Nicolle Wallace, senior adviser to the 2008 John McCain campaign, was assigned as one of Sarah Palin's principle aides (sometimes referred to a bit crudely as her "handler"). This morning she was on This Week With George Stephanopolis" as a political strategist to give the Republican point of view on this week's news.
At the end of the program, Stephanopolis played a clip from last night's HBO movie Game Change, which involved an angry phone call between Wallace and Palin after her disastrous interview with Katie Couric.
Palin was angrily confronting Wallace, blaming her (Wallace) for her (Palin's) poor performance. The (fictional) Wallace replies, "The interview “sucked” because you did not properly prepare," to which Palin shouts, “I am not your puppet!”
Stephanopoulos then asked Wallace how “true to life” the movie really was. Wallace looked uncomfortable and a little sheepish and replied, "True enough to make me squirm."
For me, that pretty much confirms that there is a lot of truth in the portrayal of Palin as out of her element, difficult to work with, and increasingly trying to go her own way. The movie reportedly also shows some sympathy for Palin; it is not just a hatchet job.
Ralph
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This is even stronger evidence. Steve Schmidt, who was the campaign manager for McCain/Palin, was interviewed on Morning Joe.
ReplyDeleteHe said that the film "Game Change" was "a very accurate depiction" of the 2008 campaign.
He also said that the idea of a Sarah Palin presidency frightens him. He admits to being part of the campaign to get McCain/Palin elected, saying that "we were fueled by ambition to win."
ReplyDeleteOf course, that's what you do when you run a presidential campaign. But wouldn't you expect a minimum of ethical concern for what you're trying to foist off on the country?
In his defense, I think they really had no idea how ridiculously unqualified she was. But that was their job, wasn't it? To find out before nominating her?