Sarah Palin

By Amanda Terkel In the New Yorker, Sam Tanenhaus has a new review of the book “Sarah from Alaska,” written by two reporters who covered Palin during the 2008 campaign, in which he flags a passage about how Asian-Americans reportedly made Palin uncomfortable while she was in college:

Palin, though notoriously ill-travelled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a friend who went with her lasted only one semester. 'Hawaii was a little too perfect,' Palin writes. 'Perpetual sunshine isn't necessaril...

She is equally circumspect on the issue of ethnicity, pointing out that Todd, whom she met in high school, is “part Yupik Eskimo” and opened her to the “social diversity” of Alaska. (Wasilla is more than eighty per cent white.)Palin, though notoriously ill-travelled outside the United St...

By M.B. In August 2008, when then-senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the media had held her under a "sharper microscope" because she was a woman, Sarah Palin rose to condemn her, accusing Clinton of a "perceived whine" that would harm other female political candidates. "I...

By The Huffington Post News Team But let's consider the two points of view. Writing "for the left" is Air America blogger (and Friend to Eat The Press) Ana Marie Cox, who, by her own admission, was given a single afternoon to read the entire book and render a "review." This restriction, apparently, did not bother the Post's e...

RUSH: And we’re back. Our remaining moments are former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, starting her book tour today. Let’s talk about your book tour, your career in general, Governor Palin. Who are you trying to reach, and for what purpose, with the book and your book tour? What’s your goal here...

By Ed Pilkington The former governor of Alaska and mayor of Wasilla adopted the same touchy-feely tone in her engagement with Winfrey, a media event that had the potential to be spikey given Winfrey's highly public backing in last year's election for Barack Obama.

By Foster Kamer Sarah Palin writing a book was asking for trouble. Here it is. McCain campaign emails have leaked, and they're completely damning to the validity of the book's narrative. Involved: the "whack" Saturday Night Live, radio pranks, and McCain's campaign manager.

By M.G. NY Times article Palin cited: Obama and Ayers "do not appear to have been close" In October 2008 speech, Palin cited that day's Times in claiming Obama is "palling around with terrorists." From the pool report's transcript of Palin's October 4, 2008, speech in Colorado, posted by the Time...

By Beth Armogida When it comes to her vice presidential run, Palin's recollection of events becomes sketchy. For example, there are seven references to hobbits. Also, when John McCain asked her to be his running mate, he was portrayed WITHOUT an erection. Ah, don't think so. And Palin doesn't clearly indica...

By Foster Kamer On Sarah Palin's Vice President nomination: "Didn't mean anything to me. I didn't care. I didn't think it was that huge. I'm just gonna sit here and not say a word." On racism in the Palin household: "No, not (Sarah Palin)..no. She never said anything like that. She's not the racist type."

By Mark Axelrod No, what I find extraordinary is that even if Palin is correct and all we need to do is "Drill, baby, drill" just how long will it take and how much will it cost before that energy from off-shore drilling manifests itself at the proverbial gas pump? For Palin and her fossil foolish friends one...

By Anthony Dalke The Governor makes a great point about the level of environmental restrictions on energy production here vs. those in Russia and the Middle East. Say what you will about Sarah, but she knows energy. She needs to continue producing similarly thoughtful and informative op-eds and speeches i...

By Shannyn Moore According to public disclosure forms that Sarah Palin filed with the state of Alaska, her husband and their children are BBNC (Bristol Bay Native Corporation) shareholders, meaning they would likely qualify for the health service program.

By The Huffington Post News Editors Unknown on the national stage until McCain tapped her as his running mate, Palin infused excitement into the Republican's presidential bid. But she also became the butt of talk-show jokes and Democratic criticism, targeted at news that the Republican Party had spent $150,000 or more on...

By Ben Carmichael Palin's argument is so dependent on established Republican strategy that is reads like a grab bag of worn-out phrases. Now that Sarah Palin has announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska, you may wonder: What has she been doing? How will she fill her time? In an Op-Ed piece for The Wash...

By Russ Walker Sarah Palin, the soon-to-be-ex-governor of Alaska, has an opinion piece (a screed, really) in Tuesday's Washington Post in which she shrilly blasts away at "President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan," calling it "an enormous threat" to the U.S. economy. Palin: Palin: Palin:

By David Epstein First, let's get the preliminaries cleared out of the way. A week ago, Sarah Palin was never going to be president of the United States.... First, let's get the preliminaries cleared out of the way. A week ago, Sarah Palin was never going to be president of the United States. Today, Sarah Palin is ne...

By Andy Ostroy In a long, rambling statement, Palin said"... I thought about how much fun some governors have as lame ducks...And then I thought - that's what's wrong - many just accept that lame duck status, hit the road, draw the paycheck, and "milk it". I'm not putting Alaska through that - I promised efficien...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) attacked the Obama administration for wanting to “control the people.” Palin, who has rejected stimulus funds for her state, said in a speech on Wednesday that the administration is enacting fiscal policies that “fly in the face of principles” and “defy Econom...

By Adam Graham 3) Sarah Palin:Actually came out of this poll with a slight 49-42% Negative rating and trailed President Obama 53-41%. What’s noticable in the poll is that Palin has a huge gender gap of 13 points, as well as an extremely strong rating from Conservatives with a 67% favorable rating. Palin e...

By Warner Todd Huston Boy, sounds bad for Mrs. Palin, eh? That wonderful "expert" is saying so, right? I mean, he's GOT to know what he's talking about, doesn't he? Why, he's a "professor" and all. A smart, informed, unbiased, academic type of fella, don'tcha know? Baker photo: The Washington Center)

By Noel Sheppard Is ABC’s Clair Shipman getting this - below - about her husband, former Time Magazine reporter and now Vice President Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff  Jay Carney? I hope not.  NBC’s Andrea Mitchell for her husband Alan Greenspan?  I hope not.  CBS’s Rita Braver, wife of lawyer Bob Barnett, who ha...

By Noel Sheppard Ideology-driven attacks on Palin became clotted liberal clichés within 24 hours of her introduction as John McCain's running mate. What a bunch of tittering lemmings the urban elite have become in this country. From Couric's vicious manipulations of video clips to [Dick] Cavett's bour...

By Brent Baker Ten pages later, in a full-page year in review version of the “Conventional Wisdom Watch” (not yet online in the posted CW), the newsweekly hit her and McCain, but admired Maddow: Sarah Palin: Ill-informed, inarticulate shopaholic has ego bigger than Alaska -- and she's still the darli...

By Casey Gane-McCalla 5. Sarah Palin. Nobody could make Sarah Palin look more stupid than she could herself. To the untrained ear this seems like another Palin impersonator acting very stupid and gullible, but it actually turned out to be Palin herself being pranked by a Canadian deejay with a bad French accent.

By Paul Jenkins During the recent presidential campaign, accusations of socialism flew from the Republican camp, with Sarah Palin the chief warrior against an evil she had likely not heard of until, say, early September (and this would include her many years in college studying, yes, journalism). Dem...

By Nena Baker In the weeks since Gov. Sarah Palin pushed through that vice-presidential nominee door crack, I have not found a single issue over which she and I might agree. I am a pro-choice, anti-war, wealth-spreading liberal with some very good friends who happen to have chosen the straight lifestyl...

By Ken Layne There is this woman who could have become president, stuffing her face, poolside while she was supposed to be at the GOP governors conference saving the Republicans or whatever. She appears to be reading Star or US Weekly, “all of them,” etc.

By Adam Graham David Frum at the National Review writes that in the unlikely event Ted Stevens comes back to win In Alaska, Sarah Palin “almost has to” run for the Senate: Palin hit 80% approval in Alaska on the strength of a tripling in the price of oil. She raised taxes on the oil companies and paid the cash t...

By Joseph Romm Voters who care about either global warming or clean energy have only one choice -- and it isn't McCain-Palin. It's time to stop trying to... Voters who care about either global warming or clean energy have only one choice -- and it isn't McCain-Palin.

By Victor Davis Hanson I remain convinced that the continuing furor over (as opposed to disagreement with) Palin still originates in large part from class, cultural, and geographical disdain. So I am struck how often criticism of Palin could be more than equally applied to both Obama and Biden--but rarely is. I...

By Jim Newell Some of the very personal and often uncharitable criticism of vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her family may have a relationship to the collective grief, shame, and guilt from personal involvement in the abortion of an unborn child.

By Chez Pazienza By the way, now might be a good time to remind yourself of that whole Obama-Paris Hilton comparison that John McCain shamelessly pushed earlier this year and marvel at how the entire McCain campaign has become one constantly constricting Ouroboros of bald-faced hypocrisy.

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.

By RJ Eskow Obama has built a massive lead over McCain in the last several weeks. But while McCain now lags in all age groups, he retains his... We can do better. So I hope you'll join us on November 4 and vote for Barack Obama and the other Democratic candidates in your area. It's best for everyone. Really.

By liza Peggy Noonan was caught back in August saying that Sarah Palin was a cynical choice for a running mate. Not only did she say off-the-record but while the audiotape was still rolling that Palin was not fit to lead, she also said the Republicans just blew it. Watch it :

By Eric Deggans Surprisingly, the American people have shown clearer judgment, with poll numbers indicating that, although people liked her style, opponent Joe Biden gave better answers. We have the largest expansion of government in history. The largest budget deficits in history. The most costly wa...

By Brian Lancial If the Republican vote is diluted here by young, hyperactive Democrats, Obama could earn a 4-1 split of the state's 5 electoral votes and end by winning the electoral college by a single Nebraska vote. The Gov. Sarah Palin Rootin' Tootin' Moose-Shootin' Revival and Gun Show arrived in Omah...

By Justin Gardner However, the big problem for the GOP here is Palin actually IS anti-intellectual, while Bush just sort of pretends to be. I mean, sure, people don’t think Bush is very bright, but I don’t buy that. He may be uncurious and stubborn, but he’s certainly not dumb. Palin on the other hand doesn’t giv...

For instance, The Washington Post has never written about the rape-kit story in its news pages, according to a search of Nexis, nor has The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Baltimore Sun, The Boston Globe,...

By Hilary Lambert Prior to the debate at 9 pm eastern time October 2 between Vice Presidential candidates Senator Joe Biden (D) and Governor Sarah Palin (R), I emailed a wide reach of friends and family across the country and asked for a brief statement about what they wanted to see, were expecting to see, et...

By Martha Glinski - (Marti) For every pundit, every political news show, and every conversation I hear regarding whether or not Sarah Palin is “up to the job” of Vice President, or President, God help Us, of the United States, there’s one point never mentioned, and that’s the ability for critical thought – in fact, t...

By Jim Newell What’s even better than watching these terrifying clips of Sarah Palin and Katie Couric every night? Reading our favorite chit-chat blog, National Review’s The Corner, the next morning! The Palin-Couric Sessions have been SO OBJECTIVELY HORRIFYING, and it’s a real hoot watching the...

By The Liberal Crab What is relatively clear at this point is that the economy, polarization of Palin, and the general unhappiness of the country has really started to solidify the Democrats for Obama and the Republicans for McCain. The arguments these two gentlemen have made about experience, ability to lead, knowledge on the economy, knowledge on foreign policy had a major impact through August and September.  Obama had much more to lose - his support was more shaky from the Democrats than McCain's from the Republicans.  But sufficient time, issues, and events have solidified Obama's support.  As well, Mccain's support from the GOP stalwarts has been tested through these difficult weeks and most still stand by him.  So the focus really turns to the indep...   [read the full post]

By Brad Listi The fact of the matter is, Governor Palin enters the debate with lower expectations than any vice presidential candidate in history---and this includes the estimable Danforth Quayle. John McCain, talking to Katie Couric: And what about Joe Biden?

By Bob Cesca No wonder everyone is ticked off. And Senator McCain, knowing all of this (as well as the average heights of Koreans apparently), acquiesced to the far-right by selecting Sarah Palin anyway, just prior to launching a general election campaign centered on the ridiculously incongruous t...

By Linda Bergthold Among the many criticisms of Sarah Palin's qualifications to be Vice President (or President), perhaps the most powerful is the comparison of her personality... If Sarah Palin does not blink in her decisions, the voters must. More on Sarah Palin

By Katharine Jose On TV Friday night, Joe Biden was everywhere and Sarah Palin was nowhere. McCain surrogates are defending Palin by pointing out that Biden makes many "gaffes." Fareed Zakaria writes, "Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. "

By Glenn Greenwald Ever since the McCain campaign announced Sarah Palin as its choice for Vice President, they have been attempting to attribute to "liberals" generally and the Obama campaign specifically the plainly offensive and sexist objection that Palin's duties as Vice President would irreconc...