Palin

Sarah Palin was virtually unknown outside of Alaska and the minds of political junkies before John McCain selected her as his running mate for the GOP presidential ticket in 2008. The blogosphere buzzed immediately about Palin, writing up both positive and negative reviews of Senator McCain’s choice, along with posing a series of questions on the matter: How was the neophyte governor of Alaska chosen for such a weighty position? What kind of background does the relatively young (born 1964) mother of five originally from Sandpoint, Idaho, bring to the role of vice president? Will she help the Republicans keep the White House?

As Palin is exposed to a whole new level of scrutiny and commentary from political pundits on blogs and in the media, the voters will ultimately determine if she is truly ready for the glare of the national spotlight and a spot in the White House.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Palin”

• If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em: Sarah Palin Goes Rogue With Elitist Media Queen Oprah

  
  Democralypse Now — Authority: 416
  Rogue author and GOP sexpot from the snowy north Sarah Palin graced us sinners and traitors in the Lower 48 to talk about her favorite subject other than herself (no not Facebook, Levi Johnston of course!) on that popular chocolate lady’s television show, Orpah, Oprah or whatever it’s called. Speaking to the ...
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• McCains advice for Sarah Palin

  
  Texas for Sarah Palin — Authority: 613
  A man named McCain has some advice for Sarah Palin. No, not the McCain that was her former running mate, but journalist/blogger Stacy McCain, who writes for The American Spectator and his blog The Other McCain . One piece of Stacys advice seems to us to be a no-brainer -- Ignore Andrew Sullivan : Dr. ...
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• Today at TNR (November 17, 2009)

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 149
  Why Sarah Palin Ended Up Helping Her Cause on ‘Oprah’ , by Michelle Cottle Cost Control, Still Not a Fantasy , by Jonathan Cohn Will a Cap-and-Trade System Actually Work? Positive Signs From Europe , by Bradford Plumer 20 Years Later: Remembering the Twitchy, Terrifying Final Days of Communist Rule in ...
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• Levi Johnston Playgirl Pictures Not All That

  
  The Admonition — Authority: 139
  Listen people, you rarely get everything out of life that you want. Money, fame, the Clinton’s retired from politics, and Levi Johnston Playgirl Pictures showing full frontal nudity. Looks like Levi couldn’t muster enough gumption to put his money where his mouth is, so to speak. Now the blame game ...
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• Sarah on Oprah

  
  PalinTwibe — Authority: 441
  By Shane Vander Hart, Caffeinated Thoughts Governor Sarah Palin was on Oprah today to kick off her the book tour for her first book, Going Rogue: An American Life .  It was the first time since at least college I’ve sat down to watch a show.  Some thoughts & highlights: There was no ...
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• Sarah Palin Calls Out Newsweek for Sexism

  
  PalinTwibe — Authority: 441
  by editor, Lisa Graas -- Sarah Palin posted the following message a short time ago on her Facebook page : The choice of photo for the cover of this weeks Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this "news" magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runners World ...
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• Sarah Palin’s Fort Wayne stop – Thursday, 11/19/2009

  
  The AroundFortWayne Blog — Authority: 446
  Sarah Palin will be in Fort Wayne again, on November 19, 2009 for a stop on her book tour.
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• Keith Olbermann "Fact Checks" Sarah Palins Going Rogue

  
  Greenlee Gazette — Authority: 143
  Maybe instead of calling her memoir Going Rogue (or my preferred title, Goin All Mavericky ), Sarah Palin should have called her book Makin Stuff Up. That way, nobody would be fact checking at all! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy ...
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• Wink presents 16GB Flash Drive, World’s smallest?

  
  Iccellphone — Authority: 150
  We need to be carefully every time when we heard the words “world’s smallest” ,”world’s largest” or anything world’s.I just got a hit when I firstly heard that Wink claimed that the company has developed world’s smallest 16GB flash drive. And the company do launches an ad campaign with the world’s ...
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• David Letterman – Seth Meyers Talks Sarah Palin

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 175
  Seth Meyers shares what Sarah Palin thought of her appearance last year on SNL.
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• Sarah Palin On Being Interviewed By "The Perky One"

  
  Texas for Sarah Palin — Authority: 613
  In her interview with Oprah Winfrey which was broadcast on "The Oprah Show" Monday, Sarah Palin refers to Katie Couric as "The Perky One": Oprah : ...been in a situation where you leave and you say "I wish I had said something different." So when you finished that interview did you think, "I wish I had just named ...
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• Quote Of The day

  
  Newshoggers.com — Authority: 658
  By Ron Beasley Daniel Larison has another great Palin post but the quote of the day comes from commenter nomakesense who makes a lot of sense. The current direction of the Republican party is, quite frankly,horrifying. Policy is being directed by people who are essentiallyentertainers. I don’t believe that ...
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• What Sarah Palin had in common with that TV show "The Prisoner"

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 808
  A presidential campaign can be a disorienting thing, especially for a novice like Sarah Palin, who was plucked from the Alaska governor’s mansion and tossed onto the national stage with very little seasoning and preparation. The pressures on her were immense, as she recounts in "Going Rogue: An American Life.” In ...
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• The Two Most Popular Women in America

  
  DelawarePolitics.net — Authority: 532
  They both have their detractors; they both have their fans.  There is no denying that Oprah and Sarah are amazing, charismatic figures.  I DVR’ed the show today and it was a great interview.  Oprah did not pull punches, but she was reasonable and compelling.  Gov. Palin was real.  You even got a good word for ...
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• Seth Meyers on David Letterman

  
  Hollywood Entertainment — Authority: 141
  Seth Meyers shares what Sarah Palin thought of her appearance last year on SNL. Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian, currently serving as head writer for Saturday Night Live (SNL) and anchoring its weekly news sketch Weekend Update.
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• Palin talks politics, family ahead of book release (AP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 166
  AP – Sarah Palin wouldn’t reveal her political plans for 2012 in an interview with Barbara Walters, but when asked whether she’d play a major role replied that “if people will have me, I will.” Read the original here: (AP)"> (AP)">Palin talks politics, family ahead of book release ...
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• Levi Johnston: No Deal

  
  Bamboo Nation — Authority: 434
  This is the darkest day in Bamboo Nation history. Gawker reports that Playgirl spokesman Daniel Nardicio announced that Levi Johnston "did not give full-frontal as his manager Tank Jones reported he would. Were thrilled with the photos we got, and are confident people will love them. Although there may be ...
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• Cliff notes for Going Rogue

  
  PrairiePundit — Authority: 454
  The Washington Post has a long review of Sarah Palins book that covers it pretty straight.
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• Max Headroom special edition: Nobody will shut up about Sarah Palin

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 581
  She’s on Oprah! Today was the height of the Sarah Palin-a-palooza, as the former vice presidential candidate went on Oprah to hawk her book. In this clip, she tells us how she really feels about Levi Johnston. She refers to him, disparagingly, as “Ricky Hollywood.” “All-American Nobody” On “The ...
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• Ricky Hollywood PHOTO!

  
  lalate news - America's Fastest Growing Celebrity News Site! — Authority: 658
  PHOTO! Here is a picture of Ricky Hollywood (aka Rikki Hollywood); yes Levi Johnston is Ricky Hollywood according to Sarah Palin.Palin and “Hollywood” both had … revealing .. updates Monday. First Palin told Oprah that Johnston now goes by the nickname.“I hear he goes by the name Ricky Hollywood now. So if ...
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