McCain is touting his VP choice as a reformer who fought against earmarks (often called “pork”). But the LA Times has found that when Palin was mayor of Wasilla, she made McCain’s “Pork List” three times for requesting questionable earmarks for her small Alaska town. Among the projects in McCain’s Pork List that Palin requested was […]
© Daryl Cagle Artist Daryl Cagle reports that he is getting a stronger response to this cartoon from newspaper editors than he can ever remember getting, with conservatives writing in disgust (saying he was “over the line” by drawing Palin’s daughter Bristol) and liberals cheering him on. In his defense, Cagle says that the cartoon […]
Presumed Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin has hired a private lawyer to defend her in the “Troopergate” investigation. Palin is accused of abusing her power by pressuring Public Safety Commissioner Walk Monegan to fire Palin’s ex-brother-in-law, and when Monegan refused, she fired him for no reason. Even though the Palin administration says they are cooperating […]
Other humor: People who would be better VP picks than Sarah Palin VPILF.com (if you don’t know what VPILF stands for, look up MILF) The Daily Show
© Rex Babin UPDATE: According to the New York Times, the McCain campaign sold out to the Christian conservatives. McCain had wanted to pick Joe Lieberman or Tom Ridge. But both men favor abortion rights, anathema to the Christian conservatives who make up a crucial base of the Republican Party. As word leaked out that […]
Watch this video clip from Friday morning, just before McCain announced his pick of Sarah Palin as the VP nominee. Joe Scarborough, Pat Buchanan, and others discuss the possibility of Palin as VP, her qualifications compared to Obama and Biden, her ability to be commander in chief, and even as a substitute for Hillary Clinton, […]
The McCain campaign is denying reports that Sarah Palin was a supporter of Pat Buchanan in the 90’s, but Buchanan himself says that Palin “was a brigadier in 1996 as was her husband… they were at a fundraiser for me, she’s a terrific gal.” Why is this significant? Well, let’s look at what Buchanan has […]
Head on over to Crooks and Liars to see Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert respond to McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin to be his VP. UPDATE: Also check out Gail Collins’ sarcasm-drenched report on Palin. Here’s a quote: McCain does not believe in pandering to identity politics. He was looking for someone who was well […]
“Thirty-eight million people watched Barack Obama at the stadium in Denver. There were 84,000 full-throated supporters who turned out there at the field. The Republicans fired back today. They say, ‘We can also fill a stadium with thousands of screaming people. For example, the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina.’” –Bill Maher “John McCain’s VP pick is […]
Hilarious new video from Jed Lewison: And some of the comments on his site are equally hilarious: Awkward. McCain had actually been eyeing Palin for a while John McCain’s ‘Rove’-ing Eyes He’s looking at her . . . podium! Yeah, that’s it! He’s checking out her podium! Nice shoes! I guess this brings a whole […]
Sarah Palin’s longest political experience is as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, so one might ask what the mayor does in Wasilla. Lucky for us, the Powers and Duties of Mayor of Wasilla are listed online. Here are the first two duties on the list: Preside at council meetings. The mayor may take part in […]
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