We DEMAND you take our bait

The Republican machine expected, and perhaps counted on, the Democrats picking an obviously unqualified and devisive veep candidate. However, Barack Obama's campaign has continued with its same message: McCain in the new front-man of the Republicans, so get to know his policies and my policies, then decide who you should vote for.

Undeterred by the lack of attacks on Palin, the Republicans decided to react as if it had actually happened. They're feigning outrage and demanding apologies for insults and attacks that never occurred. Same old dirty political tricks from the same old political rhetoric machine. Distract people with mudslinging to avoid discussing the real problems that the country faces.

www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/campaign.wrap/index.html

Meanwhile, they are not even allowing Palin to face questions from the real media. All she is tasked with doing is repeating the same old canned talking points over and over again. The only "interview" the GOP has allowed her to do was a partially-scripted, pre-recorded exchange with Charlie Gibson on ABC - an interviewer known for not asking tough questions on a network known to be very friendly to GOP requests. Even then, Palin stumbled due to lack of knowledge of world affairs, both past and present.