Over on the magazine's Web site, Time's Jay Newton-Small published a brief phone interview she conducted on August 14 with Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska), a full 15 days before being chosen by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) as his running mate.
The agenda of questions were overall devoid of a political slant and did include one softball about how her youth and gender affect her approach.
But Newton-Small did pose one loaded question:
The Republican party nationwide has a lot challenges. What ideas do you have to bring the party back, to gain back majorities in Congress, to change the platform to appeal to more people?
It's that last part that's problematic. A more balanced wording might have:
What ideas do you have to bring the party back, to gain back majorities in Congress? What, if any, areas of the party platform would you like to see changed or is it more a question of communicating your party's message more effectively?



















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August 29, 2008 - 15:47 ET by AgentAmericanI think Jay Newton-Small got his answer today...
He'd better be careful what he wishes for...yeouch!
Drill ANWAR
Gov. Palin is the GOP Answer
August 29, 2008 - 17:35 ET by Lame CherryIn being one who stated they would not vote for Strangecaine unless he placed on the ticket someone like Lynn Cheney or Condi Rice as I was pleading half a year ago, I could not be more pleased in Gov. Palin in being a Westerner in the image of Kit Carson.
I did not trust John McCain, but I give Mr. McCain full credit in the past 28 days running thee best campaign since Ronald Reagan. He has utterly cut Barack Obama off at the knees. 8 points in a gomer poll from Gallup in asking people who only watch television and do not vote is no lead out of a convention.
The reaction by Democrats howling over this is proof John McCain ushered in thee perfect 40 yard Adrian Petersen football dash.
I could care less what Time prattles about, because Barack Obama might have had lightning strike in Denver, but it is Palen thunder which is going to shape this election storm.
John McCain just opened a 10 point lead period due to his choice. He has proven brilliant and while in the past I did not agree with the man he deserves full credit for the genius of August.
Mr. McCain now has two proven Western women in Cindy McCain and Sarah Palin. This speaks to everyone in Reagan country from Texas to the Canadian line. Those people know these women and now the fight will be in the Ohio Valley.
Knowing those states, Mr. Obama has lost this election today. This now as predicted has the opportunity of John McCain literally making the Democrats under Obama a fringe party like Ralph Nader.
Gov. Palen sinks Bob Barr and that preacher. I would suggest that Mr. Barr and the Rev. put out feelers to throw their support behind John McCain with their voters for perhaps cabinet posts.
I have hoped since Margaret Thatcher to one day have her prototype in the Republican party. Gov. Palen is that iron lady. I will therefore throw my entire journalistic support for the McCain/Palen ticket as I do trust Cindy McCain and Sarah Palin.
As for Democrats, your Kenyan born Mr. Obama of Arab family tree and not African black, threw his best punch last night in Marxism and having corporations pass taxes onto American citizens.
Perhaps Democrats should join Attorney Berg in his served papers now and toss illegal Barack to the side with the Biden syndicate which is in immense trouble due to the thug attacks on Lawrence Sinclair which was Nifong criminal, and have Howard Dean, and a Hillary few select Al Gore to ride that jackass party to the dirt so Hillary can run in 2012.
Amazing in Democrats now have the choice of facing a landslide in Palin making them an 18% vote party in Obama or tossing him for Al Gore in a 30% ticket holding the party together for a chance in 2012.
Blame it on John Edwards my Democrat friends as he was supposed to be weakening both Obama and Hillary so Gore could get in the race and be the nominee now, but John was fathering children with a blonde instead.
So Time, do your story, because today the GOP in Gov. Palen are on the march. It is the difference of the Battle of the Bulge in surrounded one day and breaking out winning the next.
Mr. McCain has been brilliant and now Gov. Palen cemented Conservatives, Westerners, Christians in the GOP. She will mark 50% women, including blacks and hispanics.
Ask what Barack Obama can do for his party Time lol. Tell him to punt as the A Team just drove to his November goal and will score.
agtG
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Time had another article
August 30, 2008 - 11:34 ET by Rush FanTime had another article titled McCain's Play for Female Voters that begins with:
"John McCain accomplished a rare feat for a Republican candidate Friday, packing a 12,000-seat basketball stadium with cheering supporters dancing to rock music and waving glow sticks."
According to Time only Republicans have a problem filling a stadium.
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