McCain and Palin Only Met ONCE before he offered her VP

[conley]

(CNN) — John McCain first met Sarah Palin only six months ago and had just one conversation with the Alaska governor before offering her the vice presidential slot on the Republican ticket, the Arizona senator's campaign said Friday.

The move appears to be a marked departure for McCain — a man known for his tendency to surround himself with a close circle of advisers and politicians he has long felt comfortable with.

But according to the McCain campaign, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee first met Palin in Washington at a February 2008 National Governors Association meeting. He was immediately impressed with the 44-year-old rising GOP star, and decided to consider her for the vice presidential slot.

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis had several conversations with Palin throughout the vetting process, but McCain himself didn't speak with the Alaska governor until last Sunday — one day after Barack Obama named Joe Biden to his ticket. It was then McCain reached Palin by phone while she was at the Alaska State Fair to discuss the possibility of joining the ticket.

Palin then traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona Wednesday evening, where she met with top McCain advisers Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter. On Thursday Palin traveled to McCain's Sedona, Arizona home where the Arizona senator had another conversation with her, and formally asked her to be his running mate.

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Never discount a good first impression.

OswaldTheOsprey

[soaring]

Seems he made the right move at the right time though.  She is brilliant, and is definitely a right wing hard core conservative.   She's not too hard on the eyes either.

[Gunit Hussein Sangh]

There is a rumor floating the tubes that the mcsame camp is sending investigators to Alaska to check out the "troopergate" scandal.

Now this scandal has been in the news for months. You would have thought the mcsame camp would have known about this and investigated it *BEFORE* the selection.

The man is obviously senile.

[pittypat65]

There is a rumor floating the tubes that the mcsame camp is sending investigators to Alaska to check out the "troopergate" scandal.

Now this scandal has been in the news for months. You would have thought the mcsame camp would have known about this and investigated it *BEFORE* the selection.   

The man is obviously senile.

They need to concentrate on checking out obama while theyre at it. Think we have only hit the tip of the iceberg with that joker.