AltWeeklies Wire
Sarah Palin, in Songnew
The Sarah Palin songwriting competition that we launched four weeks ago drew in seventeen submissions, ranging from pop tune rewrites to fully choreographed videos.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan, Kathleen Richards and Nate Seltenrich |
10-29-2008 |
Music
We Deserve Better than Sarah Palinnew
Here's the point: I'm tired of pretending Palin isn't a moron. She is a moron. She's dumber than a sack full of hammers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
10-28-2008 |
Commentary
Obama Finds that Feminism is Really About Principles, Not Personalitiesnew
I urge you to visit a new Feminist Majority website -- feministsforobama.org -- which has a very clear delineation and comparison of the Democratic and GOP platforms viewed through a feminist perspective. It also features Obama on its home page with the caption, "This is what a feminist looks like."
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
10-27-2008 |
Commentary
'Veeps' is an Irreverent Guide to the History of the Vice Presidencynew
There are three people on the blue side of the political spectrum who benefited from the selection of the profoundly terrifying Sarah Palin as a vice-presidential candidate: Tina Fey, Bill Kelter, and Wayne Shellabarger.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
10-24-2008 |
Nonfiction
Sarahs for Obamanew
The "My Name is Sarah" web project offers pitches for Obama from swing-state voters named Sarah.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-23-2008 |
Politics
Was Sarah Palin Sent By God?new

To hear some supporters tell it, a road-map drawn by God led the GOP veep nominee from Alaska to New Hampshire -- by way of Ohio. Has the GOP veep nominee transformed from jester to Queen Esther?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-23-2008 |
Politics
'Latte Liberals' Give Other Progressives a Bad Namenew
My blood pressure rises when I hear conservatives like vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin slam liberals for being "elitists." Not just because of what they're saying, but also because a lot of my fellow progressives give the right wing ammunition to make the "elitist" charge sound all too true.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-21-2008 |
Commentary
The GOP Puts All its Political Eggs in the Specious Attack Basketnew
Whether the event -- real or cooked up -- is a sexual indiscretion, tenuous association with someone with an unsavory past or extremist religious views, Democrats seem to get stuck and their GOP counterparts are able to just slip-slide their slimy way through the muck. Why is that?
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
10-20-2008 |
Commentary
The Top 5 Reasons to Vote for Barack Obamanew
I am a 65-year-old white male who has campaigned over the years for leaders from across a broad political spectrum. On Nov. 4, I am voting for Barack Obama. Here's why ...
Pasadena Weekly |
Jack Uhrich |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
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
Are Rape Jokes Ever Funny?new

Irreverent comic Sandra Bernhard won't be shilling for the Boston women's shelter Rosie's Place this year. Are the rules of comedy different for girls?
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-16-2008 |
Performance
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