September 12, 2008 – 10:55 am
From James Fallow’s The Palin interview: “What Sarah Palin revealed is that she has not been interested enough in world affairs to become minimally conversant with the issues. Many people in our great land might have difficulty defining the ‘Bush Doctrine’ exactly. But not to recognize the name, as obviously was the case for Palin, [...]
September 11, 2008 – 06:14 pm
A buddy of mine sent me the following email. I haven’t seen this particular email on Snopes.com yet, so instead of debunking it just for his benefit, I thought I’d try to do it for everyone’s.
The email begins:
Don’t dismiss the fact that Sarah Palin is Commander of the Alaska
National Guard– consider this.
Alaska is the [...]
September 11, 2008 – 03:08 pm
From Boston.com’s Unfit to stand so close to presidency: “It’s conceivable that a 72-year-old hot head who has had four bouts of cancer might not make it through his first term as president, leaving the country in the hands of a person whom McCain (a former POW) met one time. One time! I’ve spent more [...]
September 8, 2008 – 09:56 am
From TIME’s 10 Facts About Sarah Palin: “The battle over marijuana became a minor issue during the 2006 Alaska gubernatorial race (which Palin won), with [the incumbent] claiming he had never smoked pot and Palin admitting that she had tried it. ‘I can’t claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled,’ she said [...]
September 4, 2008 – 11:17 am
From Joe Klein’s Angry Amateurs: “There is a tendency in the media to kick ourselves, cringe and withdraw, when we are criticized. But I hope my colleagues stand strong in this case: it is important for the public to know that Palin raised taxes as governor, supported the Bridge to Nowhere before she opposed it, [...]
August 29, 2008 – 01:34 pm
From the NY Times’ McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate: “In a surprise move, Senator John McCain announced here Friday that he had chosen Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate, shaking up the political world at a time when his campaign has been trying to attract women, especially disaffected supporters of Senator [...]
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