like knowledge of thoughts and feelings of a man she’s never met. . .
Carl Rove, your twisted propaganda ain’t gonna fly–even if you put lipstick on it!
I do not see how her remarks are racially-tinged. The Obama campaign benefitted from media portrayals of certain Clinton remarks as “racist” when those comments were NOT racist.
Why do the media consider anything hard-hitting or negative that is thrown at Obama as racist?
Obama’s surrogates have played the race card throughout this long, tiresome campaign season — seasons!
I’d like to think the McCain/Palin campaign won’t stoop any lower, but I’m sure they will.
I think Palin and McCain should lay off this ridiculous charge. It is unpresidential to state that your opponent is un-American and associated with terrorists. Give me a break! Americans are loosing homes, jobs, wealth and self-esteem, and she wants to talk about associations.
With that in mind - I think that her statement is as un-American as you can get.
Obama’s chickens are coming home to roost.
What do you expect her to say…yes I am a racist. But truely her comments are trying to paint Obama as “other”. Why else would she say that he doesnt see america like “you and I”. She is really clueless….or really dangerous
Let the swiftboating begin…..When you have nothing of a policy….TELL LIES!
Now, let’s talk about McSames roll in the S&L failure.
Keating 5 anyone???
I totally agree with Palin.
Gotta agree with the AP guy.
If Sarah keeps repeating ridiculous things, do you think it’ll make them true? And, when she makes bogus claims and then denies them, does that mean we’re supposed to believe she didn’t make them? Oh, yeah maybe because she’s just such a goof.
Think wolf in sheep’s clothing=Palin. And when that sheep gets shorn, the “whole cloth” it’s supposed to produce will still be full of huge gaping holes. Just what I’ve always wanted for our protection. NOT!
When will we all learn? Anything negative about The “One” is either racial or divisive. What else can it be? This guy walks on water for goodness sake and parts it at will. And, speaking of parts, I bet his flatulence smells like roses too.
We need Bill Clinton to man-up and tell the world what a total bonehead this guy is.
I think the truth should be known. Too bad people haven’t talked about this before
Gov. Palin’s comment is the verbal equivalent of the July 21st cover of The New Yorker magazine. Michelle with an Afro and an AK 47 with Barack wearing a turban-type thing. Scary how low political slander can go. The country should demand a public apology from Gov. Palin.
Nice try Sarah. We see through your “terrorist” labels. You’ll have to do better at your fear-mongering.
Desperation, grasping at straws, if all else fails LIE.
The AP is wrong,association with Ayers is a topic still in question etc. In a church for 20 years but never heard the comments of rev wright bs. I don’t need a knife in my back to know what he and his associates have in store for this country. independent voter….
This is the verbal equivalent of the July 21st cover of The New Yorker magazine. Michelle with an Afro and an AK 47 with Barack wearing a turban-type thing. Scary how low political slander can go. The country should demand a public apology from Gov. Palin.
Oh, so Sara Baricuda is really claiming Obama a terrorist?? Wow, for the far right that’s even hard to believe. This is presidential? This will come back to haunt her if she plans to run for president in the future.
palin right on She wright on.
It’s quite sad that Palin has chosen to reaffirm her pathetic low brow nature. America deserves better,and I think it’s common knowledge at this point.
Please. Smear tactics from a out of touch Palin who thinks McCain is owed this due to his prisoner of war status. Please the ultimate sacrifice has been OUR MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THERE LIVES! McRat and company o’Palin would never agree. Just get one dead service person a chance to answer and they will agree McLiar IS NOT A HERO! Same on the Keating Five and republican company!
WAY TO GO SARAH!!!! IT’S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE STARTED GOING AFTER THE REAL OBAMANATION, AND BRING TO THE SURFACE THE TIES THAT HE HAS AND HAS HAD.
It is time for people to know who the real Sara Palin is and to question her patriotism. Her husband Tod Palin is part of a separatist party of Alaska and Mrs Palin spoke at their convention in their support.
Not to talk about her firing people as an act of personal vendeta.
She just shows that she has no arguments and that she is a racist.
Plus, she was placed as a VP by neocons because she is a radical and a puppet easy to control. They know that McCain will live for few more years, that is why his medical record is being hidden. Than they will have Palin who is a dream come true for them.
So much for a fresh air. If McCain gets ellected this scary person will be our president and we will have the III world war at our doors.
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Yes, the AP IS Wrong!
Although it might be an effective tactic to raise the issue of race (as if someone in the world doesn’t know that Barack is black), I’m not seeing where hinting at an association with a WHITE “home-grown terrorist” is part of that tactic.
Whateva. I won’t be distracted from the central issue of the economy. And I’m voting democratic across the board.
Palin and her husband were members of a party whose sole aim is to secede from the USA. Given this background, you would wonder who has been hobnobbing with terrorists. Hmm,,,,,,,,
No one should be surprised by the Palin remarks. She and McCain will say and do anything to win the election. If . after 8 yearsof Bush, Americans can not see through these attacks for what they are, they deserve the Palin administration. Betcha, dogonit, wink, wink!!!!!
After reading everything that Palin has to offer America. The only question is. Would Ronald Reagan vote for?? He was my boss back in the 80’s and he stump for Obama because he was ALL for America. He’d puke at the thought of voting for John mccain. Even Bruce Springsteen is now pulling for Obama and Pres.Reagan once proclaimed Bruce a “National Hero”. I think that Obama would make a better president because mccain is just to shifty eyed and looks like the guy Dick Dodge in the distinguished gentleman movie. I DON’T TRUST HIM! GW proved that the republicans are dirty and Rush Limbaugh proved it to. I hope that rush likes mccains pick for vp because I’m sure his choking on his own puke now.
who is this moose Palin to critisise Obama about being terrorist friendly while her husband Mr. Toad belonged to a terrorist group in Alaska that wanted independence from the United States. Talking about being patriotic, she should look in the mirror before she opens her big fat mouth
I am a moderate Republican, and this is the last straw for me. What is John McCain thinking? We know Obama is black. We know he has a funny sounding name. This allegation about Ayers is old news. We don’t care anymore. An old woman in Akron, Ohio attempted suicide as she was being evicted from her home. We want to know which team is going to keep food on our tables, keep the heat and lights on and keep the elderly from being turned out onto t he streets.
The ship is sinking, and McCain’s answer is to have this air-head pitbull in lipstick parroting an old rumor about Obama being a terrorist? John, you’ve lost me and every other moderate Republican who thought you would bring honor and dignity back to the GOP. It’s over, buddy. It’s over.
Amen to Sarah Palin!
As a Democrat, I’m disgusted at how the Obama campaign has used race as such as decisive issue. Not to mention, the AP’s “analysis” piece is blatantly biased.
It’s a shame the first major party non-white-male candidate turned out to be such a let down.
It’s PALIN who is wrong - and who knows she is wrong, if she did indeed read that NY Times article as she claims. Do they even have the word “chutzpah” in Alaska, because you’d think the word would have been applied to Sarah Palin long before this.
First she says she’s just repeating what the Times said about Ayers and Obama….except she gets it exactly wrong, because the Times concludes that there IS NO SIGNIFICANT TIE linking Barack Obama to Bill Ayers, and that the men merely crossed paths as colleagues and neighbors.
Then when the AP calls her out on her blatant misstatement of NY Times article, she makes it sound as if there wasn’t an article, claiming that she’s bringing this up because it needs to be talked about, but nobody is talking about, y’know, this terrorist pal of Obama’s.
Well which way is is, Ms. Sarah??? You’re just repeating NY Times or nobody talks about this?
And how exactly does a woman who is MARRIED to a man with secessionist/ terrorist ties (Alaskan Independence Party) get off even suggesting that Barack Obama maybe knows a guy who was once a radical back when Obama was a little kid?
Sarah Palin has no morals, no shame, and NO SENSE to have chosen this ridiculous line of attack.
Of course Sarah Palin denies being a racist, she doesn’t know what that means. After all she has lived as a hockey mom in AK without having to deal with race issues. To think she believe that she is qualified to be President!!!!!
I never thought McCain would be so reckless to choose such a novice, with Bush-type intellect and curiosity as his running mate!.
What does Obama’s association have to do with racial anything??
It has to do with exposing corruption but not racial discrimination.
Where did Palins say anything about his race?
How could anyone in their right mind consider Palin’s comments on Obama’s association with Ayers racially tinged?
Why was this even mentioned? ANSWER TO GET PEOPLE TO STOP BRINGING it OUT INTO THE LIGHT.
A completely transparent tactic old as the hills.
Well too bad.
Obama wants Americans to believe coming forward with this is not putting country first. It’s just picking on Obama because McCain is desperate.
Not so.
Coming forward with any information about terrorist relationships or worse and a Presidential candidate IS PUTTING COUNTRY FIRST! IT MUST BE TOLD!
Uncovering domestic terrorists relationships and any other terrorist or communist associations with someone who wants to be President is crucial.
All who are blindly supporting Obama must be given the opportunity to stop and think about who he really is and where if any real truth can be found.
Could it be the upcoming exposure to Ayers and others are making the Obama camp nervous?
America sees.
Obama’s campaign of change means to change our government from a democracy to what?
Why else would he want to stifle questions about his friends.
I thought he says he’s the truth guy?
Americans have the right and deserve to know who Obama is because to date it is still an unanswered question.
I think it’s high time it comes out.
God Bless Our Beautiful America despite those who are trying their hardest to destroy it.
Palin’s an idiot. We’re doomed.
To Douglass Daniel: So, if one expresses legitimate criticism of Obama, any and all such utterances are automatically “racist”….???? To the rationally synoptic and coherent mind, it appears that the logic you employ is indeed, racist, but racist against anyone who differs with his behavior and positions. If you are so elitist that you do not understand, racism against Senator McCain and Governor Palin has been practiced by blacks, black journalists, and leftist journalists/politicians on a 24 x 7 schedule since day one. How you socialists squall when your Osama-ox is gored!
I hope no one thinks Fox will allow any comments that are not in keeping with their”fair and balanced” network. I just posted a comment, “betcha’ never see it.
Is Fox News Biased? Tey never publish any comment critcial of palin and mccain, especially when we all know that palin and her hubby used to be members of a party that wanted alaska to secede……..
What about Sarah Palin’s husband’s tecent MEMBERSHIP in an organization that wants to secede from the United States of America? The mission of the Alaska First organization is TREASON! Talk about “paling around” with people who don’t value America!
Here is a counter attack that shows McCain’s associations:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/A_shot_across_the_bows.html
How about the Keating Five?
http://www.realchange.org/mccain.htm
All we have to look at is a person’s behavior in serious crises. Who do we want at the helm? Would you vote for someone who is impulsive, erratic and angry or someone who keeps his ahead above water and analyzes wisely the situations? Think about it before you vote because this person might be one inch away from pushing the button to another war.
I believe it is fair to consider the types of people that one associates with… especially when that person is provided public funds for their projects and purposes.
This smear campaign that the Republicans have launched against Obama shows pure desperation, and will end up back-firing on them. Speaking as a middle-class American, these announcements flooding our television stations and newpapers only are making me sicker and sicker, and turning me more and more against those that are keeping on putting them out. Let’s return to ads that tell the American people that the Candidates have to offer the American people and get back to the real issues and leave the boxing gloves to the ring.