The conservative establishment vs. Sarah Palin
A host of right-wing thinkers lash out at the Alaskan star, and she has reportedly angered Fox News boss Roger Ailes. Could this be the beginning of the end for Palin?
It's been a bad day for Sarah Palin. A "murderer's row" of prominent conservatives from George Will to Charles Krauthammer are quoted by Politico saying a Palin presidential candidacy would be disastrous. Meanwhile, it's emerging that Palin reportedly aroused the... More
Forgetting Sarah Palin: Should the press stop covering her?
While the Washington Post's Dana Milbank calls for a moratorium on stories about the "over-covered" Palin, other journalists dismiss his ban as partisanship
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank has vowed not to write about Sarah Palin in the month of February, and he's urging other commentators to join his moratorium. Milbank says "the media obsession" with Palin "began naturally and innocently enough, when the Alaska... More
Defending 'blood libel': Palin takes on her critics... again
In a Fox News interview last night, the Alaska conservative stood by her use of the controversial phrase. Will her detractors back down?
The video: Sarah Palin was back on television last night (view clip below) responding to criticism of the video statement she released last week on the Arizona shootings. At the time, commentators slammed Palin for employing the phrase "blood libel," a term coined... More
Worshiping Sarah Palin: The hymn
In a musical tribute to Palin that's gone viral on YouTube, two elderly Tea Party admirers sing a repurposed hymn in a church. What to make of it?
The video: Supporters of Sarah Palin have registered their admiration for the Alaska Republican, as well as their hopes for her political future, in a rousing song that was posted on YouTube last October but went viral on Monday. The song, credited to Tom Dempsey... More
Did Sarah Palin just endorse gay rights?
Palin retweeted a column endorsing the repeal of the ban on gays in the military. Does that count as supporting gay rights?
During the recent fight over the repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays, one prominent political voice was silent: Sarah Palin. Now, some commentators think she may have lent her endorsement to the pending DADT repeal, or even gay... More
Aaron Sorkin's 'scathing' attack on Sarah Palin's hunting hobby
"The Social Network" screenwriter blasts the Alaskan conservative for shooting a caribou on her TLC show. Why is he so very hot and bothered?
Aaron Sorkin has entered into the debate over Sarah Palin's shooting of a caribou on her TLC reality show — and how. The creator of "The West Wing" has written a "scathing" piece at The Huffington Post berating Palin for killing animals "for fun" and for... More
Sarah Palin's 'rookie' hunting gaffes
After Palin struggled to bag a caribou on her TLC reality show, some are questioning whether she's really an experienced hunter
The video: The latest episode of the reality show, "Sarah Palin's Alaska" has raised questions over the former Republican vice presidential candidate's skills as a hunter. (See clip below.) At the end of a two-day hunting trip with her father and a family friend... More
Sarah Palin gets the heavy metal treatment
The horror rock band Gwar disemboweled an effigy of Mama Grizzly at a recent concert. Whatever your feelings about Palin, that's "not cool," say commentators
The video: A recent performance by Gwar, a decades-old metal band known for its elaborate costumes and violent theatrics, has some commentators wondering if the tendency to attack Sarah Palin has gone too far. (View clip below.) At a recent concert, the band, clad... More
Are liberals 'obsessed' with Sarah Palin?
That's what Charles Krauthammer says, arguing that the liberal media's decision to make Palin the face of the GOP is a disservice to the conservative movement
The video: Appearing on the PBS program "Inside Washington," conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer chided the show for its "weekly Sarah Palin segment" — more media evidence, he said, that Palin encapsulates "the whole of conservatism in America" in... More
Will 2011 be Sarah Palin's year?
The former Alaska governor has a best-selling new book and a hit reality TV show—but will she push ahead with her rumored presidential ambitions in 2011?
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Sarah Palin has an indisputable knack for staying in the headlines—she's out promoting a new book, she recently launched a reality TV show, and she's maintained a high political profile, doling out a series of much-analyzed midterm endorsements. But now... More
Murkowski vs. Palin: The 'intellectual curiosity' flap
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski takes yet another swipe at Sarah Palin. Is the battle between these longtime rivals hurting Palin's image with the rest of America?
Sarah Palin lacks the "intellectual curiosity" to be president, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said this week, reigniting a long-simmering feud between the two Alaska Republicans. Palin, who endorsed Tea Party favorite Joe Miller in his bid to unseat Murkowski, fired back... More
Sarah Palin vs. Ben Bernanke
The Federal Reserve starts pumping more money into the stalled economy, and the Alaskan conservative tells it to "cease and desist"
After taking on Obamacare, the "Ground Zero mosque," and RINO conservatives, Sarah Palin has a new target — the Federal Reserve. In a speech on Monday, the former vice-presidential candidate blasted the central bank for its new attempt to stimulate the economy... More
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