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Battling Our Greatest Fear

Danny Elfman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Danny Elfman

Many McCain supporters and undecided voters feel the same discomfort level that I do with Sarah Palin. They are the ones who I wanted to connect with.

T'Aint "Elitist" to Be Anti-Palin

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Danielle Crittenden

I love the idea of Sarah Palin. She conforms to an early American ideal of womanhood: rifle on one hip, baby on the other. The problem is that the the idea of Sarah Palin does not match the reality of Sarah Palin.

I Owe My Interest in American Politics to Sarah Palin

Jason Whitlock | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Jason Whitlock

Before Sarah Palin, I was a stubbornly proud non-voter, a 41-year-old patriotic American unwilling to tie any of my identity to a political party or ideology.

Palin Claims Vice President "In Charge Of The U.S. Senate"

Think Progress | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Yesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sat for an interview with KUSA, an NBC affiliate in Colorado. In response to a question sent to the network by a th...

Hate Talk Express

Paul Hipp | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Paul Hipp

2008-10-17-hipp2.jpgWith angry mobs shouting "terrorist" and worse at some of his party's rallies, McCain has "doubled down on the anger."

Exclusive! Tapes Of Palin Debate Cram Session!

Martin Lewis | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Martin Lewis

I KNEW we'd heard that voice somewhere before! And I knew we'd heard this ANSWER somewhere before! "Something doesn't smell right..." - David Lett...

Nico Pitney and Sam Stein

George Will: Palin Is Not Qualified

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Famed conservative columnist George Will told a gathering of Senate aides on Monday that Gov. Sarah Palin is "obviously" not prepared to assume the pr...

Top 10 Reasons Sarah Palin Cancels the Debate

David Weinberger | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


David Weinberger

Suspicious Russian tourists spotted across the Bering strait in Dezhnevo; Schedule for memorizing state capitals thrown off by need for new schedule to memorize states.

Arianna on the CBS Early Show Discussing the Politics of Palin

Huff TV | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Huff TV

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Sam Stein

Lieberman Goes To Bat For Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


When Joe Lieberman first started stumping on behalf of John McCain, he said it was driven primarily by a shared vision for the Iraq war and a personal...

Palin (And McCain) Say Little And Fire Up The Faithful In Ohio

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

I had no idea Palin would change the dynamic of the election like this. There are 3000 enthusiasts waiting in the rain with me in Lebanon, Ohio, to see her, and a thousand more crowding the barricades behind us.

Reading The Pictures: The Palin Nerve

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media


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.

Reading The Pictures: RNC Final Night Top 10

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media


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.

Republicans Revive "Bittergate," Dems Flounder

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.05.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Wednesday night the Republican Party changed frames, and did so brilliantly. The agent of change was Palin, who suddenly has become the most dangerous person to the progressive agenda since Reagan.

A Heartbeat Away from Disaster for Animals?

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.05.2008 | Green


Michael Markarian

Last night in the Twin Cities, the GOP conventioneers were officially introduced to their vice presidential candidate who is, as Fred Thompson said, "...

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."

Palin And The Enduring Christian Right

Chip Berlet | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home


Chip Berlet

"Each wave of conservative Christian organizing erects more institutional infrastructure in the form of publishing houses, radio and television programs, bookstores... This "institutional thickening" bulks up the network to carry it through divisive episodes, such as the current one."

The Palin Puzzle: What's Fair Game?

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Leah McElrath Renna

As Sarah Palin's personal situation continues to unfold on a national stage, Democrats are spending a good amount of time arguing about how exactly to...

Sam Stein

Palin Received Millions In Earmarks, Clouding Reformer Image

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


News continues to break regarding vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that could, in the long term, pose serious problems to one of the main thrus...

Palin Puts McCain One-Up In Ohio

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 10.01.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Unless intense media scrutiny and the St. Louis debate destroy her credibility -- and it's going to take a lot more than bridges, polar bears and an abusive brother-in-law to have any sway in the Buckeye State -- Sarah Palin has suddenly put Ohio seriously into play for John McCain.

Sam Stein

Graham: I Dread The Day Obama Becomes President

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Tasked with defending Sarah Palin's foreign policy credentials as a vice presidential nominee, Sen. Lindsey Graham instead launched a vicious attack a...

McCain Unleashes a Cougar for the PUMAs

Wajahat Ali | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics


Wajahat Ali

Sadly, some of McCain and Clinton's followers think they suffer from an unbearable Whiteness of being as well, one that Obama's Blackness apparently allowed him to transcend.

Reading The Pictures: America's Veep Hottie

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.30.2008 | Media


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.

Sarah Palin: What Exactly Does The VP Do Everyday?

Politico | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


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...

Palin Dissed VP Job

Politico | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Count Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as one of the most surprised that she was chocen as unning mate for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). In an interview just a ...