Just Some Poor Schmuck

I guess this qualifies as “different” in the eyes of the Obama campaign. These guys need to be careful. If they stir up the locals enough Obama will throw them to the wolves. He has a history of doing this. He says he wants to run a new and different campaign and that the candidates families should be off limits. All the while his minions will be gathering info and making disparaging remarks about Palin’s family. If called on it he will blame his staff, just like he always does.

I wonder how long it will take before he runs out of staff to blame? 

Wolves: The scene from Anchorage

Just to make one point clear: there is nothing inherently wrong with Team Obama researching Palin’s record in public office. One may wonder why it would take as many as Fund reported, and why Obama’s campaign would spend that much money when they’re already having fundraising issues, but part of campaigning is doing exactly this kind of research. Google may have been a cheaper option, though, or even Lexis-Nexis, which would have given them access to legal documents. The number of people Fund reported indicates that they’re looking for something else.

The same goes for the media contingent. Perhaps when they’re done in Alaska, they might consider flying to Chicago to do the same due diligence they’ve neglected with Obama for nineteen months. Just a suggestion.

At any rate, this source has spoken with at least one major media outlet that plans on doing a Sarah Palin bio in the near future. They asked about Palin’s family, and have done quite a bit of research into accounting records with state agencies. One weird data point: they’ve been asking questions about Todd Palin’s sponsors for his snowmachine races. That seems like an odd path to pursue, and it may presage another all-out attack on Palins’ family — or just a better picture of Todd’s sporting pursuits.
The reporters apparently have staked out the bars in Wasilla, too. Why? Maybe they think they can get a story from the local drinkers, or maybe they just want to spend their time drinking. My source specified reporters from the Washington Post and the National Enquirer in one location making circles in one Wasilla bar, hitting up the locals for interesting information, and apparently without much success.