Hm. Amusing in one respect to hear the Palinites rip her for acting the Diva at a book signing. But then I read stuff like this:
I spent majority of my day at Border’s in Noblesville, Indiana waiting to get my book signed. After 8 hours in the cold and rain with my wife and 10 […]

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Whew. Don’t you mean Iran, Ms. Palin?
And as Sullivan notes - Hannity doesn’t correct her. Can’t. That would be elitist!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM7Xhg0WIbU

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It ain’t because she’s from Alaska.
It ain’t because she shoots guns.
It ain’t because she’s a Christian. It ain’t because of the kids.
It ain’t because of her good looks.
It’s because anybody -and I mean anybody - could mouth the exact same boilerplate talking points. Are these the conclusions she’s reached as the result of deep introspection, […]

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Lord have mercy:
In a new interview with Newsmax, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin hinted that a “dream ticket” of Palin and Fox News host Glenn Beck is not out of the question:
“I can envision a couple of different combinations, if ever I were to be in a position to really even seriously consider running for […]

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Hm. Media Matters points out that in addition to Sarah Palin’s running shorts, that Newsweek cover features a headline - “How do you solve a problem like Sarah?” - that’s actually pinched from Sound of Music, “in which nuns fret about ‘how’ to ’solve a problem like Maria,’ a ‘girl’ who ‘climbs trees’ and whose […]

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Because it’s not like Palin posed for the photo herself or anything.

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Funny. So the AP takes a look at Palin’s book and decides that she’s “Going Rogue” on several facts. You know, stuff like this:
PALIN: Boasts that she ran her campaign for governor on small donations and turned back large checks if her campaign perceived a conflict of interest.
THE FACTS: Of the roughly $1.3 million she […]

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Hey, did you know Sarah Palin read wrote a book?

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Not only is Sarah Palin going to avoid potentially unfriendly interviewers as part of her book blitz - she’s going to avoid potentially unfriendly towns:
Sarah Palin’s book tour is a gift for her base.
No stops are planned in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities and book-buying communities that are standard for […]

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Ain’t it, tho?
On her Facebook page yesterday, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin announced that she was “very excited about the upcoming road trip” to promote her book, which will be released later this month. As CNN’s Alexander Mooney notes, Palin “hinted she’d likely sit down with a string of friendly faces during the tour that […]

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Taibbi runs a piece on Palin he wrote that was never published, which probably gets at the conservative culture-war mindset better than anything I’ve seen:
Just as she had during the campaign last fall, Palin defied rational analysis by making a primal connection with the subterranean resentments of white middle America, which is apparently so pissed […]

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Sarah Palin read wrote a book. Did you know that? Well, obviously, she didn’t actually write it herself. But as Sullivan notes, it’s already being praised on the right (even though it’s not out yet) by the likes of John Fund in the WSJ not only as a potential best-seller - which it will surely […]

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Sullivan:
Politico surveys the GOP base and finds Palin-mania still strong. I think she perfectly represents a form of protest cultural politics that has no interest in actually governing. And what’s fascinating about the various quotes from local GOP machers is that none of them refers in any way to policy. She is not supported because […]

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Water is wet. The sky is blue.
Sarah Palin is an idiot:
In an interview with the New York Times in April, the president suggested that such a group, working outside of “normal political channels,” should guide decisions regarding that “huge driver of cost . . . the chronically ill and those toward the end of their […]

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That’s what I like about Sarah Palin - she’s so principled.

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Sarah Palin is running real hard, trying to get out in front of the parade so she can lead it:
Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin defended her claim that the Democratic health care proposal would create “death panels” in a statement Wednesday night slamming President Barack Obama. …
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“Section 1233 authorizes advanced care planning consultations for […]

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Must steal. Via both Sullivan and John Cole, this would be Sarah Palin’s farewell address - as “interepreted” by - who else? - William Shatner.
Update: Good call, City, link now fixed here.

Palin’s original would have been way better with bongos. Actually, Palin’s original would have been better if it had been coherent. But then the same might […]

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This would be Peggy Noonan, famously a Republican, on Sarah Palin:
In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn’t say what she read because she didn’t read anything. She was utterly unconcerned […]

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Sullivan:
McCain knew full well that Palin was unqualified to be commander-in-chief at this period of time; and he knew there was no way she could ever learn enough to do the job. So his decision to pick her was pure cynicism and irresponsibility. The MSM knew full well that there were very serious questions about […]

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Ross Douthat’s defense of Palin in the NYT has been making the rounds, and I have to say that I don’t disagree with certain aspects of it:
One hopes that was intentional. A Sarah Palin who stepped down for the sake of her family and her media-swarmed state deserves sympathy even from the millions of Americans […]

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