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Think Progress Covers Up Child Abuse in Palin Nomination Smear
Confederate Yankee —
Think Progress Covers Up Child Abuse in Palin Nomination Smear Just the kind of integrity-free poison we've come to expect : In Dayton, OH today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will announce that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his vice presidential running mate. Palin, who entered office in 2006 after running as a reformer, is touted by conservatives as being a politician of eye-popping integrity. But Palins reformer image took a hit last month when she was accused of attempting to get a state trooper fired. That state trooper was her former brother-in-law who had gone through ...
MIDDAY ROUNDUP
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room —
... The Corner [image] Palin: Change You Can Believe In - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air [image] An Extraordinary Choice - Hugh Hewitt, Townhall.com [image] Make That 18 Million and One Cracks - Matt Lewis, Townhall [image] Palin Helps Buttress Maverick Image - H. Wolfson, The Plank [image] Palin? - Michael Crowley, The Stump [image] Palin is Less Qualified Than Obama - Josh Marshall, TPM [image] McCain's VP Choice Under Investigation - Matt, Think Progress [image] McCain Just ...
A confounding choice
Political Animal —
... . We're talking about a former activist for Pat Buchanan, staunch opponent of reproductive rights, global-warming denier, and skeptic of modern biology. There's a reason every right-wing group in America is jumping up and down with glee this afternoon. * The usual pattern is for Republicans to reach national office and then face ethics investigation for alleged wrongdoing. This year, the GOP seems willing to reverse this, putting a governor on the national ticket who's already ...
Well, It's No Punky Brewster
Daily Kos —
... SHE's a young creationist who knows little about politics and is in trouble with the law. He'll take her in -- but can he teach her the ways of Washington before she embarrasses him at the big Telecom Ball? ...
McCain VP confusion; Staff had Canadian actress Sarah Polley in Dayton hotel for three days
The Reaction —
... Think Progress: McCain’s VP Choice Is Under Ethics Investigation For Abuse Of Power In Alaska ...
McCain’s own Dan Quayle
The Reaction —
... All Republican’ts might be made uncomfortable by the fact that Palin is already under investigation in Alaska for abuse of power. (The last thing GOPers want is to be tainted once again with the “culture of corruption” label that decimated their numbers in Congress two years ago.) And ...
Sarah Palin, July 2008: I don’t even know what the Vice President does
Crooks and Liars —
... Do we really need someone like this a heartbeat away from the Presidency? Especially given that McCain turned 72 today? Especially someone under investigation for abuse of power less than two years into office? That really is more of the same. ...
The Washington Post Trumps Up Palin "Scandal"
Weekly Standard Blog —
Following the lead of hackish lefty bloggers, the Washington Post has published a shoddy report on an alleged scandal involving John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin.
In a nutshell, Palin faces allegations that she pressured a political appointee, public safety commissioner Walt Monegan, to fire state trooper Mike Wooten, who was involved in a messy divorce and child custody fight with Palin’s sister. Last month, Palin fired public safety commissioner Monegan. She has said the firing wasn’t about trooper Wooten, ...
