Campbell Brown Rips McCain Aides for Blaming Palin for McCain Loss: 'You Picked Her'

Posted by Satyam Khanna, Think Progress at 8:48 AM on November 7, 2008.

She has a point.

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Recently, former McCain staffers have been leaking embarrassing information about Gov. Sarah Palin's cluelessness on foreign policy and her unprofessional behavior. Top aide Steve Schmidt wouldn't say whether she was a good VP choice. Yesterday, CNN's Campbell Brown excoriated these aides, noting that they were the ones who vetted Palin and trumpeted her candidacy:

BROWN: To those McCain aides who say she is the reason they lost this election... can I please remind you of one thing: you picked her. You are the ones who supposedly vetted her, and then told the American people she was qualified for the job. You are the ones who after meeting her a couple of times, told us she was ready to be just one heartbeat away from the Presidency. ... If Sarah Palin is the reason some voters chose Barack Obama, that is no one's fault but your own.

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"John McCain, as he so graciously said himself the other night, lost this election. He lost it with your help, your advice, your guidance, and yes, your running mate recommendations," she added. "And that is crystal clear to everyone, no matter how hard you try to blame Sarah Palin or anyone else." (HT: Atrios)

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Satyam Khanna is a Research Associate for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.

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The Truth Hurts [Report this comment] Posted by: Xynyx on Nov 7, 2008 9:13 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] They don't want to face the fact that they lost the election because they cared more about ideology than about the needs of the Executive Branch. Basically, they hate America. They love their radically conservative ideology... and they hate America. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » Your right! Posted by: PJAW » RE: The Hate America and... Posted by: jimidee » RE: The Hate America and... Posted by: maglindracia Sorry Campbell, but I'm enjoying the mayhem! [Report this comment] Posted by: Kym525 on Nov 7, 2008 3:26 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] You guys can have your little pity party for poor Sarah, but as far as I'm concerned, payback is a BITCH! I have no sympathy for those who use race-baiting and divisiveness as a campaign tactic. McCain/Palin rallies looked like Klu-less Klux Klan meetings. Palin was an INSULT to women, don't you GET THAT??? It's got nothing to do with her looks or the clothes, it was the lack of SUBSTANCE, of intellect. That $150,000.00 should have been used by the RNC for crash courses in Basic Constitutional Law, American Government and World History 101. As a woman, I was INSULTED that this brainless trollop thought so little of her gender that we'd just jump on the McCain bandwagon. Everything she stood for is antithetical to all the strides women have made. Worse, she seemed to revel in her stupidity and thought we women would too. Now, she's reaping what she's sown and being attacked by the same men who used her as a weapon against other women. Then again, Republicans once tried to destroy McCain in 2004 because of the campaign finance reform bill and his stance on immigration. Notice how quickly they abandoned almighty Bush 2. Loyalty isn't exactly one of their strong points. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Sorry Campbell, but I'm enjoying the mayhem! Posted by: helenahanbasquet » RE: Sorry Campbell, but I'm enjoying the mayhem! Posted by: joy2008 » RE: Sorry Campbell, but I'm enjoying the mayhem! Posted by: maglindracia The Palin Horrorshow [Report this comment] Posted by: ty111 on Nov 8, 2008 3:43 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The scary thing is that this proud ignoramus is a sociopathic narcissist. She will just grow another head when they cut off the first one...and another...and another. She's had a taste and she's NOT going away. We need Buffy! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] McCain lost because Obama was the preferred and superior candidate [Report this comment] Posted by: outlook on Nov 8, 2008 5:08 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] With the accelerating process of change, which is taking place in the twenty-first century, re-actionary dinosaurs have out-lived their evolutionary usefulness. America chose to vote for a new type of politician; an empowering man of vision. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Campbell, are you sticking up for her? [Report this comment] Posted by: janelynne on Nov 8, 2008 5:41 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] I agree with others who have only crocodile tears for Palin. Sarah had nothing to offer, and doesn't seem to be running her own life with much skill. She has a 4 month old disabled child, a pregnant teen, two other young kids, and a boy in Iraq. Does she actually think she could squeeze in running the free world? No, she went shopping instead. Did she have the time or inclination to bone up on history or geography? No, she used her pulpit to name call. McCain has no critical thinking skills obviously, and couldn't dream up a platform, couldn't choose people, and simply wanted to slide into the White House and be da man. Two bigger dunderheads couldn't be found. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] CORPORATE "PERSONHOOD" AND THE U.S.A. [Report this comment] Posted by: crazy carlos on Nov 8, 2008 8:47 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] 1866 U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Santa Clara County v Southern Pacific Railroad. This decision is the one that supposedly granted "personhood" on corporations. Problem is, the court never even addressed that issue in it's decision! That ruling was done on the basis of a summary of the court's decision by the court clerk which is contrary to the court's actual ruling. See Thom Hartmann's book "Unequal Protection---" Overturn it and you overturn the very heart of the corporate Facism we are getting today--including the financing of elections. People, this is an important and very doable thing to accomplish. Roe v Wade and Brown v The Board of Education were both reversals of 1800's legal decisions. I am not an attorney. Anyone with any kind of connection to the ACLU should ask about this thing. Carlos [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: CORPORATE "PERSONHOOD" AND THE U.S.A. Posted by: helenahanbasquet » RE: CORPORATE "PERSONHOOD" AND THE U.S.A. Posted by: JDMB » RE: CORPORATE "PERSONHOOD" AND THE U.S.A. Posted by: maglindracia caronome [Report this comment] Posted by: Bayardtom on Nov 8, 2008 11:13 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] It is very upsetting to hear about death threats against the Obamas. My family and I have fallen in love with them and find it so sad that there can be so much hate in the country about these beautiful people. We were all very angry about the lies and the hateful things that were said by Palin and McCain during the campaign. It seemed to us that there should have been some lawful way to stop them from saying those things. Isn't it akin to shouting "Fire" in a crowd of people? There is no doubt that they incited a violent attitude in a great many people. One could clearly hear the crazed tone in the cries of "Kill him" and "Traitor" from the crowd. It was gratifying that the outcome of the election was a mandate for the calm and intelligence of Obama. My family and I wish him and his family a happy time in the White House and we feel that they will bring a grace and beauty to that residence. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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