CNN's Campbell Brown speaks out about Palin

[apocalypsos]

YES, THIS. God.

Look, I don't like her. I think we all know that at this point. But this bullshit about keeping her away from reporters and keeping them away from her is ridiculous. If the other three candidates in this election have to deal with it, sorry, but so does she. Oh, she might get asked about personal and family issues? So do all of the other candidates. Obama knew he was going to get asked about his family background. McCain knew he was going to get asked about his marriages. Biden knew he was going to be asked about his missteps in the past. Learn to deal.

The longer the campaign keeps her and the media in separate corners, the lower my estimation of her abilities drops. Granted, they didn't start out very high to begin with, but still. This sort of decision-making by the campaign comes at the same time that they requested that the VP debates be altered due to her inexperience with debating, and at the same time that they had her meet with foreign leaders due to her inexperience with foreign affairs (admittedly, this is not a new concept for elections on either side by any stretch of the imagination). But taken together, the McCain/Palin campaign seems like they're almost admitting that they want a politician with very little experience with the media, foreign affairs, and debating -- three major arenas a presidential or VP candidate should do well in -- to be a heartbeat away for the presidency.

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[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

From here:

"Tonight I call on the McCain campaign to stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower that will wilt at any moment," said Brown. "This woman is from Alaska for crying out loud. She is strong. She is tough. She is confident. And you claim she is ready to be one heart beat away form the presidency. If that is the case, then end this chauvinistic treatment of her now. Allow her to show her stuff. Allow her to face down those pesky reporters... Let her have a real news conference with real questions. By treating Sarah Palin different from the other candidates in this race, you are not showing her the respect she deserves. Free Sarah Palin. Free her from the chauvinistic chain you are binding her with. Sexism in this campaign must come to an end. Sarah Palin has just as much a right to be a real candidate in this race as the men do. So let her act like one."

[newredshoes]

Oh, that's wonderful. Yes. Come on, Sarah, if Lindsay Lohan can do it, so can you!

And ha, I like this juxtaposition:

But charges that the campaign is insulting women voters by shielding its vice presidential nominee from the press are powerful and persuasive, especially when they come from a well-known female news anchor. Palin, it should be noted, will be taking questions from CBS's Katie Couric on Wednesday.

That's gonna be a real hard-hitting conversation.