Alaska Governor

PalinGate, Too much Sarah Palin, Not Enough Substance

Robert Greenwald | Posted 08.14.2011

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It feels like every time Sarah Palin blinks she's written up in the news, and we don't intend to give her more media attention. We can't stop the presses from covering her every move, but we can help focus, undercut and change the Palin narrative.

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AK-Gov: 54% Parnell (R), 43% Berkowitz (D) (PPP 10/31)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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PPP 10/30-31/10; 1539 likely voters, 2.5% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (PPP release) Alaska 2010 Governor 54% Parnell (R), 43% Berkowitz (D...

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Alaska Governor: 'Only God Knows' How Old Earth Is

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, Sarah Palin's successor, appeared stumped by a question about the age of the earth Thursday, choosing not to answer a multip...

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AK-Gov: 51% Parnell (R), 42% Berkowitz (D) (PPP 10/10)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Public Policy Polling, for Daily Kos 10/09/10 - 10/10/10; 1678 Likely voters, 2.4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Daily Kos raw data) Alaska ...

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Tea Party & Palin Caught by Surprise in Alaska

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

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For Murkowski, "the gloves are off." Conventional wisdom has it that write-in campaigns are quixotic, but Murkowski made clear she was one woman who wasn't going to quit on Alaska.

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The Guy Sarah Palin Fired Was a Trailblazer, Too

Tom Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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A meeting with Walt Monegan, before he attracted national attention due to his connection to Palin, showed he is an inspirational man concerned about people with mental disorders.

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'I Promise Not to Quit,' Pledges Alaska Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

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Promising not to quit is now a legitimate campaign pledge for Republican candidates in the state of Alaska.

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Why Isn't Sarah Palin Endorsing Alaska Gov. Parnell?

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wasilla political queen-maker Sarah Palin endorsed a candidate for governor last week, but it wasn't her old sidekick Sean Parnell, Alaska's governor.

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Alaska Gov.'s Bad Idea: Suing to Kill Unimak Wolves

Craig Medred | Posted 05.25.2011

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Suing the federal government to try to win the right to slaughter wolves on Unimak Island may rank as the worst decision yet made by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell.

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Palin's 20 House Dem Targets Use Her As A Fundraising Ploy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With a critical fundraising deadline approaching on Wednesday evening, a host of congressional candidates in tight races are trying to draw Sarah Pali...

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Alaska Governor Snubs the President and the Troops

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

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In what Alaskans hope is not becoming a longstanding tradition, the new governor just dissed the President of the United States.

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Sarah Palin's Much-Anticipated Assault On Literature Slated For November

Julie Farby | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Sarah's juicy, soon-to-be-released memoir (do I smell Pulitzer?) may be soaring up the bestseller lists, her success on the lecture circuit hasn't exactly fared as well.

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Palin 2010: Rivals Expecting Her To Drop Out

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Top Republicans and Democrats across Alaska are quietly lining up to run for governor amid growing speculation that Sarah Palin will not seek reelecti...

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Ladies, If Sarah Palin Ever Makes Sense Again on Issues Impacting Women, We Must Move More Quickly to Support Her

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time since she has been in the public spotlight, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was able to talk her way into an issue that really resonated with the masses.

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Advice to Palin: Give the GOP Elephant His Job Back

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Palin hopes to lead the GOP out of its rut, she will first and foremost need to transcend her current role as the character children see on the front of a GOP cereal box.

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Bob Poe, Alaska Governor? Palin Gets Her First Challenger

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Poe, an erstwhile state commissioner and former president of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., has announced his run for the Alaska Democr...

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Sarah Palin's Presidential To Do List

Trish Wend | Posted 05.25.2011

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McCain Once Again Shows Republican Party Is Just 24 Years Behind Democrats

Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Palin does reinforce McCain's maverick image. He threw out the established guidelines for picking a VP and went with the Fox News method of simply picking the hottest broad he could find.

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Ted Stevens Declares Himself Unfit to Stand Trial

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stevens' awareness that he was engaged in a battle between bear and oil, good and bad, right and wrong renewed his sense of purpose, but also triggered his bipolar condition and delusions of mobility, political sway, and brute force.

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Sarah Palin: Average Hockey Mom or Spawn of Satan?

Sean Carman | Posted 05.25.2011

Palin appears to have turned herself into a Barbie doll to advance her political career. Which, of course, will make feminists everywhere line up to vote for her. Especially Hilary supporters.

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A Viewer's Guide to the Sarah Palin Nomination

Sean Carman | Posted 05.25.2011

What does all of this mean? The friendly, apparently all-American demeanor? The rabid support of radical right-wing fundamentalists? The dogged, inexplicable hatred of trooper Wooten?

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People Who Would Be Better VP Picks than Sarah Palin

Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

Of course, many of these people are not Republicans. But if you're compromising everywhere else, why not on party affiliation?

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Governor Palin Sold One State Plane, Used Another

MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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Governor Sarah Palin used her state law-enforcement agency's twin-engine plane to travel around Alaska, accounting for about 20 percent of its flying ...

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Palin: Election Day Results Are Up To God

AP | ERIC GORSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin describes herself as a "hard-core pro-lifer" and expresses confidence that in spite ...

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Palin Handlers Try To Keep Her From Talking

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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These days, Gov. Sarah Palin seems like a candidate trying to wriggle free of her handlers. On Sunday night, she twice took questions from reporters,...

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