Palin Dismisses Powell Endorsement, Won't Reject Robocalls

[jefferson_dem]

Palin Dismisses Powell Endorsement, Won't Reject Robocalls
October 20, 2008 7:57 AM

ABC News' Imtiyaz Delawala Reports: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin dismissed former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama as "not much of a surprise," and refused to call for an end to the campaign's use of robocalls -- one of the negative campaign tactics Powell cited as a reason for endorsing the Democratic presidential nominee.

At an impromptu press conference on the tarmac of the Colorado Springs, Colo. airport last night, Palin said she was not surprised by Powell's endorsement, saying it was "his prerogative" to back Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain.

"That was not so much of a surprise and certainly that is his prerogative, but John McCain and I are very appreciative of the four former secretary of states' endorsements that McCain has and the over 200 retired generals and other top brass military that have endorsed John McCain and his good ideas on winning the war, so that's appreciated that we have those endorsements," Palin said.

On "Meet the Press" on Sunday morning, Powell had cited Palin's lack of experience as one of the reasons for his endorsement of Obama.

"She's a very distinguished woman and she's to be admired, but at the same time now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be President of the United States, which is the job of the Vice President," Powell said. "And so, that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Senator McCain made."

When asked for her response to Powell citing her lack of experience, Palin responded, "That's certainly his prerogative to express that also."

Powell also cited the use of robocalls by the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee linking Obama to former 1970s radical William Ayers as another reason for backing Obama.

"This Bill Ayers situation that's been going on for weeks, Why do we keep talking about him, why do we have these robocalls going around the country?" Powell said, referring to automated calls made in battleground states last week linking Obama to Ayers. Republican senators Norm Coleman, R-Minn., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, who are both locked in tight re-election battles, both criticized the use of robocalls this weekend.

Palin at first dismissed the issue of robocalls as "inside baseball stuff" and "just getting that message out." "If the vehicle to be used is robocalls, that's the some of the campaign top brass's call on that," Palin said.

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[gaiilonfong]

1. she probably doesn't even know who Powell is

those are the talking points they gave her which parrot what the OLD TROLL said on Fixed Noise

[Tarc]

2. Is "not so much of a surprise" a code phrase for "because he's black, too" ?

I wonder what Palin's FReeper handle is.

[Raschel]

3. Sounds like she learned two new words, "top brass". What a ditz. n/t

[Heather MC]

4. They are training her well

Good girl! Good Girl!

[Brazenly Liberal]

6. Yep. And when you're the VP candidate

and you refer to "the top brass" of the campaign as if you have no idea what they're thinking and don't feel the need to know, you can bet that even your own party feels you are not a serious candidate.

Palin has said she sees a Constitutional opportunity to expand the authority of the VP. HA! What she doesn't seem to see is that if the impossible happened and McAsshole was elected, she would be kept on a very tight leash. Expanded authority? I don't think so. Ribbon cutting, funerals, and cleavage shots for the droolers would be pretty much her job description.

[Democat]

5. My prerogative? Isn't that a Bobby Brown song?

I can't imagine she uses the word "prerogative" on her own. Maybe this is some inside joke by her Republican speech writers? Didn't they use his "hip hop dancing" as proof that he would endorse Obama?

Tin foil hat time?