Magazine Pulls Curtain Back On Campaigns
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 6, 2008
When the United States selects a president every four years, Newsweek magazine gets unrivaled access to all of the candidates. The reporters agree not to report anything they learn until after the election has ended. This year, there have been some interesting revelations reported about both tickets.
One GOP contributor footed the bill for most of the purchases and was “shocked” when he received the total invoice.
The spending spree was allegedly only revealed when campaign aides sought reimbursement.
An aide to Palin gave a non-denial denial, “Governor Palin was not directing staffers to put anything on their personal credit cards, and anything that staffers put on their credit cards has been reimbursed, like an expense.”
The spending spree upset a campaign aide so much, he referred to the Palins as, “Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast.”
The quadrennial report also said two male campaign aides walked into Sarah Palin’s hotel room only to find her wrapped in a towel. That’s it, just a towel. The aides said Governor Palin was fine with the whole thing and told them, “I’ll be with ya in a minute.”
Senator Barack Obama bucked a different trend experienced by most candidates. Newsweek staffers said Obama doesn’t have much of an appetite. He actually lost weight during the campaign. His typical dinner is salmon, rice, and broccoli.
Newsweek reported that one person who was not initially in the camp behind Senator Obama after the primaries was former President Bill Clinton.
The anger over his wife’s defeat was not an exaggeration. At one point, Bill was quoted as saying, “If Barack Obama is nominated, it would be a denigration of public service.” That was quite the contrast to the Clinton and Obama joint rallies in the days before the general election.
One of the more intriguing items for reporters was the short leash John McCain was kept on by his advisors when dealing with the press.
In the past, the senator had enjoyed a friendly relationship with the press, calling them his “base” at one point. However, the campaign quickly began to keep McCain from reporters because they were not being, “fair.”
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