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OPINION

Mar 27, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

Hate-Crime Wave Is Just Lefty Fakery

Past incidents overblown at best, duplicitous at worst

(Newser) - Reports of political hate crimes against Democrats since the passage of the health care reform bill are overblown at best, and downright lies at worst, Michelle Malkin writes, charging that Nancy Pelosi & Co. “can’t stand the heat” and so manufactured “a Tea Party epidemic of racism,...

Sarah Palin
Stumps for McCain

Mar 26, 2010 5:06 PM CDT

Sarah Palin Stumps for McCain

Tea Party hero lends support to former running mate

(Newser) - Sarah Palin spoke at a rally for John McCain today in Tucson, the first time the two have stumped together since the 2008 presidential campaign. McCain is in a tight primary fight with JD Hayworth, who is attempting to paint the senator as insufficiently conservative. Palin delivered some much-needed Tea...

Tea Party Honcho
Sued Over Palin
Speech Fee

Mar 25, 2010 5:38 AM CDT

Tea Party Honcho Sued Over Palin Speech Fee

Fundraiser put up $50K and didn't get ticket, promised help

(Newser) - The man who put up the $50,000 down payment for Sarah Palin's speaking fee at the National Tea Party Convention says the organizer cheated him, badmouthed him, and barred him from attending the for-profit convention. Conservative fundraiser (and Upper Deck baseball trading-card company founder) Bill Hemrick has filed a...

Palin PAC Targets 20 Dems

Mar 23, 2010 7:19 PM CDT

Palin PAC Targets 20 Dems

She aims to 'fire' those who voted for health reform

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s political action committee plans to use its monetary might to remove from office 20 Democrats who voted for the health-reform measure that passed the House on Sunday. “We’re going to reclaim the power of the people from those who disregarded the will of the people,...

Grayson Calls Palin
an 'Inspiration
to Quitters'

Mar 23, 2010 9:11 AM CDT

Grayson Calls Palin an 'Inspiration to Quitters'

Florida Rep. says ex-governor 'isn't even a political figure'

(Newser) - Florida Rep. Alan Grayson—you’ll remember him as the guy who summed up the Republican health care plan as “die quickly”—upped the ante in his little spat with Sarah Palin yesterday, calling her “an inspiration to quitters all over the country.” Palin had recently...

Discovery
Closes In on
Sarah Palin's
Alaska Show

Mar 23, 2010 8:01 AM CDT

Discovery Closes In on Sarah Palin's Alaska Show

Series reportedly titled 'Sarah Palin's Alaska'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's Alaska is looking more and more like a sure thing: Discovery Communications has edged out rival A&E in bidding for the show, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Palin doesn't come cheap: If Discovery pays anything close to her $1.2 million per episode asking price, the former governor's...

GOP Repeal Chances Little Better Than Snowball in Hell

NATE SILVER

Mar 23, 2010 7:30 AM CDT

GOP Repeal Chances Little Better Than Snowball in Hell

Need big gains in Congress ... and GOP president

(Newser) - While the idea of repealing the health-reform measure passed last night has Republicans buzzing nationwide, the actual chances of it happening are tiny, Nate Silver writes. At very least, nothing happens before January 2013, and that’s if President Obama and his veto are out of office. So from there,...

Palin Charges Obamacare Hurts Soldiers

Mar 22, 2010 6:44 AM CDT

Palin Charges Obamacare Hurts Soldiers

But 'shocking new questions' she raises are bogus, says VA

(Newser) - After scoring big with her “death panels” whopper, Sarah Palin tried to tweet another monkey wrench into the works yesterday, posting on Twitter: “Shocking new questions re:whether military healthcare plans r protected under Obamacare. How will underpaid troops afford their own purchase?” Palin was apparently unaware that...

A&E Wants Palin's Show;
She Wants $1M an Episode

reality TV

Mar 19, 2010 10:13 AM CDT

A&E Wants Palin's Show; She Wants $1M an Episode

Sarah Palin's Alaska could become a reality

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's reality TV show is inching closer to reality. Both A&E and Discovery are interested in Sarah Palin’s Alaska, the series she’s working on with executive producer Mark Burnett. The show would follow Palin as she gives viewers a tour of Alaska locales (a gold mine!...

For Liberals, a Bracket of Evil

ALTERNATE TOURNAMENTS

Mar 17, 2010 8:46 PM CDT

For Liberals, a Bracket of Evil

No hoops knowledge? No worries here

(Newser) - Feeling left out of the NCAA basketball bracket-mania because of hoops-knowledge deficiency? If politics is more your thing, activist cell-phone company Credo Mobile has you covered with its “ Bracket of Evil .” Features matchups include Dick Cheney vs. Fox News (in the media division), Sarah Palin vs. Michele Bachmann...

Palin Will Visit Arizona to Stump for McCain

Mar 16, 2010 1:18 PM CDT

Palin Will Visit Arizona to Stump for McCain

2008 running mate brought in to counter Hayworth

(Newser) - With JD Hayworth breathing down his neck, John McCain is looking for help in the Arizona primary race from a familiar campaigner: Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite will travel to Arizona next weekend to stump for her onetime running mate. The joint appearances will be...

Sarah Palin's Pop Stumps for Nevada Senate Candidate

Mar 16, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

Sarah Palin's Pop Stumps for Nevada Senate Candidate

Chuck Heath backs Tarkanian as 'true conservative'

(Newser) - Politics is turning into an all-family affair for the Palins as Sarah Palin's father features in an ad for one of the many Republicans seeking a chance to unseat Nevada Sen. Harry Reid this fall. Chuck Heath endorses Republican Danny Tarkanian as the "true conservative" choice in the radio...

Republicans
the Tea Party
Hates, Loves

BIG MAC ATTACK

Mar 14, 2010 7:23 AM CDT

Republicans the Tea Party Hates, Loves

John McCain, you are not Mr Popularity. Michael Steele, neither are you.

(Newser) - Republicans hoping to ride the Tea Party wave this year and beyond might end up soaked. Politico surveyed leaders of the movement nationally, and found that almost every single prominent Republican was on the Tea Party's bad list. The party whipping boy? 2008 GOP nominee John McCain, underscoring the disconnect...

Stop Bashing Sarah Palin Over Canada Health Trips

opinion

Mar 11, 2010 12:13 PM CST

Stop Bashing Sarah Palin Over Canada Health Trips

Family visits were all about geography, not politics

(Newser) - Sarah Palin caused a ruckus when she told an audience that her parents took her to Canada for health care when she was growing up. "Hypocrite!" her critics yelled. The resulting fuss has prompted Luke Dittrich to do something he's never done before: "Defend Sarah Palin."...

Palin Crossed
Border for
Canada
Health Care

Mar 9, 2010 5:53 AM CST

Palin Crossed Border for Canada Health Care

'Isn't that ironic?' she asks Calgary crowd

(Newser) - It turns out the woman who nearly single-handedly killed health-care reform in the US with her "death panel" charges slipped across the border for health care in socialized Canada. "Isn't that kind of ironic?" Sarah Palin asked a Calgary crowd over the weekend. She said her parents traveled...

Levi Johnston Mans Up, Pays $21K in Back Child Support

Mar 8, 2010 8:01 PM CST

Levi Johnston Mans Up, Pays $21K in Back Child Support

Money for infant Tripp 'came out of his pocket'

(Newser) - Levi Johnston has complied with a judge’s order to pay overdue child support to Bristol Palin, with a lawyer for Johnston babymama/daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin telling TMZ that a $21,561.12 check has indeed cleared. Asked where Johnston, 19 and coming off an appearance in...

Keep an Eye
on Rick Perry
—for President

opinion

Mar 6, 2010 12:22 PM CST

Keep an Eye on Rick Perry —for President

If he wins big in Texas, he's in perfect position for 2012

(Newser) - Fred Barnes says there's not much sense getting worked up about GOP presidential nominees for 2012 until after the 2010 elections. At that point, even Meg Whitman and John Kasich could conceivably join the list of usual suspects. In his survey of the field, however, Barnes seems to have a...

Comedy Club
Invites Palin
to Perform

Mar 5, 2010 11:58 AM CST

Comedy Club Invites Palin to Perform

VP was impressed with Tonight Show stand-up routine

(Newser) - At least one person was impressed with Sarah Palin’s stand-up routine on the Tonight Show, and he wants her to bring it to his comedy club. “Based on her appearance, Zanies Comedy Club would like to book Sarah Palin to perform at the club,” the establishment’s...

Tonight Show Added
Laugh Track
to Sarah Palin

Mar 5, 2010 10:18 AM CST

Tonight Show Added Laugh Track to Sarah Palin

(Newser) - A sound engineer of 30 years who was in the audience writes that audio portions of Sarah Palin's Tuesday appearance on Jay Leno's Tonight Show were added or amplified, edited before broadcast to make it appear that she was more welcome than she was. They added laughter where there was...

Palin's Leno Spot
Stuns Jon Stewart

FAIR AND BALANCED?!

Mar 4, 2010 8:08 AM CST

Palin's Leno Spot Stuns Jon Stewart

Ex-gov makes outrageous statements— and some decent jokes

(Newser) - Jon Stewart went apoplectic last night after playing a clip from Sarah Palin’s interview with Jay Leno, in which she criticized the media for having too much “opinion under the guise of hard news stories.” Then, just to twist the dagger, she added, “That’s why...