The McCain campaign's designated "attack dog" bit her own supporters today at a rally in Richmond.
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The outdoor crowd was so massive that many were unable to hear Palin speak, so about midway through the Alaska governor’s remarks, some of them tried to take matters into their own hands, shouting in unison, "We can’t hear you!"
When that didn’t get the candidate’s attention, they tried a new tactic.
"Louder!" they shouted.
Palin appeared flustered as she stopped reading from the prepared remarks, which were coming across her teleprompter.
"I would hope at least that those protesters have the courage and the honor of thanking our veterans for giving them the right to protest!" she admonished the confused crowd.
Palin’s husband Todd tried to put an end to the awkward episode by approaching his wife on stage and telling her, "They just can’t hear you back there. That’s it."
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Sarah may have been emboldened courtesy of the introduction by Jerry Kilgore (failed GOP Gov. candidate from '05 with a peculiar speech "impediment"), who called on God to protect the republican ticket and seat Palin in the White House, before offering up his own expert polling results: McCain in a landslide!
As for McCain's meek pleas to tone down the character assault, well his supporters must subscribe to kilgore's polling newsletter. This is a pic from the rally in VA Beach earlier in the day:
Also at the rally to talk up the ticket was VA Atty General Bob McDonnell (pictured here with his racist buddy Bobby Lee May - yes, that Bobby May):
Speaking of racists and failed politicians, what would GOP rally in VA be without George "Macaca" Allen. Yes, he was there, and hopefully (at least in deferrence to McCain's call for civility) he didn't spit at any women today...