And the finger pointing begins.
The Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate, according to Mccain’s aide , did not know that Africa was a continent, could not name all three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement (that would be the US, Canada and Mexico) and declined to prep for her now infamous Katie Couric interview. She also argued that South Africa was simply a region of the larger country of Africa.
Furthermore, the McCain aides told that Mrs Palin threw tantrums over bad press reviews and was a shopaholic. He also reported that chief McCain foreign policy advisor Randy Sheunemann was fired late in the campaign for allegedly leaking details of the splits.
One senior aide told the magazine that she was told to buy three suits for the Republican National Convention and hire a stylist, but instead, the vice-presidential nominee began buying costly goods from stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.
At one point during the campaign, Palin’s youngest daughter, seven-year-old Piper, was photographed carrying a US$800Louis Vuitton bag.
Two sources told Newsweek the goods were bought by a wealthy donor, who was flabbergasted when he saw the bills. Palin also allegedly instructed low-level staffers to buy her new clothes with their credit cards, something the McCain campaign only discovered last week when the aides tried to get reimbursed.
Even if these reports are accurate, why was she okayed as running mate?
Source _ canadian Press , Telegraph UK
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