Photo by Charles Dharapak(C) Associated Press
By Sal Maneen
A recent LA Times article says the McCain camp will "tightly control" media access to GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. In the article, campaign manager Rick Davis says "troublemakers" -- those media members who don't treat the governor with "some level of respect and deference" -- will not be allowed access to Palin.
Since being named the VP nominee, Palin has not faced reporters. She will do that for the first time Thursday, when she sits for an interview with ABC World News Tonight anchor Charlie Gibson.
Palin has injected life into the McCain campaign over the past weeks, as McCain has now jumped Democratic nominee Barack Obama in the latest polls. Republicans have been very critical of media scrutiny over Governor Palin though, saying the media's treatment and coverage has been unfair.
The LA Times article says some fear that by restricting access to Palin, there may be some issues she's not questioned on. The article does note though, that during an April debate, Gibson pressed Obama on a wide array of topics -- including flag lapel pins and "bitter" Pennsylvania voters -- something that drew criticism from many commentators and bloggers.
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