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FLASHBACK: Ted and Sarah Together
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Sarah Palin pals around with convicted felons. I’m shocked.
I bet Stevens is kicking himself for asking the trial be set before the election. On behalf of all Democrats wanting to get closer to that magic 60 number, we thank you for your hubris.
As for Sarah’s thoughts on Stevens being convicted on all counts: It’s a sad day for Alaska."
Shorter Stevens: I’m not a liar or a crook. His office is circulating the following: ...
Sarah Palin Statement on Ted Stevens Conviction
Politics Daily —
Filed under: 2008 President, 2008 Senate, Scandal, Sarah PalinCNN Political Ticker: "This is a sad day for Alaska and a sad day for Senator Stevens and his family," she said on the tarmac at Richmond International Airport. "The verdict shines a light on the corrupting influence of the big oil service company up there in Alaska that was allowed to control too much of our state. And that control was part of the culture of corruption that I was elected to fight, and that fight must always move forward regardless of party ...
Missed Opportunity for Maverickiness
The Anonymous Liberal —
... . Sarah Palin issued a somewhat ambiguous statement about the conviction and McCain himself, as far as I can tell, has said nothing. It seems to me that's a real missed opportunity. Both McCain and Palin style themselves as maverick reformers who are willing to stick it to the their own party. McCain has had a long and contentious relationship with Stevens; there's no love lost there. And much of Palin's carefully crafted image revolves around her supposed willingness to fight the corrupt GOP establishment in Alaska. ...
Sarah Palin Clarifies Response to Stevens Conviction
Jesus' General —
... Earlier, when asked about Sen. Ted Stevens's corruption conviction, I responded that the Senator should "do the right thing." Some of you are wondering what I meant by that. Communists are even going so far as to say the statement meant nothing and wasn't very mavericky. ...
McCain to Stevens: Step Down
Politics Daily —
... to resign his seat. McCain, in a statement released Tuesday, said, "It is a sign of the health of our democracy that the people continue to hold their representatives to account for improper or illegal conduct, but this verdict is also a sign of the corruption and insider-dealing that has become so pervasive in our nation's capital... It is clear that Senator Stevens has broken his trust with the people and that he should now step down." Governor Sarah Palin, meanwhile, has not said whether or not she will vote for Stevens: "This is a sad day ...
Early Morning Swim: Special Chuck Norris Is A Washed Up Asshat Edition
Firedoglake —
... Bye, Toobz.
Does this get us to 60?
Palin on Stevens: Big Oil corrupts politics, vote Republican.
McCain in Ohio: the economy sucks, vote Republican.
Fundies attack Obama with direct mail.
Like the Germans defending Berlin: RNC buys ads in Montana.
Obama's closing argument.
Bushies go appeasement in Afghanistan.
Like the Germans defending Berlin: RNC to buy ads in Montana.
They'll be greeted as liberators in Seattle -- Condi to the Niners? ...
Sarah Palin’s Sentimental Side
The Moderate Voice —
... After Ted Stevens was found guilty yesterday, Sarah Palin said it was a sad day for Alaska and promptly threw her former mentor under the bus: ...
