Here's an excerpt from The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 9, 2008

New Political Challenges Require Original McCain

"He [McCain] also has failed to guide his vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin, who is inexperienced on the national stage. At a recent rally in Clearwater, Palin was hammering Obama's association with a former radical when someone in the audience shouted, "Kill him!" Palin let it pass. Another overwrought fan was reported to have shouted a racial epithet at a black member of a news crew. Other reporters covering the event were verbally abused by the crowd. Is this the tone the campaign seeks?

McCain has either lost control of the campaign or endorses her rough campaign tactics. With the ticket trailing in the polls, Palin's role is to excite the base, not dangerously incite it"...

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/09/na-new-political-challenges-require-original-mccai/news-opinion-editorials/