Tag: Sarah Palin

02 Oct

Republican Joe Biden vs. Democrat Sarah Palin

Republican Joe Biden vs. Democrat Sarah Palin

A small hypothetical for you all to entertain as you watch tonight’s debate: When Joe Biden first ran for the Senate, he ran as a Democrat …

 
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05 Sep

Convention 2008: Fact Checking FactCheck.org on Sarah Palin’s Speech

Convention 2008: Fact Checking FactCheck.org on Sarah Palin’s Speech

One of the most pointed accusations Sarah Palin lodged against Barack Obama was the fact that, despite not authoring a single significant piece of legislation, …

 
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05 Sep

Convention 2008: Andrew Sullivan’s Descent into Madness (or, the long dark teatime of the fool)

Convention 2008: Andrew Sullivan’s Descent into Madness (or, the long dark teatime of the fool)

Y esterday Moe and I with his colleagues in respected corners of the news media who had disparaged Sarah Palin, relying on the rantings from …

 
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04 Sep

Convention 2008: Sally Quinn Recants on Sarah Palin

Convention 2008: Sally Quinn Recants on Sarah Palin

Jennifer Rubin posts on something that’s a truly significant moment: The great Sally Quinn recants her position on Sarah Palin. Quinn had been one of Palin’s …

 
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04 Sep

Convention 2008: Palin Speech Leaves Democrats Scrambling, Nielsen Viewership Through Roof

Convention 2008: Palin Speech Leaves Democrats Scrambling, Nielsen Viewership Through Roof

So the best attacks the Democrats can muster against Sarah Palin’s epic speech is a twin version of the same spiel: 1) Sarah Palin did not …

 
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03 Sep

Convention 2008: Barack Obama vs. Sarah Palin: Superman comes to the Acropolis, and Smalltown Sarah comes to the Heartland

Convention 2008: Barack Obama vs. Sarah Palin: Superman comes to the Acropolis, and Smalltown Sarah comes to the Heartland

“My understanding is that Gov. Palin’s town, Wassilla, has I think 50 employees. We’ve got 2500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe …

 
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03 Sep

Convention 2008: Hillary the Sixties Feminist, Palin the 21st Century Feminist

Convention 2008: Hillary the Sixties Feminist, Palin the 21st Century Feminist

Gov. Palin’s speech was directed not just at the audience in the chamber, but at the Clinton primary voters across the Midwest who could hear …

 
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