Penn State OTR: Hey, Sarah Palin Hates Graham Spanier Too

Hey, Sarah Palin Hates Graham Spanier Too

Posted by ha-mace 10/30/2008 2:56 PM
Category: Tags: Rec Hall, Graham Spanier, Sarah Palin, Penn State

Since no one else updates this thing...

So Sarah Palin came to town Tuesday and held a rally at Rec Hall, but unlike some other rallies this election season, Palin's was a "closed" event - meaning you had to get tickets to get in. Well, guess who couldn't get a ticket? None other than Penn State President Graham Spanier. Guess there was no need for a washboard player.

According to abcnews.com, Spanier's office attempted to make arrangements for Spanier to meet Palin, to which a campaign aide responded "He's a big Democrat. Why would he want to meet Palin?"

Ouch! Snubbed in your own school Graham, that's gotta hurt.

The GOP is pretty notorious for only letting "the base" into rallies like this, so they're going to want to keep out someone who might cause a fuss, but I really doubt the president of a major university is going to get on stage and make a fool of Palin ... she can do that herself. Ooooowa!

The Palin people say they in fact did invite Spanier to the event, but the university is denying that that actually happened. Immediately following the snub, the university announced Spanier had a scheduling conflict to avoid some "awkwardness" over not being allowed at the event, but now the school seems to say that Palin aide Russ Bermel is just a douche.

Oh well, better luck next time Graham. Maybe Valerie Plame can get you in next time

+ 11 comments

Brother Nazareth says,

Thought you abandoned us... well, you did, but... yeah. Posted 10/30/2008 4:50 PMReply

Anonymous says,

Palin is only allowed to talk to people who won't challenge her on anything she says Posted 10/30/2008 5:50 PMReply

veblen says,

Now, I'm no Palin fan and I'm not about to vote for John McCain, but I think you, half the liberal blogsphere, are missing the point on this story.

Old Main claims that they tried to diffuse the situation by not pushing for a meeting between Spanier and Palin after they were rebuffed. But, they turn around and talk to the media which, in fact, has the effect opposite to defusing the situation. Why?

I can only speculate, but I see three possibilities.

First, Spanier has been getting cozy with the Bush administration. He's carried water for Gates on Minerva and he's sitting on the FBI's national security board. Now its pretty clear that Obama will win next week and Spanier want to make an opening with the new guy on the block.

Second, Spanier's massive ego was bruised and he lashed out.

These are not mutual exclusive possibilities, but I assure you that if Graham thought for a moment that McCain could win he'd have kept quite no matter how badly his feelings were hurt.

Third, Graham's just started blogging over at CHE. This indicates to me that he's decided to reach out to the netroots. What better way to get their attention than to slam McCain.

The truth is with Spanier everything is calculated. He's no better than McCain. Posted 10/30/2008 8:49 PMReply

Anonymous says,

Sarah Palin is more quailfied than ANY of the other 3 .. and that's what I don't understand. people hear something on the news, and they just eat it up, as if they can't think for themselfs.. Look.. WE HAVE had Govn. who have become Presidents before .. and Actors .. So don't tell me someone who has been a Mayor .. and a Gov. and run a Coast Guard .. and had the HIGHEST ratting of any Gov. I'd say is that makes her MORE qualified than MOST folks who've held that position of a Vice president . NOT to mention all the great things she's done in Alaska.. simply because I researched her. instead of believeing what some Bias person write in an article !!! .. THINK Before you VOTE .. Posted 10/30/2008 9:51 PMReply

veblen says,

When was the GILF put in charge of the Coast Guard? Is Admiral Thad W. Allen aware of this?
http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/
I think your researching skills could use some work. Posted 10/30/2008 10:45 PMReply

Anonymous says,

Good lord! Just when i thought the Mcsame and Failin's campaign couldn't get any worse. Don't they know this is going to be all over the Pennsylvanian newspapers tomorrow? They should just kiss their chances goodbye in Pennsylvania.

wow.. "Anonymous" that says Palin is more qualified than the other 3, you are truly, truly retarded. Palin does not run the Coast Guard. What is wrong with you? Posted 10/31/2008 12:18 AMReply

Anonymous says,

Sarah Palin is just the gift that keeps on giving - to the democrats Posted 10/31/2008 12:19 AMReply

ha-mace says,

How dare you call me liberal Veblen. I hate everyone equally. Posted 10/31/2008 12:35 AMReply

Anonymous says,

â��Sarah Palin is more quailfied than ANY of the other 3 .. â��

This post is so idiotic I don't know where to begin correcting you. First of all, Sarah Palin was never "in charge of the coast guard" youâ��re literally just making shit up and passing it off as trueâ�¦which really makes your post about â��researchingâ�� especially ironic. Second of all, please don't compare her to Reagan with the president turned actor example. Reagan was the governor of one of the biggest states in the country (California) for nearly 8 years before running for president and perhaps more importantlyâ�¦he wasnâ��t an idiot. Two weeks before the election Palin answered the question â��What does the VP do?â�� incorrectly. As far as the great things sheâ��s done for Alaska, Sarah Palin has the single highest earmark request per person than any other state. Amusing considering that anti-earmark spending is one of the tickets biggest platform. In just two years in office she was found to have violated ethic rules of the state. She initially lobbied for the bridge to nowhere. She allegedly charged the state travel expenses while working for home. She made victims of rape pay for their for rape kits. She raised sales tax by half a percent and left Wasilla in $20 million in debt. Is that what your research told you?

Whatâ��s worse than an uneducated voter? An uneducated voter that thinks theyâ��ve got it all figured out. Posted 10/31/2008 05:23 AMReply

Anonymous says,

I assume everyone saw that she congratulated the Phillies, which might have been a good move except she did it in Erie. And got booed. Oops. Posted 10/31/2008 09:18 AMReply

veblen says,

Evidence for another plausible explanation for Old Main going public with this story came to light today. Bill Clinton appeared at Penn State the day after the GILF and, according to the Collegian, Graham attended that rally. In fact, he sat with a couple of local Democratic politicians. My guess is that he told his story to these pols and they either encouraged him to go public or they tipped off the media.

Even if this is the case, I still contend that Graham would never have gone public with this story if McCain were winning.

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2008/10/31/spanier_greeting_denied.aspx

Com'on Ha-mace own up to it. You might hate everybody but you hate conservatives more. Posted 10/31/2008 09:56 AMReply