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Geoffrey Dunn: Palin Pallin' Around with Scientologists: Todd & Sarah & John & Greta
Geoffrey Dunn: Palin Pallin' Around with Scientologists: Todd & Sarah & John & Greta
There is something absolutely bizarre and troubling going on in the political netherworld of Sarah and Todd Palin, Greta Van Susteren and her wannabe-queen-maker hubby, John Coale. At best, it's a clear case of journalistic conflict-of-interest on behalf of Van Susteren; at worst, it's a ...
Palin rejects over 30% of stimulus money
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The Palins And The Van Susterens
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Creepier and creepier.

The Palin/Van Susteren Connection: What's Wrong With This Picture
News Hounds — ... Geoffrey Dunn has a great article on the Huffington Post laying out all the troubling aspects of Greta Van Susteren's relationship with Sarah Palin. Dunn writes: At best, it's a clear case of journalistic conflict-of-interest on behalf of Van Susteren; at worst, it's a sleazy, national power play. ...

Greta Van Susteren Will Be The Only One Discussing Bristol Palin
Deceiver.com — ... who dedicated an entire episode of her television show to interviewing Bristol shortly after she gave birth. In fact, that interview took some heat from right-wing evangelicals who raised holy hell over Bristol’s admittance that “abstinence is unrealistic.” Just so we’re straight, what Van Susteren is saying is that you should leave the kids out of it unless they bring you big ratings. Everyone clear? (H/T: Huffington Post via Deceiver reader Troy)

Sarah Palin's JV team: Prime-time ready?
The Swamp — ... Some bloggers like Geoffrey Dunn of the Huffington Post are also making hay about Van Susteren's and Coale's adherence to the Church of Scientology, questioning their motives in reaching out to Palin. But there is scant evidence - so far - that their Scientologist truck is resonating with the conservative Palin. ...

Greta Van Susteren Bristles At Being Called Todd Palin's “Handler” Despite Acting Like One
News Hounds — ... , Sarah Palin was invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner by Fox News. Naturally, we immediately suspected that Van Susteren had a little something to do with the invitation, even though she claims not to socialize with the Palins. Maybe she hasn't before but she certainly did over the weekend. After Governor Palin was forced to cancel, “first dude” Todd Palin ...

The Huffington Post Exposes the Next Great Politcial Scandal -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
The Corner on National Review Online — ...  in Vanity Fairthere hasn't been so much as a peep out of Palin or her Alaskan mouthpiece Meg Stapleton, whose political instincts are both infantile and unprofessional. Palin has what's known in sports as rabbit ears. She can't help but respond to everything that's written or said about her. It's a bad impulse when you're in the public eye, and Stapleton simply fed Palin's fetish. Others, including earlier elder male patrons like John Coale and  ...

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