The press has finally had
enough of the McCain campaign’s decision to cloister
Sarah Palin away from interviews and press conferences.
Reporters cried foul yesterday in a widely publicized blowup
over who would be allowed to witness Palin’s meetings
with world leaders in New York City. As Ta-Nehisi Coates
predicted on the Atlantic blogs, “even the meekest,
most bespectacled, nerdiest kid has a breaking point.”
The McCain campaign has been garnering headlines lately
by attacking the press, pointing out how reporters are “in
the tank” for Obama and criticizing them for being
too hard on Palin. The problem is, Jeffery Goldberg writes
for the Atlantic blogs, “If Sarah Palin becomes vice
president, she will presumably have meetings with people
who are scarier than Michael Cooper, the Times reporter
who seems to have the misfortune of covering her today.”
Even conservatives have begun to wonder about the McCain-Palin
strategy of hide-the-candidate. Rod Dreher, who blogs as
Crunchy Con, writes “If she can't answer questions
like any normal politician, what business does she have
on the ticket?” Daniel Larison writes on the American
Conservative that the strategy, “confirms not only
that Palin is not ready for the VP spot but that the presidential
nominee himself regards his running mate as little more
than window dressing.”
McCain may view her as “window dressing.” He
may also view her as “a delicate flower that will
wilt at any moment," which is how Campbell Brown described
Palin’s treatment on CNN (video below). Brown eloquently
attacked the McCain campaign from a feminist perspective,
calling on them to “free Sarah Palin,” and allow
her to talk to reporters. “You claim she is ready
to be one heart beat away form the presidency,” Brown
declared. “If that is the case, then end this chauvinistic
treatment of her now.”
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