Earlier today Republican consultant Mike Murphy and one-time Reagan/Bush I speechwriter Peggy Noonan appeared with Chuck Todd on MSNBC to discuss the Sarah Palin drama, and they were caught for several seconds unknowingly speaking on live microphones.

Best bits:

Murphy: “… It’s not going to work.”

Noonan: “It’s over….”

Todd: “Is she really the most qualified woman they could have picked?”

Noonan: “The most qualified? No. I think they went for–excuse me–this political bullshit about narratives. Every time the Republicans do that, because it’s not really where they live, they blow it.”

MSNBC: Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy dish on Palin VP selection (1:21)