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Andrew Sullivan’s Hypocrisy on Privacy
Patterico's Pontifications — ... consensual, adult private life should be plundered and exposed for political purposes. I ignored the requests for comment because there was nothing to comment on. . . . I was asked to confirm a story presented anonymously, the only salient details of which I believed to be untrue. Why should I answer? The controversy, of course, was his posting of personal ads seeking risky, unprotected gay sex — despite a public position against such sex. Andrew Sullivan, September 1, 2008: Why not kill this rumor with Palin’s ...

that's one way to settle it
skippy the bush kangaroo — andrew sullivan is calling for sarah palin to release her medical records. we here at skippy international believe that soembody's sex life is not particularly relevant to the ability of them or their relatives to govern. so we have stayed away from this rumor at this humble space. there is something to be said, however, for the argument that palin's official belief in abstinence vs. sex education leaves her wide open to accusations of failed policy. still in all, there are much worse problems palin is facing (abuse of power, inexperience, ...

Sarah Palin Bikini Photo: Fake
Patterico's Pontifications — ... picture: [Channeling a heterosexual but otherwise equally moronic version of Andy Sullivan:] This seems persuasive to me. But it’s based entirely on a vague comparison of photos. Why not kill this rumor with a genuine photo of Sarah Palin in a bikini? Just so we can be sure? Just release it, ok? If necessary in a closed room for conservative bloggers. And we can all breathe a sigh of relief and move on. P.S. A clumsy photoshop of a conservative woman in a bikini, eh? Paging ...

Andrew Sullivan
The Buck Stops Here — Andrew Sullivan is scraping the bottom of the barrel with his reflexive opposition to Sarah Palin. He spent much time flogging the rumor that Palin's fifth child was really her grandchild. Even after that rumor had been shown to be biologically impossible (given that Palin's daughter is 5 months pregnant right now, and pregnancies generally don't overlap), Sullivan nonetheless demanded ( ...

The Left's Rhetorical Suicide Bombers
Confederate Yankee — ... , claiming that her youngest son, Trig, was actually her daughter Bristol's child. Even after it was revealed that Bristol Palin was pregnant concurrently with her mother, Sullivan still pushed for Sarah Palin to release her medical records. In continuing to foist up on improbable smear after another against Sarah Palin no matter how obtuse or unhinged the attack was, Sullivan went a long way to destroying his reputation. He has also tarnished the reputation of The Atlantic in the process. Paul Kane of the Washington Post infamously and daftly misrepresented a spending ...