Tag: Palin
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“Strategy Change” Is the Silliest Liberal Meme About Paul Ryan’s VP Candidacy
No matter how much Obama partisans want to wedge Paul Ryan into a Sarah Palin narrative, Ryan will never become a target-rich environment for Tina Fey.
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Does Perry Even WANT to be President?
On paper, the idea of a Perry candidacy was compelling — long-time governor of our second largest state, etc. But on paper, Gov. Sarah Palin with her executive experience was more qualified for the presidency in 2008 than was Barack Obama, and we know how that turned out.
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Shooter’s Derangement Points to Need for More Civility in Politics
Sarah Palin and everyone associated with her political action committee are, no doubt, regretting the boneheaded decision to superimpose crosshairs on the districts of Gabrielle Giffords and other House members Palin was “targeting” in the 2010 campaign. But it’s easy to make too much of the ad, and there was support for Palin from an […]
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Endorsement: Vote for McCain…
… and pray for his continued good health. I guess if I want to be a titan of the blogosphere I should take this more seriously, but I’m tired of the damned election. Even the much-anticipated All That Is Necessary endorsement will not be enough to help McCain in New Jersey. My collected election posts […]
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Catfight in The Corner! Lopez vs. Parker
Welcome, Andrew Sullivan and 3QuarksDaily readers. While you’re here, I hope you’ll take a look around and leave a comment! The “Labels” section in the right column can be used as a menu. I’m a big fan of National Review Online’s group blog, called The Corner. It has been described as “the Id of Conservatism,” […]
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The Allure of Going Nuclear in the Late Innings
Losing the Presidential race has to be even worse than losing the World Series. If you lose the World Series, you at least get to put up a banner proclaiming that you were the League Champion for the year. Your hometown throws you a consolation rally, and you start talking about the future (“hey, we’re […]
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Notes on the Palin-Palin Debate
Here are some observations on last night’s debate that resonate with me. Time’s report card on Palin (both candidates got an overall “B”): By the standards of those Americans conditioned by the late night comics to think of Palin as an inarticulate idiot, incapable of putting coherent sentences together or understanding basic policy questions, she […]
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My Main Takeaway from the Vice Presidential Debate
Whew!
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Gay Republicans Make Their Peace With Palin
This article is a response to gay friends who have taken issue, quite civilly, with my support of John McCain for President. (Disclaimer: there is a comment on the article from someone named “Kirk,” who is not me.) While John McCain’s “selection of the Alaska governor has energized the GOP’s socially conservative wing,†it has […]
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Palin Backlash Watch, Parts III & IV
From Tammy Bruce, former head of the Los Angeles chapter of NOW and “a registered Democrat her entire life until February”: In the shadow of the blatant and truly stunning sexism launched against the Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and as a pro-choice feminist, I wasn’t the only one thrilled to hear Republican John McCain […]