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Did Palin Just Upstage McCain?

Did Sarah Palin and her husband upstage John and Cindy McCain at the end of McCain’s speech just now?

There’s no question the Alaska governor left her presidential running mate standing awkwardly on the podium waiting for her, after the McCains took a sort of victory walk onto the convention floor amid the falling ballons annd music ,and then returned to the stage.

Trouble was, Palin and here hubby did the same walk after after the McCains did - only they seemed to savor the exercise a bit more. They certainly took a lot longer to finish it, shaking hands and talking to delegates, and seeming to love every minute of it.

As a result, the McCain’s were left waiting on the podium for Palin, and waited, and waited, and then—finally—gave up and went backstage without her.

I’d sure like to have been a fly on the wall when McCain or his aides greeted her back there.

-- Billy House

  1. I thought I was the only one who noticed it. At that moment, when the Palins were doing that walkout, I thought to myself, "No way will America accept this."
    Posted by on 09/07 at 06:24 AM
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