McCain-Palin campaign's end-run around media, 'When is she going to have a news conference?"

[maddezmom]

Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008

(09-29) 18:44 PDT -- The McCain campaign is attempting to do something unheard of in the modern political era. It is not just running against the mainstream media - it is running around it.

This strategy is not so much expressed in McCain campaign manager Steve Schmidt's declaration last week that the New York Times is "150 percent in the tank" for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama or the media-bashing by several speakers at this month's Republican National Convention. It's more about the GOP's continued sheltering of its vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

She has yet to hold a major press conference 31 days after McCain chose her as his running mate - and that's not changing anytime soon. McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb said Palin will do at least one news conference before election day. That could mean that the person who could potentially lead the free world will have done one national press conference before being sworn into office.

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"The media needs to continue to say, every day, until she has a news conference, 'When is she going to have a news conference? Why isn't she having one?' I just find it astounding," Woodruff said. "I think the media has a responsibility to continue to point out that this is unlike any presidential or vice presidential candidate in memory. She has been more bottled up."

more:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/29/MNTB1374LU.DTL

[msongs]

1. she just had one did she not? a day or so ago? nt

[pnwmom]

2. No. n/t

[maddezmom]

3. no I don't think she did, but McCain had one after a month or so of none

I believe he answered 4 questions....but I could be wrong.