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Fox’s Carl Cameron: Palin ‘didn’t understand that Africa was a continent.’
thinkprogress.org - 11/6/2008
Fox’s Carl Cameron: Palin ‘didn’t understand that Africa was a continent.’
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Today, Fox News’ campaign reporter Carl Cameron unloaded some startling undisclosed reports of Sarah Palin’s incompetence that he had been given off-the-record on the condition they not be released until the conclusion of the campaign: CAMERON: There was great concern in the ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/6/2008
Palin Didn't Know Africa Is A Continent, Says Fox News Reporter (VIDEO)
— huffingtonpost.com — Now that the 2008 election is over, reporters are spilling all the juciest, and previously off the... record, gossip from the campaign trail. Much of it is about the infighting between Palin and McCain's staff, as Newsweek 's treasure trove of ... (more) Palin Didn't Know Africa Is A Continent, Says Fox News ...
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corner.nationalreview.com - 11/8/2008
Palin and Africa, Etc.
— corner.nationalreview.com — I talked to Steve Biegun, the former Bush NSC aid who briefed Sarah Palin on foreign policy,... and he considers the leaks against her on the international stuff "absurd." He says there's no way she didn't know Africa was a continent, and whoever is ... (more) Palin and Africa, Etc.
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Wingnuts Prepare to Wind the Cocoon Tighter
Matthew Yglesias — Fox News’ Carl Cameron reports that Sarah Palin didn’t know Africa was a continent: Red State’s Erik Erikson plans a purge of those committing crimes against Palindom: RedState is pleased to announce it is engaging in a special project: Operation Leper. We’re tracking down all the people from the McCain campaign now whispering smears against Governor Palin to Carl Cameron and others. Michelle Malkin has the details. We ...

A Note from Africa 450 Years in the Making
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones — From Kuwait to Kenya, Barack Obama's win Tuesday ignited global celebrations the likes of which we've never seen. And on the African continent, well beyond Obama's father's homeland, where crises dwarf what we are dealing with in our Great Recession, the sense of pride is humbling. The following is a note from a friend of a filmmaker friend who is a Zimbabwean living in South Africa. I thought it worth sharing:

O'Reilly, Van Susteren debate Fox report
Michael Calderone's Blog — Today on "The Radio Factor," Bill O'Reilly and Greta van Susteren debated whether some recent pieces on Sarah Palin -- including one by Fox's Carl Cameron -- are gossip or real reporting. (Johnny Dollar captured the audio). Last week, Cameron reported: There was great concern in the McCain campaign that Sarah Palin lacked a degree of knowledgeability necessary to be a running mate, a vice president, and a heartbeat away from the presidency. We are told by folks that she didn’t know what countries were in ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... from last fall), and we knew she refused to prepare for Couric (Carl Cameron of Fox News told us that in November), so who cares why? If it hadn't been that questionnaire, surely she would have blown off the prep for some other reason. ...

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