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Rogues and Centrists : How Media Frame the World
The symbolic uses of politics:The Gipper and the Rogue By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009 Moderate Republicans — yes, they are not extinct, though most are in hiding — scoff at Sarah Palin and wish … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Media, Political Opinion, Populism, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Sociology
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Sarah Palin Reads Vanity Fair, Resigns as Governor
Illustration by Risko for Vanity Fair. Even the woman in the red dress who told candidate McCain at a town hall campaign gathering in 2008 she thought Obama ‘was an Arab’ should be able see past Palin’s lip gloss, if … Continue reading
When It Comes to Combating Teen Pregnancy, the Palin Family Has Done Enough Damage Already
Bristol Palin attends the Candie’s Foundation town hall meeting on teen pregnancy prevention at TheTimesCenter on May 6, 2009 in New York City. Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images.Bristol Palin’s New GigBy Gail Collins / May 6, 2009 “Just because you’re wearing … Continue reading
Lest We Forget the Beauty of the Actions We Take
Embedded video from CNN VideoSarah Palin Raises Over $1 Million for Planned ParenthoodBy David Knowles / February 13, 2009 Via today’s Miami Herald comes a story that might be filed under “the law of unintended political consequences.” Way back in … Continue reading
Palin Endorses Perry : Birds of a Feather
All in the Family: Texas Gov. Rick Perry directs Willow Palin(carrying infant Trig Palin)as Republican veep candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at San Antonio International Airport. Oct. 3, 2008. Whoopie Doo! The yahoo guv of the nation’s “largest” state … Continue reading
Sarah Palin : Call of the Moose!
The previously unknown state governor is using her hockey mom hoopla VP candidate exposure to seemingly promote tourism in Alaska.By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / November 18, 2008 Sarah is making the most of what’s left of her … Continue reading
That’s the Ball Game
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No Fairy Tale : Palin’s Cinderella Moment
‘This is just so over-her-head amateurish.’By Paul Robbins / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2008 I watched the TV News of Sarah Palin speaking in Tampa Sunday. My jaw dropped as I heard the quote. Those [$150,000] clothes, they … Continue reading
Palin’s Pipeline : Rigged from the Start
‘This deal smells like the same old Republican policy of enriching their friends at the expense of American citizens.’By Ted McLaughin / October 27, 2008 Sarah Palin has repeatedly referred to her approval of a $40 billion natural gas pipeline … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Alaska Pipeline, Corporate Corruption, Political Corruption, Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin : Queen for a Day (Or Two)
‘In Obama’s absence, the McCain-Palin campaign continued to self-implode.’By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2008 Less than a dozen days till the presidential election. A fiction writer couldn’t have come up with the political plot changes … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain Campaign, McCain Mistakes, November Election, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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Trick or Treat : Sarah Palin in 2012
Sarah Palin on Halloween: Now THAT’S scary.If conservatives keep jumping Repug ship, then Palin’s the one.By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2008 McCain can have only two hopes left in 2008: the Bradley Effect is stronger … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, November Election, Republican Party, Sarah Palin
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Trouble in Paradise : ‘Diva’ Palin ‘Goes Rogue’
Even as John McCain and Sarah Palin scramble to close the gap in the final days of the 2008 election, stirrings of a Palin insurgency are complicating the campaign’s already-tense internal dynamics.….“She’s lost confidence in most of the people on … Continue reading
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Tagged November Election, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, Sarah Palin
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