Has Todd Noticed that McCain’s Still Leering at Sarah?

Turns out it was the First Dude who decided he and the family would be sitting in on Sarah’s debate prep this week. 

For his part, Mr. Palin has worried about the frequent separation of his wife from her family, friends and Alaska staff, an adviser said. Accordingly, her family will be with her in Sedona during this week. Also, a key Alaska staffer joined the Palin operation Sunday.

In fact, the First Dude just decided that Sarah needed him around–she’s already been traveling with Willow.

You think maybe this or this had to do with Todd’s worries about his wife?

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  1. scribe says:

    Ohh – that was Rove’s selling point in getting McSame to go along with picking her in the first place.

    Go back and look at some of those “candid” shots from “behind the scenes” which were taken about the same time as the announcement.

    I’m looking for a polite way to put it, but the old fart is following not his brain (or what passes for one) but rather some lower chakra. Former beauty queen and all. Hits all his buttons.

    And, if you see any pics with him, Palin and Cindy in the frame, take a good look at Cindy. Her take comes right through the botox.

    Now, I gotta wonder about Todd, being he’s the rough, tough roughneck who wins wilderness snowmobile races and all. Him and McSame – that’s a bar fight I’d pay to watch. ‘Course, she’s cuckolded him before, so he’s probably got a good (no jail time, no cops involved) coping mechanism worked out.

  2. BayStateLibrul says:

    OT, but ISSA is an arshole… It’s no longer Morning in America,
    it’s Death in the Afternoon….

    “With the fate of the Bush administration’s desperate $700 billion bailout of the financial industry hanging in the balance, Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican from California, stuck to his political playbook like a man covered in Krazy Glue. He pronounced himself “resolute” in his opposition to the bailout because to be otherwise would amount to a betrayal of party principles.

    To deviate from those principles, in Mr. Issa’s view, would be like placing “a coffin on top of Ronald Reagan’s coffin.”

    We are in very strange territory here.”

    from Bob Hebert, NYT

    • skdadl says:

      Oh, dear. I’m on the floor, truly I am.

      Palin: And I do look forward to Thursday night and debating Sen. Joe Biden. We’re gonna talk about those new ideas, new energy for America. I’m looking forward to meeting him too. I’ve never met him before, but I’ve been hearing about his Senate speeches since I was in like second grade.

      I know that Joe isn’t another woman, but that is purest mee-hee-ee-ow!

      I assume that the Biden camp are also rolling around laughing at this point, and then figuring out what to do with that one.

      There’s a word I want to say, but I guess I shouldn’t …

      • Citizen92 says:

        Let’s do the math.

        Palin was born in Feb 1964.

        Average age for second graders is 7 or 8.

        So she would have started 2nd grade in August 1971 (if seven) or August 1972 if eight.

        Biden started in the Senate on January 3, 1973.

        What speeches was he making in his early days 1973 that would be of interest to a second grade civics class in Alaska?

  3. Tithonia says:

    Pretty precocious to be listening to Senate speeches in second grade. You’d think she would have absorbed some knowledge of national issues.

  4. wavpeac says:

    Yah, i saw that footage on you tube right after the announcement and I wanted to gag. I heard this footage refuted by spokespeople on cnn regarding his playing with his ring finger as he was leering away. They said it’s because of the nerve damage to his arm during the war. (sob, sob). I could swear he actually takes his ring off at some point, but I didn’t go back to verify it. Honestly that footage wouldn’t have been as meaningful to me, had he not been constantly playing with his ring finger.

    Honestly…if he wins the presidency I am moving to canada.

  5. pollyusa says:

    EW

    Did you see this reporting by Leopold??? It’s Leopold so… there’s more at the link

    But Wilkes changed her story two weeks ago when she was subpoenaed by Steven Branchflower, the former federal prosecutor who was appointed in July to probe allegations Gov. Palin, Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s running mate, abused her office by abruptly ousting Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan, state officials knowledgeable about her conversation with Branchflower said.

    Monegan has said he felt pressured by Gov. Palin, her husband, Todd, and several of her aides to fire Wooten. Branchflower’s investigation centers on whether Palin fired Monegan because he refused to fire Wooten.
    Public Record 9.29.08

  6. pollyusa says:

    sorry wrong quote from the Leopold article. again qualifying that this is an article from Leopold.

    Andrew Sullivan has the Leopold article up at Atlantic Online

    Wilkes told Branchflower she believed it was impressed upon her from Palin’s office that she would lose the contract if she did not deny the claim, state officials knowledgeable about her testimony said.
    Public Record 9.29.08

  7. klynn says:

    I want so much to add some rich informative comment to this post and…I cannot.

    Simply eeeeeewwwwww Marcy!

    In the words of Lucy, “Blach! Dog kisses! Get me some soap and water, disinfectant!!!”

    (Klynn is shuddering in disguest and running for a shower while want to poke her mind’s eye out!)

  8. LabDancer says:

    Typical guy response:

    Out loud: “What possessed you to ever even think such a thing !??”

    Inside: “…never say never…”

  9. LabDancer says:

    Post WWII experiences in a number of South American countries supports that in this, as in so many things political [and ape-political?], Ms E Wheel here evidences here preternatural perspicacity.

    I recommend spending a few minutes scrolling down the page of the site to which ew links both ultimately and penultimately- for illumination on the burning question as to the degree to which the divining Ms Sarah may be oblivious of Senator McCain’s x-ray oversight.

    It’s either that or Governor Palin is sending dog whistles to the hearing impaired as to her association with the Masonic movement.