notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 7/1/2009
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Maureen Dowd Dana Milbank The links above are to two very clever articles. I thought about having more serious links, but sometimes the insights that are provided through humor are priceless. I hope that I am growing each day that I write this blog, I no longer try too hard to be funny in ...
PALIN ABSOLUTELY DOMINATES THE NEWS CYCLE
astuteblogger.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE: ONE NEWS ITEM TAKING UP THE ENTIRE MEMEORANDUM FRONT PAGE! THIS PROVES THAT SARAH PALIN IS TRULY AWESOME: Preferences: Open Links in New Window Show Discussion Excerpts Show Link Search ...
Get the Hell Out of Politics, Sarah
mitchellblatt.com 7/3/2009 — All Platitudes, No Policy — Whining About Media Bias Isn’t Improving Her Image
Sarah Palin has announced her upcoming resignation from governor of Alaska today, and I’m sure a lot of Alaskans couldn’t be happier. The Republican Party ought to be happy, too. This is a ...
The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin: A Round-Up
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 7/8/2009 — Some readers have asked me to put all the various odd lies of Sarah Palin that the Dish has compiled in one helpful place. So that's what we've done. A couple of months ago, I asked an intern to re-fact-check all of them to make sure new details ...
The Real Sarah Palin
powerlineblog.com 7/10/2009 — I haven't commented on Sarah Palin's resignation as Governor of Alaska since Friday afternoon, when I noted the story and said that her resignation "seems bizarre to me." Here are some additional thoughts on the subject.
I am, to begin with, an ...
Chris Weigant: Sarah Palin, Preparing To Run
huffingtonpost.com 7/7/2009 — While it is so easy to slip into double meanings when talking about Sarah Palin (for example, I considered "Waiting For The Other Naughty Monkey Double Dare Red Shoe To Drop" as a title today... ahem), the title I did choose starts out as a literal ...
Geoffrey Dunn: The Real Story Behind Palin's Bombshell
huffingtonpost.com 7/4/2009 — Anyone who is in any way surprised by Sarah Palin's announcement today that she will not be seeking re-election, and, even more significantly, is stepping down as Governor of Alaska, has not been paying close attention. The signs have been ...
Nutty Governor Palin Quits Alaska for 2012
politicolnews.com 7/4/2009 — “So Alaska will progress – I will not seek re-election as the Governor”. Sarah Palin
July 3, 2009
On a long holiday weekend when many in the media are on vacation Sarah Palin drops the bombshell that she is quitting as Governor of Alaska effective immediately. The news rocked ...
Eric Boehlert: Palin, the press, and her "no más" moment
mediamatters.org 7/7/2009 — Like frustrated welterweight Roberto
Duran, who stunned the
sporting world by walking away, mid-bout, from his 1980 prize fight against
Sugar Ray Leonard with the memorable, muttered Spanish phrase for "no more," Sarah Palin's
decision last week ...
Sarah Palin's big 'leap' —
First Read 6/30/2009
From NBC's Mark Murray and Alex BeinsteinBelow are some more passages from Todd Purdum's critical Vanity Fair piece on Sarah Palin:
Palin
is unlike any other national figure in modern American life—neither Anna Nicole Smith nor Margaret Chase ...
GOP watch: Lord of the Flies? —
First Read 7/1/2009
Politico's Martin looks at the fallout from the Vanity Fair piece that exposed rifts between the McCain-Palin camps. "Rival factions close to the McCain campaign have been feuding since last fall over Palin, usually waging the battle in the shadows ...