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McCain Aide: Cantor Never On VP Short List, "Complete And Total Joke"

Rolling Stone | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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A source close to the McCain campaign is telling me that the story that Eric Cantor -- the "rising star" of the GOP -- came anywhere near to being Joh...

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Kristol Defends Palin But Says Lieberman Would Have Been As Good

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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Bill Kristol defended yet again of the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain's Vice President during a breakfast conference on Thursday. But the prominent n...

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Early Voting Flood in Swing States Predicts Obama Tsunami

Erik Ose | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Banking base voters early is now allowing the Obama campaign to focus its energy in the home stretch on independent and undecided voters.

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McCain Campaign Tried Using Assault Hoax to Slime Obama

Erik Ose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

According to one of the actual police reports documenting the charade's unraveling, Ashley Todd says she can't remember whether she mutilated her own face, or had someone else do it.

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McCain and Palin Inciting Violence in North Carolina

Erik Ose | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

In the wake of McCain-Palin visits to North Carolina, a string of election season crimes have occurred around the state involving violence, vandalism, and harassment.

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Signs of Growing Friction Between McCain and Palin

Erik Ose | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Palin is in the driver's seat and plans to stay there. Her take-no-prisoners nasty streak and extreme right wing views have found kindred spirits now that she's fully staffed up with veterans of Bush.

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Still More Questions About Sarah Palin and that Combed-Over Guy with the Creepy Smile Who Hangs on to Her Skirt for Dear Life

Paul Slansky | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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Paul Slansky

Knowing his parents as we do, what seems the likeliest inspiration for infant Trig's name?

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Sarah Palin's Inbox Reveals Possible Troopergate Smoking Guns

Erik Ose | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Why the secrecy? Why try so hard to cover up your e-mail trail? What exactly is Gov. Palin trying to hide?

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Sarah Palin E-Mails Deleted Under Cover of Hacking Incident

Erik Ose | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

A strange hacking incident earlier today tied up another loose end for Gov. Sarah Palin. Overnight, one of Palin's Yahoo e-mail accounts was compromi...

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Leaked: McCain's Earmark Memo to Palin

Lee Camp | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Why the Democrats Need to Dumb It Down

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Haimoff

She makes them laugh and lets them think that they'll all head over to Culver's later for frozen custard and ButterBurgers.

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Mad Over Sarah Palin? Time To Get Busy for Obama.

Erik Ose | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

How can progressives channel our outrage over the prospect of an unqualified, dangerously far-right wing pitbull with lipstick like Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency?

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Reading The Pictures: The Palin Nerve

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2008-09-09-palin.jpgWe are looking at someone completely new to the national stage being asked to present herself for the first time to millions of Americans.

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The View From Wasilla - God Help Us if Sarah Palin is Elected

Erik Ose | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

I got a fascinating e-mail from a Wasilla, Alaska resident who was witness to Sarah Palin's tenure as mayor. Except for a New York Times article this...

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Sarah Palin's Presidential To Do List

Trish Wend | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

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Reading The Pictures: RNC Final Night Top 10

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2008-09-05-sarah_palin_moose.jpg Who could resist Sarah in pearls and the paramilitary-looking outfit. (Can anyone ID the uniform?). And, of course, the moose.

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Levi Johnston Is a F---in' Redneck Genius

Disgrasian | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

McCAIN: So, is this the Impregnator? LEVI: Impregnawhat? I'm just a fuckin' redneck. Dude, how old are you again? Like, 126 years old? You...

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McCain's Voice Mail to Palin Leaked to Press (Listen)

Lee Camp | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Palin's Cruel Streak

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Glenn Hurowitz

One of Palin's first acts in office was to put a $150 bounty on the heads of her state's wolves, allegedly with the goal of increasing the moose and caribou population.

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Will Palin Make it to the Gate in this Race?

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Maggie Van Ostrand

Can anyone really believe Sarah Palin will make it to the election? It seems more obvious every moment that she was initially used to deflect attenti...

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Sarah Palin: Laura Roslin?

Mark Jeffrey | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Mark Jeffrey

Watching the whole Sarah Palin saga unfold, I can't help but think of Laura Roslin from Battlestar Galactica. On the show, humanity is all but wiped ...

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A Viewer's Guide to the Sarah Palin Nomination

Sean Carman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Sean Carman

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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The Palin Choice and the Reality of the Political Mind

George Lakoff | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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George Lakoff

The Palin nomination is not about external realities and what Democrats call "issues," but about the symbolic mechanisms of the political mind -- the worldviews, frames, metaphors, cultural narratives, and stereotypes.

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McCain Should Appoint Me Secretary of State

Bryan Gordon | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Bryan Gordon

I have executive experience having overseen my neighborhood's annual block party for the past 16 years -- dealing in areas where some of my neighbors have been unruly and uncooperative.

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Sarah Palin: Average Hockey Mom or Spawn of Satan?

Sean Carman | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Sean Carman

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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