This for us Americans mostly.

Sara Palin's selection as John McCain's VP running mate is intended to end badly within the next two to three weeks as part of a devious Republican strategy. The McCain/Republcan strategy never intended for Palin to run the full course of the campaign and most likely not more than two weeks past the end of the Republican National Convention. As a result of attacks on her and the focus on her family, she will resign in shame and disgust, and the McCain campaign then intends to real the rewards of the resulting sympathy.


I have been in contact with a source that has previously provided reliable information on several issues. The strategy is outlined below, which is a combination of informed speculation and quietly-passed information:

(1) The McCain campaign has long ago quietly picked their VP running mate intended to be on the ticket in November.

(2) Palin has been selected as a "trojan horse" target for vocal political firebrands to have a veritable field day.

(3) The strategic response to criticism of Palin is a scripted minimalist retort intended to actually invite more criticism.

(4) Key McCain operatives, posing as intense liberals, will seed blogs and bulletin boards with horrific claims about Palin.

(5) Key McCain operatives, acting as "insider informants", will spill minor tidbits from "inside" the campaign organization to help fuel the negative Palin speculation.

(6) As the criticism reaches its peak, and a "family secret" is exposed by an intensely savage "liberal blogger", Palin will resign.

(7) After an appropriate period of McCain campaign faux indignation and a "second VP search", their original choice will be revealed.


Among those quietly discussing this rumored strategy, one name continues to emerge as the likely architect, Carl Rove. And, as is typical of the strategic maneuverings of Rove during campaigns, the intended outcome is multi-facted:

(1) The McCain campaign organization intends to reap significant reward from voters who are showing both sympathy and ager over what has transpired.

(2) The Republican party insiders expect this issue to become the tipping point that initiates strict media control over political bloggers.

(3) The McCaign campaign expects this issue to remove examination of familial matters from the news, as there are deep issues in Cindy McCain's professional life that could harm them.

(4) The backlash of the perception resulting from attacking a "hockey mom", "nice person", and a pregnant 17-year old daughter will forever damage the Democratic party as it is expected they lack the backbone to do anything but apologize.

Not really following the presidential elections as we here in Britain don't get the coverage.. if i ever believed what was said on the news...

It shall play out in good time.

Interesting theory, but it borders on ludicrous.


Not saying it's implausible, but simply unlikely




My theory: Overzealous democrat citizen bloggers, not officially backed by the Democratic party, eager to hurt the Republican party, use whatever means to lash out at the new threat of Palin

McCain is very desperate right now...

It would be good if you cited your sources, unless you write all of this yourself =O.

I think this/your theory is a bit on the wild side though Hunter =p.

As are all my theories if you read them...That is why they are called theories and not facts. I write most of them myself yes...

This is what I do now instead of gaming, its quite fun actually....

Wild theories are always the ones that get you thinking about what might actually be going on behind the scenes, because its sure as hell not as we see it.

You'd like George Carlin

I DO like George Carlin.

You can join meh and Flip then.

Perhaps you should checkout some Bill Hicks. Same shit, different style of humor.

This is interesting but somewhat far-fetched. Then again, I wouldn't put it past a desperate American. I guess I'll just wait and see what articles we get up here in Canada.

i like bill brysons short stories about america.
and the way he fucked up with it. <.<

I read one Bill Bryson, Notes From a Small Island, and GOD it sucked. He basically visited loads of cities, and if they had something old in them, he liked them, whereas if they had renovated a lot, he didn't.

should've read notes from a big country, tbh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anxkrm9uEJk
(sad thing is it's true)

+rep for mr Damon