[akprodr]

OK, this is another news item making my head spin.

I just saw a news story with the words "McCain campaign spokeswoman Meg Stapleton". Just last week, she was a 'former Palin aide' (in fact communications director I believe). How the heck does that happen?

But here's the wierd part--does that name sound at all familiar? Well how about this story: live from North Pole Alaska, a nervous reindeer decides the easiest way out of situation is over the reporter. It happened December 2003 but I'm sure that I watched this on youtube.

But it ain't there now.

[pbradley]

This is the weakest conspiracy theory I've ever heard.

[akprodr]

Yeah well, I didn't say it was good--just new.

The fact that she appeared as 'former aide' and now 'campaign spokeswoman' in a matter of days doesn't seem odd?

[floatingslowly]

which is a greater leap?

* communications director >>> campaign spokeswoman
* reindeer >>> youtube



I'm looking for the joke with a microscope.

[pbradley]

No, it doesn't. Palin joined the ticket and the best of her staff followed her.

[afterthefact]

That's not a conspiracy. We just call that a "promotion."

[floatingslowly]

[[Spicoli, talking on the phone, hits his head with a shoe]]
...

[tesla69]

maybe she was related to the witchdoctor

[akprodr]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

which is a greater leap?

* communications director >>> campaign spokeswoman
* reindeer >>> youtube
.

Now to the best of my knowledge, she was a stay-at-home mom before becoming campaign spokeswoman. She was a reporter/anchor at KTUU until hired by Palin in 2006. She quit the govenor's office at least a year ago (though my memory is horrible).

Then on Friday she appears as "former aide" in a "Ms. Palin is wonderful and isn't lieing through her teeth" story on CNN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz1akmMuoHU. No mention made of her being paid by McCain.

Then on Monday she appears as a campaign spokeswoman saying that a well-liked Dept of Public Safety who recieved no reprimands wasn't a 'team player'--had nothing to do with the Palin's desire to have a trooper fired.

I do readily admit I probably think this is more important than you do because I worked with her for years and liked her (and wanted to f her). And now she has revealed herself as pure evil.

Guess I'm glad I didn't get the chance.

[floatingslowly]

use the word fuck.

the word is love.

[akprodr]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

[[Spicoli, talking on the phone, hits his head with a shoe]]
...

I thoroughly resent that comment.

I know where my shoes have been and would never hit my head with one. Dude.

I am currently modelling my life on Jeff Leboski at the moment. Totally different.

[floatingslowly]

I'm sorry, I won't let it happen again; but, needless to say, I had the last laugh.

[pbradley]

Sounds like this former aid perhaps doesn't sound like a clueless idiot in front of the camera (couldn't watch the video as school computers have no sound) which is apparently rare asset in McCain's campaign nowadays.

Now the trooper thing is conspiratorial enough to understand but this aid really just sounds like a qualified staffer being brought back to defend Palin without being a mediahead in exchange for being apart of the campaign. It sounds like she left the governor's office because her career was dying in Alaska but came back when, out of the blue, she has a chance to get involved in the presidential election.

Revision: Not a conspiracy. Not a promotion. More like a career move.