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Sarah Palin trashed by members of John McCain's campaign team in Vanity Fair
nydailynews.com - 6/30/2009
Sarah Palin trashed by members of John McCain's campaign team in Vanity Fair
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Sarah Palin trashed by members of John McCain's campaign team in Vanity Fair BY Michael Saul DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Monday, June 29th 2009, 12:01 PM Alaska 's lipstick-wearing pit-bull is a "Little Shop of Horrors." That's how one longtime friend and campaign trail companion of John ...
weeklystandard.com - 6/30/2009
Kristol: Liberal Media and GOP Hacks vs. Palin
— weeklystandard.com — Lefty journalist Todd Purdum has a hit piece in the new Vanity Fair on Sarah Palin. You... don’t have to be a big Palin fan to recognize the article is full of dubious claims, and is dependent on self-serving stories provided on background by some of ... (more) Kristol: Liberal Media and GOP Hacks vs. Palin

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Sarah Palin Will Soon Condemn, Bomb Entire Internet
wonkette.com - 6/29/2009
Sarah Palin Will Soon Condemn, Bomb Entire Internet
— wonkette.com — The Virgin Palin, Our Lady of Eternal Anger, gave birth to the New Jesus at some point... last year — or not, who knows, and now Andrew Sullivan just cares about Iran (which is a good thing!) so we’ll never find out the truth — and ... (more) Sarah Palin Will Soon Condemn, Bomb Entire Internet

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corner.nationalreview.com - 7/1/2009
Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?
— corner.nationalreview.com — The publication of a Vanity Fair profile of Sarah Palin appears to have opened old wounds in... the McCain campaign. At issue is a question that was never resolved following McCain's loss in November: Who in the McCain campaign was secretly trashing ... (more) Who's the Palin Leaker from the McCain Campaign?

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Firedoglake:  Early Morning Swim

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  McCain Staffers Trash Palin

The Moderate Voice:  McCain’s Campaign Team Disses Sarah Palin In Vanity Fair Piece

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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — Antonin, the liberal. Change. Nice to see they're doing so well with our money. These states, on the other hand... King David's people want him out. Why can't the left leave Palin alone? Pro-life, my ass. Pat Boone, wingnut birther. Share

McCain Staffers Trash Palin
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The New York Daily News previews "an expansive story" in the August edition of Vanity Fair, a slew of senior members of John McCain's presidential campaign team "trash" Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). ...

McCain’s Campaign Team Disses Sarah Palin In Vanity Fair Piece
The Moderate Voice — ... Members of Arizona Senator John McCain’s 2009 Presidential campaign team have dissed McCain’s former running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin bigtime in an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, the New York Daily News reports — and in a big way: ...

Palin wrote an e-mail to friends pretending to be God: ‘Trig’s Creator, Your Heavenly Father.’
Think Progress — ... , former McCain presidential campaign aides unload on former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, calling her a “Little Shop of Horrors,” a “diva,” and a “whack job.” The exposé also reveals that Palin, in an e-mail to her friends announcing the birth of her baby Trig, pretended to play God: ...

Midyear snapshots of our glorious two-party system: (2) The R's in the wilderness (which they're gonna kill if their polluters don't get to it first)
DownWithTyranny! — ... Is it America's Princess' turn to watch gasoline being poured on her 2012 campaign? New York Daily News political correspondent Michael Saul offers this preview of a piece upcoming in Vanity Fair: ...

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