Jane Mayer: "Palin’s sudden rise to prominence owes more to members of the Washington élite than her rhetoric has suggested. ... Throughout the campaign, Palin has mocked what she calls 'the mainstream media.' Yet her administration made a concerted effort to attract the attention of East Coast publications. In late 2007, the state hired a public-relations firm with strong East Coast connections, which began promoting Palin and a natural-gas pipeline that she was backing in Alaska. The contract was for thirty-seven thousand dollars. The publicist on the project, Marcia Brier, the head of MCB Communications, in Needham, Massachusetts, was asked to approach media outlets in Washington and New York, according to the Washington Post. ..."

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Posted by Laura at October 19, 2008 03:55 PM