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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.

Palin Lifts From Gingrich in Anchorage Speech

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

Much of Sarah Palin's speech delivered in Anchorage on Wednesday was lifted from an article written four years ago by Newt Gingrich and Craig Shirley.

Slap Shot: Alaska Legislators Set to Override Palin's Veto

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

It will take a 75 percent legislative majority to override Palin's veto -- no small feat in a rightward leaning state. It would appear to be a political slap shot headed straight for the net.

Palin Attending Alfalfa Club Dinner Because Of Obama: UPDATED WITH OBAMA REMARKS

ABC News/AP | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


***UPDATED January 31st, 9:56PM*** The exclusive Alfalfa dinner took place tonight, where politicians roast each other. Sarah Palin attended specifi...

Palin Skipping Obama Dinner In McCain's Honor

Mother Jones | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


On the night before Barack Obama is sworn in as the nation's 44th President, his inaugural committee will host a series of dinners honoring public ser...

Black Congressmen: Palin's Rhetoric Racist

The Observer | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


As the McCain campaign ratchets up the intensity of its attacks on Barack Obama, some black elected officials are calling the tactics desperate, unsee...

Canvassers Use Palin as "Magic Bullet" in Swaying N.J. and Pa. Undecideds

James Camner | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home


James Camner

The most effective response to an undecided voter, the response that always gets an "I think I'm leaning toward Obama," is to mention Governor Sarah Palin. She's the magic bullet.

Women -- Repubs, Dems, Hillaryites -- Speak-Out For Obama-Biden

Denise Dennis | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home


Denise Dennis

Explaining that she was a Republican her entire life, she says, "The current Republican Party has destroyed the country economically" and that "The religious right now owns the GOP."

Don't Think of a Maverick! Could the Obama Campaign Be Improved?

George Lakoff | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


George Lakoff

Obama needs to be Obama again, the inspiring figure who gives us hope, not the dull policy wonk. Post-Palin, the Obama-Biden campaign seems to have become the Gore-Kerry-Hillary campaign.

The Elephant In The Room

Hermene Hartman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Hermene Hartman

Barack needs to pay attention to a base of Black voters, not to take them for granted. Black America needs to be addressed on its key issues. Forty-six percent of Black America did not vote in the last presidential race.

From Organizer To Elected Official

Peter Dreier | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home


Peter Dreier

Speaker of the California Assembly Karen Bass, for one, has been an incredibly successful leader. Her community organizing background has made her a very pragmatic problem solver. She doesn't look for ways to polarize issues.

Obama Takes First Direct Shot At Palin

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics


TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Barack Obama made his first direct criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Saturday, saying she pre...

Obama: Palin's Speech Had No Substance (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama responded personally to Sarah Palin's harsh speech at the Republican National Convention in York, Pennsylvania. "You're hearing an awful ...

Sam Stein

McCain Palin Ad Defends Pick By Ripping Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign has launched, in the form of a new political advertisement, the most explicit defense yet of its choice of Sarah Palin's for vice ...

Sorry, Barack, But It Matters to Me

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Austin

As a mother myself, I feel fully justified in looking at Sarah Palin differently today than I did yesterday. Her politically ambitious decision at a time of family crisis tells me a great deal about her judgment and her priorities.

Obama To Media: "Back Off" Palin Pregnancy

ABC News | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


At a brief press availability in Monroe, Mich., ABC News asked Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., if he had any response to Gov. Sarah Palin's statement that ...