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of my limousine

and they'd call me

an icon

and I'd be looking

back at you

from the cover

of a "people" magazine...

Not-- not too tight.

I guess it's all

for the taking...

I love these Johnny choos.

My sister says

i've got to see it

and believe it,

and I believe it...

Woman:

Oh, my gosh.

I believe it

- What do you think, Todd?

- It's cool.

( All laugh )

- Nice, dad.

- Mom, you look beautiful.

Aw, hey, look at you.

Look at your fancy shoes.

- You look so awesome, mom.

- Girl:
Yeah, it really looks good.

- You look great, willow.

- Thanks.

- So do you.

- So good.

Look at Trig's

little shirt.

Woman:
Okay, if you

all come with me,

it's time for

your campaign photos.

- Girls:
Bye, mom.

- Todd:
Okay. Let's go, guys.

- See you in a bit, hon.

- Yeah.

Governor, this is

your new staff--

Tucker eskew,

senior media advisor.

- It's a pleasure.

- Nice to meet you.

Chris Edwards,

your deputy chief of staff.

- Hi.

- Hi.

And my husband,

mark Wallace,

former ambassador

to the united nations.

He'll be

a senior advisor.

We're all honored to be

on your team, Governor.

- The honor is all mine.

- Shall we sit?

Well, our first order

of business, Governor,

is we need

to find out

if there are any

unexpected surprises.

The press are gonna be

digging deep into your past,

so we need to prepare answers

about your background.

Oh, gosh.

I can't think of anything

I haven't already disclosed.

( Reporters clamoring )

The wasilla librarian

claims that as mayor

she tried to ban books.

Is that true?

What about the allegations that

Trig is not really her child?

Did she attend a pentecostal

church where they speak

- in tongues?

- ( Reporters clamoring )

This source we talked to intimately

involved in Palin's vetting

admitted that aside

from those they talked to

involved in

so-called troopergate,

they didn't talk to any

character witnesses in Alaska--

why was the vet so bad?

Listen, granted,

he only had a few days,

but culvahouse

did clear her.

- Oh, with what? Wikipedia?

- There's no way this vet was thorough.

What? What did he miss?

He had troopergate.

He had bridge to nowhere.

No one went to Alaska to interview

her colleagues, her enemies.

There was no political

vet whatsoever.

These charges

are such bullshit.

I mean,

Trig isn't her baby?

What, speaking in tongues?

- She does.

- Rick:
I don't care.

Is the first amendment

no longer law here?

Is she not entitled

to her religious beliefs?

You're missing

the point, Rick.

John is getting slammed for

making an irresponsible choice.

- We picked her.

- No, you two picked her,

then slapped her on the butt

and shoved her out there

under a banner

saying "country first!"

You're a real prick, mark.

- Salter:
F*** you, schmidt!

- F*** you!

All right, all right!

Let's just get through this.

Come on.

Troopergate. What--?

Tucker:
The Alaska

safety commissioner

is claiming that he was fired

because he wouldn't fire

Palin's brother-in-law,

trooper Mike Wooten.

And what were the charges

against trooper Wooten?

Besides the fact that he was

divorcing Palin's sister?

Yes. Do we have any

information that shows

trooper Wooten

should have been fired?

Yeah, Wooten

was accused of drinking

from an open container

from his police car,

tasering his

and illegally shooting

a moose without a permit.

Steve:

Jesus Christ.

Okay, coordinate all responses

with their Alaskan council.

Let's try to keep it

a local matter.

Bridge to nowhere.

I thought we were good on this.

She had the project squashed

after she was elected,

but ran on a platform

to build the bridge.

It's a huge flip-flop.

God damn it.

How could she

not tell us that?

What the f*** is the Alaska

independence party

and was she ever

a member of it?

The a.I.P. Is a political

party whose sole platform

is the secession

of Alaska from the union.

Well, ain't that a hoot?

Now, was she ever

a member of it?

Steve:

Well?

We know Todd Palin

was a member for many years.

We can't confirm

if she was ever a member.

Okay. Call our people

in Alaska right now

and find out if she was.

It's 3:
00 A.M.

In Alaska right now.

Thphphones don't

work there at night?!

We're under attack

here, people!

You're gonna have

to raise your game.

I can assure you

that Obama's people

are all over this sh*t.

In the last 24 hours,

I have been asked questions

by the national media that are

outrageous and disgusting.

I have been asked

when her amniotic fluid

started to leak with regard

to her last birth.

It's shameful.

So when did it

start leaking?

She's fought

the oil companies.

She's taken on corrupt

special interests.

These accusations

are totally sexist.

Never in my life

have I seen a candidate

more attacked by

the liberal media.

Smear after smear

after smear.

Are you sure

we have to do this?

Bristol couldn't stop crying

when I told her.

Are youit's going to

we havecome out tomorrow

with or without

our statement, Governor.

A positive from this

is that given the timing

of Bristol's pregnancy,

it makes it physically impossible

for Trig to be her baby.

So we can put that

absurd rumor to rest.

"We're proud of Bristol's

decision to have her baby

and even prouder

to become grandparents."

We're not proud

that our teenage daughter

is pregnant, Maria.

And I don't want to send

a message that teen pregnancy

is something to be proud of.

I want that line out.

Of course, Governor.

I'll change it right away.

Reporter:
Governor Palin's

17-year-old daughter Bristol

has been seen holding her baby

brother Trig at campaign events.

What the American people

didn't know until today

is that Bristol

is five months pregnant.

Her parents issued

this statement:

"We're proud of Bristol's

decision to have her baby."

I specifically wanted

that line taken out,

and you ran it

without changing a word.

Rick:

You're absolutely right.

The campaign takes full

responsibility on this.

Maria's gonna personally

apologize to you.

How the flip

did this happen?

Senator McCain is somewhat

a fly-by-the-seat-

of-his-pants type of guy,

and it does occasionally create

a little chaos in the campaign.

Well, I want Maria gone.

Governor, this was a mistake.

Maria feels terrible.

She's an excellent

press secretary.

My 17-year-old daughter

is being made fun of

by every talk show host

in the country.

I want Maria gone, period.

Of course, Governor.

She's gone.

Done.

Who makes that call?

- That'd be you.

- ( Sighs )

The idea that if something

happened to John McCain

who is 72 years old and who has

had two bouts with melanoma,

- and she could step into the presidency--

- ( Knock at door )

- It's just ridiculous.

- ( Channel changes )

Man:

The real sequence, Rachel,

is she said "please"

and "thank you,"

and then "thanks,

but no thanks,"

only when the congress

had de-authorized the bridge...

Hi, Governor.

I just wanted to check in,

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