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Campaign 08: Palin Problems
The Nation: Top Stories — Republicans endured a category 3 storm today. No, not Hurricane Gustav. The vetting--or rather, lack thereof--of Sarah Palin. Oh Sarah, we hardly knew ye. Greg Sargent at Talking Points Memo has a great roundup of what we've learned about Palin today alone. * The news that Palin once backed the Bridge to Nowhere went national. * It emerged that Palin has links to the bizarro Alaska Independence Party, which harbors the goal of seceding from the union that McCain and Palin seek to lead. * The news broke that as governor, Palin relied on an earmark system she now opposes. ...

We're in uncharted territory now, peeps.
Blah3 Feed — ... And the deluge of negative Palin stories today was probably the worst one-day dump of bad news ever. It apparently ended with Palin snubbing the media and one of McCain's Boys calling reporters the 'Elite Northeastern Media.' Not the best way to keep the John Kings and Andrea mitchells of the world on your side, boys. ...

Can John McCain Survive?
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | The Palin Meltdown in Slo-Mo: On the same day that the Republicans were forced to dramatically cut back their convention activities, the Palin Meltdown unfolded with extraordinary speed. It's worth pondering the totality of what happened today, in a mere half day... ...

Good Point
Talking Points Memo — ... I was skimming through the reader comments on Greg Sargent's featured post. And this commenter makes a really good point: how many elected Republicans have you seen on TV as surrogates for Gov. Palin? Sticking up for her, defending her? Anything? ...

Curiouser And Curiouser
Obsidian Wings — ... in to Anchorage. Just got off the flight to St. Paul to find, in my inbox: a second source confirming her past membership in a secession-minded fringe group, her lawyering up in an inquiry the AP slugged "Troopergate," and — insult to injury — another woman claiming she was actually Miss Congeniality in the Miss Wasilla '84 contest. The name on the tongues of gleeful Dems, meanwhile: Eagleton." TPM Election Central adds a few more bits like the fact that Palin "relied on an earmark system she now opposes", as well ...

What Is It About the Self Destruction Of Obama Opponents?
ArchPundit — ... are behind some rumor like this. It makes you appreciate Emil a lot more, no? But best of all, the idiots didn’t vet her. And they are lying about it. She had to lawyer up today about a politically oriented firing (something any good Illinois resident gets).  She apparently fired a whole slew of people in Wasilla when she took over including the Police Chief. She’s lying about the Bridge to Nowhere and earmarks in general. This kind of day is one that leads to the General suggesting the ...

Curiouser and Curiouser
Political Animal — ... she was actually Miss Congeniality in the Miss Wasilla '84 contest. The name on the tongues of gleeful Dems, meanwhile: Eagleton." TPM Election Central adds a few more bits like the fact that Palin " ...

Just One Day at Memeorandum: Any Questions About Media Bias?
Stop The ACLU — ... Palin, Senator John McCain’s choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket. Palin rebuts rumors, says daughter pregnant — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors … The Palin Meltdown in Slo-Mo — On the same day that the Republicans were forced to dramatically ...

beyond the palin
skippy the bush kangaroo — greg sergent sez, more cowbell! * the news that palin once backed the bridge to nowhere went national. * it emerged that palin has links to the bizarro alaska independence party, which harbors the goal of seceding from the union that mccain and palin ...

We Have A Winner
Jules Crittenden — ... minded running mate from Alaska will get the job done. My initial reaction was that in picking Palin, McCain had taken away the argument that Barack Obama wasn’t ready to be President. I now think my initial assessment on that score was wrong. Over time the McCain team will insinuate that if you think a first term Governor isn’t ready for the number 2 slot, are your really sure that a first term Senator is ready for the number 1 spot? OK, now some underestimation: Sargent at TPM: Palin Meltdown in Slo-Mo . TalkLeft pool: ...

Media Continues to Air Far Left Sexist Attacks On Palin
Gateway Pundit — ... stop the media from repeating it. Here's the AP including that loopy Far Left attack in their news report on Palin: It's one thing to face the challenge of raising a handicapped child. It's another when the liberal media attacks you on it. New sexist attacks-- Today MSNBC reported that because Palin's daughter is pregnant- that the governor must not have been vetted. TPM calls the daughter's pregnancy a meltdown for the female candidate and mother. ...

Palin's Very Bad No Good News Day
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Greg Sargent lists yesterday's developments. In some ways, this is the GOP's mental breakdown.

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for September 2, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... God help us all!!! Whether John McCain vetted or didn’t vet Sarah Palin reveals a whole lot about HIS lack of judgment and good sense! This whole process has brought out McCain’s inability to understand the intricacies of any given situation, any situation in which he has to make critical decisions that affect these United States and the well being of all Americans! Choosing a Vice Presidential candidate is the most important decision a Presidential nominee makes during his campaign! John McCain’s penchant to give in to his most selfish desires is dangerous, his political ...

Hullabaloo — ... I last left the Internet for a delightful Labor Day barbecue, the questioned raised about Sarah Palin were merely the stuff of blog comment sections and the like. It took what ought to be a private occurrence of the Governor's 17 year-old daughter's pregnancy, but the traditional media has now caught on that this pick is exceedingly strange, and that the only people who knew less about her than the American public were John McCain's Vice Presidential vetting team. Greg Sargent has a great rundown. * The news that Palin once backed the Bridge to ...

The Horrendous Mistake That Is Sarah Palin
Comments from Left Field — ... now being vetted after the media and the blogosphere has already smelled blood in the water. This has put Republicans back on their heels as they attempt are forced to defend against not only the doubtful baby saga that has filled the internets over the weekend, but also Palin’s past love for pork that she now claims to be against, her role in a secessionist group in Alaska, and what is to me perhaps the most important, troopergate.  Of course, there is much much more. Why would McCain do this?  Two principle reasons; ...

Sarah Who?
Newshoggers.com — ... asked if Palin made them less likely to vote for McCain. They had a negative impression of Palin by a 2-1 margin...a fact that was reinforced when they were given hand-dials and asked to react to Palin's speech at her first appearance with McCain on Friday---the dials remained totally neutral as Palin went through her heart-warming(?) biography, and only blipped upwards when she said she opposed the Bridge to Nowhere--which wasn't quite the truth, as we now know. Greg Sargent has a good run down on all the sh*t that has hit the fan since the Palin ...

RNC Updates
The Mahablog — ... Evangelicals rally behind Palin after pregnancy news — not surprising. Pregnant, unmarried teenage daughters are as common as coffee and doughnuts with this crew. All they care about is that Bristol is not getting an abortion. Speaking of abortion, I’ve got an article on the Buddhist view of the abortion issue up on the other site. Stuff to read: Eugene Robinson, “The Cynicism Express” Greg Sargent, “The Palin Meltdown in Slo-Mo” George Lakoff, “The Palin Choice and the ...

9/2: Scrutinizing Sarah
Blogometer — September 02, 2008 9/2: Scrutinizing Sarah As the media continues its feeding frenzy over Sarah Palin , liberal bloggers are engaging in a feeding frenzy of their own. The netroots are buzzing about the recent string of ...

Rachel Sklar: Sarah Palin, You Owe The Media An Apology
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Back then, she got a pass on the whole "for that reason alone" thing, mostly because she hadn't done anything yet. John McCain had stunned the political establishment by naming her as his VP on the Friday morning after the DNC, and by Saturday afternoon the chattering classes were further rocked by the revelations of her daughter's out-of-wedlock pregnancy. News started to bubble up over the next few days as the press tried to find out who this newly-announced VP nominee actually was, but certainly not with any help from the nominee herself: By Wednesday, ...