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Did McCain really choose his Vice Presidential nominee through Speed Dating?

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Did McCain really choose his Vice Presidential nominee through Speed Dating?

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No, he did not choose her via speed dating. It’s true that he chose her very quickly and after having only met her once, but he did examine several other candidates, including Tim Pawlenty and Joe Lieberman, first. I’m not sure how the speed dating rumor got started. Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/29palin.

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Yes, McCain really choose his Vice Presidential nominee through Speed Dating, whatever Speed Dating is. (Sorry, I’m not American, so I’m not well aware of all the wonders of your advanced civilisation…) In any case I will look with a certain nostalgia to the elections. I thought that Sarah Palin or, as we called her: The Dumb Witch of The North, was a very entertaining lassie.

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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been selected by United States Presidential candidate John McCain as his vice-presidential running-mate. The official announcement was made Friday at noon Eastern time (UTC-5) at a rally in Dayton. News agencies began reporting Palin as the selection about an hour earlier, citing sources within the McCain campaign. In introducing Palin, McCain said, “I have found the right partner to stand up to those who value their privileges over their responsibilities.” Palin has an “outstanding reputation for standing up to special interests and entrenched bureaucracies,” he added. “I will be honored to serve next to the next president of the United States,” said Palin, accepting the position. “To have been chosen brings a great challenge. I know that it will demand the best I have to give, and I promise nothing less.” Palin has been the governor of Alaska since 2006, and previously served as councilwoman and mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. Prior to this announcement, oth

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