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Entries tagged with 'Sarah Palin'Palin addicts in the pressA quick scan of my inbox everyday tells me y'all love to talk about Sarah Palin and the media. So, to celebrate Friday, I have a special treat for you: Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz's column about the media's... Read the news, MarkRe: "The big picture -- GOP gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey were all about Obama, says Mark Davis," Thursday Viewpoints. I am so happy that Davis never reads The Dallas Morning News or listens to newscasts (except, I... Obama's hardly overexposedWhen I consider the amount of exposure former Gov. Sarah Palin and former Vice President Dick Cheney are receiving, and I look at the attention being paid to Glenn Beck and his new second banana, Rush Limbaugh, I don't think... Out of the inboxWhen I came in to work this morning, I was expecting to find lots of letters about Sarah Palin inspired by the story we ran this morning. But the cupboard was bare. I'd guess people have been inundated with comments... On Sarah Palin: Just folks, waders and allRe: "Demise of the code of dignity -- The rules that used to guide Washington are gone, says David Brooks," Wednesday Viewpoints. Brooks cites Sarah Palin's unfamiliarity with "traits of equipoise and constancy," and shows as an example President Barack... On Sarah Palin: Palin's resignation ...Sarah Palin's recent resignation is certainly a shock, but who would have figured that it would merit the overpowering media attention that it is getting? Why so much attention? Because we -- media included -- simply love this lovely, youthful,... On David Letterman/Sarah Palin: Another time, another joke ...Re: "Crossing the line -- Needless distraction obscures Palin's public relations victory, says Mark Davis," and "Letterman's obsession with Palin is now bigotry and hatred, says Michelle Malkin," Wednesday Viewpoints. John McCain reportedly said in 1998: "Why is Chelsea Clinton... On David Letterman's Palin comment: Letterman's own past ...Re: "Sick joke shouldn't be OK," by Gary Schornick, Sunday Letters. Dave Letterman has so far gotten by with causing mental anguish for the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Palin. The father or the mother, and especially not... Sick joke shouldn't be OKThere has been so much discussion about who is the "face" of the Republicans. The one thing we now know is that David Letterman, host of Late Show on CBS, is the "face" of the Democrats. If Rush Limbaugh had... Maybe the truth hurtsI remain puzzled by the Republican Party's unwillingness to listen to concerns voiced from folks within its ranks --- or who used to be. Colin Powell, who has been on the outside looking in for quite a while, has drawn... Biden did mean what he saidI was watching the live interview Matt Lauer conducted with Vice President Joe Biden when Biden said he would advise his family to avoid airplanes and subways. Later, I read several different stories from various people in the administration trying... Leno visit wasn't 'Laugh-In'Re: "No Benefit of These Doubts -- 'Tonight Show' is no place for this president," Thursday Editorials. President Barack Obama's appearance on The Tonight Show didn't diminish the integrity of his office any more than Sarah Palin's, John McCain's or... Palin could survive vettingWith all the problems the Democrats are having filling their Cabinet positions, perhaps they should just appoint Sarah Palin to one of them. She has been thoroughly investigated by the liberal left, which could find no skeletons in her closet.... Bristol Palin tells all ... which is to say, not muchIn an apparent effort to prove that cable news has entirely too much airtime to fill, Fox News broadcast a super-exclusive interview with Bristol Palin, the political season's poster child for teen pregnancy. While I understood some level of limited... Tougher times for Sarah PalinIt's true that Gov. Sarah Palin enjoyed astronomical popularity levels in Alaska before she joined John McCain's ticket last year; at times it topped 80 percent. But it's also true that some of that goodwill was attributed to the fat... Dress was donatedRe: "Dress reveals double standard," by Charles W. Thrasher, Monday Letters. Michelle Obama's ball gown was donated, a standard practice. It is now a part of the Smithsonian. Jason Wu, the young American designer, is famous. Sarah Palin's beautiful clothes... On the presidential transition: Double standard for DemsAs an amateur political observer, even I was surprised at the venom directed towards Sarah Palin and John McCain. Regardless of my feelings about their abilities, I felt they deserved consideration and respect. The rhetoric about the Republican campaign's inept... On Points: Innocent travelers targetedRe: "Stuck in travel hell -- Juan Fernando Gómez is an innocent trapped on the terrorist watch list," last Sunday Points. Gómez's column on civilians traveling as terrorists struck me as both frustrating and disappointing. Onlookers may write it off... Sarah Palin and choiceI'm still getting caught up on all the articles and blog posts I set aside over the last week or two -- and here's one on Sarah Palin and the United States' views on abortion that I find fascinating: Hendrik... In Alaska, felonies not so badRe: "Stevens concedes race to Democrat in Alaska," Thursday news story. Sen. Ted Stevens, now a convicted felon, nearly won back his Senate seat in the recent election. Now I understand how Gov. Sarah Palin had an 80 percent... |