CNN: "McCain's name nowhere to be seen at Palin rally". Ouch!

[DemsUnited]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/01/mccains-name-nowhere-to-be-seen-at-palin-rally/

From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
Palin signs made an appearance at a Florida rally – McCain signs did not.

POLK CITY, Florida (CNN) — At a boisterous Sarah Palin rally in Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon, one name was surprisingly absent from the campaign décor — John McCain’s.

Looking around the Fantasy of Flight aircraft hangar where the rally took place, one could see all the usual reminders that it was a pro-McCain event. There were two large “Country First” banners hung on the walls along with four enormous American flags meant to conjure the campaign’s underlying patriotic theme. Many of the men and women in the audience wore McCain hats and t-shirts.

But on closer inspection, the GOP nominee’s name was literally nowhere to be found on any of the official campaign signage distributed to supporters at the event.

Members of the audience proudly waved “Country First” placards as Palin delivered her stump speech. Those signs were paid for by the Republican National Committee.

The other sign handed out to supporters read “Florida is Palin Country,” but those signs were neither paid for by the Republican National Committee nor the McCain campaign. In small print, the signs were stamped with the line “Paid for and authorized by Putnam for Congress" — as in, the re-election campaign of Florida congressman Adam Putnam, whose district skirts Polk City.

In fact, Putnam’s name was considerably more prominent than was McCain’s — his campaign had placed a number of large “Putnam for Congress” banners around the event site.

[woo me with science]

1. For some reason that made me laugh. nt

[Borgnine]

2. Has a VP candidate ever obscured the head of the ticket like this?

I can't think of any historical precedent for this.

[FVZA_Colonel]

3. She's officially launched her campaign for 2012.

[madaboutharry]

4. They're Broke.

n/t

[SuperTrouper]

5. She has gone rogue! Go Sarah Go!!

[speedoo]

6. Heh. More evidence of McPalin campaign incompetence, IMO.

Palin is an arrogant, ambitious woman for sure, but I doubt she'd deliberately elimintae the McCain signs.

[jazzjunkysue]

7. They think they'll do better without B*, I mean, McCain, I mean....

There does seem to be alot of hiding of identities in this party.

Joe The Candidate for President!

[NotThisTime]

8. "Florida is Palin Country"??? That is LOL funny.......

[Cha]

9. Wonder what the arrogant mccain the

timebomb thinks of those chickens?

[frogcycle]

10. with any luck she'll push him too far and he'll pop off

[renate]

11. how can his campaign fail *this badly* to contain her?

Do you suppose anybody's saying "Sarah, you know, you really ought to mention John from time to time" and she just ignores them? Or are they running two completely separate campaigns?