Game Change Page #11

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Man:
...Turned around.

I think she has done it

in the sense that of the

four debaters we've seen,

she was the most interesting,

attractive of them all.

- She is personable...

- I can still win this thing.

...She's got

a sense of humor.

She looked straight

into the camera

while Joe's

talking to Gwen...

This map is now lopsided

in favor of Barack Obama.

John McCain pulling

out of Michigan.

The first domino

in an economic debate

that if John McCain

does not turn around soon,

many see more blue

on this map

and more trouble

for John McCain.

Man:
Yesterday, it was

announced that the campaign

is going to leave Michigan

to Obama to win.

- What's going on there?

- I read that this morning also,

and I fired off

a quick e-mail

and I said, "oh, come on!

Do we have to?"

Do we have to

call it there?"

I want to go back to Michigan,

and I want to try.

Steve:

What the f***?

McCain had hoped to

just score a pick-up.

We made the decision to pull

the ads out of Michigan

because we can't win there.

We need the money

in Pennsylvania

- and Ohio.

- You're making a big mistake.

You know, I know I'm not

an expert like yourself,

but seeing as we're

seven points out,

I don't see why

the vice presidential campaign

can't make

a quick stop there

in the middle

of the night.

And who are you

gonna meet with?

Your press corps

doesn't want

to hear you speak

at 3:
00 in the morning.

And there's no such thing as

a vice presidential campaign.

This is

John McCain's campaign,

and this is the decision

that John McCain has made.

You must stick

to the script, Governor.

And what script

is that, Steve?

'Cause I haven't seen

anything resembling

a script this entire

flippin' campaign.

When you publicly

contradict John McCain,

you hurt John McCain.

I know what I know

what I know.

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And there you have it.

Afternoon, governor.

This is a pro-stem cell ad?

Yes, Governor.

That's the Senator's position.

Yeah, it's not my position.

I'm not saying it.

I thought that--

you guys should have shown

me the script ahead of time.

This is a waste of my time.

Why wasn't I informed

that jeb Bradley

is appearing with me

at the rally?

I don't think we foresaw

that being a problem.

I just googled him.

He's pro-choice.

There's no way I'm going onstage

with anyone who's pro-choice.

Bradley's gone

or I'm gone, period.

Yes, Governor.

Man on TV:
The rnc spent

a stunning $150,000

on clothes for Governor

Sarah Palin and her family

according to the federal

election commission reports.

The revelation

that so much money

was spent at fancy

clothing stores

like neiman Marcus

and saks fifth Avenue

could be a huge blow

to the governor's image

as an everyday,

average American.

Several republican donors

have publicly

expressed outrage...

- You watching this?

- Man #2:
Yeah, I'm watching.

Un-f***ing-believable.

Why didn't

you people tell me

these clothes

cost this much?

It wasn't just

your clothes, Governor.

It was also for the kids,

Todd and your parents.

Sarah:

I want 'Em gone.

Get 'Em out of here.

You know, I buy my clothes

at consignment shops.

I never wanted this fancy crap

in the first place.

- ( Crowd cheering )

- Hey, thanks for coming out.

Hey. Hi, nice to meet you.

- How are you? Hey, hi.

- Man:
Governor Palin,

what's your response

to the findings

that the Alaska state

legislature's report

on your involvement

in the troopergate scandal?

I was thrilled to be

cleared of all wrongdoing.

You know you're not

supposed to be here.

Go back to the press risers,

please. Thank you.

You can't say you were

cleared of all wrongdoing.

- Why not?

- Because you weren't.

The report stated that

you abused your power.

That is the opposite of being

cleared of all wrongdoing.

- Then why was I told otherwise?

- You weren't told otherwise.

And why haven't you

released a statement

saying that Todd

was never a member

of the Alaska

independence party?

Because that would be untrue.

He was a member.

He checked the wrong box.

He registered by accident,

and rectified the error

immediately.

He was a member

for seven years!

I'm sorry,

Governor, but...

There is only a few weeks

left in this campaign.

You have got to stop

saying things to the press

that are blatantly untrue.

That is not the kind of campaign

that we are running here.

"Campaign"-- is that what

you're calling this now?

Governor, I admit that this

is a dysfunctional campaign,

but that is what I inherited,

and I am doing my level best

to help us win this election.

And that's what

I'm trying to do, too,

and all you're doing

is screwing me up.

That's all you've done this

entire time, is get in my way.

- ( Crowd cheering )

- Sarah:
Oh, oh.

And I am raising millions of

dollars for this campaign.

Hundreds of thousands

of people are coming

to see me speak, not John

McCain, God bless him.

They are coming to see me.

So if I am single-handedly

carrying this campaign,

I'm gonna do what I want.

( Crowd cheering )

Crowd:

Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!

Man:
Several McCain advisors

tell CNN they're annoyed

by what one aide called

"Palin going rogue."

God damn it.

I hate it when there's

leaking and backstabbing

after a campaign, let alone

before it's f***ing over.

I need you to step in

and talk to her.

I don't know, Stevie boy.

I don't know.

Sir...

I can't control her any more.

I don't know if she's

getting on a campaign plane

in the morning or what

she's gonna say at night.

We need to finish

this campaign

with as much dignity

as possible,

and the only way

that can happen

is if you get her in line.

That's not gonna

do it, Steve.

She might start

turning on me.

Most of these polls

have us trailing

five to eight points.

- So what now?

- John...

I mean, these numbers

do show it.

We've got to make this

about Obama.

We've got to get tough

and we've got

to get negative.

If we go this way,

reverend Wright is still

the best play we have.

Any of you

ever been accused

of having a negro child

out of wedlock

because your adopted daughter

was born in Bangladesh?

And then when she was 16

and googled her name,

I had to explain to her

why president bush's henchmen

called her a bastard

when she was 10 years old.

Yeah, listen, South Carolina--

that was an ugly primary,

but this isn't

the same thing.

I mean, reverend Wright

really did say those things.

That may be true.

But there is a dark side

to American populism.

Some people win elections

by tapping into it.

I'm not one of those people.

Rick:
Okay.

So what about bill ayers?

Obama began his career

in the living room

of a domestic terrorist.

Domestic terrorist.

Nothing to do with race.

Yeah, okay.

Ayers is fair.

Okay. Who ouould do this?

And Barack held

one of the first meetings

of his political career

in bill ayers' living room.

( Crowd protesting )

Pallin' around

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