Thursday, November 06, 2008
Palin did not know that Africa was a continent
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
Washington
Less than 24 hours after the defeat of John McCain in the U.S. presidential election, relatives of the Republican candidate laid the blame on colistière Sarah Palin, including supporting she did not know that Africa is a continent and had spent fortunes on clothes during the campaign.
Those close to Mr McCain has not ceased to call the media, speaking under cover of anonymity. They criticized the Governor of Alaska, which was chosen in August to lead the Republican campaign alongside veteran of the Vietnam War.
If we believe, Ms. Palin said that South Africa was a region just part of the vast country of Africa.
The colistière was also unable to name the three countries in the Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada, the United States and Mexico.
See interview on Fox news
A prank call from Quebecer comedy duo Masked Avengers, last week that Ms. Palin trapped in pretending to be French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has become a source of tension between the camps of Mr. McCain and the candidate for the vice-presidency.
The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday, after the impact of a little joke around the world, the main strategist of Mr. McCain, Steve Schmidt, organized a teleconference to demand explanations from Ms. Palin and his entourage.
An aide of colistière, Steve Biegun, has taken upon himself full responsibility. He argued in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he had been misled and that he wanted at the highest point of having placed the Governor of Alaska in such an embarrassment.
The scathing comments on Ms. Palin were published in the magazine including Newsweek and The New York Times, when the Republicans held a meeting in Virginia to discuss the future of the party.
Attracted by his conservative views on the social level, several party members had hoped to see Ms. Palin run for the presidency in 2012. Ms. Palin itself did not hide his ambitions went beyond a candidate for the vice-presidency of the United States.
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Labels: Elections, McCain, Palin, United States
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