Palin To Snake Her Way Across Pennsylvania On Bus Tour

By: Scott Conroy
Topics: Sarah Palin

(CBS)

From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

(LATROBE, PA) - Perhaps no state is more key to John McCain and Sarah Palin's hopes for a come-from-behind victory than Pennsylvania. Though The Republicans have trailed badly in most recent polls, they have devoted a huge amount of time and energy to the state.

As Sarah Palin spends her entire Halloween Day snaking on a bus tour across Pennsylvania, a recent Mason-Dixon/NBC News poll showing the Republicans trialing by just four points in the state, giving them reason for hope.

The Alaska governor begins her day with an airport rally in Latrobe and travels east with stops in Somerset, New Paris, Breezewood, York, and Mechanicsville.

Scott Conroy
Scott Conroy is a National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics and a contributor for CBS News.
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by virginiaharr October 31, 2008 11:21 PM EDT: I believe that my generation of women was the first to come of age with most of us believing that the world would be fair to us.

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by scout841 October 31, 2008 9:46 PM EDT: Just saw them. For Halloween, Willow is an elephant and Piper is a snow princess. Maybe Scott Conroy can fill in more details since he is on the road.; Reply to this comment


by intankinated October 31, 2008 9:34 PM EDT: Blondshag...you are no Hillary supporter. Palin is anti-women''s rights, anti-equal pay, anti-environment, doesn''t support privacy rights, doesn''t understand separation of powers, and has the foreign policy of her beloved mascot, the pitbull...

If president, she''ll lead us all into WWIII along with her other trigger-happy, trophy hunting whack job buddies. The only reason the moderate McCain put her on the ticket was to shore up right wing support.

Religious zealots are no different in this country as they are anywhere else...so let''s all grab our guns and prepare for the end to come.

McCain/Palin will flush us all down the same toliet...and I don''t think Joe the Fake Plumber will come to the rescue.; Reply to this comment


by palinlies October 31, 2008 9:25 PM EDT: The title is apt. Snake: "a worthless or treacherous fellow" (www.m-w.com). When Palin said Obama would "experiment with socialism" - she was both inaccurate (see: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/826/, http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/31/socialism/index.html, etc.) and treacherous as in:

1: characterized by or manifesting treachery : perfidious
2 a: likely to betray trust : unreliable a treacherous memory b: providing insecure footing or support treacherous quicksand c: marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils
synonyms see faithless (www.m-w.com).

She manipulates the emotions of people who are too ignorant and/or prejudice to figure out that she is lying. Her lies incite fear, hate and unrest in the people she is supposed to be leading - and imperil the nation.

Sarah is a Snake.; Reply to this comment


by mavsreader October 31, 2008 8:06 PM EDT: Are they trialing or trailing?; Reply to this comment


by jstacey78 October 31, 2008 7:53 PM EDT: CBS news always finds away to trash Palin. Journalism students will see this. You use the word ''snake''?

The liberal media attacks against Palin continue. CBS is pathetic.; Reply to this comment


by intankinated October 31, 2008 7:49 PM EDT: What the good mother is too busy to spend a few hours with her kids on Halloween? Oh right...I forgot, Halloween is of the devil. This is one woman who is full of discord, hate, and lies....just like the political right wing nutjobs who are her base. Sounds kind of devily to me.; Reply to this comment


by newslink October 31, 2008 7:40 PM EDT: She can ride through Pennsyvania every day. But these people will not be snowed by her lies. And they are not Rich, so there goes her followings.; Reply to this comment


by damiansmrs October 31, 2008 7:40 PM EDT: That''s an insult to snakes.; Reply to this comment


by keljacks2 October 31, 2008 5:52 PM EDT: We down here is Pennsylvania is impressed with knowledge not stupidity. Sarah speaks like the one thing surban moms don''t like "trailer trash". McCain thinks they have a chance because Lynn Swann who is black did poorly in the government race. However Barack is different he got support from both blacks and white. In addition Barack is intelligent something Pennsylvanians prefer.; Reply to this comment