Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) isn't taking Donald Trump's side
in the public dustup over his comments about Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.),
the man who vaulted Palin onto the national stage by picking her as his
running mate in the 2008 election. But she isn't taking McCain's side,
either, exactly. "Sen. McCain dedicated his life to serving our
country," and he is "heroic" like "all ethical service members,"
Palin told CNN in an email on Monday, "and Donald Trump is a hero in another arena." What arena is that? Palin:
Everywhere I go, hard-working patriotic Americans — not
'crazies' or 'wacko birds' — ask me to pass on to Mr. Trump
encouragement to keep educating the masses about true ramifications of
illegal immigration, and in general the real state of our union. [Palin,
to CNN]
The problem, Palin suggested, is really with "the Left and lazy media
lapdogs," and she encouraged Trump and McCain to make-up and "resolve
the media driven wedge between them." [The Week]
