McCain campaign trying to create distance between Palin and Buchanan, what about Ron Paul?

[ProSense]

August 30, 2008

Buchanan update

McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb, who declined last night to comment on Palin's relationship with Pat Buchanan, today denies it to ABC:

Gov. Palin has never worked for any effort to elect Pat Buchanan — that assertion is completely false. As Mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin did attend an event with Mr. Buchanan in her hometown, where reports described her wearing a Buchanan for President button. She wore the button as a courtesy to Mr. Buchanan, and in an effort to make him feel welcome during his visit, but immediately sent a letter to the editor of her local paper clarifying that the button should not have been interpreted as an endorsement of any kind.

The statement leaves a bit of space between working for Buchanan and supporting him in 1996, but there's no evidence that she did back him then.

I also spoke to Bay Buchanan, Pat's sister, this morning. She also said her only knowledge of Palin's contact with Buchanan was at the event in the '90s, which she described as a fundraiser for Alaska Republican Jerry Ward. Ward couldn't immediately be reached.

In a February interview with MTV, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lavished praise on maverick Republican presidential contender Ron Paul.

She had a few nice things to say about another GOP candidate, Mitt Romney.

But Palin made no mention of John McCain.

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The governor, who supported the renegade Republican campaigns of Pat Buchanan in the 1990s (Pat says: "She's a great choice for the base ... She's a Buchananite"), described the anti-war, libertarian-leaning congressman from Texas as "cool."

"He's a good guy," she continued. "He's so independent. He's independent of the party machine. I'm like, ‘Right on, so am I.'"

Conveniently, Paul -- who refuses to endorse McCain -- will be holding an outside-the-convention "Rally for the Republic," which is expected to draw thousands of his ardent supporters to the Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

Perhaps Palin will join them.

link

LOL!

[madmax]

1. I thought I heard Pat Buchanan

say that he knew her and she was a Buchananite. It was Friday night I think on MSNBC Hardball. Role the video tapes!

[Boz]

2. Yes he did, said she was one of his pitchforkers. eom

[madmax]

5. I need to step away from the keyboard

TMI. I didn't read the ABC link.

[redqueen]

3. They really stepped in it on this one.

I wonder who really made the call...

[BlueIdaho]

4. "I'm like, ‘Right on, so am I."

I'm like wow, like, how vice presidential.

[27inCali]

10. yeah, I'm like Totally!

is she from Alaska or O.C.?

[obamican]

6. How does a Ron Paul connection help us?

I thought we were supposed to use them to to rip apart the GOP.

More importantly, how is Ron Paul at all related to Buchanan? He's not a polarizing controversial figure.

[ProSense]

7. "He's not a polarizing controversial figure."

Are you referring to the person who McCain is trying to distance Palin from or the person who is running the rally outside the GOP Convention?

[obamican]

8. I meant Paul.

[redqueen]

9. It sure seems like he's polarizing to Republicans.

Separates those who actually believe what they claim to believe from the cheerleading morons who just parrot whatever talking points the RNC issues.