Sarah Palin Reaction

Planet Palin

Shawn Healy | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics


Shawn Healy

Palin must assume the pitfalls of "movement" candidacies, running for the nation's highest office on the basis of lofty ideals and downplaying the importance of tried-and-true experience.

Sarah Palin's Gut is Making Me Sick

Leah Anthony Libresco | Posted 07.07.2009 | Media


Leah Anthony Libresco

By dismissing the media's assessment of her, Palin dismisses their entire metric for evaluation, without providing an alternative framework for determining merit.

It's Sarah, for Better or for Verse

Rick Horowitz | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

They're wrong, she's right, she'll rise again, and lifts her eyes to God in prayer,/The Lord works in surprising ways -- but she's not going anywhere.

Palin Holds Press Conference to Explain Last Press Conference

Robert Lanham | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy


Robert Lanham

"Let me state my reasons in plain English without any sports analogies: I'm resigning because I feel I can be a more effective leader operating from the sidelines. I'm no bench warmer," she added.

Jason Linkins

Sarah Palin: Working Class Hero? (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


I appreciate that Ross Douthat is looking for a working-class hero for the future GOP of his book, Grand New Party. The sooner he can bring himself f...

Sarah Palin Is a Long Distance Runner, Not a Train Wreck

Michael Wolff | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

Arrayed against an establishment, both Democratic and Republican, which says she is a hopeless lightweight and obviously illegitimate, Palin keeps coming, keeps giving offense.

How Gamblers are Betting on Palin's Move

Keith Thomson | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Keith Thomson

The news of Sarah Palin's resignation reached gamblers during a busy holiday weekend. Still, somehow, they found time to handicap and place a flurry of online bets regarding Palin's future.

Palin, Sanford and the Art of Spontaneous Combustion

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Eric Dezenhall

The one word that surfaces in virtually all scandal media analysis is "mishandled," as in "How could Palin and Sanford have mishandled their crises so badly?"

Only Dead Fish

Gershon Hepner | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Gershon Hepner

Only dead fish, Sarah Palin declared, go with the flow, but when, like Sarah, you are failin' to make sense, you should go.

Palin Leaves The Pool

Jane Shure | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living


Jane Shure

Like a true narcissist, Palin once again acted with a grandiose sense of self-importance, but she is really compensating for a deeper sense of shame.

The End of Palin

Dylan Loewe | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics


Dylan Loewe

Whoever is unlucky enough to take on Obama in the 2012 race is going to face the most formidable incumbent in the history of American politics.

Sarah "Barracuda" Doesn't Sleep With The Fishes!

Warren Holstein | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

She is not a narcissist. She just has the good sense to realize she is better and more deserving than most people to rule the planet and prepare humanity for the end of days.

Palin's Move Raises Big Questions

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no hel...

Freedom Isn't Free -- We Still Aren't Free of Sarah Palin

Mary Lyon | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Mary Lyon

Ironically, you've announced your babbling bailout on the eve of Independence Day. The people of Alaska may indeed finally be free of you. Unfortunately, the rest of us are about to become hostages.

Palin Resigns to Accept Post as Lunatic Laureate

Evan Handler | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Evan Handler

How many of Sarah's millions of admirers will feel flattered by her most recent selfless and beneficent decision?

Sarah Palin -- What a Schmuck

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

Who cares if she feels she has checked off her personal laundry list of things to do? You don't quit just because you want to pursue a new ambition.

Letterman Should Call Himself Letterperson from Now On

Catie Lazarus | Posted 06.16.2009 | Comedy


Catie Lazarus

Sarah, how creepy is it that NOW is jumping on your bandwagon? Trying to be friends with the alpha popular princess by sweeping abortion, pay parity, stem cell research under the rug!

Sarah Palin Is Just Sayin' (VIDEO)

Jamie Frevele | Posted 06.16.2009 | Comedy


Jamie Frevele

Gov. Palin is not quite done with David Letterman. Or the President. Or anyone. So she has taken to the Internets to finish what she started...

Levi Johnson Season

Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Jeff Danziger

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Alaska House Demands Canonization For "Uncle" Ted!

Shannyn Moore | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

I think Mr. Stevens should wait as least as long as the interned Japanese during WWII did for their apology.

The Tree Lady: Wangari Maathai

Bonnie St. John | Posted 04.07.2009 | Green


Bonnie St. John

by Darcy Sinclair The headlines nowadays are laughable. Even in the midst of an economic crisis, a still-raging war in Iraq, and a new presidential a...

She's Too Sexy?: Sarah Palin and Voodoo Social-Psychology

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

The recent "study" that argues that Palin's looks had a negative impact on the outcome of the election is, at best, voodoo social-psychology.

GOP Strategist: Jindal's Speech Was "Painful" And A "Good Night For Sarah Palin"

The Plum Line | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


Lots of folks have been collecting the appalled reactions from people left right and center to Bobby Jindal's response speech last night, and here's a...

Advice to Palin: Give the GOP Elephant His Job Back

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

If Palin hopes to lead the GOP out of its rut, she will first and foremost need to transcend her current role as the character children see on the front of a GOP cereal box.

Dog Eat Dog: Palin Patron's Checkered Past

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

Palin's latest right-wing Republican patron du jour is Fred Malek -- the notorious "hatchet man" for Richard Nixon who only a few years ago was busted by the SEC for investment fraud.