
Who'd have guessed. Apparently some PBS watchers are also Sarah Palin supporters. Or at least Sarah Palin sympathizers. Comedian Andy Borowitz, in his short, funny segment that appears at the end of Jon Meacham's 'Need to Know' PBS news show, this week made fun of...
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Apparently, Bristol and Levi are the Britney and Kevin. Take this with about a hundred grains of salt. Perez Hilton is 'reporting' that the National Enquirer is 'reporting' (I can't find anything on their site so it may only be in the print version) that Levi Johnston may (may!)...
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Former Governor Howard Dean drew a characteristic rebuke from Fox News' Michael Clemente when he accused the network of "absolutely racist" coverage of the Shirley Sherrod story. Clemente called Dean a "failed candidate" who "blame(s) Fox for almost anything."Speaking to Dylan Ratigan fill-in and Young Turks...
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Shortly after my interview with New Black Panther Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz, during which I confronted him about a number of inflammatory statements by NBPP members, a video surfaced of Shabazz praising Osama bin Laden. I never got the chance, then, to ask him about it, but Alan Colmes remedied that situation...
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Be careful what you wish for. An straw poll conducted at Netroots Nation over the weekend revealed that a majority of liberals would like to see Sarah Palin snag the GOP nomination for president in 2012. According to CBS Palin was far and away the Republican of choice for...
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Glynnis MacNicol noted that yesterday's daily Daily Caller Journolist leak deviated from previous entries, in that it was simply a "dump" of emails on the subject of Trig Palin, with no accompanying editorial content. While the posting drew a sharp rebuke from Sarah Palin, it made me wonder why Daily Caller...
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The Web there works well enough for Sarah Palin, but a big swath of the state is still on "narrowband". And if you've got a need for speed? Get thee to Wilmington.
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Colorado Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck got into hot water today as audio was released of him calling Tea Party members and, specifically, birthers, "dumbasses." For a candidate so popular among the Tea Party, many considered it a major gaffe. Vising Lawrence O'Donnell on Countdown tonight, MSNBC contributor Dave Weigel called his...
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Most of the time it's hard to muster sympathy for Sarah Palin when it comes to her treatment at the hands of the press; this is a woman who could teach an advanced course in media relations. In fact every day I wonder if she's doing just that with her Facebook notes....
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Lately, Facebook seems to be having a bit of trouble with its automated censoring program. After inadvertently deleting a note by Sarah Palin last week, Facebook is now blocking users from creating pages with the word “Palestinian” in the page title.
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