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A Sarah Palin candidacy would offer Republicans hope
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | Republicans | 4 Comments
BY PAUL OWEN
The explosion of interest in Sarah Palin’s future after Friday’s surprise announcement that she is standing down as governor of Alaska – 191 comments and counting on this story, 80 on this one – probably proves Vanity Fair’s Todd Purdum right when he called her “the sexiest and the riskiest brand in the Republican party”. It looks like she is now getting ready to test that image with the country at large.
So is John McCain’s former running mate really running for president? Palin’s resignation statement was unclear on exactly why she was stepping down, beyond explaining that she would be handing over to Sean Parnell almost immediately to stave off her becoming a lame duck. Parnell said yesterday that she had resigned due to the legal costs of ethics investigations against her, an issue she also made reference to.
Sarah Palin 2012
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 | Republicans | No Comments
Will Sarah Palin run for president in 2012? Interesting article offering 5 reasons why she might not succeed
Top 5 Republican presidential contenders in 2012
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 | TV and text | 1 Comment
The second instalment of our monthly look at GOP contenders for the 2012 presidential nomination.
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By ARNOLD VIS
For the moment we think South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has the best shot of winning the GOP’s nomination in 2012. Full list inside.
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Bobby Jindal is not the answer to GOP’s problems
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 | Republicans | 2 Comments
BY PAUL OWEN
“Americans can do anything” is the core of Bobby Jindal’s message to the country – and the Republican party he evidently wants to embrace him as presidential candidate in 2012.
On the strength of this speech, Jindal - the governor of Louisiana - has a lot of work to do. His delivery is not great. He has a jumpy, nervy way of speaking. His stories don’t flow naturally as if he is telling them for the first time. He punctuates them with little fake laughs.
Like it or not, Obama’s delivery is a very important part of his appeal, and whoever stands against him will have to compete on that level too. (In her own, different, way, Sarah Palin could do this. Both cut through the usual cliches of political speech to communicate directly with the voters.)
Jindal runs through his life story; he is the son of Indian immigrants. But the idea that, on arrival in America, Jindal’s dad almost couldn’t afford to pay for his delivery comes across to me not as a hymn to the values of hard work, but as a national disgrace that makes me think someone should introduce a universal health care system.
In addition, his distinction between “the people” and “the government” seems outdated and irrelevant; it suggests he is clinging to an old ideology without examining whether it is appropriate today. Does anyone really think America could resolve this financial crisis without the help of the government?
And does anybody really think it would be a good idea NOT to monitor volcanoes?
The women of the View discuss the Palin documentary: Media Malpractice
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 | Republicans | 1 Comment
John Ziegler visits The View to discuss his new documentary.
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South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford on Hannity & Colmes 11/24
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | TV and text | No Comments
GOP rising star Mark Sanford on Hannity and Colmes last night.
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Thanksgiving with Sarah Palin (look away now)
Friday, November 21st, 2008 | TV and text | 1 Comment
Here’s what happens when you let “Sarah Palin be Sarah Palin”.
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Palin Fox interview sparks ethics complaint
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 | TV and text | 1 Comment
Conservative Alaskan Zane Henning filed an ethics complaint against Sarah Palin for doing an interview in her office during time he believed should have been spent on work for the state of Alaska.
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TOP 5 Republican Presidential contenders in 2012
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 | Republicans | 13 Comments
The first instalment of our monthly look at GOP contenders for the 2012 presidential nomination.
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By Arnold Vis
For the moment we think Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has the best shot of winning the GOP’s nomination in 2012. Full list inside.
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Face-off: Has the Media treatment of Sarah Palin been unfair?
Friday, November 14th, 2008 | Republicans | 8 Comments
Jeff Badura v Arnold Vis
YES: Jeff Badura
The attacks against Palin have been a witch hunt from the MSM cheered on by the hate mongering libs.
Assertions that she was unaware that Africa was a Continent, and that she didn’t know the three countries of North America are also absurd. › Continue reading
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