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Sarah Palin: A digital superstar
Politico ^
| Nov. 29, 2008
| Charles Mahtesian
Posted on 11/29/2008 6:10:07 AM PST by Al B.
Three weeks after the Republican ticket suffered a sweeping defeat at the polls, Sarah Palin continues to dominate search engine queries, cable news and online video sites.
The only American politician who generates comparable interest is President-elect Barack Obama. No one else is close.
Palin was the most popular Lycos search from the week she joined the ticket continuously through last Sunday, some two weeks after the election, when she was dethroned by Paris Hilton, the celebutante whom John McCain famously compared to Barack Obama.
The Alaska governor now ranks fourth, just one spot below Obama, on the weekly Lycos 50 list.
People are still searching for her in record numbers, said Kathy OReilly, a spokeswoman for Lycos. How bizarre is that?
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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: palin
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Sarah has to change peoples' minds in segments of the electorate that turned against her in the campaign if she is to have a real shot at the presidency in 2012. The first step in that direction is to actually
be in their minds.
The comment from the Republican media type at the end of this article is encouraging:
David All, a Republican new media consultant, notes that the uninterrupted attention offers Palin an unprecedented political opportunity even if a good portion of the curiosity comes from her detractors.
Theres a heckuva lot of wind out there for Sarah Palin. Now she has to put up a sail to catch it, he said. She can use that Internet bully pulpit to help change the hearts and minds of folks. She has a unique opportunity to build up something massive.
It's up to her to seize the opportunity.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:10:07 AM PST
by
Al B.
To: Al B.
I think the real news here is that people still use lycos. Get with the times people!
To: DiogenesLaertius
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:16:15 AM PST
by
jocko12
To: jocko12
Sheesh: I even did a search! You must have posted at just about the exact same time: great minds think alike. Sorry moderator, for the duplicate post!
To: Al B.
Bush wins with 51%, I recall reading “narrowly wins”.
Obama wins with 52%, it’s a “sweeping defeat”.
Yeah, no bias interjected here folks.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:18:59 AM PST
by
autumnraine
(Churchill: " we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall never surrender")
To: autumnraine
the sweeping defeat was the White House win with the gains in the house and senate.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:21:54 AM PST
by
joesbucks
(Sarah Palin: "I believe John McCain is the best leader that we have in the nation right now,)
To: Al B.
Why in the world are you posting stuff from Politico?? Their credibility (and direction of bias) is no better than the NYT. Screeching liberal propaganda, pure and simple.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:22:16 AM PST
by
Wonder Warthog
( The Hog of Steel)
To: Al B.
People are still searching for her in record numbers, said Kathy OReilly, a spokeswoman for Lycos. How bizarre is that? I'm guessing Kathy doesn't understand the hotness factor.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:22:47 AM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
To: joesbucks
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:23:44 AM PST
by
autumnraine
(Churchill: " we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall never surrender")
To: Al B.
People are still searching for her in record numbers with Lycos, said Kathy OReilly, a spokeswoman for Lycos. How bizarre is that?
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:25:07 AM PST
by
streetpreacher
(Arminian by birth, Calvinist by the grace of God)
To: DiogenesLaertius
Beat me to it. LOL.
I didn’t know there was still a Lycos.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:26:36 AM PST
by
streetpreacher
(Arminian by birth, Calvinist by the grace of God)
To: autumnraine
I was also told by Limbaugh’s newsletter editor on this site that Bush’s win over Kerry was a landslide. Bush had 51%. I guess it depends from which side of the fence one sits at to the superlative used and accepted.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:27:46 AM PST
by
joesbucks
(Sarah Palin: "I believe John McCain is the best leader that we have in the nation right now,)
To: Al B.
People are still searching for her in record numbers, said Kathy OReilly, a spokeswoman for Lycos. How bizarre is that?Kathy has to be a liberal... else she'd understand why people love Palin.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:31:39 AM PST
by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light! WE STAND WITH HER!)
To: autumnraine
Let me correct an earlier post. She used the word decisive rather than landslide.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:46:10 AM PST
by
joesbucks
(Sarah Palin: "I believe John McCain is the best leader that we have in the nation right now,)
To: Al B.
I believe that she will be our next Conservative President and that she will indeed be our first female President and I will work my fingers to the bone to get her elected.
LLS
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:52:55 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(GOD, Country, Family... except when it comes to dims! I am an UMA-unity my a$$)
To: Wonder Warthog
“Why in the world are you posting stuff from Politico??”
Know your enemy.
LLS
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:54:19 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(GOD, Country, Family... except when it comes to dims! I am an UMA-unity my a$$)
To: SolidWood
I'd wager she is pro abortion and colors her world with her acceptance of murder.
LLS
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:56:17 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(GOD, Country, Family... except when it comes to dims! I am an UMA-unity my a$$)
To: DiogenesLaertius
I think the real news here is that people still use lycos. Get with the times people! Maybe they're fed up with Google enough to switch back... Not a bad idea, actually.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:56:43 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter. Before the late bell. When I close the door.)
To: Al B.
Did the Palin daughter ever marry the young man? I read that she was really resisting her mother’s request.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:57:34 AM PST
by
Theodore R.
(The most frightening words in the English language: The American people!)
To: LibLieSlayer
Pro-abortions are “for” abortion for all but themselves, and they do not see their own hypocrisy. Such is the Age of Oprah’s Choice.
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posted on
11/29/2008 6:58:26 AM PST
by
Theodore R.
(The most frightening words in the English language: The American people!)
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