firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 9/4/2008
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The Washington Post reports, that Palin “wrote e-mails that harshly criticized Alaska state troopers for failing to fire her former brother-in-law and ridiculed an internal affairs investigation into his conduct. The e-mails were shown to The Washington Post by a former public safety commissioner, Walter Monegan, who was fired by Palin in July. Monegan has given copies of the e-mails to state ethics investigators to support his contention that he was dismissed for failing to fire Trooper Mike ...
WaPo: Palin's Critics Deride Her For Being From Small Town
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 9/4/2008 — Okay, here's something to keep an eye out for: The big news orgs playing along with Sarah Palin's bogus argument that critics of her experience are "looking down" on her for her small-town background.
From today's Washington Post write-up of the ...
Palin mocks Obama; McCain claiming nomination
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news.yahoo.com 9/4/2008 — AP - Claiming her historic spot on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama's experience and promise of change Wednesday night and pledged to help John McCain upend the Washington establishment.
Publications I Normally Admire
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com 9/4/2008 — A reader writes, regarding this post's reference to "publications I normally admire": Can you share with us ... which publications have disgraced themselves in your eyes? I normally have great admiration for the New York Times , which decided to run ...
Sarah Palin Conducts Aerial Hunts Of Pregnant Teens
minx.cc 9/4/2008 — Many Layers Of Fact Checking At WaPo It's over at Malkin's and in the sidebar headlines here, but really deserves a post because it's a lie that has legs running all over the internet now. In their mad rush to...
Sarah Palin RNC Convention Speech: Text
huffingtonpost.com 9/4/2008 — Below are excerpts from Sarah Palin's Republican Convention speech, as prepared for delivery. Check back for the full text.
On her experience as a public servant:
"I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your ...
Axelrod responds to Palin's speech —
First Read 9/4/2008
From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones PITTSBURGH -- Obama chief strategist David Axelrod said that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican Convention last night was full of distortions and showed she was a typical politician and not the ...
Excerpts of McCain's remarks tonight —
First Read 9/4/2008
From NBC's Mark MurrayJohn McCain on Palin and change: "I’m very proud to have introduced our next vice president to the country. But I can’t wait until I introduce her to Washington. And let me offer an advance warning to the old, big spending, do ...