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CNN, Sarah Palin, and the LA Times: Giving the far right a pass
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 ...
Report from Palin rally
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 ... (more) Report from Palin rally
Palin Clarifies Her 'Pro-America Areas' Remark
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 ... (more) Palin Clarifies Her 'Pro-America Areas' Remark
Why The Grassroots Needs Elites
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 ... (more) 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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