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McCain Aides Pan Palin as 'Little Shop of Horrors'

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2009 2:23 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Very late in the presidential campaign, staffers for Sen. John McCain came to the painful realization that it would be impossible, ever, to get Sarah Palin up to speed, reports Vanity Fair. They discovered, too late, she was a truth-shifting, self-regarding "little shop of horrors" who knew little about issues, and stubbornly refused to take direction, writes national editor Todd S. Purdum.

Still, a big-time GOP future remains possible for a woman who has a canny knowledge of how to manipulate connections and mercilessly punish perceived enemies. The woman known in high school as "the barracuda" has the "good fortune to have traction within a political party bereft of strong leadership, and whose rank-and-file often demands qualities other than knowledge and experience," writes Purdum. "It is, at the moment, a party in which the loudest voices, not burdened by responsibility, wield disproportionate power."

Todd Palin, the dude behind the throne.
Todd Palin, the "dude" behind the throne.   (Getty Images)
Sarah Palin isn't going away anytime soon.
Sarah Palin isn't going away anytime soon.   (Getty Images)
Sarah Palin isn't going away soon.
Sarah Palin isn't going away soon.   (Getty Images)
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2-bits
Jul 2, 2009 3:11 AM CDT
This copypasta is delicious!
drlarrymitchell
Jul 1, 2009 10:33 AM CDT
The GOP has no sense- that's why this turd floated to the top in 2008. The world is playing computer chess and the Republicans are still trying to tape firecrackers onto checkers.
IndependentThinker
Jul 1, 2009 6:29 AM CDT
You are right for once. It was born out of a Socialist Party, as in the people left the Socialist Party and formed a new one, a Fascists. This NEW party had DIFFERENT ideas and stood for a NEW set of IDEALS. Socialism and Fascism are can go together and Socialism and Liberalism can go together but you cant have Fascism and Liberalism. Here ill make it simple for you. You can have a Red Apple, or you can have a Green Apple but you cant have a Red Green. Fascism stands for racism/bigotry, wealth for the few and powerful, strong military power, few protections for the people and the right of a small group to do what they want while the rest have to follow the rules they set. These are things that go hand in hand with Conservative views. So you could say Conservative Fascist but that would be redundant, Liberal Fascism would be an oxymoron.
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