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Sarah Palin Wilts as Glenn Beck Self-Destructsnew

Common sense has bloomed among right wingers — not once, but twice. And while these episodes are unlikely to become regular events, we should enjoy them while we can.
Boston Phoenix  |  Editorial  |  02-17-2011  |  Commentary

There Be Dragonsnew

The allure and danger of the Tea Party movement.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Wurth  |  01-20-2011  |  Commentary

Sarah's Warnew

Palin started a blood libel war in Tucson. "Refudiate that!" says former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell.
Miami New Times  |  Luther Campbell  |  01-20-2011  |  Commentary

DeMint Off the Mark With Palin, Reagan Comparisonnew

Spoiler: This columnist will do more for the phrase "anyone since Ronald Reagan" than anyone since Ronald Reagan.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  01-17-2011  |  Commentary

The Gabrielle Giffords Shootingnew

Rightbloggers comfort the real victims of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Themselves.
The Village Voice  |  Roy Edroso  |  01-11-2011  |  Commentary

White America Has Lost Its Mindnew

The white brain, beset with worries, finally goes haywire in spectacular fashion.
The Village Voice  |  Steven Thrasher  |  09-29-2010  |  Commentary

Aqua Velva Man: Success Means Never Having to Say You're Sorrynew

“Well, I’m not apologizing for anything,” said Mit Romney. (Mit downsized his name at the same time he downsized his domiciles, so people would forget that he is the richest guy to ever run for president.)
Salt Lake City Weekly  |  D.P. Sorensen  |  03-16-2010  |  Commentary

Political Animals: Sarahmania Hits Houstonnew

There were many things to take away from the recent whirlwind visit to Houston of the woman who is ostentatiously keeping open the possibility of running for President in 2012, just in case the nation demands it.
Houston Press  |  Richard Connelly  |  02-23-2010  |  Commentary

Hey Tea Partiers... You're Leftists!

What unites the Tea Party, which is more or less symbiotically affiliated with the so-called "Patriot" movement, are three issues. First, they're Constitutional purists. Second, they want the federal government to shrink or go away entirely. Third: they want lower taxes and government spending. So why is the Tea Party seen as a right-wing movement?
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  02-17-2010  |  Commentary

Barack the Machine-Slayernew

The man they call No Drama Obama just dusted two of the most formidable machines in modern political history.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  David Faris  |  11-18-2008  |  Commentary

Half-Baked Alaska: Why's the Coldest State Such a Hotbed of Corruption?new

Before we met Sarah Palin and Ted Stevens, little did we denizens of the Lower 48 realize how truly sleazy things get up in the great wild North. Shows how much Juneau.
Boston Phoenix  |  Kara Baskin  |  11-06-2008  |  Commentary

Election '08: Backwards Bizarro Landnew

Welcome to Bizarro World, where the single-mother-raised working-class black guy is decried as an "elitist," while the lock-step well-branded military man is a "maverick."
NOW Magazine  |  Robert Priest  |  11-03-2008  |  Commentary

Mudslinging Socialismnew

Obama has also been slandered with the "socialist" moniker for wanting to reform national health care, fund education and reinvest in our nation's infrastructure -- all very socialist ideas according to McPalin.
Random Lengths News  |  James Preston Allen  |  10-31-2008  |  Commentary

Terrible Terry Tackles the Issuesnew

When Sarah Palin's interviews with Katie Couric first aired, people rushed to defend or condemn her. But one man opted for the blitz package instead.
Boston Phoenix  |  UJonathan Seitz  |  10-30-2008  |  Commentary

Dress the Vice Presidential Candidatesnew

Forget the $150,000 that the Republican National Committee spent on Sarah Palin's campaign wardrobe: Now you can dress the veep hopefuls for much, much less, and in styles that best reflect their inner vice president.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  10-30-2008  |  Commentary

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