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Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement One Year After Trashing Her
Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk of Illinois is reportedly trying to get Sarah Plain to endorse his candidacy, which is not surprising considering the formidable sway the former Alaska governor seems to hold on the conservative movement. But there's good reason to think Kirk will come up ...
Sen: Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement
voices.washingtonpost.com — CC - Once again the trimuverate of loony stooges have overtaken the blog and emptied all intelligence... from it. Until the likes of drivl, Loud and Dumb and NAMBLA depart for the unemployment check, this blog will continue to drive away anyone with an ... (more) Sen: Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement
Kirk courting Sarah Palin; in Chicago for Oprah Winfrey show
blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON -- Rep. Mark Kirk, who casts himself as a moderate, on Monday dodged questions about whether... he wanted help from conservative former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in his race for Senate -- only to have the truth surface Wednesday. He is ... (more) Kirk courting Sarah Palin; in Chicago for Oprah Winfrey show
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IL-SN: Mark Kirk (R) wants Sarah Palin's Endorsement
Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed — You know, since it worked so well in NY-23.  We can only hope she gives it to him. Link.

Quite frankly, Kirk steps into it the Palin Zone
GOP 12 — ... Kirk as a flip-flopper and prohibitively conservative for Illinois, while his Republican opponent, Patrick Hughes , is backing up the flip-flop claim, but using it as a way of buttressing his own conservative creds. Hughes : "In a desperate attempt to prove otherwise, he is seeking the endorsement of Sarah Palin , a true Reagan conservative, to help disguise his liberal voting record." Kirk might not have gotten into this mess if he hadn't famously ...

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Don't do it, Sarah!doubleplusundead
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