Romney team: Paul Ryan is no Sarah Palin. buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/r…
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Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) August 11, 2012The Mitt Romney campaign was quick to respond to a BuzzFeed report today in which unnamed aides elevated vice presidential pick and “policy wonk” Paul Ryan via subtle digs at Sarah Palin, simultaneously an “unknown quantity” and a “polarizing politician.”
Romney advisers assure me Paul Ryan is no Sarah Palin pick. Trying to stop that meme before it catches on. buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/r…—
McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) August 11, 2012
@BuzzFeedAndrew More cowardly attacks on @SarahPalinUSA by anon GOP sources. Palin still has a base, GOP. Don't turn them off—
Kristinn Taylor (@KristinnFR) August 11, 2012
Person named "Anonymous Sources" planted stories with BuzzFeed to pit Palin supporters against Ryan supporters is.gd/7GL61c—
Jesse Hathaway (@JesseInOH) August 11, 2012
Breitbart’s Dana Loesch calls out the anonymous sources and reports that the Romney campaign was unified in denouncing the piece as an attempt to divide conservative support.
Romney Campaign Slams Buzzfeed Over Unsourced Palin Piece dlvr.it/1zszg5—
Breitbart.com Feed (@BreitbartFeed) August 11, 2012
Buzzfeed is hiding behind anonymous quotes to portray conservatives as divided on Ryan as VP. Our campaign is on the record endorsing Ryan, while Buzzfeed falsely cites “aides” to avoid the real story – our party is united behind leaders like Governor Palin AND Paul Ryan. Not content to debate the issues, the liberals at Buzzfeed are helping Democrats continue their personal attacks to protect THE ONE.
A united front behind Ryan and Palin seems to have come together quickly.
Expect @SarahPalinUSA to make a gracious and enthusiastic statement in support of Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate. #tcot—
Josh Painter (@Josh_Painter) August 11, 2012
Romney aide pushes back at BuzzFeed story: "There's room for both Sarah Palin and Ryan in our party."—
Matt K. Lewis (@mattklewis) August 11, 2012
#Palin "remains vastly popular with the very people most motivated to vote Obama out of office." ~ @DLoesch bit.ly/QpzCY5—
Dos Mas Cervezas (@DosMasCervezas) August 11, 2012
@CoolChange80 @chrisloesch @dloesch @sarahpalinusa @paulryanvp
She is a force to be reckoned w/! Romney will need,seek and welcome her nod!—
Dolly Davis (@DollyKDavis) August 11, 2012
Palin-bashers are at it again; share this piece from @DLoesch & much thanks to @ChrisLoesch for the heads up: breitbart.com/Big-Journalism…—
Morgan Rigg (@Morg25) August 11, 2012
"Some say" @buzzfeed are desperate hacks. RT @smallggay Romney campaign slams Buzzfeed over unsourced Palin piece. breitbart.com/Big-Journalism…—
Razor (@hale_razor) August 11, 2012
Update: the battle over anonymous sources has become a Saturday night smackdown.
So looks like someonw in the Romney camp didn't like the quotes others in the Romney camp gave me. breitbart.com/Big-Journalism…—
McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) August 11, 2012
The best part is "the Romney campaign" criticizing me for using anonymous sources—with an anonymous source. breitbart.com/Big-Journalism…—
McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) August 11, 2012
My email came right from the Romney camp, @mckaycoppins . Have a literacy problem? Name your sources for your Palin bashing.—
Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 11, 2012
@DLoesch And my quotes came from Romney advisers. "The Romney camp" is not a person.—
McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) August 11, 2012
Either Buzzfeed names their Palin bash sources or we can go on knowing that they made it up. Reid logic? Burden is on them.—
Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 11, 2012
Shall we round up the usual suspects while the popcorn pops?
Bets on Mark Wallace/Kevin Madden @mckaycoppins @DLoesch—
(@TwoLegsGood) August 11, 2012
