WSJ: GOP Tightens Image Control As Palin Prepares for Debut

[Faryn Balyncd]

Wall Street Journal: GOP Tightens Image Control As Palin Prepares for Debut



ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The McCain campaign scrambled to take control of the public debate over vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin, canceling her public appearances and teaming her with high-powered Republican operatives as she prepared for a speech Wednesday night that will be her first, and perhaps most important, chance to define herself to the American public.....





........Wednesday's speech is being written by Matthew Scully, a former George W. Bush speechwriter. He first met Gov. Palin Thursday night at a hotel in Middleton, Ohio, where she was in seclusion until last Friday's announcement. The pair spent several hours working on her remarks for that day, an adviser said, and they hit it off. As soon as that was done, Mr. Scully turned his attention to the convention address.

He's one of a number of high Republican operatives working to shore up Gov. Palin's public standing. Another key hire: Tucker Eskew, who was an aide to a G.O.P. governor in South Carolina and then an adviser in the Bush administration. Last Friday, Mr. Schmidt, the strategist, asked Mr. Eskew to become "counselor" to Gov. Palin, advising her on policy and communications and traveling with her.

In Alaska, the McCain campaign has tried to control the flow of information as liberal bloggers and the media mine her past. A team of public-relations aides has settled into the state and asked Gov. Palin's friends and family to avoid speaking to the media. In a conference call with friends and local activists on Monday, the campaign suggested that media requests be funneled through the campaign to make sure "we said supportive things," according to one participant.




http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122039868736392867.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Same old. Same old.

Same old cast of cronies behind the scenes pulling the marionette strings.

Hey Palin... who's the hand and who's the yoyo, eh ????

[liberaldem4ever]

2. If what we already know makes Palin look so bad

Wonder what she's done that they've been able to cover up? :shrug: