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Palin Passes on PBS

The PBS camera crew getting footage on the floor as McCain and Palin worked the crowd following McCain’s nomination speech did their best to get the...
September 4, 2008

The PBS camera crew getting footage on the floor as McCain and Palin worked the crowd following McCain’s nomination speech did their best to get the so far interview-shy Sarah Palin to say a few words, holding out the microphone and making their intentions clear.

Not a chance. She didn’t even make eye-contact with the camera.

Clint Hendler is the managing editor of Mother Jones, and a former deputy editor of CJR.