The No Talk Express

In an attempt to beef up Sarah Palin's foreign policy credentials, she met leaders that belonged to the UN. The Mccain camp refused to let reporters in to view the meetings. Many members of the press were outraged that Mccain wanted to get the photo ops but no real news coverage. They were refusing to publish any pictures if they were not allowed in. So generously, the Mccain camp let a CNN producer into the preliminary part of the meeting, which involved them talking about Afghan President Hamid Karzai new son. The CNN producer was allowed in for 30 seconds before they were escorted out. Here is the gist of the conversation that the producer was allowed to witness.

"What is his name?" Ms. Palin was heard to ask, as she met with Mr. Karzai in the suite of a midtown hotel, according to a pool report.
"Mirwais," Mr. Karzai replied. "Mirwais, which means, 'The Light of the House.'"
"Oh nice," Palin responded.
"He is the only one we have," Mr. Karzai said.

This is completely outrageous. The media is the mediator between politicians and their issues and the American people. The Mccain camp has denied access to Sarah Palin since she became his running mate. Her speeches are very closely scripted, in order to insure little chance to make a gaff. The press as well as the public attending town hall meeting are denied access to ask her any spontaneous questions. The media has been "granted" one interview with her. This should raise suspicion among every Americans mind. This is almost unheard of, the press being denied access to a Vice Presidential candidate.

This brings up many questions. If she is truly prepared to be VP or possibly President then why are they scared of releasing her to the media? In the weeks following her nomination received a team of "tutors" to bring her update on major issues and policies. They want to make sure to closely guard any chance of spontaneity, for fear she will make a fool of herself. Any questions the media do get in or are raised on news shows questioning Palin's credentials, are labeled by the MCcain camp as the media having a liberal bias or being sexist. It is not bias or sexism to raise legitimate questions about a candidates credentials. Over the past year and a half the two candidates running for president have been scrutinized. However, the Mccain camp will not allow the media to do the same to Sarah Palin

Another question this brings up is, is she cant handle talking to the "scary" press, how can she handle talking to world leaders? And if she is truly capable, then why were we as Americans unable to witness her first real meeting with a foreign leaders? Are we possibly going to elect Mccain/Palin without knowing fully what we are getting ourselves into? We need to ask questions about her qualifications now and not after its to late. People say Obama has no foreign policy experience. However, Obama when taking his world tour a few months ago had cameras following him to document all meetings with world leaders. Which allowed the public to judge his foreign policy credentials accurately.

John Mccain and Sarah Palin have been claiming they are going to change to Washington. They call for transparency in Government, this is yet another lie by the Mccain Camp. How are we to believe they would have transparency in their administration, when they wont even allow transparency in their campaign?