AltWeeklies Wire
In McCain's World, Women Aren't Equalnew
Sure, Republican presidential nominee John McCain chose working mom Sarah Palin as his running mate to help him persuade women that their fortunes would rise in his administration. But how's that working out in reality?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Beyond the Palinnew
Palin -- who has absolutely no substance to her platform other than beliefs that divide and suppress women -- doesn't deserve to hold the office of vice president. She doesn't deserve to benefit from the feminist movement she denigrates.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
What if Everybody Answered Questions Like Sarah Palin?new
The unabashed balderdash that spews from this particular pig's painted lips makes Dan Quayle look like a thousand Mensa men conflated their sperm in a lab, injected it into the cryogenically preserved uterus of Madame Curie and gave birth to a disembodied brain.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
10-15-2008 |
Commentary
Sarah Palin and Fascism's Winning Smilenew
Palin takes over for Reagan in painting Republicans as something they're not.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
10-14-2008 |
Commentary
Palin the Impalernew
America's latest manufactured celebrity, Sarah Palin, is intriguing for at least two reasons to those who are easily swayed by the mass hysteria the mainstream media stirs up from time to time over whatever nonentity it chooses to coronate at the moment.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
10-10-2008 |
Commentary
Sarah Palin Boosts Planned Parenthoodnew
A viral email has urged people who disliked the Alaska governor's under-no-circumstance view on abortion to donate to Planned Parenthood, in her honor.
Boston Phoenix |
Shuchi Saraswat |
10-09-2008 |
Politics
Marin County Republicans Love Them Some Sarah Palinnew
It's lonely being a Republican in Marin County. But being the minority only strengthens their bond and their resolve. It's an us-versus-them thing, with liberals on the other side.
Palin's Church History Brings Attention to the Third Wave Movementnew
MorningStar Ministries, a church linked to a movement that emphasizes miraculous healing, divine revelation, prophesy and "spiritual warfare" (including the expelling of demons from cities), has recently been thrust into the spotlight for its links to churches attended by the vice presidential candidate.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
10-08-2008 |
Politics
Sarah Palin Tries to Out-Cutesy a Traumatized Nationnew
While her debate performance against Biden may not have been the total catastrophe we'd all been hoping for, it reinforced the catastrophic choice by the McCain campaign to have Palin play hide-and-go-fuck-yourself with the media for the past month.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
10-06-2008 |
Commentary
Citizen Mom: Am I a Wal-Mart Woman?new
The Wal-Mart Woman is the new soccer mom, but the two have little in common.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Amy Z. Quinn |
09-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Reasons to Keep the GOP Out of the White House, from A to Znew
Here's a handy, dandy alphabetical list of clear-cut reasons to stop Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin from winning the White House on Nov. 4.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
09-29-2008 |
Commentary
A Tale of Two Cities: The RNC You Saw and the One You Didn'tnew
There was carefully crafted show inside the Excel Energy Center, and a street-level populist protest in which hundreds were tear-gassed and arrested, including prominent journalists. In the arena, the nomination of Sarah Palin palpably energized the Republican delegates, but events away from the arena were more revealing.
The Texas Observer |
Elizabeth DiNovella |
09-24-2008 |
Politics
Readers Text in Votes for Sarah Palin's Next Baby Namenew
Gwyneth had Apple. Posh had Brooklyn. And moose-killing miracle mom Sarah Palin beat them all with Trig Paxson Van Palin.
Boston Phoenix |
Lance Gould |
09-23-2008 |
Commentary
In Missouri, McCain and Palin Refute Realitynew
McCain slammed Obama for telling people what they wanted to hear and then promised, "You will always know where I stand." But even that wasn't true. Back in 2000, McCain called Christian conservatives "agents of intolerance." Now he has selected one as his running mate.
The Sarah Swindle: Palin is Like a More Reckless Version of Dubyanew
Last week, I talked about the opportunism and cheap cynicism of choosing the woefully inexperienced and undereducated Alaska governor as vice president. That's all that was merited saying about Sarah Palin, I thought. Then I saw her interviewed by ABC's Charles Gibson, and was incredibly shocked and angry.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
09-23-2008 |
Commentary
