Palin Pakistan

Republican Party vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made an off-message comment on American policy on Pakistan while at a cheesesteak house in Philadelphia on September 25, 2008.CNN: McCain fudges circumstances of Palin's Pakistan comments (September 30, 2008) Temple University graduate student Michael Rovito asked Palin if troops should cross the Afghanistan border into Pakistan, and she responded yes, 'absolutely', if it were necessary to stop terrorists.CNN: McCain fudges circumstances of Palin's Pakistan comments (September 30, 2008) This directly contradicts a statement John McCain made to Larry King in July of 2008.*Talking Points Memo: Gates of Hell or Pakistan--Whichever comes first (July 29, 2008)

Several cell phones in the restaurant recorded Palin's off-message comment. When Palin and John McCain appeared on the CBS Evening News the next night, Katie Couric asked for a clarification, and McCain accused Couric of playing gotcha journalism.Huffington Post: Couric Interview: McCain Says Quoting Palin On Pakistan Is "Gotcha Journalism" (September 29, 2008)

• Atlanta Journal Constitution: Palin's debate performance critical (September 30, 2008)

• CNN: McCain fudges circumstances of Palin's Pakistan comments (September 30, 2008)

• ABC News: ...In South Philly, Palin Opines on Pakistan (September 28, 2008)

• MSNBC: Cheesesteaks, Pakistan and Debates (September 28, 2008)

• Talking Points Memo: Gates of Hell or Pakistan--Whichever comes first (July 29, 2008)

• Huffington Post: McCain: Quoting Palin On Pakistan "Gotcha Journalism" (September 29, 2008)

• NY Daily News: McCain/Palin Explain Pakistan (September 29, 2008)

• YouTube: McCain, Palin Blame Gotcha Journalism For Palin Pakistan Gaffe (Time: 3:29)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTehXRJKvQ&eurl=http://www.mahalo.com/Palin_Pakistan

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