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Have you talked to Sarah Palin lately?
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Two weeks ago, Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch spoke with Palin in Juneau, and his interview just went up on the New Yorker’s website—including the Governor’s thoughts on Barack Obama’s candidacy. ...

Three interviews with Palin: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... as fat as your opponent’s in a race, perhaps [but] being able to capitalize on that… being able to to use that in campaigns — I don’t have 30 years of political experience under my belt … that’s a good thing, that’s a healthy thing. That means my perspective is fresher, more in touch with the people I will be serving. I would use that as an advantage. I’ve certainly never been part of a good old boy club. That I would use in a campaign. And that’s been good. Finally, a quickie with the New Yorker that might surprise you. Like the Time interview, it was conducted two weeks ...

That's Not Vetting We Can Believe In
Talking Points Memo — Gov. Palin on the Iraq War (just out from The New Yorker) "I'm a mom, and my son is going to get deployed in September, and we better have a real clear plan for this war. And it better not have to do with oil and dependence on foreign energy." On Obama's strength in Alaska ... "Something's kind of changing here in Alaska, too, for being such a red state on the Presidential level. Obama's doing just fine in polls up here, which is kind of wigging people out, because they're saying, 'This hasn't happened for decades ...

Mrs Anti-Republican
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Philip Gourevitch, writing for the New Yorker, just put up a short piece on Palin. Money quote: “the Democrats also preach individual freedoms and individual rights, capitalism, free market, let-it-do-its-thing-best, let people keep as much of their money that they earn as possible.” Rush Limbaugh approves of this message? ...

Kid Gloves Watch
Talking Points Memo — ... on Iraq to have a view on the surge. Just two weeks ago she told Philip Gourevitch that she wasn't sure we had a clear plan for what we were doing in Iraq and expressed concern that our real reason for being their might be to control oil supplies. Those comments may reflect a healthy skepticism about what we're doing in Iraq. But they put her in pretty sharp contrast to Sen. McCain's views. So what are her views and positions on Iraq? ...

McCain-Palin: Playing Media Chicken With The Public’s Interest
Firedoglake — ...  away.   And before she got tapped for the number two chair on the GOP ticket, she was talking admiringly of Obama's emphasis on change and better politics over the staleness of McCain.   Seems our Sarah knows how to capitalize on a political wind when she smells one. ...