The lost Sarah Palin speechesRead the concession speech the Republican Party wouldn’t let Sarah Palin make after the 2008 US Presidential election, plus the victory speech she never got to make.
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The Sarah Palin vs. Levi Johnston media warsrevealed Read Sarah Palin’s financial records [PDF]
Sarah Palin has released her financial disclosures for the past year, revealing some juicy insights, including: a $1.5m retainer received for her upcoming memoirs, she owns a marketing business called “Pie Spy”, and hubbie Todd got $2000 from a teen abstinence advocacy group. Download it all here.
Is Barack Obama sexist?
Following on from the mini furor this week over Obama finally playing golf with a lady, Hadley Freeman explores the PC nonsense and the ridiculous sexist claims bombarding Obama. Sarah Palin may have been the conservatives favourite female, but being a woman is not the same as being good for women.
Why Palin won’t run for President
Sarah Palin won’t run in 2012, predicts FiveThirtyEight after crunching her popularity numbers and finding she couldn’t beat Romney or Huckabee for GoP nomination. Besides, she’s too busy hanging out with Oprah.
How to pen an autobiography in one day
Inspired by news that Sarah Palin wrote her upcoming memoirs in only four months, Joel Stein attempts to go one better, and write his in one day… with the help of a ghostwriter. Just like Palin.
Judging Sarah Palin’s new book by its cover
The cover image of Sarah Palin’s much-hyped new memoirs, Going Rogue, has been released. Jezebel provides an incredibly detailed (and snarky) analysis of the subliminal messages Palin is trying to send with her artistic choices.
Palin-mania begins again
Sarah Palin’s political career may have fizzled (for now), her public-speaking pursuits may be floundering, but her new book Going Rogue is already a best-seller — and it hasn’t even been released yet.
Just in time for Christmas: the Sarah Palin memoirs
Good news: Sarah Palin (or her ghostwriter) has finished writing her new 400-page book, Going Roque, earlier than expected — just in time to land in Christmas stockings everywhere.
Has Palin begun her presidential campaign?
Sarah Palin flexes her foreign policy muscles in her first international public speaking event, blaming the GFC on government interference: “We’re not interested in government fixes, we’re interested in freedom”.
Palin makes her international debut
Sarah Palin is going global. The former Alaskan governor gave her first overseas speech to a group of investors in Hong Kong yesterday, telling them China “rightfully makes a lot of people nervous”, as well ascr discussing human rights, Reaganomics, Tibet and moose.
Investigative journalist bids $60k for dinner with Sarah Palin
Journalist and true-crime writer Joe McGinniss bid $60,101.01 in the eBay auction for dinner with Sarah (and Todd) Palin, but was unfortunately pipped at the post by a real Palin supporter.
Where the real death panels are
Sarah Palin may have sounded batty accusing Obama of creating “death panels” to determine whether the sick and elderly should live or die, but they do exist, in one form or another, all over the world. Even in the US.
Win dinner with the Palins!
With Levi Johnson recently revealing her taste for something called a “Crunchwrap Supreme”, lovers of fine dining will no doubt be chomping at the bit to bid on eBay for a dinner with Sarah Palin. Bids are already up to US$37,700, so get in fast, foodies!
In the battle of Johnston vs. Palin, the winner is Vanity Fair
America’s favourite redneck and former-future-son-in-law of Sarah Palin, Levi Johnston, has been making waves in the media with a candid interview for Vanity Fair. But the media is divided over whether his “expose” justice served or just sleaze.
PODCAST: The rise and rise of Levi Johnston
NPR looks at how a monosyllabic 19-year-old from nowhere Alaska has become one of the most in-demand interview subjects in the US media, and the people working behind-the-scenes to shape and promote his public image.
Why Palin’s death panels are like Hitler’s testicles
Familiarity breeds belief, explains behavioral scientist Peter Ubel, and much like the myth of Adolf Hitler’s third testicle, the more people who hear Sarah Palin’s claim that the Democrats are advocating “death panels”, the more likely people are to believe it’s true — even if theyr’e told it’s not.
Is Sarah Palin writing her own Facebook notes?
Every time former Alaska governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin writes something on her Facebook page, the press goes nuts for it. But come on, says Gawker: they’re far too coherent, well-argued and grammatically correct to have ever been penned by Palin herself.
Harriet Harman: the new Sarah Palin?
UK Deputy Leader Harriet Harman — a tenacious hard nosed feminist — is “bringing politics back to Westminster” in her role as the stand-in PM.
Palin to become the next golden tonsils?
Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin is keeping quiet about her future political plans, but rumours abound that her dulcet tones are headed for the airwaves. Could she be the next Rush Limbaugh? You betcha!
Video of the Day: William Shatner reads Sarah Palin’s farewell speech
“Master thespian” William Shatner reads Sarah Palin’s resignation speech as it was truly intended to be performed: as a beat poem.
Palin’s last day: it’s all about the money
It’s Sarah Palin’s last day as the governor of Alaska, and still no-one’s entirely sure why she’s leaving. But according to the Christian Science Monitor, her departure is at least partially motivated by money.
Palin’s resignation: the edited version
Sarah Palin’s resignation speech was never going to be the Gettysburg Address, but it still lacked, er, polish. Just how bad was it? Vanity Fair let their sub-editing team loose on a transcript to find out.
Palin fundraising has echoes of Obama
Sarah Palin’s fundraising haul this year has mostly come from small, grass-roots donors. It may not give her huge economic clout going into 2012, but, says Nate Silver, as Obama discovered, small donors often turn into activists and voters.
