Palin Speech

Fox News Fact-Checks Sarah Palin's Coin Conspiracy Theory (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


This must sting a bit. Sarah Palin's newest conspiracy theory on the "disturbing" redesign of U.S. coins was too much, even for Fox News -- on Tuesda...

Sarah Palin Suggests Coin Conspiracy In Wisconsin Speech

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Sarah Palin didn't allow press at her speech Friday at a Wisconsin Right to Life fundraising banquet, and attendees were barred from bringing cell pho...

Palin Lectures Not Selling, No One Wants To Book Her: NY Post

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Sarah Palin is not selling well on the lecture circuit, an industry insider told the New York Post. "The big lecture buyers in the US are paralyzed w...

Alaska's Moose-Shootin' Quitter-in-Chief Waves Goodbye. People with Brains Everywhere Rejoice

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

While she and the kool-aid drunken Republicans who adore her delude themselves into thinking she's our next president, the rest of us sane Americans know she's an empty Versace suit.

Palin To Speak At California Republican Gala After Resignation

AP | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's not only staying involved in national politics, but she plans to jump back into the national scr...

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.

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor (VIDEO)

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

For weeks, the rumors of a criminal investigation against the governor have been brewing. They are rumors, but are swirling fresh again with Palin's resignation.

Palin Sounds Off On Media, McCain Campaign At GOP Dinner (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


CNN picks up on a speech Sarah Palin gave last week to the Alaska GOP, posted online this Tuesday, where she again expressed frustration with the medi...

Palin Spreads Debunked Teleprompter Story

WSJ | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics


"Country Club First" read a lonely protester's sign, lampooning the McCain campaign's Country First mantra, as the Sarah Palin motorcade swung past. O...

Palin Drops Reference To "Bridge To Nowhere" In Speech

NY Times | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


In speech after speech to crowds in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia in recent days, Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president, has...

Palin Quoted Anti-Semite In Convention Speech

Wall Street Journal | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


Thomas Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal: It tells us something about Sarah Palin's homage to small-town America, delivered to an enthusiastic...

Revisiting Palin's Recycled Stump Script Line by Line

Larry Persily | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home


Larry Persily

Given that convention speech snippets may be all voters can expect to hear from Palin in the coming days and perhaps beyond, it's worth reviewing some of the assertions she made to the crowd in St Paul.

SAT Question for Sarah Palin (Hint: Think MLK)

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Austin

A community organizer is like a mayor, except ...

Special Needs

Richard Walter | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Richard Walter

Republican advice to special needs families: cut back on your lavish lifestyle, get entrepreneurial, get night work, get a weekend job too.

Trashing Democracy

Harry C. Boyte | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Harry C. Boyte

Community organizers are those who teach the arts of combining -- how to work together across differences of religion, ethnicity and partisan background.

McComics: Behind the Scenes of Palin's Speech

Michael Seitzman | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Michael Seitzman

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Chi-Town Activists? Joke Is On GOP

Robert Reed | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago


Robert Reed

Only someone with a sick sense of humor would deride activists who toil in Chicago's worst neighborhoods, dedicating time and effort to providing poor and disenfranchised citizens with a voice in the political and social process.

RNC Speech Proves Sarah Palin is Not "Every Woman"

Kim Mance | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Kim Mance

As a woman and feminist, I'm not buying all the rhetoric. Mainly because Sarah Palin is the most anti-women woman to hit national politics to date.

Palin's Family Drama Is Not A Voting Issue for New York's Young GOP

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home


Odile Weissenborn

Judging by the applause, cheers and grins during the last thirty minutes of the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, Sarah Palin's speech w...

The Double Standard and Obama's Answer

David Bromwich | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


David Bromwich

Obama can be described as many things: U.S. senator, state senator, organizer, author, teacher of law. For the sake of his campaign, he ought to revert distinctly now to the role of explainer.

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 ...

Palin Teleprompter Didn't Break

Politico | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin delivered a powerful speech last night, but she did not "wing it." That is what Erick Erickson, citing sources close to McCain, has writt...

Seth Colter Walls

Sebelius Accuses Palin Of Deceiving Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


In a Thursday morning conference call for reporters organized by the Democratic National Committee, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius pushed back against ...

Mrs Palin Goes To Washington

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Bud McFarlane tells me that right now "a friend" of his is working with Palin on foreign affairs. "She's clearly very intelligent," he says. "It's a good sign she hasn't been afraid to say what she doesn't know. That was Ronald Reagan's strength."