CNN: We have received a comment from the McCain camp, they are not at all happy. . .

[wndycty]

. . .that we are doing this segment. LOL

Rick Sanchez just held up the letter when he said that, then went to commercial. LOL

[ErinBerin84]

1. that was hilarious

and he said "but they still declined to send anyone in person from the campaign."

[eleny]

2. praying here for a video of this report that i missed

:cry:

[TooRaLoo]

7. Me too!

Dammit

[medeak]

54. cnn played this video during segment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwvPNXYrIyI

[crossroads]

71. I have waited for this expose' a long time! Thank you! K&R nt

[Turn CO Blue]

76. Palin: Alaska was founded on HOPE??!! HOPE??!!

Hope is a word for them durrty libruls what likes socialism.

[merh]

85. this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAm-Nvk3FAw

[lojasmo]

3. What story? N/T

[wndycty]

5. Palin/AIP

:kick:

[lojasmo]

15. Ah. Hee hee.

[PearliePoo2]

4. Yeah baby!

He showed the letter. Said they would not provide someone on the air

[GainesT1958]

6. Makes it tough when they realize...

The only effective editorial control they have over a cable news channel is with FOX!:eyes:

B-)

[RichardRay]

8. COME ON!! What story!!!

What was the story the McCain folks didn't wan to deal with?

[Lex]

13. Srsly!

What story!

[wndycty]

14. Palin/AIP

:kick:

[sickinohio]

Sarah Failin & her first dude

and the AIP party!! Said she attended the 2006 AIP convention!

[PA Democrat]

21. The Palin's relationship with the Alaskan Independence Party

including video of Sarah addressing the group's last convention.

[ErinBerin84]

9. lol!

The McCain person said that CNN is "furthering a smear, and it's no different than if they had done a story questioning Obama's religion." Ummm, I HAVE seen many of those latter "stories" last year, dickhead. Why so defensive? Hiding something?

[yardwork]

30. Geez, the media ran Reverend Wright nonstop for three months.

McCain is such a cry baby.

[roguevalley]

60. how can you smear someone by telling what they actually did? sad.

[youthere]

70. Tee hee...just let that baby cry!

[Cush]

10. what a pathetic statement from the McCain camp

[sickinohio]

11. showing video now

[wndycty]

16. Oh that stings. . .

LOL

[WeDidIt]

12. They're working the refs

Fuckers.

[Marsala]

41. *Trying* to work the refs, that is

The media loves it when their targets freak out like that. They only cave after long-term accusations of bias, and even that has worn thin in this election.

[ecstatic]

17. McShame bragged that no other network has dared cover the issue

well maybe it's time that another one did! WTF?

[ErinBerin84]

23. The View and Keith/Rachel have covered it.

Guess they don't count....

[cags]

What! They don't like the guilt by association stuff Bwahhahahahahaha

[tblue37]

57. No, this would be guilt by direct involvement. nt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

18. LOL! Just tuned in! Thanks! Palins and the Fringe! Great!!!

[Citizen Jane]

19. Here we go...

Read the response, Rick, come on...

[CJCRANE]

20. It's about time this story reached the MSM.

What were they waiting for?

[Terran]

22. I bet they're not...

CNN covering this issue kinda defuses Ayers, especially if McLame was gonna bring him up to Barack's face at the debate.

[Citizen Jane]

24. In the event that you do run this piece...

LMAO, dumbass response.

[Schulzz]

25. If I were CNN i would play it over and over again until Palin comes out and answers real questions.

But it's CNN, so they will be back to Obama and race in a few minutes... :puke:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. The writer from Salon said how it was on tape that the chairman of AIP had talked about

Palin infiltrating into major parties!!!!

[TornadoTN]

38. Now THAT is some damning evidence!!!

It would behoove us to get this out as swiftly as possible. It won't have any effect on the rabid right-wing fascists that are making a lot of noise in this election, but it will sure as hell destroy that campaign with everyone else.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

45. This story has been on DU for close to a month now. There is even a youtube link to it.

Keith and Rachael have also covered the AIP and it seemed to have fallen on deaf ears until now. Frankly, I don't expect CNN to give this much play. We'll see.

[TornadoTN]

46. My take is that this will be the first domino to fall regarding AIP

And all it takes is one.

As much as we all love and respect Keith O. and Rachel, the fact is that they are regarded as partisan outside of our own confines. It was going to take a major media organization outside of talking heads to break this story. To this point, no one would touch it. Now CNN has taken to the air with the first "real" volley of truth about the AIP and getting the information out there to the broad masses.

I'm much more hopeful about this now than ever before. But time will bear out whether I'm right.

[Zookeeper]

64. Here is a link to Dexter Clark of AIP stating:

At 2:04) "Sarah Palin was a member of the AIP right before she got the job of mayor of a small town, which was a non-partisan job. But to get the job, she had to go along to get along and she joined the Republican Party..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E46_ZVzBf9U

The beginning of the video shows the Freeper who recorded the speech whining about "his copyright."

[symbolman]

66. Yeah, you can watch it

I was thrown when I first saw it, because THOSE PEOPLE, Lynette and Dexter Clark are MY Sister and Brother-in-Law :)

I wish CNN would ask ME some questions, I mined Gold with those people and been around them, argued with them about how stupid secessionism was, how impossible, just fringe and wacky..

I've got a story or two, wish they'd as ME :)

[RagAss]

73. Really?..... You need your own thread on this.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

75. On our Video Forum..link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x208393

[dgibby]

77. e-mail Rick Sanchez @CNN

[Citizen Jane]

27. Wow!

I can't believe they have stuck with the story for this long. The McStain camp will be TOTALLY pissed.

[goclark]

63. Republicans are quick like in a hurry to jump off of the sinking

"McShame ship."

Jump, Rethugs, jump!

[sickinohio]

28. Anyone have a link to Rick Sanchez at CNN email?

we need to let him know we appreciate his covering this story. Wasn't the guy that was on the show from Salon?

[Citizen Jane]

31. Yes, his name is David Neiwart

His partner on this research and writing is Max Blumenthal.

[ellacott]

Mx Blumenthal was on Democracy Now last night

He was also on Rachel's show last week.

[FloridaGrl]

36. I agree nt

[Iwasthere]

37. I think it is

[e-mail]

[livetohike]

39. Thanks! I'm e-mailing him now

:hi:

[Lochloosa]

44. Thanks, Just sent a short note of thanks.

[PearliePoo2]

59. I tried that one and it came back undeliverable

rats...I'll keep looking.

[monmouth]

40. You're right. An "appreciation" e-mail when they do good can

go a long way. It may encourage them to do more...

[ecstatic]

29. This is Rick's chance to make a name for himself

Rick go for it! Take it all the way!

[demo dutch]

51. Yep, that would the only reason for him to "break" the story, I can't stand him!

[TooRaLoo]

32. Oh man that great. nt

[Overseas]

33. OMG! They received a complaint and are still going ahead with the show?

Oh wow ! You'd think we had free speech or something !

%%%%%%%%%%%%%
But seriously, how sad that probably the other Republican owned corporate media networks would decide not to cover it then, to avoid getting such angry comments from the darling McCaint campaign.

[TornadoTN]

43. Funny how we actually take notice of this - the media doing their jobs

In the old days (well before my time), the media didn't care what kind of protests they got from people or parties - they simply reported the news and gave us factual evidence to back up claims.

Now, we take notice when the media actually has to tell us that they are reporting something critical of Republicans even though they are getting hate-mail for doing so.

What a strange world we live in.

[SIMPLYB1980]

34. The babies don't like it when the shoe is on the other foot do they?

:cry:

[intheflow]

55. They can dish it out but can't take it!

:nopity:

[Cha]

35. Tough shit mccain.

YOu don't vet 'em you get this.

[vaberella]

50. Agreed...but if you listen to him she was vetted thoroughly.

All this stuff coming out is hitting him hard since she all the lies about Obama make are real for her.

[Blue_In_AK]

52. She wasn't vetted AT ALL.

We here couldn't believe it when she was announced as McCain's running mate because his people hadn't talked to ANYONE up here about her, not even her friends and allies.

[jazzjunkysue]

67. Nope. Pawlenty wasn't sexy enough. But he had to go on TV this week and shill for the geezer,

anyway. I actually felt sorry for Pawlenty.

[Cha]

69. I wouldn't feel sorry for anyone shilling for

sleaze.

[cags]

42. Can someone send that video of the AIP head talking about Sarah to CNN!!!!

[ellacott]

47. Until someone can post that one here is the Democracy Now story

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/13/max_blumenthal_on_sarah_palins_radical

[Disturbed]

49. Gov. Palin sued to stop protection of Polar Bears.

I bet the AIP members weren't real happy about that.

[sad sally]

79. Yeah, but she wears a little bear pin - doesn't that count for something? HA!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

53. Here it is.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=385&topic_id=183191

[OneGrassRoot]

61. Oh yeah, if that video gets out there mainstream.....she's history. n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

74. This one below is clearer

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=208393&mesg_id=208393

[Delphinus]

80. CNN should show this one too.

This would really take the wind out of their sails.

[skooooo]

48. What's "the letter?" nt

[nichomachus]

56. GOP -- the Whine Merchants n/t

[jberryhill]

58. McCain has Unhappy Campers - who knew? /nt

[City Lights]

62. Suck on it, McPalin!

:rofl:

It gives me immense pleasure to know that Sanchez's segment is upsetting the McSlimes.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

65. Oh no! Now the McCain campaign might cancel all of Palin's interviews with CNN!

[jamieque]

68. Meanwhile...

At McCain Campaign HQ...

Sarah and Todd Palin watch Karl Rove slam his head down on the meeting table over and over again as screams like he has lost his damn mind.

KARL ROVE: "Sonava *beep* *beep* *beep* Mother**** *beep* *beep* Stupid *beep* *beep*"

TODD PALIN: "Hey, Karl! That is my wife you are talking about! (Karl stops beating his head on the desk and turns slowly to face Todd making the 'First Dude' gulp as he sees the sign of the devil on Karl's forehead.

KARL ROVE: "*beep* you... you stupid *beep*. You just and your stupid *beep* wife lost the election for us." (McCain comes in and glances at Karl)

JOHN MCCAIN: "Karl, its okay! We'll win... because we'll cheat and play dirty. Your playbook has never failed us before!" (Karl glares at McCain and gives him the finger.)

KARL ROVE: "OH SHUT UP YOU STUPID *beep*! You can't even win using. my. playbook. you... uhhh... my heart.

*CRASH*

JOHN MCCAIN: "Oh... that can't be good! Medic...!"

Panic insues...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

72. I hope they ask McCain in the debate about his Palin and her links to the AIP?

I wonder what more skeletons will come out the closet?

[Danascot]

78. Why does she hate America?

[gauguin57]

81. Jesus. I can't even hear what she's saying, looking at that jacket she's wearing.

Looks like she stepped off the track, put a scarf around her neck and started yapping.

[workinclasszero]

82. Palin paling around with America haters!?

Why do you HATE AMERICA Palin?????

[gauguin57]

83. Sarah Palin is sleeping with a traitor to the U.S.

pass it on.

[OwnedByFerrets]

84. K and R