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Swampland — ... while impressive, is brief, and it's hard to imagine that she would be on the ticket if she weren't a woman. I was flipping channels on my Frontier Airlines flight back to DC (love those little TVs) and was struck by how, on CNN, Kay Bailey Hutchison pretty much drew a blank on Palin's qualifications, and finally had to say she didn't know much about her. On Fox, Carl Cameron referred to her several times as "Susan." UPDATE: This won't help either. Over at Brand X, Karen Breslau reports: ...

Palintology
Firedoglake — ... was exactly the kowtow from McCain that they were looking for. o Totally anti-choice, even in cases of rape or incest. o Opposes gay marriage and healthcare benefits for gay domestic partners. o Skeptical of evolution and believes that creationism should be taught, or at least "discussed," in the classroom. o Huge Pat Buchanan fan. (Apparently it's not mutual.) o Didn't like Hillary Clinton's "whining." (What is it with Republicans and whining?) ...

Palin Says the Darndest Things
Open Left - Front Page — ... Palin regaled the cheering crowd with a story about how she was reading her Starbucks mocha cup yesterday, which featured a quotation from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. "Now she said it, I didn't," Palin said of Albright. "She said, 'There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women.'" I wasn't aware of that particular circle, but then I haven't studied Dante.  Now what was it Palin said before...Oh, yes: Once onstage, together with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, ...