http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/waronsarah/ en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:02:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415375/posts Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's approval ratings are soaring. Sarah Palin is now a best-selling author. From this vantage point, it almost seems obvious: the United States is going to elect a woman president. Someday soon. Right? It would be easy, in the gauzy view of history, to forget how ugly the contest became for the two women who broke new ground in the 2008 presidential campaign. Remember Clinton's sagging eyes, splashed across the Drudge Report, as Rush Limbaugh asked whether the country would want to watch a woman grow old in office? Remember the collective gasp as the... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415375/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:02:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413303/posts The entertainment media’s treatment of Sarah Palin and her family has been abhorrent. Like their biased and unjust hard news media brethren, entertainment outlets have gone out of their way to tarnish Palin’s image. While tabloids, semi-legitimate entertainment programs and celebrities issue incessant praise for President Obama and his leftist policies, Palin is showered with insults and inappropriate slurs. And let’s not forget the ongoing insensitive questioning about the birth of her special needs son, Trig. Since the end of the 2008 campaign, some of the most glaring examples of the entertainment media’s obsession with anti-Palin coverage have centered on... Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413303/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:52:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411446/posts Russian analysts accuse Britain’s Meteorological Office of cherry-picking Russian temperature data to “hide the decline” in global temperatures. Is Copenhagen rooted in a single tree in Siberia? Michael Mann, a Penn State meteorologist, wrote in Friday’s Washington Post that “stolen” e-mails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit still don’t alter the evidence for climate change. Mann, a creator of the discredited hockey-stick graph used in reports from the U.N.‘s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to show man-made warming, attacks climate skeptics, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, saying they “confuse the public.” Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411446/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:39:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410835/posts Global Warming: Russian analysts accuse Britain's Meteorological Office of cherry-picking Russian temperature data to "hide the decline" in global temperatures. Is Copenhagen rooted in a single tree in Siberia? Michael Mann, a Penn State meteorologist, wrote in Friday's Washington Post that "stolen" e-mails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit still don't alter the evidence for climate change. Mann, a creator of the discredited hockey-stick graph used in reports from the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to show man-made warming, attacks climate skeptics, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, saying they "confuse the public." Chutzpah has been... Investors Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410835/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:32:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410700/posts Over the past few days, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been in Copenhagen making the bizarre claim to anyone who will listen that his job destroying environmental regulations are somehow good for the economy. He also made the even more off the wall assertion that America's economy would be stronger if only the entire country followed California's lead in this area, and that Governor Palin's common sense skepticism to the man-made global warming religion was somehow wrong. All of these musings by the Governator were forthcoming despite the fact that foisting his regulations on California's economy have chased businesses and the jobs... Conservatives4Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410700/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts Leadership: Alaska's ex-governor asks a question we'd like answered: Why is California's current governor pushing the same policies in Copenhagen that helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment? The movie series that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name involved cyborgs traveling through time to alternately try to destroy or save one John Connor, who would grow up to be the leader of the resistance against a race of machines that ruled the planet. Prominent in the series was his tough cookie of a mom, Sarah Connor. Another Sarah has taken the lead in another resistance against another group... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409715/posts “I hate Sarah Palin, I… I just hate her!” That is not an uncommon outburst from some when it comes to feelings about one of the most polarizing figures (in “liberal” minds) in the political arena. As I write about the political happenings of the former governor of Alaska, I am continually amazed at both reader responses and callers to my radio program, Conscience of Kansas, when it comes to the level of hatred that Palin generates from some in the public. So, who are the real Palin-haters? Is there a common factor that binds people who find their blood... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409715/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:48:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409148/posts Sarah Palin Goes Rogue, Scribbles Out John McCain's Name on Blue Visor - The Hollywood Gossip http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409148/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:07:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408252/posts She's the best-selling author of "Going Rogue,'' a former VP candidate and governor of Alaska, and now Sarah Palin has a surprising new role -- as the most bankable star in Democratic fundraising drives aimed at firing up the grassroots, and their checkbooks, before the 2010 midterm elections. California's 700,000-member progressive Courage Campaign has Palin as its marquee name in a fundraising letter that's out this week. No wonder: with George W. Bush -- the last bigname Republican that Democrats Loved to Hate -- gone, the Campaign prominently stars Palin in an effort to to bulk up the coffers for..the... The San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408252/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:44:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407557/posts Global Warming: The Alaskan governor who knew polar bears weren't endangered says the planet isn't either and challenges the oracle of climate change. Al Gore says despite the CRU e-mails, the situation is of the utmost gravity. In a Dec. 9 Washington Post op-ed, Sarah Palin noted that the Climate-gate e-mails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia "reveal that leading climate 'experts' deliberately destroyed records, manipulated data to 'hide the decline' in global temperatures and tried to silence their critics from publishing in peer-reviewed journals." This did not sit well with Gore. "The entire North... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407557/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:23:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407305/posts Smug and misplaced criticism of Sarah Palin feeds the resentment on which Palin and her followers thrive. Sarah Palin has the floor. Last Wednesday she wrote a comment piece, essentially dismissing the Copenhagen climate conference as a political stunt. On Thursday, she injected herself into another discussion, joining a chorus of public figures from across the political spectrum in their commendation of Obama's Nobel peace prize acceptance speech in Oslo. Her fame and access to the public sphere remain solidly intact, one year after her ticket's heavy defeat in the US presidential election. Much of the recent Palin buzz began... The London Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407305/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406186/posts SANDPOINT — Local Democrats turned out Thursday to demonstrate that not everybody in Bonner County buys what Sarah Palin is selling. “We just wanted to show that there were some people who don’t think Sarah Palin is the greatest thing since sliced bread,” said Laura Bry, chair of the Bonner County Democrat Central Committee. Bry was among a dozen like-minded folks who gathered at the Sandpoint Business & Events Center to express their viewpoint. Some carried signs, the tone of which covered a broad spectrum of sentiment. One sign read, “Thank God You Lost” and was adorned with a smiley... The Bonner County Daily Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406186/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:43:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405487/posts There are very few brave politicians in the world. Most of them mince their words and tell you what they think you want to hear. Brave politicians are ones who speak their mind. They tell you exactly how they feel, consequences be damned. Iowa 5th District Congressman Steve King is among that rare breed. The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405487/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:02:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404990/posts If every great cause requires an even greater villain, Democratic greens have found one in Sarah Palin. House Democrats spent Thursday targeting former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for using e-mails, many from the 1990s, from English climate scientists to bolster her claim that global warming is “bogus” and ridiculing her op-ed in The Washington Post calling for President Barack Obama to boycott the Copenhagen climate talks. Palin and other critics of Copenhagen have seized on a passel of stolen messages reportedly showing that scientists from East Anglia University may have fudged climate change findings. Progressives, in damage control mode, have... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404990/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:07:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404969/posts And here we were thinking that slap-stick humor died out with the legendary Charlie Chaplin. If you haven't already heard, a 33 year-old man in Minnesota by the name of Jeremy Paul Olson was arrested yesterday for chucking tomatoes at Sarah Palin during a Mall of America book signing. Olson attempted the tomato barrage from the second floor balcony, but unfortunately missed Sarah and her husband Todd both by about ten feet. He did, however, hit nearby police officers (one right in the face!), which is probably the only reason that he was truly taken into custody. That is, I... Lilly Likes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404969/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:48:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404326/posts Allahpundit noted with appropriate derision last night the attack by Chris Matthews on Sarah Palin’s use of ghostwriters for her campaign memoir and her speeches. For the appropriate context, let’s revisit the entire reason Matthews has a show on MS-NBC. Newsbusters has the transcript of Matthews’ exchange with USA Today’s Susan Page on the subject: MATTHEWS: Does it bother the press that somebody comes in there, whose book was written for them – and this is people who work. You write every day. You sweat it out getting the right words, thinking how to organize a piece, intellectualizing it and... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404326/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:50:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403886/posts The Washington Post devotes valuable op-ed space today to Sarah Palin, who uses it to denounce "politicized science": I've always believed that policy should be based on sound science, not politics. Okay. But she's not denouncing the politicized, oil-drenched policies of the Bush Administration. She's joining the right-wing hysteria chorus, which has launched a new attack on the science of climate change based on some embarrassing and disgraceful emails written by scientists at the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit. For a more accurate account of the import of those emails, check out Tom Friedman's column in the NY... Time Magazine / CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403886/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:44:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403467/posts Palin Derangement Syndrome was on full display Monday evening when HLN's Joy Behar invited the Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan on to trash the former Governor of Alaska. At issue fully fifteen months after Sarah Palin was thrust into the limelight as John McCain's running mate was whether or not Trig is actually her son. Behar began the segment: "Sarah Palin may have been coy on the Oprah Show about a possible White House run in 2012. But new poll numbers show she`s a contender. Oy." This evoked laughter from crew members on the set. Behar then introduced her guest, and after... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403467/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 04:22:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402859/posts A man was arrested for throwing tomatoes at Sarah Palin during her book signing on Monday at the Mall of America. Jeremy Olson, 33, allegedly threw two tomatoes from the second balcony, however did not come close to hitting Palin. Bloomington Police report that Bloomington Commander Mark Stehlik was struck in the face with one of the tomatoes and may face charges for assaulting a police officer. Olson was booked at the Bloomington jail. He was arrested for suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct. More than 1,000 people turned out at the Mall of America Rotunda on Monday for Sarah... My Fox DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402859/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:38:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402931/posts Headline at CBS News:Sarah Palin Almost Gets Tomato in Face, but Jeremy Olsen Has Terrible AimLede:NEW YORK (CBS) Maybe Jeremy Olson should have practiced with a target first before attempting to pelt Sarah Palin with tomatoes at a book signing in Minn. Dec. 7.The above was written at the CBS News page CRIMESIDER: The True Crime Destination From the Producers of 48 Hours MysteryThe article was posted by Carlin DeGuerin Miller. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402931/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:05:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402969/posts Sarah Palin was actually too busy signing copies of her memoir “Going Rogue” to notice. The tomatoes hurled at her during her bookstore appearance at Minnesota’s Mall of America landed about ten feet off mark, hitting a police officer instead of Palin herself. But the incident has got to be disturbing, nonetheless. Throughout the course of Palin’s book tour, she has been thronged by fans, some of whom have even camped out overnight to guarantee a chance to have her autograph their books. At least at some stores, those who wait in line must pass through a security check before... The Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402969/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:50:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402407/posts Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House. “She's done a lot to draw attention to herself that's positive,” Santorum during an interview on ABC’s “Top Line,” adding that the former Republican vice presidential nominee has “done some things that, you know, certainly are going to cause her to have to do some explaining if she runs for president.” “But right now I think she's on a roll, she's having a good time, she's having an impact,” he continued. “If you're sitting here... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402407/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402250/posts Writing about Sarah Palin in Newsweek last month, I pointed out the crude way in which she tried to Teflon-ize herself when allegations of weird political extremism were made against her. Thus, she had once gone to a Pat Buchanan rally wearing a pro-Buchanan button, but only because she thought it was the polite thing to do. She and her husband had both attended meetings of the Alaskan Independence Party—he as a member—but its name, she later tried to claim, only meant "independent." (The AIP is a straightforward secessionist party.) She didn't disbelieve all the evidence for evolution, only some... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402250/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:49:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401825/posts Arizona Sen. John McCain came to the defense of his former GOP running mate Sarah Palin on Sunday. But in doing so, he used an adjective that some might not consider such a compliment. McCain was responding to a question from NBC’s David Gregory on “Meet the Press,” about whether Palin’s brand of conservatism is “what the Republican Party needs to regain power in the midterms and ultimately in 2012.” McCain responded that the former Alaska governor has “earned herself a very big place in the Republican political scene” and that he was “proud of her.” Then came this: “I... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401825/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 03:57:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399058/posts “When women talk about Palin,” points out Lisa Belkin, “it’s not just politics, it’s personal.” No kidding. And that at least partially explains the fervor of Palin fans like cousins Nicole Colter and Stephanie Jefferson who drove 4-1/2 hours (Colter) or flew six hours (Jefferson) to Springfield, Mo., to get Palin to autograph their copies of “Going Rogue” and then to hear her speak at the College of the Ozarks. But Belkin, who published a piece called “Why Women Can’t Let Sarah Palin Go” in The New York Times, sees at least as much animosity as admiration in the female... The Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399058/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:03:33 GMT