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The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: A Brief History Lesson

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Jena

For all of my enlightened progressive friends out there in cyberland who are just atwitter and twitching about Gov. Palin let me give you a little history lesson.

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Sam Stein

McCain Camp Didn't Search Palin's Hometown Paper Archives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign has gone to great lengths to present the selection of Sarah Palin as one made after a careful, meticulous vetting process. But evi...

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Where Do the Veep Candidates Stand on Animals?

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Michael Markarian

Having Sarah Palin one heartbeat from the presidency should strike fear into any animal advocate in the nation.

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How Sarah Palin's Plucky Ingénue Could Spell Curtains for McCain

Glenn W. Smith | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Glenn W. Smith

If Palin is given any time to become a new America's Sweetheart, a true ingénue immune to criticism, attacks against her will be worse than fruitless.

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I Am Un-American

Howard Gewirtz | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Howard Gewirtz

The fact that Sarah Palin is Annie Oakley reincarnated more than balances the insignificant fact that she has no more business being president or VP than Barbara Eden in "Harper Valley PTA."

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The Palin Pick and Talk of McCain's Mortality

Rick Hasen | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Rick Hasen

An initial reaction to the McCain VP pick: does it not accentuate the talk about McCain's age in a way that a more experienced VP choice would have neutralized?

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People Who Would Be Better VP Picks than Sarah Palin

Alex Leo | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics

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Alex Leo

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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Paint McCain Pink

Fara Warner | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Fara Warner

As the news sinks in of Palin's overnight rise to vice presidential nominee, I find myself insulted. Insulted and disrespected and angry.

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Is John McCain Mentally Fit To Be President?

Erik Ose | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

In a breathtakingly puzzling move, John McCain showed terrible judgment by selecting first term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. ...

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Make Her Whine

Jane Smiley | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Jane Smiley

What Sarah Palin shows is that once again, the right wing is adept at turning the women's movement upside down and offering us a woman who reinforces patriarchal power rather than challenges it.

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The Female Intellect and John McCain

Nancy Hipp | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Nancy Hipp

Here's our deal, John. We vote for what we feel is best for our families, our communities, our country and our world.

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Picking Palin: An Imagined Conversation

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Geoffrey R. Stone

Karl Rove: "Listen, up, guys. The governor of Alaska is a babe. Her name's Sally Paladin, or something like that."

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Sarah Palin... and the Jews

Rob Eshman | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Rob Eshman

Sarah Palin might cause "Israel First" Jews, who seemed to be pretty much done with Obama, to take a second look.

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

Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics

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Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer

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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Palin Adds Right-Wing Cruelty to GOP Ticket

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

Americans should use the Palin nomination as an opportunity to talk about the corrosive impact of right-wing media on our political culture.

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2 Top Alaska Newspapers Question Palin's Fitness

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

Two leading Alaskan papers have raised all sorts of issues surrounding Palin, from her ethics problems to general lack of readiness for this big step up.

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The New Moose on Obama's Back?

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Kristen Breitweiser

The Obama campaign should stop talking about Palin's lack of experience. In fact, they should stop talking about Palin altogether.

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Reading The Pictures: America's Veep Hottie

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.30.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

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Props to Schmidt/Rove, convincing the youth and charisma-challenged McCain to go with Sarah Palin on a (literal) Hail Mary pass ... and knocking the Obama Invesco extravaganza right out of the news cycle in one tabloid-like swoop.

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Sarah Palin: The New Harriet Miers -- or Dan Quayle in Drag?

Art Levine | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Art Levine

If the Democrats can avoid over-the-top sexism in belittling Palin, the pick could be a major boon to the Obama-Biden ticket.

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Five Top Reasons Why You Need Background in Today's Foreign Policy

Al Seckel | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Al Seckel

Palin was mayor of a remote town with less than 9,000 people. No doubt, Osama bin Laden is hiding in a remote cave somewhere with even less people.

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McCain-Palin: Priceless

Vic Chesnutt | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Vic Chesnutt

Tonight at Sam's Club in Athens, GA my curmudgeonly friend Paul Nelson overheard a "fat lady" talking on her cellphone say, "It's the smartest thing ...

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Politics on the Couch: Projection is Nine-Tenths of the Law, as Defined by McCaIn's "Hail Sarah" Pass

Justin Frank | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Justin Frank

From this moment on, every accusation McCain makes must be regarded as a description of his own motives and character.

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One Heartbeat Away

Ari Emanuel | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Ari Emanuel

God forbid something bad should befall a 72-year-old man who's had skin cancer. But if it does, is this truly the woman we want dealing with Putin on an instant's notice?

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Sarah Palin: What Exactly Does The VP Do Everyday?

Politico | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Politico points out that McCain's VP pick dissed the job only a month ago: In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn't se...

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Romney, Pawlenty: McCain Used Us!

Washington Post | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Though it was high in shock value, the Palin pick left bruised feelings among the short-list contenders who were not picked -- and infuriated some Rep...

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