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Video: NBC Meet the Press: 'Proud' Of Sarah PalinOriginal at hulu.com
• Sun, Dec 6
Dec. 6: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., discusses the political future of his former running mate with NBC's David Gregory on “Meet the Press.” hulu.com
Video: Sarah Palin Smoked Legal Marijuana, Why Can’t You? LA County Young Republicans (Part 1)
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• Tue, Dec 1
www.hiphoprepublican.tv) HipHop Republican Talk Show Series - Hosted by Shirley Husar: GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin is an ex marijuana consumer. Mrs. Palin smoked her pot in Alaska, which her campaign points out was legal in Alaska at the time. This is a curious defense as John McCain is an adv...
Video: Palin Interview on Oprah Winfrey ShowOriginal at Metacafe
• Sat, Nov 21
Sarah Palin Interview on Oprah Winfrey Show Monday November 16 2009 Going Rougue Associated Press AP Oprah's with Fact Check John McCain Obama ... metacafe.com
Video: The Economy, John McCain, and Sarah Palin
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• Wed, Jun 24
Steve Hofstetter discusses the economic crisis, John McCain, and Sarah Palin while in McCain’s backyard. Well, one of his 14 backyards.
Video: I Picked A Girl by John McCain and Sarah Palin from Phillip WilburnOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Jun 8
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By rss@youtube.com (JoshuaGoodLooking) Author: JoshuaGoodLooking Keywords: I Picked A Girl by John McCain and Sarah Palin from Phillip Wilburn Added: June 8, 2009
Video: Tue, Sep 30, 2008
Original at Veoh
• Tue, May 12
John McCain and Barack Obama urge Congress to act on a financial rescue plan, while Sarah Palin sits for an interview with Katie Couric before the ... www.veoh.com
Video: John McCain and Sarah Palin rally in Cedar Rapids
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• Mon, May 11
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, held a "Road to Victory" rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday ... video.aol.com
Video: Campaign '08: True Or False?Original at AOL Video
• Tue, May 5
Would John McCain slash Social Security by half as the Obama camp claims? Is Sarah Palin correct when she says Barack Obama raised taxes 94 times ... video.aol.com
Video: Sarah Palin Speech ( Part-1) Republican Conventio...Original at AOL Video
• Mon, May 4
Sarah Palin, John McCain's vice presidental pick. Speaks out on behalf of John McCain. Lot of heated debate and a lot of controversy surrounding ... video.aol.com
Video: McCain Sources Say Alaska Governor Is VPOriginal at AOL Video
• Sun, May 3
Sources say Republican presidential nominee-to-be John McCain has named Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, picking the state's ... video.aol.com
Video: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Campaigns in O'Fallon, MO
Original at AOL Video
• Wed, Apr 29
GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), campaign in O'Fallon, MO. video.aol.com
Video: Sarah Palin Dumps John McCain!
Original at AOL Video
• Sat, Apr 25
Sarah Palin dumps John McCain in her quest to transform America into a theocracy. video.aol.com
Video: CBS Evening News - McCain Fights For Ohio, Pa.Original at truveo.com
• Thu, Apr 23
John McCain and Sarah Palin are blanketing the battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania with campaign stops. The McCain camp says they're ... www.truveo.com
Video: CNN - Larry King Live - Republican Women Criticize Palin-McCainOriginal at truveo.com
• Wed, Apr 22
Serious discussion of the tactics, incendiary nature and falsehoods of Sarah Palin and John McCain. Some Republican women dissent from the strategy. www.truveo.com
Video: Will Sarah Palin Appeal To Female Voters?Original at truveo.com
• Tue, Apr 21
John McCain may have picked Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate to appeal to female voters and to balance concerns about his age. Michele ... www.truveo.com
Video: Sarah Palin - Abortion Clinic Bombers Aren't Terrorists
Original at Veoh
• Sat, Apr 18
Click The Yellow Button to Subscribe! NBCs Brian Williams asks Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin about how they define the word terrorist and ... www.veoh.com
Video: Randi Rhodes: Sarah Palin Likes To Sleep With Teenage Boys
Original at Veoh
• Thu, Apr 16
Just a week after claiming John McCain was "well-treated" in Vietnam, Randi Rhodes is at it again, this time strongly suggesting Sarah Palin likes ... www.veoh.com
Video: Madonna publicly bans Sarah Palin from attending her show!
Original at Veoh
• Tue, Apr 14
Madonnas Sticky & Sweet tour has already courted a fair share of controversy. Images linking Adolf Hitler with John McCain were the first notable ... www.veoh.com
Video: Reality Check: McCain-Palin 'Maverick' AdOriginal at truveo.com
• Mon, Apr 13
Denver, CO) The new 30-second ad by the McCain-Palin campaign markets Republican Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the "original ... www.truveo.com
Video: The Model & Her JOHN - Sarah Palin John McCainOriginal at AOL Video
• Mon, Apr 13
Vogue model Sarah Palin has taken on a new JOHN. This one is an old man she only visited once. But looks good for this beauty page... more > Vogue ... video.aol.com
Video: McCain's Brain
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• Sun, Apr 12
John McCain joined in on the recent Sarah Palin/Katie Couric interview and Debate Porridge was able to read his mind. video.aol.com
Video: McCain Emphasizing 'Maverick' Image
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• Sun, Apr 12
Republican presidential nominee John McCain is playing up his maverick image. McCain campaigned with running mate Sarah Palin Wednesday in ... video.aol.com
Video: McCain elige a Sarah Palin como vicepresidenta (30...
Original at AOL Video
• Sun, Apr 12
El aspirante republicano a la Casa Blanca, John McCain, ha presentado oficialmente a Sarah Palin como candidata a la Vicepresidencia de Estados ... video.aol.com
Video: McCain attracting Clinton supporters with VP pick
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• Sun, Apr 12
Greg Wayland, NECN: Boston, MA) - Some are calling the selection of Sarah Palin by John McCain a wild card move, and that it could shake up the ... video.aol.com
Video: Sarah Palin Canon in D
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• Sun, Apr 12
An open letter to John McCain--in the form of a music video, of course--asking for a reality check on the selection of vice-presid... more > An ... video.aol.com
Video: McCain Introduces Sarah Palin As Running MateOriginal at truveo.com
• Fri, Apr 10
Republican Presidential candidate John McCain introduces Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate at this event in Dayton, Ohio. www.truveo.com
Video: Live McCain Announces Running Mate PalinOriginal at truveo.com
• Fri, Apr 10
CNN Live stream Gov. John McCain Announces Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate Palin as vice president pickStory Highlights NEW: Sen ... www.truveo.com
Raw Video: McCain Introduces Palin As VP PickOriginal at truveo.com
• Wed, Apr 8
John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a conservative who shares his maverick streak, as his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a ... www.truveo.com
Video: John McCain and Sarah Palin Interviewed by Katie Couric on ...
Original at Veoh
• Wed, Apr 8
poll http://palinpoll.giftbb.com/John McCain and Sarah Palin Interviewed by Katie Couric on Monday 9/29 September 29th www.veoh.com
Video: America: Meet Sarah Palin
Original at Veoh
• Wed, Apr 8
In Full": Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, speaks at a GOP rally in Dayton, Ohio following her introduction by John McCain as his pick for vice ... www.veoh.com
Video: Chocolate News Exclusive - Rogue Sarah Palin
Original at Veoh
• Tue, Apr 7
Sarah Palin has done what five years in a North Vietnamese tiger cage couldn't do to John McCain -- broken his ass. Watch David Alan Grier's ... www.veoh.com
Video: CBS Evening News - Behind McCain's VP ChoiceOriginal at truveo.com
• Mon, Apr 6
Sarah Palin is exactly what John McCain needs according to his advisors. Her political career went from PTA mom to Alaska State Governor. Chip ... www.truveo.com
Video: Tina Fey PWNs John McCain as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live?
Original at Veoh
• Sat, Apr 4
When John McCain appeared in the opening segment of Saturday Night Live last night with Tina Fey reprising her SNL role as Sarah Palin, I thought ... www.veoh.com
Video: Indiana GOP Disappointed That McCain Fell Short
Original at AOL Video
• Fri, Apr 3
Chicago, IL) Even multiple campaign visits by John McCain and Sarah Palin couldn't stop the Obama Express in Indiana, which went Democratic this ... video.aol.com
Video: Keith Olbermann rips John McCain Sarah Palin Racist Rallies!
Original at Veoh
• Fri, Apr 3
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Countdown on Keith Olbermann, Special Comment. John McCain and Sarah Palin need to stop their racist rallies against Barack Obama. www.veoh.com
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Video: John McCain Rally Fairfax, VA 2008.09.10 1of...
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• Wed, Apr 1
From the John McCain/Sarah Palin rally in Fairfax, VA, on Sept. 10, 2008 pt.1of3 Introduction by Fred Thompson, part 1. Video provided by tron... video.aol.com
Video: ADHDtv: Episode 37, McCain and Palin interviewOriginal at truveo.com
• Tue, Mar 31
The most outrageous funny episode yet. Lew has it ouy with John McCain, Sarah Palin and Freedom Fighter Stephen Colbert! Laurie Welsh talks about ... www.truveo.com
Video: BET NEWS SPECIAL-McCain on Sarah Palin
Original at AOL Video
• Sun, Mar 29
Sen. John McCain accepts his party’s nomination to be the next President of the United States. More coverage of McCain’s speech at the RNC video.aol.com
Video: Sarah Palin vs John McCain
Original at Veoh
• Sat, Mar 28
I never agreed with the Iraq war.I watched the warmongers march America into a war of option, then screw up its management beyond belief.The Iraq ... www.veoh.com
Video: Rove talks about the US election highlights (2008) ROVE
Original at Veoh
• Sat, Mar 28
Rove presents the key moments from the 2008 US election - John McCain, Bill Clinton, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama & Kevin Rudd...Official Rove site ... www.veoh.com
Video: Sarah Palin VP Speech - Part 2
Original at Veoh
• Sat, Mar 21
DAYTON, Ohio - Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain introduced his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, at a raucous rally Friday ... www.veoh.com
Video: SARAH PALIN SWIMSUIT COMPETITION!! Miss Alaska Pageant 1984 ...
Original at Metacafe
• Fri, Mar 13
Sarah Palin as Sarah Heath in the swimsuit competition of the 1984 Miss Alaska beauty pageant. She is the third beauty queen John McCain has now ... www.metacafe.com
Video: "SARAH PALIN", Lord Help You. What Is The World Coming 2!!
Original at Yahoo! Video
• Wed, Mar 11
If John McCain is elect president, Sarah Palin will be one heart beat away from being president. If that thought doesn't scare you, than it should ... video.yahoo.com
Video: Meghan McCain Vs. Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vs. BloggersOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Jan 8
By rss@youtube.com (IndependentFeatures) When Meghan McCain, the outspoken daughter of John McCain was asked recently about Sarah Palin she had this to say "Sarah Palin is the only part of the campaign that I wont comment on publicly. I would assume not speaking publicly in not because she had good things to say. Well Sarah was on a dif...
Video: RNC Spends 150K on Sarah Palins WardrobeOriginal at Google Video
• Sun, Nov 2
EmploymentCrossing A recent report released by Politico.com states that early last month, not too long after Sarah Palin was chosen to be Republican Presidential more...candidate, John McCain’s running mate, expenditures on clothes and accessories for Palin and her family rose dramat...
Video: Sarah Palin and the lunatic fringeOriginal at Google Video
• Tue, Oct 28
http://angelocracy.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-and-lunatic-fringe.html Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com. John McCain picking Sarah Palin reminds me of a line from movie The Recruit. I have recruited and trained and served with the best our country has to offer for ove...
Video: I AM JOE THE PLUMBER - McCain Supporters Fight Back Against the Media and Stand with Joe, John, and SarahOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Oct 22
By rss@youtube.com (D0VVNT0VVN) Author: D0VVNT0VVN Keywords: Joe the Plumber John McCain Sarah Palin Barack Hussein Obama Biden election 2008 socialism vote decide conservative Republican liberal Democrat Added: October 22, 2008
Video: Palin PWNED on CBSOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Sep 25
By rss@youtube.com (KataVideo) Sarah Palin botched her third major-media interview. We need a law: If you get stumped by Katie Couric, you can't hold federal office. THIS is the reason why John McCain is trying to postpone/cancel the debates. It has nothing to do with the economic crisis. They've been hiding Palin from the m...
Video: Romney: CAN PALIN LEAD AT A CRITICAL TIME? - V.P. Qualified?Original at YouTube
• Sat, Sep 20
By rss@youtube.com (tomm2thumbs) Author: tomm2thumbs Keywords: Sarah Palin press Speech Barack Obama John McCain Bailout Bush Attack News New ad msn apple mitt porn the right wing fundamentals strong weak economy x-rated GOP fight lies misrepresentations gaffes falls trips joke campaign romney church
Video: PALIN: "McCAIN IN LA-LA LAND" - About Him & Others Who Won't Drill In Her StateOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Sep 16
By rss@youtube.com (tomm2thumbs) Author: tomm2thumbs Keywords: Sarah Palin John McCain Joe Biden Barack Obama Vice President debate new attack ad oil stock market aig economy money us merrill lynch washington mutual banks bank of america bofa wall fred street crash recession depression great iphone
Video: Barack Obama - Never In a Beauty Pagent! Can He Lead?Original at YouTube
• Sun, Sep 14
By rss@youtube.com (TheFrankFactor) Republicans are giddy with Sarah Palin to distract from the doddering confused, sell-out John McCain. The once "Independent" McCain has finally surrendered what little integrity he may have had in a last ditch effort to grab the Presidency as he shuffeled along on a campaign destined fo...
Video: McCain's choice, Palin, didn't know what the VP does!!Original at YouTube
• Fri, Sep 12
By rss@youtube.com (AmericaBeforeAgenda) Gov. Sarah Palin said to Larry Kudlow on CNBC's Kudlow & Company, "what is it exactly that the VP does every day?" When did she say it? Was it a long time ago? No, she said it on July 31, 2008...less than a month before John McCain picked her as his running mate after briefly meeting her only once....
Video: Barack Obama's Coordinated Attack on Sarah Palin's ChristianOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Sep 9
By rss@youtube.com (RevolutionOfCG) If there was any doubt who the MSM is in the tank for, there shouldn't be any now because it is blatant and obvious. The objective here is to put Sarah Palin on the defensive while Obama gears up for his 'Major Policy Intiative' in Education which is basically a redo of the same free publicity th...
Video: Independent View: 11-1 "McCain/Palin & RNC"Original at YouTube
• Sun, Sep 7
By rss@youtube.com (IndependentView) As we did last week with the DNC, this week we analyze the RNC. From McCain and Palin to the convention as a whole, we break it down to the basics. Author: IndependentView Keywords: commentary analysis John McCain Sarah Palin republicans convention Rudy Giuliani Barack Obama war protests
Video: VP Sarah Palin Mommy and Me Pregnancy testOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Sep 6
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By rss@youtube.com (style6919) John McCain's Vice President has a new sponsor. Check it out. Author: style6919 Keywords: Sarah Palin John McCain commentary analysis documentary gotcha! grassroots outreach news political commercial Added: September 6, 2008
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Video: GOP strategists trashing Palin pickOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Sep 3
By rss@youtube.com (VTVStudios) The republican spin doctors got caught in their own spin After Former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan and former McCain strategist Mike Murphy were caught trashing talking vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin Wednesday when they kept talking after they thought the audio was off duri...
Video: Obama Attracts Crowds - McCain Attracts Audiences Pt. 6-B| Fred, Rudy, Mitt, Joe, Mike and Newt spikes Obama's Punch! Sarah Palin In The Eyes of Millions!Original at YouTube
• Wed, Sep 3
By rss@youtube.com (LILVOKA) Gallup Poll Obama 49% - McCain 43% Still a small lead for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, overall! The McCain campaign hits back against the media. Sarah Palin must deliver a monumental speech, to energize the conservative base. So far, Obama hits Republican Sen. John McCain over his stance on...
Video: Sarah Palin Accepts McCain's VP Offer. 2 of 2Original at YouTube
• Sun, Aug 31
By rss@youtube.com (jbranstetter04) In my opinion Senator John McCain has make an excellent choice for his Vice Presidential running mate. Her best qualities are; she's pro-life, she's a pro Second Amendment and a life member of the NRA, she's a small government low tax fiscal conservative, she has personally fought agains...
Sarah Palin: Obama, boycott Copehagen
Original at The Swamp
• Tue, Dec 8
By Mark Silva by Mark Silva In the practice of preaching to the choir, Sarah Palin appears to have all but patented the art of saying what a few want to hear -- and its an all-new tune now. Palin, who was the... by Mark Silva This is what Palin said in debate with Biden in October 2008:
McCain praises Palin…but calls her “irrelevant” - Reuters
Original at reuters.com
• Tue, Dec 8
McCain praises Palin…but calls her “irrelevant” Former Repubican presidential nominee John McCain talked up Sarah Palin — his 2008 vice presidential partner — on Sunday, saying she had earned an important ... Sarah Palin Is Coming to TownNew York Times
Joy Behar and Andrew Sullivan Attack Sarah Palin: Is Trig Her Son?Original at NewsBusters.org
• Tue, Dec 8
By Noel Sheppard At issue fully fifteen months after Sarah Palin was thrust into the limelight as John McCain's running mate was whether or not Trig is actually her son. SULLIVAN: I do. I think that the story of Sarah Palin has yet to be told. SULLIVAN: She`s not legitimate and yet the leader of the Republican pa...
Wall Street Journal Distorts McCain's Remarks on Palin - PoliGazette
Original at PoliGazette
• Mon, Dec 7
Wall Street Journal Distorts McCain's Remarks on Palin PoliGazette (blog) John McCain came to the defense of his former GOP running mate Sarah Palin on Sunday. But in doing so, he used an adjective that some might not consider ... and more »
Sarah Palin rises in polls as Obama slips, new surveys show
Original at Christian Science Monitor
• Mon, Dec 7
But more than 7 in 10 Democrats hold negative views of Palin. Independents are evenly divided on her, CNN found. “John McCain put Palin on his ticket in ... and more »
The Election Made Me Do it
Original at Hit and Run
• Mon, Dec 7
By Matt Welch I know you voted for John McCain, and after the election, I think either your first or second post you noted that the Muslim Brotherhood was pleased. Well that was true. How do you think Obama's doing so far? Wow. Also, I've become extremely negative toward Sarah Palin.
John McCain Calls Sarah Palin ‘Irrelevant’
Original at Wonkette
• Mon, Dec 7
By Sara K. Smith John McCain - Sarah Palin - Meet the Press - United States - Mass media Ancient Aztec death-mummy and known media whore John McCain participated in his usual Sunday ritual yesterday: he crashed his plane in Vietnam and then put in an appearance on Meet the Press. And on that very important ta...
McCain says he's 'proud' of Palin
Original at United Press International
• Sun, Dec 6
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he's "proud" of his former U.S. vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.
Irrelevant
Original at Daily Kos
• Sun, Dec 6
A scant one year after tapping the former Alaska governor to be his running mate, Senator John McCain is "proud" of his nonetheless "irrelevant" former running mate Sarah Palin. This despite recent polls that show Palin to be the early frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2012.
Sarah Palin Is ParanoidOriginal at youtube.com
• Sun, Dec 6
Worst thing John McCain ever did to America. ... sara palin on fox factor bill oreilly katie couric question ... youtube.com
McCain: Palin Is 'Irrelevant' -- But Will Be A Big Part Of GOP's Future - TPM LiveWire
Original at tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com
• Sun, Dec 6
TPM LiveWire (blog) McCain: Palin Is 'Irrelevant' -- But Will Be A Big Part Of GOP's Future TPM LiveWire (blog) John McCain (R-AZ) addressed his former running mate Sarah Palin on Meet the Press this morning -- saying both that she's "irrelevant" and that "she's ...
on Palin: Shes irrelevantOriginal at youtube.com
• Sun, Dec 6
Sen. John McCain is amused by critics who think Sarah Palin is irrelevant but continue to attack her anyway. I think Sarah Palin has earned ... youtube.com
McCain says he's 'proud' of Palin
Original at Hotels Magazine
• Sat, Dec 5
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he's "proud" of his former U.S. vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin speech: The view's better from inside the bus than under it
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Sat, Dec 5
In fact, she was a mere half-dozen blocks from the White House that she didn't help John McCain win. Palin appeared in a brand-new role for the possible ... Palin pokes fun at herself at journalists' dinnerThe Associated Press With Humor, Palin Attempts Media TruceWall Street Journal (blog)
Bryan Clapper: GOP afraid of the geeks who built it
Original at Niles Daily Star
• Fri, Dec 4
When John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate last fall, I felt like I had been punched in the gut. And every time I hear her speak, ...
Huckabee Distances Himself from Palin
Original at NewsMax.com
• Fri, Dec 4
New York Magazine Sarah Palin. Both have emerged as possible candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Huckabee lost out to John McCain in the 2008 ... Conservatives jumping shipWashington Post
Such a pretty World
Original at Lame Cherry
• Fri, Dec 4
By Lame Cherry(noreply@blogger.com) I will admit it that I am Ronald Reagan in love with Sarah Palin. I love her with all of my patriotic heart for the hope she gives to the Obama shrouded America begging for the candle of her light to radiate all she is to illuminate that shining city on the hill.
Norah: Palin Supporters Too Busy To Know What's Going OnOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Fri, Dec 4
By Mark Finkelstein Norah O'Donnell just can't stop condescending to supporters of Sarah Palin. Appearing on Morning Joe today, the MSNBC correspondent rehashed a line she has used before: that fans of Sarah Palin are just too darn busy to know what's happening in the world. According to O'Donnell, Sarah s...
Palin: Win The War, Don't Set A Timetable -- By: NRO Staff
Original at National Review Online Blogs
• Tue, Dec 1
By webmaster@nationalreview.com (NRO Staff) Sarah Palin responds to Obama's speech via Facebook: Three months ago, I joined a number of Americans in urging President Obama to provide the resources necessary to achieve our goals in Afghanistan. Tonight, I am glad he mostly heeded that advice.
It's Not Just You: Everyone Really Is Talking About Twitter [Google]
Original at Gawker
• Tue, Dec 1
By Ryan Tate Google released its year-end "Google Zeitgeist" search stats, revealing 2009 America to be way less interested in John McCain and Sarah Palin, and way more interested in Twitter, Google.com's fastest-rising search term. So, forget this "Google," where's Twitter Zeitgeist, already?
Podcast: Bloviating Dick Cavett Bashes ‘Know-Nothing’ Sarah Palin, Obsesses Over His BrillianceOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Fri, Nov 20
By Scott Whitlock Is MSNBC this desperate for Palin bashing that the network would highlight a year-old column from a talk show host who hasn’t been on television since Ronald Reagan was in the White House? O’DONNELL: Dick, this segment is about Sarah Palin, not about you, Dick. [Harwood and O’Donnell laug...
Salon.com: A Lesson In How NOT To Cover Sarah Palin
Original at The Left Coaster
• Fri, Nov 20
By Turkana I've subscribed to Salon.com since it became a subscription website. Salon publishes some of the best political commentary, anywhere. Its reporters often prove themselves among the best, anywhere. Its coverage of Bush administration crimes, the Walter Reed scandals, and the still emer...
Norah Comes Armed With Notes To Debate Palin FansOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Thu, Nov 19
By Mark Finkelstein O'DONNELL [reading from notes]: During the campaign, John McCain brought everyone to Washington, praised the bailout and Sarah Palin, during the debate, the vice presidential debate, praised John McCain for bringing folks together to pass the bill and said it is a time of crisis in gov...
Chris Matthews: Palin Supporters Racist -- 'White vs. Other People'
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Thu, Nov 19
By Noel Sheppard The attacks on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin took an interesting turn Wednesday when MSNBC's Chris Matthews suggested that racism is at the heart of her support. CROSSTALK) CROSSTALK) WALSH: Sure. WALSH: Right. SARAH PALIN (R), FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR: I certainly do.
Monkey-smuggler Political Paris Hilton Not Really a Woman
Original at Say Anything
• Tue, Nov 17
By Sparkie Arbuckle Many in the US corporate media have hailed “progressive” the choice of Sarah Palin by John McCain as his vice presidential running mate. Women workers are being told that they “finally have someone to vote for!” But even the most cursory glance at Palin[] is enough to show that she [is a monk...
Everyone Wants John McCain To Write a Book ... About Sarah Palin [Politics]
Original at Gawker
• Tue, Nov 17
By Ryan Tate John McCain must be shaking his head. The former Republican presidential candidate has reportedly been approached by multiple publishers to write a book about that insane running mate he picked, Sarah Palin. And they're offering crazy amounts of money.
Four Days After Airing Fake Photos of Sarah Palin, MSNBC ‘Fact Checks’ Former Governor
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Nov 16
By Scott Whitlock Only four days after airing faked photographs purporting to be of Sarah Palin wearing a bikini and holding a gun, MSNBC hosts on Tuesday decided they were qualified to fact check the ex-governor of Alaska. Contessa Brewer chided Palin’s new memoir: "But can this book really be classified...
The Book to Nowhere: Thanks, but No Thanks
Original at mikk2 (WordPress)
• Mon, Nov 16
By nonnie9999 Republican Sen. John McCain, who lifted former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin out of obscurity to be his vice presidential partner last year, isn’t saying much about Palin’s new tell-all, blame-all book. But Steve Schmidt, who managed the campaign and is a chief target in the book, doesn’t think m...
Despite Begging For An Endorsement, Sarah Palin Rejects GOP Senate Candidate Rep. Mark KirkOriginal at Think Progress
• Mon, Nov 16
By Lee Fang Earlier this month, the Washington Post reported that Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), a candidate for Senate in 2010, wrote a memo to Sarah Palin requesting that she endorse him during her visit to Chicago for the Oprah Winfrey Show. The Post noted that “Palin’s endorsement [of Conservative Party c...
Liveblogging Sarah Palin On Oprah
Original at Wonkette
• Mon, Nov 16
By Jim Newell Bristol - Oprah Winfrey - John McCain - Electoral calendar 2008 - Sarah Palin Anyone else feel sick to your stomach? We’re going to get this over with, and then blow up the blog. 3:56 — Shutup. 3:56 — Oh wait that is just a nice lady on a soap opera doing the talking. Or is that Sarah Palin on Oprah? No...
Lawrence O'Donnell Calls Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin IdiotsOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Sat, Nov 14
By Noel Sheppard In his disturbed view, the former Alaska Governor wrote a simpleton's book that would still be difficult reading for the conservative talk radio host. I think, in her own mind, there may be a Sarah Palin, the real person, and Sarah Palin, the performer. And maybe the you, we, I think reflects...
Sarah Palin 'bottled up' no more: Lid off
Original at The Swamp
• Sat, Nov 14
By Mark Silva And Palin is engaging full-bore in current events, calling the Obama Justice Department's decision to try the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in criminal court in New York "atrocious.'' If we are stuck with this terrible Obama Administration decision,'' Palin writes, "I, like...
Mark Halperin Currently Making Out With Copy Of ‘Going Rogue’
Original at Wonkette
• Wed, Nov 11
By Jim Newell Sarah Palin - Mark Halperin - Fred Thompson - Washington - John McCain Ooh la la! TIME magazine’s president of sadness, Mark Halperin, appears to be having the whack of his life right now, reading Sarah Palin’s book. Or at least someone Photoshopped to look like Mark Halperin is! (Fred Thom...
Sam Donaldson: If GOP Follows Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck It's Doomed
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Sun, Nov 8
By Noel Sheppard If the Republican Party follows the course of Palin and Beck and Company it's doomed." Democrat Bill Owens victory Tuesday in the 23rd Congressional district of New York. As such, Limbaugh's attempts to prevent McCain from being the Republican nominee actually look quick wise.
Winners and Losers: New York-23
Original at race42008.com
• Tue, Nov 3
By Adam Graham The Runner-Up: Sarah Palin The Club for Growth: Spending $1 million to lose is tough. The best the Club can say is that when the GOP nominates a candidate to challenge Owens in 2010, they’ll be sure that candidate fits the fairly generous margins of the Conservative Party of New York.
The Election Night Speeches Sarah Palin Never Gave
Original at Politics Daily
• Tue, Nov 3
By David Sessions A new book reveals for the first time the drama that unfolded on election night 2008, when McCain campaign staff battled Sarah Palin over a concession speech she planned to deliver. An excerpt published in The Daily Beast includes both the victory and concession speeches Palin had prepar...
In a Terrifying Alternate Universe, Vice President Sarah Palin Claims Victory [Alternate History]
Original at Gawker
• Tue, Nov 3
By John Cook It's not always easy in politics to see the best in our opponents. But we have seen the grace and skill of Barack Obama, and the grit and determination of Joe Biden. By his nomination and extraordinary campaign, Barack Obama has achieved a great thing, for himself and for our country, and for t...
In a Terrifying Alternate Universe, Vice President Sarah Palin Claims Victory [Alternate History]
Original at Gawker
• Tue, Nov 3
By John Cook On election night, Sarah Palin threatened to "go rogue" by delivering a speech someone else wrote for her, but John McCain refused so she didn't. Now you can read the addresses — both...
Confessions of a Blogger: Why We Can't Resist Sarah Palin StoriesOriginal at Politics Daily
• Thu, Oct 29
By David Sessions I'm not the only one suffering from Palin addiction. Looking over our archives, it's clear that a number of our writers have helped fill the vaults with unimportant details of her life. Despite the fact that she now holds no public office and is not currently seeking one, she is an almost dail...
The Obama Connor Chronicles
Original at Lame Cherry
• Mon, Oct 26
By Lame Cherry(noreply@blogger.com) See, except for Sean Hannity who like this blog voted for John McCain because Sarah Palin was on the ticket, I really do not see anyone over at FOX who is of the right wing in being fair or balanced Beck until he informs the world he voted for McCain Palin with proof, is as suspect to me as the orga...
Late afternoon/early evening open thread
Original at Daily Kos
• Sat, Oct 24
By SusanG Why in the world would John McCain pick Sarah Palin? Max Blumenthal has it all figured out, and in Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party he describes how the extremists took over the Right, leaving no stone unturned (however gruesome what's lurking below tho...
David Brooks and Mark Shields Agree Again on PBS: Cheney, Limbaugh and Beck Wreck GOP
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Sat, Oct 24
By Tim Graham Dede Scozzafava, who is the Republican nominee, has been opposed by many in her own -- in the conservative wing of the party, the Club For Growth, the Family Research Council, and so forth, Sarah Palin. And Tom Davis, the former Republican from Virginia, a shrewd and astute man, said Rush Li...
Reason Morning Links: Hate Crimes, Net Neutrality, the National Debt, and the Bible
Original at Hit and Run
• Fri, Oct 23
By Jesse Walker • Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann break with their own party in the NY-23 congressional race. • The Senate endorses the latest hate crimes law. • John McCain introduces a bill to stop the FCC from adopting new Net neutrality rules.
Anita Dunn: How We Created Obama's Cult of PersonalityOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Tue, Oct 20
By Candance Moore As a result, while Sarah Palin was being grilled on the Bush Doctrine and John McCain was hammered for his views on Iraq, the mainstream media couldn't get enough of Obama's celebrity status. Time and again, important issues were brushed aside in favor of sensational tingles.
Poll Watch: Gallup Survey on Sarah Palin
Original at race42008.com
• Fri, Oct 16
By Aron Goldman Gallup Survey on Sarah Palin Palin became a bit of a sensation after John McCain tapped her as his running mate last August. But over the course of the campaign, her image suffered, going from a 53% favorable rating immediately after the 2008 Republican National Convention to 42% by the end...
McCain discusses Palin again - CNN beats really, really dead horseOriginal at Christian Science Monitor
• Sun, Oct 11
By jorr Although it’s nearly been a full year since the end of the campaign, why not ask Senator John McCain about tensions between his staff and Sarah Palin yet again? Especially because you might have missed the first 40,000 times he’s been asked the question. Palin is catastrophic?
SNL's Obama: 'Nothing, nada'... Problem?
Original at The Swamp
• Mon, Oct 5
By Mark Silva Last fall, when SNL spot-on parodied the Republican candidate for vice president, then-Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, not only did ratings for NBC's long-languishing late-night comedy show soar, but public confidence in Palin's ability to serve in the nation's highest offices also star...
John McCain Wants To Reform The Republican Party
Original at Liberal Values
• Fri, Oct 2
By Ron Chusid McCain worst move was to give prominence to the most reactionary and anti-intellectual factions of the party from Sarah Palin to Joe the Plumber. Even Steve Schmidt, his top political strategist in 2008, says that the nomination of Sarah Palin in 2012 would be catastrophic for the party.
Greg Mitchell: One Year Ago, a Turning Point in 2008 Campaign: The Media, Hillary and Sarah Palin
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Aug 24
By Greg Mitchell The preposterous media coverage of the (few) unhappy Hillaryites at the Dem convention, which was aimed not at helping Obama but maintaining interest in the affair and the coming campaign, inspired McCain to select as his running mate someone who would virtually destroy his campaign.
Anyone Wonder Why Bob Shrum Has a Curse Named After Him?
Original at race42008.com
• Tue, Jul 14
By Alex Knepper Bob Shrum, the man known for the failed presidential campaigns of Dick Gephardt, Mike Dukakis, John Kerry, and Bob Kerrey, has written a really, really bad article saying that Mitt Romney, not Sarah Palin, will be the Republican nominee in 2012 because the Republicans like to nominate t...
Old Man Lamely Defends the Goldbricking Defeatist He Coronated [John McCain]
Original at Gawker
• Sun, Jul 12
By The Cajun Boy If you've wondered whether John McCain, in light of recent events, has felt a heightened sense of shame for choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate, we have an answer: No! Further, she may have quit because of thinning hair. Video via MSNBC
John McCain says he was surprised Palin left, she didn't quit and didn't promise voters to stay on when she was elected
Original at Crooks and Liars
• Sun, Jul 12
By John Amato Gregory: You must have been shocked to see Sarah Palin resign as Governor? she's popular republican of her own party, she ignited our base, she did a great job as my running mate even under the most sustained personal attacks in certainly recent American political...
Did The Press Corps Unfairly Pick on Palin?Original at Politics Daily
• Sun, Jul 12
By Bonnie Goldstein On Meet The Press this weekend, former presidential candidate John McCain, discussing his running mate Sarah Palin, gave a shout out to Politics Daily's Carl Cannon for this piece about Palin bashing by the media during the campaign. If you haven't read Carl's piece yet, you should stop r...
McCain: Palin's Resignation Consistent With Qualities Of Leadership (VIDEO)
Original at Huffington Post
• Sun, Jul 12
By The Huffington Post News Team Sen. John McCain said he was surprised but not "shocked" by the resignation of his former runningmate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. On NBC's Meet the... Sen. John McCain said he was surprised but not "shocked" by the resignation of his former runningmate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. On NBC's Meet the Pres...
Podcast: Cafferty: Listen to Palin or Gingrich? 'Or Just Stick Needles in Your Eyes?'
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Tue, Jun 9
By Brent Baker But Palin, along with her husband, got big cheers from the audience when they were introduced on stage at this fundraiser last night; and their table was the only one in the ballroom with a crowd around it. Several Republicans thanked Sarah Palin for showing up. Senator John McCain said it wa...
Palin Needs To Deliver A Game Changing Debate Performance
Original at Huffington Post
• Thu, Jun 4
By The Huffington Post News Team But he can also borrow a line from Barack Obama and point out that this campaign isn't about the personal fortunes of the candidates, this campaign is about the people they are running to represent. He can use that to explain why he isn't directly engaging Sarah Palin, why he's keeping the fo...
FEC Rules That There Was Nothing Illegal About Sarah Palin’s Wardrobe
Original at Say Anything
• Tue, May 19
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint over the $150,000-plus designer wardrobe the Republican Party bought to outfit vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The Alaska governor was Sen. John McCain’s pick for vice president. The purchases from such h...
Newest Member Of The Obama Administration Says GOP Should Stay Away From Palin, Limbaugh And Cheney
Original at Say Anything
• Mon, May 18
The Republican strategist who helped Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman prepare for a possible presidential run says the Republican party is in for a devastating defeat if its guiding lights are Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney. “If it’s 2012 and our party is defined by Palin and Limbaugh and...
links for 2009-04-17
Original at flapsblog.com
• Fri, Apr 17
By Flap McCain vetter: Palin nailed interview for Vice President John McCain’s lead vice presidential vetter said Friday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin “impressed” in her interview, knocking the senator’s most important questions “out of the park.” A.B. Culvahouse, a powerful Washington lawyer...
Is the National GOP Writing Off Sarah Palin?Original at flapsblog.com
• Tue, Apr 14
By Flap Senator John McCain on the Tonight show with Jay Leno where he fails to mention Sarah Palin as a future GOP leader There seems to be an orchestrated effort to sabotage her but Palin’s family problems are not helping matters much. Worse than Dan Quayle before her, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s bri...
A Children’s Treasury Of Delightful Quotes From Sarah Palin’s Attorney General Nominee
Original at Wonkette
• Mon, Apr 13
By Jim Newell Promising young Alaska governor Sarah Palin has selected a nice new fellow named Wayne Anthony Ross to be the state’s Attorney General. He is perhaps the worst selection for anything in politics since that time that John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his vice president. Just kidding, he’...
Meghan McCain Still MUM on Sarah Palin
Original at flapsblog.com
• Mon, Apr 13
By Flap After all in Meghan’s own words: “All I am trying to be is a young, cool Republican woman for other Republican women….” Bet Sarah Palin sets the cool designation straight and has a few choice words about Papa McCain when Meghan decides to open up her mouth about Palin.
Opinion: Socialists Protest Too Loudly: Obama is Not One of Us
Original at Examiner.com
• Sun, Mar 15
Oddly enough, Republican politicians such as Mike Huckabee and John McCain had become our most effective promoters. During his campaign, the ever-desperate McCain, his hard-charging running mate Sarah Palin and even a plumber named Joe lined up to call ...
Earmark this! They ain't gonna end, as Obama (and McCain) well knowOriginal at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Wed, Mar 11
By Andrew Malcolm So, you see, the new administration isn't really responsible for a Congress that should have passed this spending measure back in September pre-Katie Couric when Gov. Sarah Palin was all fresh, clean and exciting and a certain Illinois Democratic senator and a certain Delaware Democra...
Party Poopers
Original at mikk2 (WordPress)
• Tue, Mar 10
By nonnie9999 Two percent (2%) see conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh in that role, and one percent (1%) name McCain’s running mate, Alaska Govenror Sarah Palin. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner are each seen as GOP leader by less than one-half...
Mount St. JindalOriginal at news.aol.com
• Thu, Feb 26
By David Knowles Filed under: Republicans, Barack Obama, John McCain, Featured Stories, Economy, Sarah Palin It includes... $140 million for something called 'volcano monitoring.' Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, D.C."
Opinion: Defensive Lauer Forced to Admit Palin Not An Idiot
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Feb 23
By Geoffrey Dickens ZIEGLER: Not even close to what happened to Sarah Palin. SARAH PALIN: Little did I know that, that was just the beginning. DAVID LETTERMAN: Right. JOHN ZIEGLER: Good morning to you Matt. ZIEGLER: Not even close to what happened to Sarah Palin.
MSNBC’s O’Donnell Denies Anti-Palin Media Bias
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Feb 23
By Kyle Drennen During the Monday 12PM EST hour of MSNBC news coverage, anchor Norah O’Donnell interviewed conservative film maker John Ziegler, creator of ‘Media Malpractice,’ a documentary on media bias against Sarah Palin, and denied any such bias: "Well, let me ask you, you called the treatment o...
Malek Dishes on McCain and Sarah Palin at the Alfalfa Club Dinner
Original at race42008.com
• Tue, Feb 10
By Kavon W. Nikrad Conservative icon Fred Malek gives us the inside story on John McCain and Sarah Palin’s first post-election reunion at the both the Alfalfa Club Dinner and a private gathering at his home: The January 20 Inauguration and the January 31 Alfalfa Club dinner brought me in close quarters aga...
Opinion: The McCain Campaign vs. The Press
Original at Hotels Magazine
• Tue, Jan 27
Jan. 28, 2009 (Liberal Values delivered by Newstex) -- While John McCain might not have had any real chance at winning the 2008 election, his campaign made a number of extremely poor decisions which made victory. While the choice of Sarah Palin as running mate was by far the greatest blunder...
The No Talk ExpressOriginal at mikk2 (WordPress)
• Thu, Jan 15
By nonnie9999 CNN) — Meghan McCain has drawn headlines for her unfiltered take on the presidential campaign, but there’s one topic the outspoken daughter of last year’s Republican presidential nominee won’t touch: her father’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin Snubbed for Obama Inaugural Dinner Honoring John McCain?Original at flapsblog.com
• Thu, Jan 15
By Flap The word is out that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will NOT be attending President-Elect Barack Obama’s dinner for GOP opponent John McCain this next week. Technorati Tags: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama Bookmark/Search this post with:
America’s Sweetheart, Meghan McCain, Still Angry About Sarah Palin, Barack Obama
Original at Wonkette
• Tue, Jan 13
By Ken Layne That John McCain’s staggering lack of judgment was best illustrated by his batshit decision to put Sarah Palin on the ticket is also lost on Meghan, who pissily refuses to discuss Palin at all, because the McCain camp still blames everything on that dumb Alaskan grifter than on themselve...
Picture John McCain or Sarah Palin on the Cover of Ms. Magazine
Original at news.aol.com
• Tue, Jan 13
By Tommy Christopher Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, John McCain, Media, Sarah PalinMs. magazine has created quite a stir with its special Inaugural Edition cover image of Barack Obama. The cover depicts PEBO (I've been dying to use that; I love it and hate it at the same time) in a Superman pose, revealin...
Meghan McCain Won't Comment on Sarah PalinOriginal at news.aol.com
• Tue, Jan 13
By David Knowles Filed under: Republicans, John McCain, Featured Stories, Sarah PalinMonday Morning Clacker has an interview with would-have-been first daughter Meghan McCain, the young woman who, like the Romney 5 before her, merged personal revelations with campaign messaging in a way not previ...
Opinion: No Love from Megan McCain for Sarah Palin
Original at NewsTrust
• Tue, Jan 13
3BlueDudes.com - By - Jan. 13 (News Report) - It seems of all the issues, stories, tales, whatever you one call it, from the 2008 Presidential election, John McCain’s daughter, Megan McCain, doesn’t want to comment on her views on Sarah Palin. Rightfully so. Probably the old adage fits well he...
Palin Packs a PunchOriginal at race42008.com
• Thu, Jan 8
By Adam Graham John Ziegler was the lucky dog to land a big interview with Sarah Palin and she was in pit bull mode: Wham. It’s good to see some fight from Republican. Palin said she’d do it again becuase the country needs reform. Palin continues to wow her base by long distance. If Palin can continue to bring it...
Opinion: Palin: Caroline Kennedy Gets Free Pass From MediaOriginal at Huffington Post
• Thu, Jan 8
By The Huffington Post News Team How about a bizarre contra-historical thought exercise: How would Palin have been treated if she'd ended up as Barack Obama's running mate? Palin says, "I think they would have loved me as a candidate ... we would have seen an absolutely different and a ... much prettier profile of Sarah Palin an...
New McCain PAC: ‘Country First’
Original at race42008.com
• Wed, Jan 7
By Kristofer Lorelli In the time since the 2008 presidential campaign ended I have had a chance to reflect on many things. And as I said on election night, I truly cannot adequately express how indebted I am to you, my entire campaign team and my running mate, Governor Sarah Palin Sincerely, John McCain
Ticket Replay: Obama-backer Oprah bans Sarah Palin from her TV show
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Sun, Jan 4
By Andrew Malcolm Oprah Winfrey, the billionaire TV talk-show diva who is supporting the Democratic presidential nominee, says she will not allow the Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her daily show, which is widely viewed by women. Photo credits: Associated Press
AJR Editor: Obama Was Citizen Kane, McCain Was Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Sat, Jan 3
By Tim Graham Then Rieder gets truly ridiculous when he claims Sarah Palin received "swooning" coverage from the national media. What channel was he watching? Who in the MSM claimed the Palin pick was genius? And after the Republican National Convention, at the height of Sarahmania -- speaking of the...
Newsweek Uses Year-End Edition to Take Potshots at Palin
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Fri, Dec 26
By Brent Baker John McCain: Hard to forgive the nasty end-game, and Palin pick was iresponsible. But classy concession speech and Letterman gig. “Will”? Sarah Palin: She seemed like McCain's silver bullet...until she opened her mouth. A 2012 contender if she starts boning up on issues. Now.
Sarah Palin Still Blaming Campaign Loss On Her Lack Of Interviews
Original at Wonkette
• Tue, Dec 23
By Jim Newell Human dumpster Sarah Palin hasn’t held many unnecessary interviews in the last few weeks, what the hell is wrong with her? Does she want this thing in 2012 or not?? Her lazy ass needs to be in cold motherfuckin’ IOWA right now and every week for the next few years, going to fried steak dinners...
Political Wisdom: Sarah Palin, Wishing She’d Said More
Original at WSJ.com
• Tue, Dec 23
Meanwhile, on the winning side of that campaign, there is much speculation about just how much the team President-elect Obama is putting together is filled with veterans—“retreads,” to the critics—from the Bill Clinton administration. Slate’s Chris Wilson lends a hand sorting out th...
Sarah Palin reveals her biggest lesson from defeat
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Mon, Dec 22
By Andrew Malcolm Looking back on the Republicans' unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign with Arizona Sen. John McCain at the top of the ticket, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin now says her role as the VP nominee was "99.9% amazing and invigorating and inspiring."
Sarah Palin: Conservative of the Year
Original at Say Anything
• Mon, Dec 22
By robert108 Until Palin. When McCain chose our beauteous Sarah as his running mate, the maverick was finally acting like a real maverick—as opposed to the media’s definition of a “maverick” which is: “agreeing with the editorial positions of the New York Times.”
Irony Alert: Kathleen Parker on Media's Palin/Kennedy Double Standard
Original at news.aol.com
• Fri, Dec 19
By Matt Lewis 1. Sarah Palin is a conservative. As Kathleen Parker has learned, her own career has benefited from becoming more liberal. Palin was punished for her conservative and Alaskan values, which are out-of-touch with the media's New York/Los Angeles world view. Of course, Kennedy is a liberal --...
Will McCain Support Palin Presidential Bid? Not So Fast
Original at news.aol.com
• Mon, Dec 15
By Tommy Christopher On This Week, McCain was asked if he would support Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for president in 2012. His reply? Not so much. Speaking to ABC's "This Week," McCain was asked whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin could count on his support. "I can't say something like that. We've got some great other yo...
McCain Not Supporting Palin At This Time
Original at race42008.com
• Sun, Dec 14
By Adam Graham John McCain was on ABC’s This Week and was asked if he would support Sarah Palin in 2012 if she runs for President: McCain said he thinks the Republican governors are going to assume a leadership role in the future of the Republican Party.
Opinion: Huckabee surprised by Palin pick
Original at Politico
• Mon, Nov 24
Mike Huckabee says he was surprised by John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin because he believes the only difference between himself and the Alaska governor is ... GOP Faithful Like Palin, Romney, Huckabee in 2012 Gallup Poll News The Associated Press - Christian Science Monitor
Move along, folks, the Lieberman hanging's canceled by Obama executive orderOriginal at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Tue, Nov 18
By Andrew Malcolm But just weeks before the start of the historic Barack Obama administration, the last thing the boss-elect wanted was a public hanging of Connecticut's sort-of Democrat Sen. Joe Lieberman for his outspoken support of the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin the last several...
Science Weekly podcast: What will Obama do for science and the environment?
Original at The Guardian (UK)
• Sun, Nov 9
By Alok Jha, James Randerson, Andy Duckworth, Nell Boase, Ian Sample, David Adam So as science breathes a collective sigh of relief, we acknowledge how bad things could have been if the Republicans had won. Sarah Palin (with plenty of help from John McCain) has been nominated for the New Humanist's bad faith award.
Podcast: Bad Economics 101 From Radio Host Ed Schultz and Gov. Rendell
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Thu, Nov 6
By Jack Coleman Heading into the campaign's final stretch, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said to lefty radio host Ed Schultz that John McCain and Sarah Palin spent so much time in the Keystone State, "I'm thinking of charging them state income tax they've been here so often."
Is GOP’s Loveless Marriage of Convenience Headed for Divorce, or Will Vows Between Pragmatic Pachyderms be Renewed Under Big Tent Reconciliation?
Original at race42008.com
• Wed, Nov 5
By Aron Goldman Before attempting to answer that question in earnest, may I first suggest reading these previously-embargoed interviews that I conducted two months ago at the convention in St. Paul with pro-choice Republicans, following the selection of staunch pro-lifer, Sarah Palin, as Senator...
Opinion: McCain's verdict on Palin: more trouble than a pitbull
Original at NewsTrust
• Wed, Nov 5
The Guardian - By Nicholas Watt - Nov. 05 (News Report) - So now we know what John McCain really thinks of his running mate Sarah Palin – and that's not just because of the awkward body language between them during his concession speech in Phoenix, Arizona. An exasperated McCain has been telli...
Opinion: Best of the Web: Gaining the youth's attention, free coffee, political condomsOriginal at Youth Vote '08
• Mon, Nov 3
By Jill Blocker Does the election have you getting a little too excited? Now you can buy real, name-brand latex Sarah Palin condoms! Also choose from the Obama "Use with good judgment," and McCain "Old but not expired," options. The election has now gone to the cows... with McCain and Obama cheese.
MSNBC Replays McCain SNL Skit 11 Times, Ignores Olbermann Parody
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Nov 3
By Lyndsi Thomas MSNBC pop culture columnist Courtney Hazlett on October 6 made sure to note that "Saturday Night Live" is "nonpartisan, too. That's something that a lot of critics are saying, that it's all about Sarah Palin and it's anti-John McCain and they're taking advantage of the McPalin ticket, if...
Podcast: Quebecistan Terrorists Attack Our Dear Bible Spice
Original at Jesus' General
• Sun, Nov 2
By Gen. JC Christian, Patriot(noreply@blogger.com) In an over-the-top accent, one half of a notorious Quebec comedy duo claims to be the president of France as he describes sex with his famous wife, the joy of killing animals and Hustler magazine's latest Sarah Palin porno spoof. At the other end of the line? An oblivious Sarah Palin.
Why Did McCain Allow SNL Palin Slams? [Election]
Original at Gawker
• Sun, Nov 2
By Ryan Tate John McCain was reasonably funny on Saturday Night Live last night, but the show's most entertaining moments came during Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impression in his opening sketch. One was a joke about Palin's $150,000 wardrobe, the other about how she wants to run in 2012. It's funny because...
Opinion: Senator McCain, Not in Ohio
Original at National Review Online Blogs
• Sat, Nov 1
By Kathryn Jean Lopez From SNL tonight: SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN - "Good evening, my fellow Americans, I'm John McCain. TINA FEY AS GOV. SARAH PALIN - "And, you know, I'm just Sarah Palin." MCCAIN - "The final days of any election are the most essential. This past Wednesday, Barack Obama purchased airtime on three major...
Opinion: Ensign: Palin not ready for presidency
Original at NewsTrust
• Sat, Nov 1
Associated Press - By Kathleen Hennessey - Nov. 01 (News Report) - LAS VEGAS - Republican Sen. John Ensign says Sarah Palin is not experienced enough to be president and John McCain's presidential campaign 'completely mishandled' her early days on the ticket. The Nevada senator made the co...
Opinion: The Real Story Behind How McCain Chose Sarah Palin
Original at jimorourke (WordPress)
• Fri, Oct 31
By James O'Rourke Most Americans had never heard of Sarah Palin when McCain first announced her as his running mate back in August. Her national debut came at the Republican Party's convention in St. Paul, where she sought to cast herself as an antidote to the elitist culture inside the Beltway.
Opinion: On the Road to Victory
Original at women4mccain.com
• Thu, Oct 30
Who was the highest paid individual in Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign during the first half of October as it headed down the homestretch? “Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are,” Sarah Palin told the Chicago Tribune Thursday.
Sarah Palin's silly energy speech
Original at Salon
• Wed, Oct 29
By Andrew Leonard But Palin's speech is still worth some attention, because it clearly makes the case for why the McCain-Palin agenda is fundamentally wrong for the United States. Sarah Palin made the case in Ohio that what America needs to achieve energy independence is more can-do American ingenuity --...
Opinion: Obama Ad Questions Palin as McCain Running Mate
Original at NewsTrust
• Wed, Oct 29
Wall Street Journal - By Susan Davis - Oct. 29 (Breaking News) - Barack Obama’s latest campaign ad questions the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. The ad, “His Choice,” features soft music playing with an image of McCain on the screen that highlights past com...
Opinion: Win or Lose, Many See Palin as Future of Party
Original at NewsTrust
• Wed, Oct 29
New York Times - By - Oct. 29 (News Report) - Whether the Republican presidential ticket wins or loses on Tuesday, a group of prominent conservatives are planning to meet the next day to discuss the way forward, and whatever the outcome, Gov. Sarah Palin will be high on the agenda. Ms. Palin, of A...
Opinion: Todd Gitlin: Sunday Watch 10-26-08: In Which Weariness Strikes
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Oct 27
By Todd Gitlin McCain strained, but his heart wasn't in it as he gamely repeated his clichés: "My friend." "I respect that." "The worst thing we can do is increase taxes." Sarah Palin "has more executive experience than Senator Biden and Senator Obama together." "I could not be more proud of her." McCain aban...
Opinion: McCain aide: Palin's 'going rogue'
Original at NewsTrust
• Sun, Oct 26
CNN - By - Oct. 26 (News Report) - With 10 days to go until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense they are spilling out in public, sources say. Several McCain advisers have suggested to C...
Opinion: The Progress Report | ECONOMY: Redistributing To The Rich
Original at my.barackobama.com
• Fri, Oct 24
By Stacey A. Ward, Esq. And finally: Will Ferrell reprised his role as President Bush and joined Tina Fey as Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) for a "Saturday Night Live" election special yesterday. In the segment, Bush offered an unwanted endorsement of the McCain-Palin ticket and declared the White House a "bummer-fre...
Palin Details Special Needs Policies
Original at Capitalweather.com
• Fri, Oct 24
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin holds her infant son, Trig, who has Down syndrome, as she stands on stage with her husband, Todd, during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) By Juliet Eilperin GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin outlined for...
Opinion: Tom Ridge May Get a Spanking
Original at news.aol.com
• Fri, Oct 24
By Liza Porteus Viana Former Pennsylvania governor and homeland security secretary Tom Ridge said today that John McCain can't become president without carrying Pennsylvania and that the race would be different if McCain had chosen him as his running mate, instead of Sarah Palin.
Ever heard of Ronald Reagan
Original at Lame Cherry
• Fri, Oct 24
By Lame Cherry(noreply@blogger.com) Sarah Palin is Ronald Reagan and these big shots hate her as she scares them to death. They were delighted when the old man went tits up as they though they had finally driven a stake through his corpse, but here comes Palin again turning the funeral pyre into the consuming Conservative Flame...
Podcast: TH Radio: The Final Kick Begins
Original at Town Hall
• Thu, Oct 23
By info@townhall.com (Hugh Hewitt) Hugh Hewitt speaks with Rudy Giuliani about Joe Biden’s admission that Barack Obama is inexperienced. Bill Bennett chats with John McCain about his run for the presidency; Michael Medved interviews Sarah Palin about a variety of election topics; Dennis Prager discusses Barack Obama’...
Podcast: Here And Now - Housing
Original at Here and Now
• Thu, Oct 23
Housing, Mixed Race, How Did John McCain Pick Sarah Palin, Googling Discoveries
Podcast: POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday Oct. 23rd, 2008
Original at CNN Political Ticker
• Thu, Oct 23
By shannanb CNN: Enemies won't test me, McCain says Sen. Barack Obama's foreign policy positions could encourage America's enemies to test it during the early days of an Obama administration, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday. CNN: Gov. Sarah Palin, Todd Palin to give depositions Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin...
Opinion: Sarah Palin is Sarah Palin's worst enemy part II
Original at my.barackobama.com
• Wed, Oct 22
By mark oppenheim Barack Obama could not have asked for a better choice from John McCain then Sarah Palin. Sarah claims that she has more experience than Barak Obama. Maybe she does, however she sticks her foot in her mouth whenever she talks, attacks Obama on the wrong issues, and makes a political fool out...
Podcast: Prager H1: Socialist Racist
Original at Town Hall
• Wed, Oct 22
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H1: Every day there is a new racism charge hurled at John McCain and Sarah Palin. A Kansas City Star columnist claims that “socialist” is a code word for black and thus to accuse Barack Obama of having socialist tax policies is really to make racist remarks… Dennis talks to Rudy Giulia...
Political Wisdom: Is it Worth Covering Palin At All?
Original at WSJ.com
• Tue, Oct 21
Speaking of the Republican vice presidential nominee, Robin Abcarian of the Los Angeles Times looks into her college career, and finds she left few footprints. Among professors and classmates, Abcarian writes, “Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin…is barely remembered at all. In the five years of he...
Opinion: The Palin Plunge: Voters Sour On McCain VP Pick
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Oct 20
By Thomas B. Edsall The more voters learn about Sarah Palin, the more wary they become. Once the focus of post-convention Republican euphoria, the Alaska Governor is now viewed as a serious liability to the McCain campaign. As it stands, Palin's polling numbers are daunting: with the unfolding economic cri...
Sarah Palin's '700 Club' interview (and it's not just about religion)
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Mon, Oct 20
By Leslie Hoffecker The 700 Club" interviews Sarah Palin (but not just about God). Since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was announced in late August as John McCain’s choice as vice president on the GOP ticket, her campaign staff have done their best to keep her far, far away from reporters and their pesky questions.
Podcast: Sherri and Joy Praise Whoopi's 'Slavery' Sandbag of McCainOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Oct 20
By Justin McCarthy HASSELBECK: Barack Obama has yet to come and do the same. BEHAR: That’s right. Same with Obama. HASSELBECK: Don’t tell- don’t give- do not give Barack Obama a pass in terms of coming on this show and give Sarah Palin an ultimatum in terms of coming on here.
Podcast: Lauer to Obama: How Will You 'Manage Expectations' of Being 'Messiah?'
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Oct 20
By Geoffrey Dickens OBAMA: Right. OBAMA: Right. OBAMA: Right. LAUER: Even the Chicago Tribune, historically a very conservative paper from your hometown- OBAMA: Yes, yes. OBAMA: Yeah. LAUER: -was critical of McCain, saying, "Sarah Palin is not ready." OBAMA: Right. OBAMA: Right. OBAMA: Or "that one."
Podcast: ABC Touts 'Obama's Best Weekend Ever,' Powell's 'Booster Rocket'
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Sun, Oct 19
By Scott Whitlock SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: All I can say is wow. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN: And I'm also very pleased to have the endorsement of four former secretaries of state. BERMAN: And as for McCain's running mate, Governor Sarah Palin, Powell also had harsh words.
Podcast: CBS’s Schieffer: Colin Powell ‘Saying Aloud What a Lot of Republicans Are Saying Privately’
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Sun, Oct 19
By Kyle Drennen BARACK OBAMA: What a spectacular sight. SARAH PALIN: Friends, now is no time to experiment with socialism. GLOR: We mentioned that John McCain will be here in St. Louis today. Barack Obama will be campaigning with Hillary Clinton in Florida. Maggie.
Overview: Was Sarah Palin Worth It?
Original at aleksandreia (WordPress)
• Fri, Oct 17
By pacer521 So I ask the commenters, has Palin helped John McCain strategically and politically — and has Palin truly solitified the base and gained votes not possible by McCain himself? Overall, has she been worth it? There is no disputing that the decision to nominate Sarah Palin as the Republic...
Opinion: Jeff Chang: A Domestic Terrorist's Take On The Debates
Original at Huffington Post
• Thu, Oct 16
By Jeff Chang With watery red eyes that had him looking as if he'd just smoked a bowl of medical marijuana, Senator John McCain might have made me... Here's why. We're now past silly season and into shitty season. Falling down in the polls like Michael Douglas, Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin hav...
Opinion: CNN’s Rick Sanchez Highlights ‘Defecting’ Conservatives Against Palin
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Oct 15
By Matthew Balan During Wednesday’s Newsroom program, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez tried to portray that there were many so-called conservatives who were "defecting," in his words, from John McCain over his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. His list of conservatives, which he re...
Opinion: Why did CNN's Roberts interview Roger Stone, "professional dirty trickster" and founder of C.U.N.T.?
Original at Media Matters for America
• Mon, Oct 13
McCain responded: "Congressman Lewis' comments represent a character attack against Governor Sarah Palin and me that's shocking beyond the pale. The notion that legitimate criticism of Senator Obama's record and positions could be compared to George Wallace, his segregationist po...
Podcast: McCain campaign uses flooding as political tool in robocall and mailer
Original at Iowa Independent
• Mon, Oct 13
By Lynda Waddington “I’m calling Iowans on behalf of John McCain, Sarah Palin and the RNC because Congressional Democrats’ response to the June floods was not only embarrassing, it was negligent,” the male voice said on the recorded call. “While John McCain took time from campaigning to survey the damage ca...
Opinion: Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Original at Daily Kos
• Sun, Oct 12
By DemFromCT When John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate, his supporters declared the move a masterstroke. But Republican poll ratings have been falling day by day - and now the 'Troopergate' scandal has turned the Hockey Mom from Alaska into a liability for a campaign that has lost its way.
Podcast: Kohl derides Mac attacks
Original at Wisconsin Radio Network
• Fri, Oct 10
With John McCain campaigning in the state, Wisconsin Democrats go to bat for their candidate. Governor Jim Doyle addressed a rally of Barack Obama supporters in Waukesha Thursday, after a rally there by McCain and running mate Sarah Palin. Today was the turn of Sen. Herb Kohl, who met with Ob...
Podcast: Prager H1: Guilt by Association
Original at Town Hall
• Fri, Oct 10
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H1: Is there reason to question Barack Obama’s past associations? Is it a legitimate campaign issue? Dennis talks to Lt. Danny Rabinovich, a former Prager intern, now with the US Army… Every day a new Democrat charges John McCain and Sarah Palin with injecting “race” into the race.
Political signs vandalized in La Quinta
Original at The Desert Sun
• Thu, Oct 9
Multiple John McCain and Sarah Palin political signs along the Washington Street corridor in La Quinta have been vandalized.
Podcast: McCain and Palin campaign in the Badger State
Original at Wisconsin Radio Network
• Thu, Oct 9
Alaska Governor and vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin also attacked Obama's record on abortion, referring to his vote against legislation in the Illinois Senate to provide care for children "born alive" after botched abortions.
Podcast: Nets Condemn McCain Calling Obama 'That One'; CNN: Palin Racist
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Oct 8
By Brent Baker An excerpt from the October 5 AP dispatch by the Washington bureau reporter: By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign.
Palin’s Policies That Are ‘Great For The Middle Class’: Cutting Corporate Taxes and EarmarksOriginal at Wonk Room
• Tue, Oct 7
By Pat G. Yesterday, during an interview with NBC’s affiliate in Tampa Bay, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) was asked which economic policies she and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) support that would be “great for the middle class.” The policies that Palin cited included a corporate tax cut and earmark reform, nei...
Podcast: Sonnenfeld Predicts Bush to Go Out by 'Destroying All Life on Earth'
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Sat, Oct 4
By Brent Baker Sonnenfeld, who speculated about Bush hiding bin Laden, also wondered why Americans wouldn't vote for the “really smart” Barack Obama over John McCain who “finished second to last in his graduating class in college” and Sarah Palin, who “went to five different colleges,” and so “I'm th...
Podcast: McCain 'almost felt a little sorry for my old friend, Joe'
Original at USA Today
• Sat, Oct 4
By Mark Memmott Republican presidential nominee John McCain starts off his weekly radio address this morning by praising the performance of his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in Thursday's vice presidential debate. "I almost felt a little sorry for my old friend,...
Podcast: Prager H3: Palin v. Biden Redux
Original at Town Hall
• Fri, Oct 3
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H3: Dennis returns to his debate analysis. The Democrats are responsible for this financial mess. Both John McCain and Sarah Palin should be hammering home this point.
McCain campaign videos pulling more female viewers
Original at Iowa Independent
• Thu, Sep 25
By Douglas Burns Videos at John McCain.com last month drew more female and than male viewers for the first time, Nielsen Online reports. The increase in women video viewers at JohnMcCain.com came during the same month that McCain selected Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.
Podcast: Prager H3: Stripping Moose
Original at Town Hall
• Thu, Sep 25
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H3: Congressman Alcee Hasting told a group of Jewish Democrats in Florida that Sarah Palin is a racist who has contempt for Jews and Blacks. The crowd laughed and cheered… Bill Clinton defended John McCain for suspending his campaign to deal the financial crisis… Joe Biden is again...
Republican Convention Lies: Sarah Palin's Acceptance Speech
Original at How Insane Is John McCain?
• Thu, Sep 25
By How Insane Is John McCain?(noreply@blogger.com) McCain, you're next. Watch out, old fella. SARAH PALIN LIE: "I suspended the state fuel tax, and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress." LIE: "I told the Congress "thanks, but no thanks," for that Bridge to Nowhere."
Political Wisdom: A Pretty Good Day for McCain and Palin
Original at WSJ.com
• Wed, Sep 24
What if Sen. John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin had a good day and nobody was watching? Alexander Burns of Politico sees Tuesday as that kind of day. “Go figure: on the first day in more than a week that the McCain campaign had its act together, the media was focused on bailout negotiation...
John Lumea: Does Sarah Palin Know What "Cold War" Means?
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Sep 23
By John Lumea This much seems true: Unless and until this country's majority news culture --- now represented by ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, the New York Times, and the Washington Post --- incorporates into its presidential campaign coverage this kind of foundational vetting, there should be a formal m...
Podcast: Prager H3: Putin Pays a Price
Original at Town Hall
• Thu, Sep 18
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H3: The Russian stock market is down 55% in four months. Foreigner investors are fleeing the country because they don’t trust Putin and his authoritarian style… Sarah Palin stands up for herself during an interview with Sean Hannity. She’s willing to take on John McCain on ANWAR. Doe...
Sarah Palin, anointed by God
Original at Salon
• Thu, Sep 18
By Alex Koppelman If you need a good reason to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin in November, here it is: "Sarah is that standard God has raised up to stop the flood. She has the anointing ... Back in the 1980s, I sensed that Israel's little-known Benjamin Netanyahu was chosen by God for an important end-time rol...
CBS ‘Early Show’ Focuses on Palin ‘Trooper-gate,’ Leaves Out Key Facts
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Sep 17
By Kyle Drennen CHIP REID: After a few days home in Alaska, Governor Sarah Palin was back with John McCain in Ohio Tuesday, where they promised to clean up Wall Street and Washington. SARAH PALIN: That's the reason we're going to D.C., we want to shake things up. KELLY: Dan Springer, thanks so much.
Podcast: Prager H3: Running a Country, Running a Corporation
Original at Town Hall
• Wed, Sep 17
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H3: Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP and now a major figure in the McCain campaign, told a reporter that neither John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, nor Joe Biden were capable of running a major corporation. CNN and the Obama campaign only focus on McCain and Palin.. Which car is more...
Podcast: NB Interview: Post’s Merida at McCain/Palin Rally Denies Media BiasOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Thu, Sep 11
By Scott Whitlock McCain/Palin rally in Van Dyke Park, Fairfax, VA NEWSBUSTERS' SCOTT WHITLOCK: Do you think the media has been biased in its coverage of Sarah Palin and her- the announcement of her nomination? KEVIN MERIDA (Washington Post staff writer): Uh, no. I don't, actually.
Opinion: Palin, McCain: Palin outperforms at RNC
Original at The Swamp
• Wed, Sep 10
By Mark Silva by Mark Silva It may be just as well for John McCain that Sarah Palin is going away to Alaska for a few days, because all of those chants of "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah'' at the joint appearances of the Republican... Overall, Palin has been good for McCain:
Podcast: Joy Behar: 'Press in Love with [Sarah Palin]'Original at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Sep 10
By Justin McCarthy From the day John McCain announced her as running mate, the press has stirred up nearly every negative story it can find about Governor Palin some just internet rumors. Some attacked her family life wondering aloud if she can run a country and a family at the same time. Some ran false stories a...
Political Wisdom: Democrats Rough Up a Lady (Palin, That Is)
Original at WSJ.com
• Wed, Sep 10
The Democrats, a bit unnerved by the rise of Gov. Sarah Palin, are hoping to blunt that rise by getting a little rough with the lady. Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen of Politico write that “Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are intensifying their attacks on Sarah Palin, as her sustained and s...
MTV Awards Cut Joke About Palin Executing Pregnant Daughter
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Sep 10
By Noel Sheppard Amazingly, things could have been much worse, for censors forced Brand to cut some even more disgusting comments, including one about Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin putting her pregnant daughter Bristol in an electric chair "for being a slut."
AP Presents Image of Robotic Sarah Palin Who 'Sticks to Script'
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Sep 10
By P.J. Gladnick All politicians have a basic stump speech that they stick to when campaigning on the road. However, when Sarah Palin gives her stump speech the Associated Press claims, in a story written by Sara Kugler, she is sticking to a "basic script" like some programmed robot (emphasis mine):
Is Obama 'Palin' into GOP hands?Original at The Swamp
• Tue, Sep 9
By Frank James by Frank James This is from the Associated Press today: FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Listening to Barack Obama, it can seem like Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is the main person standing between him and the White House instead of John McCain.
Podcast: Radio Free Palin...
Original at GraniteGrok
• Sun, Sep 7
Good morning, this is Sarah Palin -- the governor of Alaska and candidate for vice president. When Senator John McCain asked me to join the ticket last week, he placed a lot of confidence in me, and I'm going to do my level best to be worthy of it. Senator McCain also asked me to fill in for him toda...
Political Wisdom: Sarah Palin Can Have Star Power Too!
Original at WSJ.com
• Sat, Sep 6
If Barack Obama can make being wildly inexperienced seem like no big deal thanks to his mesmerizing presence, why can’t Sarah Palin do the same thing? Well maybe she can – and she’ll probably have to, writes The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer. John McCain’s strongest attack again...
Sarah Palin's Strange eBay Exaggeration [UPDATED, w/VIDEO]
Original at Huffington Post
• Sat, Sep 6
By The Huffington Post News Team One strange Sarah Palin falsehood, which she acclaimed as truth yesterday and the campaign reaffirmed tonight in video was that she successfully auctioned a private jet she deemed unnecessary for the State of Alaska to maintain on eBay. UPDATE: John McCain, fibbing his way through an in...
Daily Digest: Sarah Palin Has a Posse
Original at techpres (Feedburner)
• Thu, Sep 4
By Nancy Scola Looking for McCain: The Internet traffic firm Hitwise reports that John McCain is closing the gap with Barack Obama -- at least when it comes to hits pouring in through media and news site. But have a look at our own Hitwise and Compete traffic charts: Obama is still head and shoulders above M...
RNC Convention Day 3: Sarah Palin overshadows McCain's conventionOriginal at Arizona
• Thu, Sep 4
By AZ BlueMeanie On Monday the Republican talking point was today "we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats." (Funny, I thought our American hats never come off.) There are two basic rules for a vice presidential nominee. First, do no harm. And second, never overshadow the party's nomin...
Podcast: Prager H2: McCain Judgment Affirmed
Original at Town Hall
• Thu, Sep 4
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H2: The Republican nominee's judgment was on the line last night. Sarah Palin confirmed that judgment with her spectacular speech… Dennis talks to Captain Charles Plumb who served with John McCain and was also a POW in N. Viet Nam… Dennis talks to Orin Hatch, Senator from Utah.
Podcast: POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
Original at CNN Political Ticker
• Thu, Sep 4
By mglucas CNN: Palin blasts Obama as unfit to lead Sarah Palin praised John McCain on Wednesday night as a man who has met grave challenges and "knows how tough fights are won." Click here to read the full transcript of Palin's speech. CNN: Democrats say Palin mimics Bush divisiveness Democrats accus...
Podcast: CNN’s Martin and Toobin Come Out Hard Against Palin After SpeechOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Sep 3
By Matthew Balan Minutes after Republican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin finished her speech on Wednesday night, CNN’s Roland Martin and Jeffrey Toobin went on the offensive against the Alaska governor. Co-host Anderson Cooper first asked Martin for his reaction. He first stated that "she gave a s...
Podcast: Nets Push Biden to Get Tough; Biden Says Press Has Been ‘Sexist’ and ‘Unfair’ to Palin
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Wed, Sep 3
By Rich Noyes ABC’s Robin Roberts posed virtually the same question: “Sarah Palin went after Barack Obama. Do you need to change your tone to get your point across?” LAUER: Senator Joe Biden. Senator, nice to spend time with you this morning. Thanks very much. BIDEN: Thanks, Matt.
Sarah Palin RNC Convention Speech: Text
Original at Huffington Post
• Wed, Sep 3
By The Huffington Post News Editors Below are excerpts from Sarah Palin's Republican Convention speech, as prepared for delivery. Check back for the full text. On energy policies that the McCain-Palin administration will implement: On John McCain: More on Republican Convention
Sarah, Palin and Tall
Original at Reason Online
• Wed, Sep 3
By dweigel@reason.com (David Weigel) We've been promised some attacks on Obama, but what we have so far reads weak. Here’s how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to pro...
Previewing Palin’s Speech
Original at Blogs For Victory
• Wed, Sep 3
By Matt Margolis On why she is going to Washington, D.C.: On John McCain: On why she is going to Washington, D.C.: On John McCain: FLASHBACK: Newsweek praised Palin last year. UPDATE: joe Biden says Sarah Palin is ready to be Vice-President, but Barack Obama isn’t ready to be President.
Podcast: Prager H3: A Black Republican from Texas
Original at Town Hall
• Mon, Sep 1
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H3: Dennis talks to Bill Lawrence, delegate from Texas and former mayor of Highland Ranch, Texas, about why he's supporting John McCain and Sarah Palin… Dennis also talks to Ron Nehring, chairman of the California Republican Party… Gary Bauer, President for Campaign for Workin...
Podcast: Democracy Now! 2008-09-01 Monday
Original at Democracy Now!
• Mon, Sep 1
Download this show Headlines for September 01, 2008; Nearly Two Million Flee Gulf Coast as Hurricane Gustav Approaches; Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" Weighs in on Sarah Palin, Hurricane Gustav and the Media's Coverage of the Conventions; St. Paul Police Conduct Mass Preemptive Raids...
McCain's Folly? Botching the Chance to Define Sarah Palin
Original at techpres (Feedburner)
• Sat, Aug 30
By Nancy Scola Upon hearing the startling news yesterday that John McCain had tapped Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, the first thing many of us in the Lower 49 did was to hustle to our computers, BlackBerries, and iPhones to try to get up to speed on her. What we found: t...
Podcast: What Kind Of Vetting Process Did McCain Use?
Original at Crooks and Liars
• Sat, Aug 30
By Nicole Belle On MSNBC this evening Andrea Mitchell reported on how minimal John McCain’s interactions with his choice for vice president, Sarah Palin, have been. According to Mitchell, McCain only met Palin once. Download | Play Download | Play (h/t Heather)
On Sarah Palin
Original at RedState
• Sat, Aug 30
By Pejman Yousefzadeh Of course, there is a reason for all of this piling on Palin's candidacy: I have often said that Vice Presidential picks carry little to no electoral weight but mine is a distinctly minority view and to the extent that my view is wrong, Palin's selection could bode very badly indeed for Obam...
Obama's Speech and Sarah Palin
Original at Milo's Janus Outlook
• Fri, Aug 29
By Milo Thornberry John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has been right more than ninety percent of the ...
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: Transcript of speech accepting ...
Original at Obama WTF
• Fri, Aug 29
By noreply@blogger.com (abc) The following is a transcript of Senator John McCain of Arizona and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska speaking in Dayton, Ohio, as recorded by CQ Transcriptions. MCCAIN: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. (APPLAUSE) ...
Podcast: Prager H1: Lighter Shade of Palin
Original at Town Hall
• Fri, Aug 29
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H1: John McCain makes a surprise choice for his VP, Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska. It's a high risk pick given her age and experience, but high risk can pay high rewards… Dennis talks to Hugh Hewitt, his fellow talk show host, political commentator, and good friend, about the Palin...
Giuliani To Be Keynote Speaker At Republican National Convention
Original at race42008.com
• Wed, Aug 20
By Aron Goldman Tuesday primetime (10-11pm Eastern Time) Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska Fmr. Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark. Fmr. Mayor Rudy Giuliani, R-New York City ***KEYNOTER*** Cindy McCain Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., will speak after the VP nominee