(Global Pulse: September 4, 2008) The Republican National Convention became the coming out party for Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as John McCain’s vice presidential nominee. A storm of worldwide negative media coverage scrutinizing every controversial detail of her life at times felt like a soap opera. Now, as the media are portrayed as the bad guys, many speculate it was all a part of McCain’s grand campaign strategy.
SOURCES: Al Jazeera, Qatar; Press TV, Iran; Tele 13, Chile; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; FOX News; U.S.; San Francisco Chronicle, U.S.; New York Times, U.S.; The Huffington Post, U.S.; NBC, U.S.
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