Sarah Palin

Stories 741 - 760 | << Prev   Next >>

Why Run for Office? Palin's Built a Better Bully Pulpit

With the media as her power base, she's rich, influential, and not accountable

(Newser) - Sarah Palin will be the biggest thing outside the Superbowl this weekend, as she headlines a Tea Party Convention today and campaigns for Texas governor Rick Perry tomorrow. While political pundits obsesses over what she's gunning for, the New York Times observes that she may already have it: She's got...

Emails Reveal Todd Palin's Power

'First Dude' had say in virtually every aspect of Sarah Palin's administration

(Newser) - Todd Palin had a massive amount of power in his wife’s administration in Alaska, recently released emails confirm. The missives, obtained by NBC through the state’s public records law, show the “first dude” was heavily involved in judicial appointments, contract negotiations with public employees, and state board...

Sorry I Dropped the Ball on John Edwards Scandal

Who could believe he was actually that big a scumbag?

(Newser) - Andrew Sullivan is really, really sorry for not doggedly pursuing the John Edwards scandal in the same way he went after, say, Sarah Palin. But he has a good reason: “It seemed too awful for me to believe.” Who would imagine that “a husband could do that...

Palins Haven't Paid Taxes on Vacation Cabins

Not ex-governor's job to report new buildings, her lawyer says

(Newser) - Records show that Sarah Palin hasn't paid any property taxes on cabins built on two backcountry plots partially owned by the former Alaska governor. There are no tax assessments for the two-story, house-sized cabins , a workshop and a sauna spotted today in an aerial survey. Property taxes totaling $156.13...

Sarah Palin Throws Tea Party in Harry Reid's Hometown

Searchlight, Nevada, will kick off Tea Party Express bus tour

(Newser) - Sarah Palin will stick it to Harry Reid by headlining a Tea Party rally in his hometown of Searchlight, Nevada, on March 27. The assault on the struggling Senate majority leader will kick off a 42-city bus tour for the Tea Party Express; Palin will also headline at a stop...

Sarah Palin Magazine Tells Story 'In Her Own Words'

Except she had nothing to do with it

(Newser) - Sarah Palin joins the ranks of Michael Jackson and the stars of Twilight, having finally scored her very own supermarket glossy. Sarah Palin: Faith, Family, Freedom is a 100-page single-issue magazine published by a veteran of gossip rag In Touch, and it promises to reveal "the untold story…in...

Palin Wants Emanuel Fired for Using the R-Word

Calling Democrats 'retarded' is on par with the N-word

(Newser) - Sarah Palin wielded her Facebook page last night to call for the head of Rahm Emanuel, who reportedly called some liberal groups “f---ing retarded” during a closed-door health care strategy meeting in August. Palin likens the chief of staff's comment to using the “N-word,” and urges President...

Palin's PAC Chalks Up $1.4M
Palin's PAC
Chalks Up $1.4M
Feb 2, 2010 3:40 AM CST

Palin's PAC Chalks Up $1.4M

Besides book, PAC bucks go to law firm, like-minded candidates

(Newser) - The $63,000 that went to buy up Sarah Palin's book was part of $1.4 million raised by her political action committee in the second half of 2009, documents show. Most of that was raised after Palin resigned as governor of Alaska. Another $65,000 was paid to an...

Sarah Palin's Book a Bestseller—With Her PAC

SarahPAC paid $63,000 for complimentary copies of Going Rogue

(Newser) - Sarah Palin used $63,000 of her political action committee's funds to buy copies of her book Going Rogue last year. SarahPAC used the money to send copies of the book to donors who'd met a contribution target. The committee also ponied up $8,000 for "colorful bookmarks,"...

Tea Party Convention in Turmoil Over Costs, Palin

Internal disputes, profiteering concerns derail event

(Newser) - A much-ballyhooed Tea Party convention is coming apart, as the veteran protesters turn their rage on their own gathering. Sponsors and participants are pulling out, outraged over the enormous cost—tickets are a whopping $549, plus a $9.95 fee—and the $100,000 the convention is reportedly paying keynote...

Populism's a Losing Strategy
 Populism's a Losing Strategy 
DAVID BROOKS
Jan 26, 2010 5:15 AM CST

Populism's a Losing Strategy

Voters too smart to buy into class struggle, writes David Brooks

(Newser) - Populism is back in vogue but politicians scrambling to bash the elite forget that it's almost always been a losing strategy, warns David Brooks. Politicians—whether they're Democrats taking potshots at Wall Street or Sarah Palin blasting the cultural elite—should remember that America was built by people like Alexander...

Edwards a Warning on Celebrity Pols
 Edwards a Warning 
 on Celebrity Pols 
OPINION
Jan 26, 2010 5:00 AM CST

Edwards a Warning on Celebrity Pols

Fame has replaced achievement and the judgment of peers

(Newser) - John Edwards nearly rode a megawatt grin into the Oval Office, and there's a lesson in the wreckage of his political career, writes Richard Cohen. Edwards became the vice presidential nominee because of his "political matinee idol" style, rather than legislative achievement. His rise—along with that of Sarah...

Palins, Oprah Discuss Bristol's Sex Life

Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin talk abstinence

(Newser) - American's most famous teen mom and her famous mom, Sarah Palin, talked abstinence with Oprah today. Bristol Palin plans to hold to her vow not to have sex until she's married, even though the queen of all media offered her an out: "It's nobody's business when you chose to...

Sarah, Bristol Palin Hit Oprah Tomorrow

Mom will talk Fox News gig, daughter will talk teen pregnancy

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is headed back to Oprah Winfrey’s couch tomorrow, the daytime diva’s site announced today, and this time she’s bringing daughter Bristol with her. Mom will chat about her new gig at Fox News, while daughter talks “life as a single teenage mom, premarital sex...

Sarah Palin Will Campaign for McCain, Bachmann

Fox personality keen on 'commonsense conservative principles of liberty'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is buoyed by the Republicans’ “truly amazing” win in Massachusetts yesterday, and is prepared to stump for GOP candidates in this year’s midterm elections. The erstwhile Alaska governor singles out particular candidates in a Facebook post, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, and...

Poll: Majority Oppose Palin Run for Prez

71%, including 56% of Republicans, think she should sit out 2012

(Newser) - A majority of both Democrats and Republicans don't want to see Sarah Palin seeking the presidency in 2012, according to a CBS poll. Overall, 71% said they didn't want her to run, with 21% saying they did and 8% undecided. Among Republicans, 56% were against a Palin presidential bid. That...

Sarah Palin Plans Visit to Daytona 500

Ex-Alaska gov won't play official role but does have 'NASCAR's blessing'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is planning a romantic Valentine's Day—at the Daytona 500. Although the former Alaska governor won't have an official role in the race, she does have "NASCAR's blessing," the president of the Daytona International Speedway tells the Daytona Beach News-Journal , quoting the sport's governing body as...

Palins Score $100K for Tabloid Cover

And Bristol 'guarantees' she's going to stay a virgin this time

(Newser) - Sarah Palin continues to clean up in her post-public-servant life, pulling in $100,000 for her mother-daughter appearance on the cover of In Touch magazine with Bristol and both of their babies, the New York Post says. This on top of her $100,000 speaking fees—including the Tea Party...

Glenn Beck Calls 'Bullcrap' on Sarah Palin

He doesn't let her equivocate while naming her favorite founding father

(Newser) - Glenn Beck called "Bullcrap" on Sarah Palin's first answer when he asked her to name her favorite founding father. He interjected with the comment when she responded, "Well, all of them, because they came collectively together with so much,” notes Talking Points Memo . She eventually settled on...

Beck, Palin Offer to Co-Host SNL
 Beck, Palin Offer 
 to Co-Host SNL 
'HOW COULD THEY SAY NO?'
Jan 13, 2010 6:06 PM CST

Beck, Palin Offer to Co-Host SNL

Ex-governor bets host a steak NBC will say yes

(Newser) - Uniting Sarah Palin on-air with Glenn Beck produced the expected fireworks on Fox News today, with the duo making NBC an offer the network will be hard-pressed to refuse: They want to co-host Saturday Night Live. “How could they say no?” Palin wondered, and bet Beck a steak that...

Stories 741 - 760 | << Prev   Next >>
Most Read on Newser