Sarah Palin Inc.Sarah Palin is the “president of right-wing America” — a job that has netted her $12 million already. New York magazine goes behind the building of the Sarah Palin brand-name: an empire driven far more by money than political ideology.
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Sarah Palin’s other speaking contract
The Onion gives its take on the infamous Sarah Palin speaking contract found in a dumpster. A packet of string cheese for Todd and some extra red clothing? Sounds right to us.
Is Sarah Palin a bigger diva than the Rolling Stones?
After Sarah Palin’s private jet and bendy straws contract got leaked, The Week decided to compare Palin’s diva antics. How does she stack up against Jennifer “everything must be white” Lopez and Barbara “metal detectors for all” Streisand?
Daily Proposition: Five great articles to read from the couch
Since early last year, the Crikey website has prided itself on collecting really interesting articles from everywhere. In that spirit, here are five really great reads for tonight.
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Read Sarah Palin’s speaking contract: private jets and bendy straws [PDF]
Oops: Sarah Palin’s public speaking contract has been dug out of a dumpster. Among her demands: big jets, SUVs… and “bendable straws”.
Translating Sarah Palin’s speech
Language expert John McWhorter looks at “Palinspeak”: the unique linguistic stylings of Sarah Palin. Why does she speak the way she does? And why hasn’t it handicapped her meteoric rise to fame?
Sarah Palin’s most wanted
Sarah Palin has written up a hit list of 20 Democrats who voted for “Obamacare” that she wants her supporters to target in the November elections. She’s also asking them to donate $5 per scalp (i.e. a nice way of asking for $100).
Wolff: Why David Cameron will be the next PM of Britain
Tories leader David Cameron is the snobbish ex-PR hack who easily calms public tensions. Can he beat the awkward Gordon Brown and bring the conservative upper class back to power? asks Michael Wolff.
Sarah Palin scavenges for Oscar swag
Sarah Palin and her entourage were “like locusts” at a recent Oscars event, according to E!, scrounging up all the free swag they could, including jewelery, watches, makeup and a pair of tie-dyed “jeggings”.
Will Sarah Palin please shut up
Sarah Palin is still banging on about the controversial South Park episode, placing herself as the sacrificial lamb female politician. But can Sarah Palin please move on from her victim mentality? begs Mother Jones.
Palin on the nose, so who wants to be America’s next top Republican?
The base has spoken: Mitt Romney is the man most likely to win America’s Next Top Republican and challenge Barack Obama in 2013. Harley Dennett reports on the influential Conservative Political Action Conference.
How much dough can you make off a political memoir?
Sarah Palin’s made millions from Going Rogue and Bill Clinton got a US$15m advance for his memoir. Boston Globe examines just how many big ones penning a political book can bring US pollies — doubtful that Battlelines brought in that much.
Henry Rollins: Sarah Palin, a dynamo of dumbassity
Henry Rollins rants about Tea Parties, Sarah Palin, homophobia and America’s race to the bottom.
Video of the Day: Sarah Palin goes to a tea party
Sarah Palin goes rogue at the first ever Tea Party National Convention (and all for the low, low price of $100,000!). Is she gearing up for a presidential run in 2012? Did the crib notes help? Have the lunatics finally taken over the asylum in the U-S-of-A? Is First Dude Todd really pulling all the […]
Just what is Sarah Palin up to?
Despite leaving politics in July, Alaska’s favourite hockey mom, Sarah Palin, is possibly more visible now than ever. Is she preparing to challenge Obama in 2012, or just riding high on the wave of kooky conservatism sweeping through the States?
scandal Todd Palin’s real power revealed
It turns out Todd Palin was more than just the snow-mobile racing dude in the background: msnbc has emails that reveal he was deeply involved in running Alaska during Sarah’s stint as governor.
“Retardgate”: Palin sparks another media flame war
Sarah Palin has started another media storm by slamming Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, for using the phrase “f-cking retarded”. Now the Special Olympics and Tea Party movement are involved.
Crikey Says: Family feuds at Fox
The riveting story of the ageing mogul, the liberal kids, the recalcitrant son-in-law, and the Teabaggers pin up girl. Why, it must be Fox News!
Foxy Sarah Palin hits the screen
She’s back! Republican Sarah Palin has nabbed a new gig with Fox News, where she will host a series on the network occasionally. She’s gained official wingnut status now, but let’s hope she doesn’t get “too Hollywood”, says pundits.
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Palin’s banned blogger list
Finally, the official list of bloggers banned from attending an event for Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue have been revealed by Talking Points Memor. And husband Todd Palin was chief enforcer, responsible for bloggers including Dennis Zaki and Jesse Griffin being ejected from the venue.
Not yet Palin into insignificance
Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue slick publicity tour is getting her back in the media and the voters’ faces again, even if her political career is uncertain. Can she steal the conservative spotlight back from Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck?
Political snippets: Copenhagen confusing, the Gail Kelly admiration society, the Governator of Palin
The reports from Copenhagen are very confusing, with still no news of what the final outcome will be. Is this Chinese tactic of testing the nerve of those they negotiate with being repeated?
Climategate: the winners and losers
The Climategate leaked email scandal has rocked players on both sides of the climate change debate. As the dust settles in Copenhagen, Mediate looks at who’s left standing.
Why Sarah Palin should be the next Oprah
Ellen, Phil, Tyra… many names are being thrown around as to who should succeed Oprah when she leaves her long-running talk show next year, but Jon Friedman makes the case for a pretty novel one: Sarah. And you know you’d watch it, too.
New York Times / Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Sarah Palin can’t even pronounce the word “media” properly, but she is its hottest property: selling millions of books, commanding a legion of Facebook fans, and now pulling in two million viewers for her debut as a Fox News presenter.