ABC News: Palin almost answers reporters question - decides to nod instead

[sabra]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/is-the-mccain-c.html

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Neither Palin nor McCain spoke while cameras in the room for their meeting with Saakashvili. A McCain-Palin staffer yelled "No questions," but that didn't stop a reporter from the Associated Press, who asked Palin what she has learned from her meetings. Palin just smiled as the press corps was ushered out of the room.

Palin then met alone with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani where an interesting thing happened. According to a pool reporter, it appeared that Palin almost answered a reporter's question before catching herself. 30 seconds into the meeting, the press was asked to leave and a reporter asked Palin what her thoughts were about driving past Ground Zero, which she had passed on the way to the Ritz hotel to meet Talabani. According to the TV producer in the room, Palin looked as though she wanted to answer the question, paused briefly but then hesitated and then just nodded.

[rucky]

1. I think she has a phobia.

seriously.

[crappyjazz]

2. No, I think Campbell Brown was spot on

she's being held hostage

[sabra]

4. it's quite disgusting...

[sabra]

3. I think the McCain handlers gave a her a warning...

[mamalone]

5. I think so too.

[annabanana]

6. The description I read earlier said that she looked

puzzled that she was stopped from answering..The question was "what have you learned from your meetings."

McCain then looked around the room and gestured as if to welcome questions. The AP reporter shouted a question at Gov. Palin (“Governor, what have you learned from your meetings?”) but McCain aide Brooke Buchanan intervened and shepherded everybody out of the room.

Palin looked surprised, leaned over to McCain and asked him a question, to which your pooler thinks he shook his head as if to say “No.”
http://thepage.time.com/pool-report-of-mccain-palin-meeting-with-georgia-ukraine-presidents/

ABC is characterizing it WRONG

[bushisanidiot]

7. Palin is a moron. She's used to getting what she wants by using her

looks. She has NO substance to add to a presidential ticket. The woman isn't even qualified to run her own company, let alone the state of Alaska.