Wow! Unless the press tells the story the way they want it told - no interviews. More of the same as we get today!

Unfortunately, digging dirt on candidates and their families is as American as apple pie. Andrew Jackson's marriage to his wife before her divorce was final was a major scandal in its day and a big issue in the campaign. Some say it killed her.

Abraham Lincoln's wife also took a lot of heat from the press. She was from a slave owning family.

Negative press is what drove Nixon to make the famous "Checkers" speech and more recently we had the infamous Swift Boating. Anyone remember some hosility toward Kerry's wife? I can recall some pretty nasty things said about her right here on PetTalk! About her voice, her looks, her money.

I assume they are keeping Palin off the radar to control the message and to train her to talk about something other than mooseburgers.

Pity they don't think her capable of handling the heat.