Sarah Palin Equates Musk Oxen with Family Values

Sarah Palin's presidential hopes surely can't survive this assassin's bullet | Jonathan Freedland
It's not exactly fair. Palin didn't pull the trigger that killed six people, including a nine-year-old girl, in Arizona and left a member of Congress fighting for her life. But politics isn't fair. The cold reality is that the individual most politically damaged by the Saturday shootings is the former vice-presidential Candidate turned Reality TV star, bestselling author and all-round media phenomenon. For proof, just imagine how a Palin Presidential Campaign would now unfold. Her fellow Republi...

Laura Mola: Sarah Palin -- The Learning Channel
Can Sarah Palin truly be a learning channel, a conduit that sparks us to learn, grow, change for the better? Some of us don't agree with most of her actions, but we can't argue with the fact she is a success story. She's the proverbial small town girl who made good. She has pluck, courage, gumption. Dares to speak her mind. Be who she is. Laughs off her gaffes. Has down home values, aw shucks plain talk, rough and tumble frontier spirit. No wonder Sarah Palin is at the top of the list of most ...

Manson Family Values
At Big Journalism, Christian Hartsock explains “How John Lennon Killed Sharon Tate (and Other Ideas For MSM Narratives):” John Lennon murdered Sharon Tate. Jodie Foster shot Ronald Reagan. Oliver Stone and Marilyn Manson caused Columbine. A dog ordered the Son of Sam killings. And Fox News, the Tea Party and the American right compelled Jared Loughner to shoot Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson. The only reason these parallels don’t work is that while Charles Manson did i...

Sarah Palin's TV show ends planned 8-episode run
What happens if I lose power? AP Interview: Howard K. Stern says case vindicates him and Anna Nicole Smith. Judge dismisses drug Conspiracy convictions of Anna Nicole Smith boyfriend, Psychiatrist. Ex-VP Candidate John Edwards not named in wife Elizabeth's will, which leaves items to kids. Overnight Sensation: Ohio Homeless man with golden radio voice overwhelmed by job offers. Second Chance: Sports job offers pouring in for Ohio Homeless man with the golden radio voice. Brad Womack says he&...

NYC Tea Partier Thinks the Rhetoric is Coming from the Left
Manhattan Tea Party Leader David Webb said that left-leaning media organizations and polticians have been "irresponsible and despicable" in attempting to connect the Arizona shooter to the Tea Party even though they have no evidence. "[The shooting] had absolutely nothing to do with the Tea Parties or Sarah Palin's map," Webb said, referring to the well publicized map of 'target' districts released by Sarah Palin's political action fund during last year's Midterm Elections. Contrary to initial...

Sarah Palin's Alaska - Episode 8
It is with a heavy heart that we begin tonight’s recap. But Bella and I have decided to finish the task that we started 8 weeks ago, and review the final episode. I have explained to Bella what happened in Arizona yesterday, and she had lots of questions. It is incredibly hard to explain to a 7-year-old why people sometimes get shot and killed as they go about their business. I try my best. Bella says she hates Sarah Palin. I tell her that we shouldn’t hate anyone, not even Sarah Pal...

Sarah Palin Under fire!
Sarah Palin under Fire! Headlines around the world confusing the issues by blaring, “Weight of words in focus after shooting”, by CNN. Gabrielle Giffords shooting: has the backlash damaged Sarah Palin? Guardian.co.uk With the shootings in Arizona last weekend involving Gabrielle Gifford and 19 others there is another interesting factor that the News Media has failed to note and may of just have played an important factor. In 2007 Jared Loughner attended a rally where Gabrielle Giffo...

Lynn M. Paltrow: Open Letter to Governor Sarah Palin -- How Will You Lead, What Will You Say?
Dear Sarah Palin, I am writing today about how you are responding to and how you will respond to the Assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the Murders of six other people. By way of introduction and background, I am a cousin of Congresswoman Giffords. I am also an ally of Dr. George Tiller, the Kansas doctor who provided Abortion services and who was assassinated on May 31, 2009. When the Congresswoman's offices were vandalized after her vote on Healthcare Reform, I wro...

Sarah Palin's leadership moment
Whether she likes it or not and whether it's fair or not, Sarah Palin is a major character in the drama surrounding the tragedy in Tucson. This comes with the territory when one has operated as a hub in the nation's political discourse since the 2008 presidential contest. But while I understand the defensive crouch she is now in, it's time she actually be the image she likes to project: a leader. Conservative commentator David Frum gives Palin an excellent eight-point plan to respond in a manner...

In Wake of Tucson Tragedy, What's Sarah Palin's Next Move?
Sarah Palin and her campaign website targeting Congressional Democrats. (Credit: CBS/AP) In the wake of Saturday's tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona - in which six were killed and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 13 others were injured - Sarah Palin has maintained a relatively low profile. After expressing her "sincere condolences" to the shooting's Victims and their families via Facebook on Saturday, Palin has made only one other statement to the press: an e-mail to Glenn Beck, which ...

Slight jab at Palin from Pawlenty in wide ranging interview with NYT
As he turns to focusing on the national stage shortly after leaving Minnesota’s Governor’s office, Tim Pawlenty is making his way through numerous high-profile interviews. He appeared on both Good Morning America and The View on Tuesday Morning, and on Monday he sat down with The New York Times for an interview addressing a wide number of topics, ranging from Afghanistan to Health Care reform. The Times’ Michael Shear opened the interview by asking Pawlenty about the attempted ...

Toxic rhetoric: Twitter users want Sarah Palin dead, media yawns
Ever since the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, liberals have sought to blame Sarah Palin and the Tea Party for the attack. Shortly after the shooting, Jane Fonda sent out tweets blaming Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and the Tea Party. Encouraged by irresponsible and shameful reporting, a number of Twitter users have expressed their desire to see Sarah Palin dead, and some tweets actually call for her Assassination. “So…will everyone be satisfied then when Palin is assa...

Deconstructing Sarah Palin: Levi Was Right
I quite agree with Andrew Sullivan, who suggests that Sarah Palin somehow seems less formidable, as well as less scary, than she did when she burst onto the national political scene nearly a year and a half ago. The big reason for me is that Palin has shown herself to be incapable of growth. As in doing the necessary work to move beyond being a curiosity as a half-term Governor of a state with more caribou than people and become a serious politician for these serious times. Can she and her staf...

A few early reflections
I am heartbroken by the tragedy in Arizona and wish the best for everyone affected by the shootings, those grieving and those recovering from the horror of Saturday. In my column Thursday I will touch on the broader issues this has raised, but I will briefly take note here of how this event is already affecting the 2012 presidential race. Let's start by agreeing that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is not remotely responsible for the actions of mentally uns

Arizona Lawmaker In Palin's 'Crosshairs' Says Blame Game Is Not Helpful (VIDEO)
Arizona Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, who like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was targeted by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, said in an interview Tuesday that "the blame game is not helpful right now." Still, former Rep. Kirkpatrick said that being featured on Palin's list of 20 districts -- complete with a map of what a Palin aide called "surveyor marks" -- "was especially disconcerting for our families." "Well, you know, it was angry and mean-spirited campaign in many ways and I think it's real...

Attorney general rejects initiative to outlaw abortion
This is the place to talk about Alaska politics, state, local, national. Public life in the Last Frontier has rarely been more interesting -- a full slate of federal and state Elections, the influence of former Gov. Sarah Palin, the usual hardball Alaska politics. Come here for news, tidbits and information, and join the discussion. We encourage lively debate, but please keep it civil and stay on point. Don't use Profanity, make crude comments or attack other posters. Posts that violate the Term...

Mitch Daniels cautious about presidential run
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-Ind.) suggested he might not seek the 2012 Republican nomination for president on Tuesday. Daniels, whose name regularly appears on shortlists for the Republican nomination, said that he is only considering running. "I wouldn't hold your breath for that," the Northwest Times of Indiana reported. "A lot of people have asked me to think about it, so we will." In the same interview though Daniels showed more than a little willingness to criticize the Obama Administ...

Since When Do Conservatives Believe Words Dont Have Consequences?
The same Wingnuts who are insisting today that there’s absolutely no connection at all between Speech and actions have spent an awful lot of time over the past several decades saying exactly the opposite. I’m old enough to remember when rap music inspired negroes to kill police offers and a TV Sitcom was to blame for the L.A. riots. In modern America taking on a popular TV character, even a fictional one, is politically more precarious than taking a clear stand on a substantive cam...

Figueroa Produce Market: Organic Food For The People
Luis Quismorio refuses to believe that eating healthy, Organic Food is reserved for the wealthy. He and business partners Anthony Bermudez and Ruben Perez started Figueroa Produce in Highland Park almost three years ago with a mission to provide high-quality food at low prices, in a family-friendly environment. Located in a strip mall next to a 99¢ store, Figueroa Produce stands out as a healthful alternative to the numerous fast food chains and discount stores in the area. According to the L...

The Diversity Police Are At It Again
Monday, January 10, 2011 By Ken Connor An alarm has been sounded for Republicans who advocate big-government, Abortion, Gay Marriage, and Gun Control: Take heed! The GOP is being taken over by (gasp!) actual Conservatives! Offering a review of Monday's debate between the four individuals vying for the mantle of RNC chair, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank first belittled, then bemoaned the lack of ideological diversity among the Candidates: "There were two white women, two white men an...

Alaska pipeline still seen restarting this week: Source
By Janet McGurty NEW YORK | Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:07am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alaska's main Oil Pipeline was still expected to restart this week after a spill on Saturday forced it to shut down, idling 12 percent of U.S. Oil Production, a source familiar with its operations said. Trans Alaskan Pipeline System operator Alyeska expects to bypass a leaky area along the 600,000 barrel-per-day, 800-mile line by installing a substitute stretch of pipe, the industry source told Reuters. Alyeska will...

Alaska pipeline still seen restarting this week: Source
By Janet McGurty NEW YORK | Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:07am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alaska's main Oil Pipeline was still expected to restart this week after a spill on Saturday forced it to shut down, idling 12 percent of U.S. Oil Production, a source familiar with its operations said. Trans Alaskan Pipeline System operator Alyeska expects to bypass a leaky area along the 600,000 barrel-per-day, 800-mile line by installing a substitute stretch of pipe, the industry source told Reuters. Alyeska will...

APOC Files Its Own Complaint Against Rep. Bill Thomas
Many of you know about the APOC complaint I filed against Rep. William Thomas, Jr. (R-Haines) because he claimed ads like this were “thank you ads,” not “campaign ads”: One of the 17 ads named in the complaint The status of that complaint is basically where we left it in my last post on the subject. The APOC staff re-opened the investigation, as the Commissioners tasked them to do in the Adminstrative Order. I know because they contacted me for more information. The ne...

Alaska pipeline still seen restarting this week: Source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alaska's main Oil Pipeline was still expected to restart this week after a spill on Saturday forced it to shut down, idling 12 percent of U.S. Oil Production, a source familiar with its operations said. Trans Alaskan Pipeline System operator Alyeska expects to bypass a leaky area along the 600,000 barrel-per-day, 800-mile line by installing a substitute stretch of pipe, the industry source told Reuters. Alyeska will await approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation ...

Clinton Amends Passport Change
Last December the State Department announced that passport applications would begin using the terms "Parent 1" and "Parent 2" rather than "mother" and "father." But predictably, anti-gay and Christianist groups have been screaming their heads off and today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ordered an amending of the planned change. The State Department said Saturday that Clinton had instructed the department to retain "mother" and "father" in passport applications as well as in a form known a...