Tag Archives: Sarah Palin

Pundits on both sides are going ballistic over Barack Obama’s usage of a common metaphor for dressing up an old idea. “Let’s just list this for a second. John McCain says he’s about change, too. Except — and so I guess his whole angle is, ‘Watch out, George Bush, except for economic policy, health-care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign …

After her admiring description of Sarah Palin blasted through the LGBT blogosphere today, Billie Jean King has issued a clarification. “Last Friday, reporter from the New York Observer asked me what I thought about Sarah Palin. I told her I thought Sarah Palin was honest and real. I believe that. But, that in no way should be viewed as an …

Sarah Palin’s church has endorsed an “ex-gay” conference to take place in Anchorage this weekend and PFLAG plans to be there to protest and to demand that Palin reject the “ex-gay” movement. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) today condemned a so-called “ex-gay” conference scheduled for Saturday in Anchorage. Love Won Out, which claims to “cure” lesbian …

Former three-term NYC mayor Ed Koch is so pissed off about Sarah Palin, he’s endorsing Barack Obama. “If the vice president were ever called on to lead the country, there is no question in my mind that the experience and demonstrated judgment of Joe Biden is superior to that of Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is a plucky, exciting candidate, but …

The Sarah Palin action figure goes on sale today. Accessories include a pistol or Bible-grip hand, a tiara, and several dozen recorded lies. The company also sells some ridiculously buff John McCain, Barack Obama, and Eliot Spitzer dolls. I have a feeling some of you will get the Palin doll just to stick pins in it.

Keith Olbermann points out that Sarah Palin doesn’t understand that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were actually private companies and goes on to point out numerous other lies that Palin is telling over and over, including her claim that she opposed the “bridge to nowhere” and that she sold the government jet on eBay. (It was sold by a jet …

“Now we’re back to the experience. Remember how they were talking about how the experience for Hillary wasn’t necessary? Do you notice how they’re talking about experience again? I’m just cracking up. I’m just like, whatever! I think Palin’s great. I think she’s awesome. I think she’s honest, I think she’s real.” – Tennis legend Billie Jean King when asked …

The latest Gallup poll shows McCain taking a sharp upswing as Palin’s post-convention creepy fanclub of snake handlers continues to grow. But from Real Clear Politics, here’s their latest assessment of where the electoral college stands. Of course, these maps can vary widely depending on who’s doing the guessing.

Pretty much every person we’ve met here immediately wants to talk about Sarah Palin thanks to my Obama cap, which only a hour finally elicted the above quote from a shopper at Checkpoint Charlie. The consensus on Palin is completely horrible, of course. One very tall Finn told me last night that she’s become a national joke for his countrymen. …

“We may be seeing the first woman president. As a Democrat, I am reeling. That was the best political speech I have ever seen delivered by an American woman politician. Palin is as tough as nails.” – Camille Paglia, responding to Sarah Palin’s first speech after she was introduced by John McCain in Dayton, Ohio.

Now playing in Wasilla, Alaska. (Via – Band Of Thebes via Andrew Sullivan)

Well, this isn’t going to help McCain pull in those women. “Within hours of McCain’s surprise introduction of the little-known, charismatic mother of five as his running mate, the scandals began to emerge as quickly as flies at a Labor Day picnic. “While putting to rest one scandal, Palin appeared to have opened another of even greater significance. Staunchly antiabortion …

“The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government and I won’t be buried under their damn flag. I’ll be buried in Dawson. And when Alaska is an independent nation they can bring my bones home.” – Alaskan Independence Party founder Joe Vogler, speaking in 1991. McCain’s campaign has proven that Sarah Palin did …

The Republicans will be trotting out Levi Johnston at the convention. The boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s unwed, pregnant daughter will join the family of the Republican vice presidential candidate at the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn. Levi Johnston’s mother said her 18-year-old son left Alaska on Tuesday morning to join the Palin family at the convention where …

Here’s Sarah Palin’s message to the Alaskan Independence Party’s 2008 convention. Prior to becoming a Republican, Palin belonged to the AIP which calls for a state vote on seceding from the United States. In this clip, the current VP of the AIP describes Palin as still “very sympathetic” to their movement. It was scrubbed from the AIP’s site yesterday, but …

It seems that much of Sarah Palin’s pre-political background may be fabricated, including her claim that she was Miss Congeniality in the 1984 Miss Wasilla pageant. Amy Gwin, 43, of University City, grew up in Alaska and competed in the Miss Wasilla, Alaska, competition in 1984 against GOP vice presidential choice Sarah Palin. Gwin said Friday that she won the …

“Well, we hit the ground in Minneapolis and, as you can imagine, it’s been quite hectic. The McCain campaign did a brilliant job today of quickly stealing back the spotlight after Sen. Obama’s successful speech in Denver. Sen. McCain’s choice for Vice President, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is a smart choice on many levels. She unifies the GOP across the …