crooksandliars.com - 10/16/2008
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The L.A. Times' James Rainey took out after CNN's Rick Sanchez this morning for his segment yesterday in which he interviewed me about the Salon piece I co-wrote with Max Blumenthal about Sarah Palin's past dalliances with Alaska's far-right fringe crowd. Writes Rainey: But Sanchez and the CNN ...
blog.news-record.com - 10/17/2008
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blog.news-record.com —
Newspaper stories from Palin's rally from myself and
Joe Killian. -=-=-=-=-=-=- There are certain things that get
me really concerned when I hear them from someone I’m working with. Joe Killian (who blogs for the paper here and on his own time here ...
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Report from Palin rally
voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/17/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Updated 2:05 p.m. By Juliet Eilperin In order
to clarify comments GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin
made last night at a Greensboro, N.C., fundraiser about it being in a "pro-America" area, the campaign issued a slightly more detailed version ...
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Palin Clarifies Her 'Pro-America Areas' Remark
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 10/17/2008
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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com —
You should read Patrick Ruffini on the great
right-wing pundit civil war . He argues that I'm
underestimating the justifiable sense of betrayal movement conservatives feel at being simultaneously asked to swallow a massive, massive government ...
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Why The Grassroots Needs Elites
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CNN, Sarah Palin, and the LA Times
Orcinus —
... simply part of their long-running delusional belief system. What's not delusional, however, is the cold reality that Palin has a real history of empowering these extremists, and pandering to their conspiratorial beliefs, from her position of public office. And the question is whether that would continue from a position of real power in the White House. (You can send your thoughts -- respectfully, please -- to Rainey at james.rainey@latimes.com) [Cross-posted at Crooks and Liars.]
How I helped drive Sarah Palin crazy by digging into her past
Orcinus —
... Well, as I pointed out at the time: the issue isn't one of Sarah Palin's faith, it's about her conduct in public office, and how it is affected by her ideological associations. It's the cold reality that Palin has a real history of empowering these extremists, and pandering to their conspiratorial beliefs, from her position of public office. ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 10/21/2008 — A bit more on CNN's "quote" from National Review in its story on Sarah Palin. In the CNN interview with Palin, aired today, reporter Drew Griffin said to Palin:
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LA Times: CNN did a smear job on Palin
hotair.com 10/15/2008 — When the LA Times objects to a CNN piece on a Republican for its unfairness, readers know that CNN stepped way over the line. [...] Read the rest »
AP: Palin put kids on state tab
swamppolitics.com 10/22/2008 — by James OIiphant
The Associated Press is moving a story that says that as Alaska's governor, Sarah Palin charged the state some $21,000 in expenses for her children's travel as she conducted official state business.
But Alaska law is unclear ...
Palin's Medical Records II
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/20/2008 —
According to the NYT today , the Palin campaign has refused to give any interviews or provide any documents with respect to Sarah Palin's health records. Like her refusal to hold a press conference in the campaign, this makes Palin uniquely ...
AP INVESTIGATION: Alaska funded Palin kids' travel
huffingtonpost.com 10/22/2008 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.
The charges ...
Ooooooh, Barracuda!
blogs.abcnews.com 10/28/2008 — Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are now trying to throw McCain aide Nicolle Wallace under the proverbial bus, and as they do so those in McCain’s circle are wary of the impact on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., himself. Since...
Sarah Palin, the AIP, and the Extremist Fringe
themoderatevoice.com 10/23/2008 — So McCain and Palin want to smear Obama with guilt by association over his non-relationship with Bill Ayers , eh?
Well, perhaps more attention ought to be paid to Palin’s long and ongoing relationship with the extremist Alaska Independence ...
Getting Palin wrong, coming and going
powerlineblog.com 10/18/2008 — Peggy Noonan continues to tie herself in knots over Sarah Palin. During the Republican convention, Noonan wrote a column in which she argued that Palin represents "a real and present danger to the American left" which therefore needs to "kill" her. ...
What’s Next for Sarah Palin?
bloggernews.net 11/8/2008 — I’ve given my take the latest Palin controversy here and here, and outside of that I’m done. I make it a rule not put too much faith in “unnamed sources” (especially when one of the people rumoured to be an “unnamed ...
A Hard-Hitting Final Round —
Wash Post Elections 10/16/2008
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 15 -- Seeking to recapture the momentum in the presidential race, John McCain aggressively criticized Barack Obama's past relationships and challenged his character Wednesday night while Obama sought to link McCain to President ...