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Before 39-million viewers, Palin was the first public figure to openly and successfully ridicule the hitherto untouchable Barack Obama. She also was the first American woman to campaign for high office by paying homage, but no ideological dues, to the Sisterhood. This Alaskan small-town huntin', fishin' God-fearin,' abortion-hatin' mom of five showed that a woman can break through any glass ceiling she wants without the imprimatur of the feminist politburo. Richard Johnson/National Post Feminists watching Palin's stunning performance knew a stake was being driven through their movement's heart. They went ballistic.
there are a number of rules, tips, and tricks that anyone - with a bit of logic and a calculator - can use to draw meaningful conclusions from flawed polls and incomplete information.
For more than half-a-century, the race for the Republican presidential nomination has always featured a clear front runner at this point in the campaign, according to a Gallup analysis out Monday. Not this time. Continue Reading Those early Republican front-runners in past contests have had good odds, and have gone on to win the nomination in 8 out of 10 competitive Republican races since 1952.
Interesting how the death threats agaisnt the Palins are not plastered all over the American media, how there is no outrage, and how the threats are not imputed to the entire Democratic Party and left-wing blogosphere, as was done with the ridiculous claims that Sarah Palin's electoral map had some connection to the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords.
Sarah Palin's father says that Palin and her family have been threatened:
Sarah Palin is not the dominant force on Fox. The former Alaska governor places third in a new Gallup poll out Friday of regular Fox News viewers' choice for president.
Former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, along with her daughter Bristol, will be featured speakers at two metro-area events hosted by faith-based organizations.
Newsnight's Jackie Long meets former Alaskan governor and potential 2012 presidential contender Sarah Palin at the Iron Dog, a gruelling off-road snow mobile race across Alaska.
Well played by Palin. Griffin, like so many others on the left, relentlessly bully conservatives like Sarah Palin and even target her helpless children while simultaneously decrying other bullies. The hypocrisy is so painstakingly obvious it could only be overlooked by people incapable of thinking clearly. But Griffin, like so many others on the left, falls squarely into the "incapable of thinking clearly" category.
The liberal media have dropped the mask and have gone all in for Romney.The L.A. Times has a major feature up on him and Politico,as per the link above has 4 ! front page articles on his New Hampshire speech today as if it was a descent from Olympus.
Not only was it all Palin's fault, the left declared; she should do the only honorable thing and commit political seppuku. This even after Loughner was revealed to be a heavy-metal, pot-smoking, Satan-worshipping psycho who'd been stalking Giffords since 2007 — long before anyone in the lower 49 had heard of Palin. After a week of nonstop, unrestrained Palin-hatin', Palin had the temerity to release a video statement — America's Enduring Strength — and guess what? The most-maligned woman in America was roundly condemned for "making it all about her." Say what?
And I'm like, 'You're barking up the wrong tree. I already know I could win.' That's not the issue."
Eight young Cherokee bicyclists will tackle a nearly 1,000-mile Remember the Removal Ride, which follows one of the Trail of Tears routes, in the searing summer heat. But it's a chance for them to see the same countryside their ancestors saw when they were forced at gunpoint to abandon everything.
Letterman said he had no idea Palin was at the Yankees game with her 14-year-old daughter, Willow, when he joked about her getting "knocked up" by player Alex Rodriguez last week. [Oh, Dave, that makes you SO much less of a smelly old man!]
Let's come together and boycott products that advertise on Letterman's show.... The media wolf pack attacks on women candidates observe no political boundaries...
it seems that Palin and her husband, the first dude of Alaska, feel the need to keep this ball up in the air.... I used to feel sorry for Palin, a not-very-smart person ... [Another dirty old man supporter]... she reminds me of my sister when she was in 10th grade. I never had a sister, but you know what I mean. [OH, and an IDIOT]
In this age of out-of-control political correctness, it never ceases to amaze me how thin our skins have become. Can anyone around here take a joke anymore? I'm referring to the latest — and utterly ridiculous — furor being made over the comments David Letterman made last week about Sarah Palin's daughter. Palin, of course, went ballistic.... [Well, guess we know where "Chuck Barney" stands on the filthy old man issue.]
... continues to be offended by David Letterman's joke "about the statutory rape of my 14 year-old daughter.... " referred to Letterman as a "so-called comedian..." Letterman made one joke in his opening monologue about the ongoing controversy, saying, "I think everything's fine now: She called and offered to take me hunting...." [Actually a good idea. Let's take Cheney along! And take this writer, who says,] suggests she still doesn't get the idea that Letterman's self-admittedly "cheap" joke... had nothing to do with rape...
Gov. Palin pushed back at Letterman again this morning, issuing a statement via Palin PAC spokesperson Meghan Stapelton. "The Palins have no intention of providing a ratings boost for David Letterman by appearing on his show," Stapelton said in an email to ABC News. "Plus, it would be wise to keep Willow away from David Letterman."
Sarah Palin lambasted late-night comedian David Letterman Wednesday for "sexually-perverted comments" about one of her teenage daughters - and rebuffed his moves to make nice.
Some say she needs to decide if she's running for president surreptitiously or overtly.
Palin warned that the government is planning to "bail out debt ridden states" so it can "get in there and control the people." "Since when can you get out of huge national debt by creating trillions of dollars of new debt?" Palin asked. "It all really is so backwards and skewed as to sound like absolute nonsense when some of this economic policy is explained." [video]
Six Democratic members of Congress are urging the Department of Justice to investigate the Five Tribes of Oklahoma, alleging that the Oklahoma tribes have illegally barred the descendants of slaves from their membership rolls.
Mitt Romney returned yesterday to a conservative gathering where his 2008 presidential campaign was both birthed and buried, helping to establish the onetime moderate Massachusetts governor as a movement favorite, de-facto leader of an out-of-power party, and an early, default front-runner for the 2012 nomination.
For those who watched the Washington State governor's race recounts in 2004, the ongoing recount drama in Minnesota is just another rehash of the same script -- albeit for a U.S. Senate seat that might put Democrats one vote away from a filibuster-proof majority.
"It's funny when I get recognized on the train. People either say 'I love your show, dude' or 'Hey, where do you buy good weed?'"
KJRH.com: The Sapulpa Daily Herald did not report that Barack Obama won the Presidential election in its Wednesday edition. One paragraph on the front page did report the majority of Creek County voted for McCain.
In his Tuesday night acceptance speech, President-elect Barack Obama appropriately offered "thank-yous" to his family, campaign aides and voters who supported the Democratic ticket. Now he may be dashing off thank-you notes to others who helped bring about his electoral college landslide.
Most historical observations about Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election on Tuesday have focused on his race. But by many measures it would have been a singular political achievement, whatever the colour of his skin. For a start, in terms of the popular vote it was the best performance by a Democratic candidate since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. ... It was also the highest share of the vote by a nonincumbent president or vice-president from either party since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952.
Republican John McCain lost Tuesday's presidential election because he could not overcome a hostile economic environment, distance himself from an unpopular president or convince voters he could lead them out of the crisis.
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