weeklystandard.com - 9/2/2008
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On MSNBC's Hardball Friday, Pat Buchanan said that Sarah Palin and her husband "were at a fundraiser for me" back in 1996. Politico 's Ben Smith noted that there is no record that Palin donated to Buchanan.
In a new post, Smith reports that, according to Buchanan's sister, Palin's only ...
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Another Gov. Palin urban legend doused: she was not a member of the Alaskan Independence Party
Southern Appeal —
... that Palin was a “brigader” for him has been proven false , wouldn’t it make sense to be a little skeptical of minor political figures trying to attach themselves to Gov. Palin’s rising star from here on out? If the Left Wing smear machine wants to play the guilt by association card with the bottom of the Republican ticket–which is apparently what they are attempting to do–the top of the Democratic ticket is a royal flush: Ayers, Rezko, Pfleger, Wright, and Dohrn. This is starting to feel more and more like a ...
More Palin urban legend dousing: New York Times caught with its Big Foot in its mouth
Southern Appeal —
... of Bumiller’s report that Sarah Palin was a member of the Alaska Independence Party for two years. In a piece examining the “strategic” element of the McCain campaign’s media crticism, is it fair to leave out the instances in which the media have reported false information about Palin? Such as the claim that Palin was a Pat Buchanan supporter? Or the Washington Post report that “ ...
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Alaska delegation on center stage —
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