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Palin Usurped "Concession" Speech

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

Headlines recently declared "Sarah Palin's Speeches Were Ready but Never Seen -- Until Now." While Palin did not deliver her concession speech on election night, she did deliver most of it eight days later.

Going Rouge Skewers Palin

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.07.2009 | Books


Geoffrey Dunn

One thing is certain: You will read far more about the real Sarah Palin in Going Rouge than you ever will in her own memoirs, being published by (who else?) Rupert Murdoch.

McCain's Latest Palin Lie

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

It's time for McCain to tell the truth about his campaign and, rather than blame his own failures on "the stock market crash," to accept responsibility for his lack of economic credibility and his selection of a running mate.

Sam Stein

McCain Admits Tensions Over Palin Among Former Staff (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) demurred once again when asked to divine the kind of candidate for president his former running mate, Sarah Palin, could be...

Secesh 3.0: Fear Of A Black President

David A. Love | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


David A. Love

When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President’s health care address before a joint session of Congress, it was not the first time th...

Sarah Palin's Obama Obsession

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

I've just returned from Alaska, where I conducted interviews and archival research for a book on Palin, and many of those I spoke to in the Last Frontier, from across the political spectrum, noted that Palin was fixated on Obama.

Arthur Delaney

McCain: Palin's Resignation Consistent With Qualities Of Leadership (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics


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...

A Palin Poem

Neil McCarthy | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics


Neil McCarthy

Unknown in lower 48, she took us by surprise. A maverick from the tundra was her oft-stated disguise.

Palin Hit With Another Ethics Complaint

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

In the wake of Governor Palin stepping down from her job, new allegations have surfaced today in Alaska charging Palin with additional violations of the Alaska Executive Ethics Act.

The Iquitarod!: Sarah Palin's Latest Arctic Sport

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

Palin expects no one to wonder why in the world she would step down from the governorship, which is the only platform from which she can claim any political legitimacy. And we're not supposed to speculate? Come now.

McCain And Palin Personally Approved Email Hunt For Leaks

The Plum Line | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


John McCain and Sarah Palin both personally approved an intensive internal search of the emails of top campaign staffers in order to determine who had...

McCain Deserts Palin Again On Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge

Miami Herald | Erika Bolstad | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Remember back to September, when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was a newly minted vice-presidential candidate and she was asked by ABC's Charlie Gibson abou...

Sam Stein

Will Palin Endorse McCain In Senate Race?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Gov. Sarah Palin has not yet publicly endorsed John McCain in his primary challenge in 2010 despite Arizona Republican's role in transforming her from...

McCain's Hypothetical First 100 Days: Walter Shapiro

Politics Daily | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


If things had gone differently..... John McCain, the oldest first-term president in history, is proving as rambunctious and pugnacious as the youngest...

Sam Stein

McCain Vetter: Palin Told Us Everything, Would Have Been A Great VP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


The lawyer responsible for vetting Sarah Palin as vice president insisted on Friday that the Alaska Governor was more than qualified for the job. "Sh...

Teabagging: Redux Anti-Intellectualism

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

Why the hell is this populist, boastful ignorance being actively encouraged and exploited by conservative corporate lobbyists, Fox News and, indeed, the Republican Party?

McCain Doesn't Name Palin As GOP Leader On Tonight Show (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


On Monday's Tonight Show, Sen. John McCain was asked to name the current leader of the Republican Party ("Is it Rush Limbaugh?" Jay Leno asked). I...

Sarah, Greta & Scientology--Part II: Van Susteren Doth Protest Too Much

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media


Geoffrey Dunn

There are some serious journalistic conflicts of interest taking place here, and Van Susteren is either being duplicitous or disingenuous to characterize them as "silly."

McCain On Backing Palin In 2012: Let's See Who Else Runs

AP | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain isn't committing to supporting his vice presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, if she runs for president in 2...

Palin Pallin' Around with Scientologists: Todd & Sarah & John & Greta

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

At best, what's going on is a journalistic conflict-of-interest on behalf of Van Susteren; at worst, it's a sleazy, national power play by a couple of practitioners of Scientology.

Pandering for Palin: SarahPAC Makes First Sales Pitch

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

While personal and political controversies are muddying up Palin's political agenda in Alaska, the distant horizon of national politics looms ever so pristine -- and inviting.

She's Too Sexy?: Sarah Palin and Voodoo Social-Psychology

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

The recent "study" that argues that Palin's looks had a negative impact on the outcome of the election is, at best, voodoo social-psychology.

Palin Nailed in Another Ethics Scandal

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

Didn't Palin run against her predecessors as a reformer? And now she's comparing her record to theirs?

Palin's Evangelical Base Slaps Down Bristol

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

If Sarah Palin's evangelical base really wants to confront teen pregnancy, they'd be smart to listen to Bristol Palin and others in her shoes and absorb some of their real-life wisdom.

Palin Too Busy To Return George H.W. Bush's Calls

US News & World Report | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics


He won't exactly say his feelings are hurt, but Whispers hears that former President George H.W. Bush is a bit miffed that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has...