It's interesting that someone on this list said that we weren't hearing from Obama lately, when Palin has never held an official full length news conference.
If she was such a great choice for Vice President, why don't they want her to be asked several tough questions by the press? When she takes office, if she is thrust into the position of President, will she also be similarly shielded from answering America's concerns? http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/21/america/palin.php "These days, Governor Sarah Palin seems like a candidate trying to wriggle free of her handlers. On Sunday night, she twice took questions from reporters, the first time on an airport tarmac without her press staff's knowledge. After landing in Colorado Springs late Sunday, Palin walked over to a local television crew and began answering questions on camera, sending the traveling press corps sprinting in pursuit, and her press staff scrambling. "Get Tracey," one campaign aide barked into his headset, calling for Tracey Schmitt, Palin's ever-watchful spokeswoman, who rushed over to supervise the impromptu news conference. (Schmitt, looking distressed, tried several times to cut it off with a terse "Thank you!" in between questions, to no avail.) Later that night, at a quick stop at an ice cream shop in Colorado Springs, Palin was asked if she could answer "just one question." She smiled brightly in response. "Sure!" she said, and went on to answer five. Since joining the Republican ticket as Senator John McCain's running mate, Palin has not held an official full-length news conference, and for the first month as the vice-presidential nominee, she rarely acknowledged reporters. She gave several television interviews, including one to Katie Couric of CBS, which even Palin described as "less than successful." Early on, reporters following Palin grumbled over their limited access to her. On the campaign trail, Palin is accompanied by several former staff members of the Bush White House, including Schmitt and Chris Edwards, who handles advance work." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:275832 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
