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Before they loved Hillary
Ben Smith's Blog — ... A reader notes that before Hillary Clinton became GOP-feminist icon of opportunity, Sarah Palin, like a couple other Republicans, wasn't such a fan: ...

Attention PUMAS ... all 15 of you
Rising Hegemon — March 2008, Sarah Palin on Hillary Clinton: ...her feelings about Sen. Hillary Clinton. (She said she felt kind of bad she couldn't support a woman, but she didn't like Clinton's "whining.") Of course, she's also anti-choice and a creationist, but you all go ahead and pull that lever. That'll show 'em.

Flashback: Palin Said She Didn't Like Hillary's "Whining"
TPM Election Central — ... But Newsweek reports that back in March, at a Women and Leadership event held by the mag, Palin's view of Hillary wasn't quite as charitable: ...

Totally Not Cynical
Shakesville — Sarah Palin, earlier today: I can't begin this great effort without honoring the achievements of … Senator Hillary Clinton, who showed such determination and grace in her presidential campaign.Sarah Palin, last March: [At the NEWSWEEK Women & Leadership Event in Los Angeles], Palin talked about what women expect from women leaders; how she took charge in Alaska during a political scandal that threatened to unseat the state's entire Republican power structure, and her feelings about Sen. Hillary Clinton. (She said she felt ...

Palin On Hillary's "Perceived Whine"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — I like it (second video). I'm not sure the PUMAs will.

Palin didn’t like Hillary Clinton’s ‘perceived whine.’
Think Progress — During a Newsweek Women & Leadership Event in Los Angeles last March, Sarah Palin said this about Hillary Clinton: I say this with all due respect to Hillary Clinton…but when I hear a statement like that coming from a woman candidate with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism or you know maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think you know that doesn’t do us any good – women in politics, women in general wanting to progress this country. Watch it: ...

Palin Interview
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] Newsweek has posted some video from an interview with Sarah Palin from March of this year. I have to say, the more I see of her the more I like the pick. The second video, where she says Hillary Clinton shouldn t whine so much, would have to be my favorite. ...

But Speaking Of Palin
Eschaton — Her loving tribute to Clinton this morning is a wee bit undermined by this. Once onstage, together with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Palin talked about what women expect from women leaders; how she took charge in Alaska during a political scandal that threatened to unseat the state's entire Republican power structure, and her feelings about Sen. Hillary Clinton. (She said she felt kind of bad she couldn't support a woman, but she didn't like Clinton's "whining.")

What Palin Said About Clinton
TalkLeft — There has been a lot of coverage in the Left blogs about comments made by Sarah Palin about Hillary Clinton. And let me be clear, the comments are bad. But I think it is important to state precisely what the comments were. Too often the Left screams about deceptive misquotations (See Milbank, Dana, so I think it is important not to live in a glass house. So here is what Palin said, in pertinent part: PALIN: . . . [F]air or unfair and I do think it is a more concentrated criticism that Hillary gets on so many fronts, and I think that is ...

Your (Very Special Edition) Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... Newsweek has posted some video from an interview with Sarah Palin from March of this year. I have to say, the more I see of her the more I like the pick. ...

Palin Is The Perfect Conservative / Republican Pick
Open Left - Front Page — ... , but is now running on opposing it. She called Clinton a whiner only a few months ago, but is now invoking her name to cheers. She is the least experienced Vice-Presidential pick in decades, but was chosen by a man who is arguing that his opponent is too inexperienced. ...

Sarah's Soap Opera
Taylor Marsh — BY TAYLOR MARSH Reporting from the road in Utah Before she applauded Clinton, she didn’t like her, er... "whining". The Washington Post’s report about a "stream of soap-opera-like details about Palin, her husband, her family and top state appointees" isn’t exactly vice presidential resume enhancers either. ...

Next meme on the chopping block: Palin doesn't do interviews
Stubborn Facts — Hasn't yet. Has before: Then there's this interview from March (HT: Peter Hoh). Then there's this 84 minute debate from 2006 (HT: Beldar). Then there's Maria Bartiromo's interview with Palin. When the press whines that Palin hasn't done interviews since her nomination, maybe they should consider that their own behavior since her nomination might have something to do with it.