Wasilla: Palin's 'Real America'
Politics Daily — Filed under: Republicans, John McCain, 2008 President, Sarah PalinMy Unusable Signal co-host and fellow Political Machinist Caleb Howe and I were having an argument several weeks ago about Sarah Palin and the Wasilla rape kit policy. Among other defenses, Caleb offered that perhaps Police Dept. policy was outside her purview, or too deep in the minutiae for her to know about or bother with. He gave the Fire Dept. as an example of another of the myriad agencies that a Wasilla mayor would be too busy to micromanage. It was a silly argument, anyway, since every mayor of every town sets police department policy. ...

What The Pfot?
Daily Kos — Behold, the best Daily Show episode ever. First, John Stewart eviscerates the GOP's "real" America attacks, demolishing both Nancy Pfotenhauer ("real" Virginia) and Michele Bachmann (Bachmann Turncoat Overdrive) and offering audio of Sarah Palin's infamous "pro-America" areas of the country comment. Then, the Daily Show visits Wasilla, Alaska, meeting not just with the Mayor of Wasilla, but also Mark Chryson, the former head of the Alaskan Independence Party -- who talks about Todd Palin's membership in the secessionist group. And finally, take the test on whether you live in Real ...