This blog's name comes from former Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan's off-camera description of the process that John McCain employed in choosing little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Biden: Obama Wishes He Made BFD Comment (Talking Points Memo)
March 25, 2010
At a fundraiser yesterday, Vice President Biden joked about his hot-mic moment Tuesday when he said health care is a "big f---ing deal."
Biden said President Obama, at yesterday's morning briefing, said, "You know what the best thing about yesterday was? Joe's comment."
According to Biden, Obama also wanted a T-shirt made up with the remark, according to the pool report.
So Biden told Obama, "If you thought it was so good, why didn't you say it?"
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Monday, January 11, 2010
REVEALED: See Going Rogue Event 'Banned List' Drawn Up By Todd Palin (TPM)
By Justin Elliott
TalkingPointsMemo.com
December 30, 2009, 6:23PM
We've just gotten our hands on the so-called "banned list" that was responsible for two journalists getting booted from a Sarah Palin book event in Wasilla last week. Check it out right here.And we've got new details that shed light on Todd Palin's role as his wife's chief enforcer.
The "coordinating instructions" document, whose authenticity was confirmed by James Hastings, the Wasilla official who runs the arena and who wrote the instructions, refers to a "DENIED ACCESS LIST PER TODD PALIN." And, after listing three names, continues:
"Coordination with Todd will be required to identify those folks in the event they present themselves NOT as media reps. They are not welcome by the family and this is a private rental of the facility with a public invite and access limited list provided by renters."
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