Tag Archives: Sarah Palin

Pope, Rush

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

One of the many advantages of not being religious is that I don’t have to spend any time wrestling with the “contradictions” of my faith. Christianity has—stretching from its murky beginnings to its wildly syncretic present—quite a few of those. … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin, not so topical

Posted on August 16, 2011 by David Hume

I noticed today that Center-Left establishment tool Jacob Weisberg is still posting his “Palinisms” at Slate. I never read these because they never seemed as funny as the Bushisms. It seems likely that the George H. W. Bush and George … Continue reading →

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The Palin Fundamentals

Posted on November 1, 2010 by David Hume

In your heart you know he could be right, The Conservative Establishment’s Addiction to Tactics: …John McCain was a widely admired war hero with a reputation for moderation who had favorable ratings well over 50 percent on Election Day and … Continue reading →

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DeMint’s Choice (2)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

From O’Reilly (Nov 16 2007): O’DONNELL: They are — they are doing that here in the United States. American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains. So they’re already into this … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin 2012

Posted on July 22, 2010 by David Hume

Noah Millman mulls the chances. Noah is not a fan, to be sure. I’ve increased my probability that Palin will be the nominee in 2012 a fair amount since I last thought about this. Also, since we’re midway through 2010, … Continue reading →

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Palin Inc.

Posted on April 26, 2010 by David Hume

New York Magazine has a long profile of Sarah Palin up right now. Its focus is more publicity, personality and celebrity, than politics. The profile reduces my probability that Palin will make a serious run (as opposed to a pro … Continue reading →

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Okey Dokey

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via AP: LOUISVILLE, KY. (AP) – Sarah Palin spoke to a crowd of about 16,000 attending an evangelical Christian women’s conference in Louisville Friday night. The Courier-Journal reports the 2008 Republican candidate for vice president mixed stories of personal struggles … Continue reading →

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The logic of belief: the Palin version

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Sarah Palin loves God. God loves Sarah Palin. And that is why they hate her…and Him. And why she — and He — will be back. From God and Sarah Palin. So if they didn’t love each other, they’d both … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin

Posted on July 12, 2009 by David Hume

Discuss.

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Right-wing identity politics

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Victor Davis Hanson hits hard at Sarah Palin’s liberal attackers today, launching the usual and undoubtedly often justified accusation that they have been driven to a state of frenzy by her anti-elite lifestyle.  But Hanson, for whose intellect, learning, and … Continue reading →

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