Palin Wades Back Into Health Care Debate

(NEWSER) - Sarah Palin has returned to her Facebook soapbox to reinvigorate the "death panels" meme she helped popularize. "We had been told there were no 'death panels' in the bill," says an essay posted to the former Alaska governor's page. "But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will be calling the shots regarding who will receive government health care." More»

But right-wing gay group supports Willow

(NEWSER) - Bristol Palin has apologized, sort of, for the gay slurs her sister posted on Facebook after a schoolmate criticized their mom's reality show. "Willow and I shouldn't have reacted to negative comments about our family. We apologize.," wrote Bristol on Facebook. Her contrition was somewhat tempered by her added comment that the "haters are pulling out all the stops to destroy" us. A right-wing gay group, meanwhile, stepped up to defend Willow and her slurs. More»

'Show me the enumerated power,' says Senate candidate

(NEWSER) - It seems Palin-backed GOP Alaska Senate hopeful Joe Miller is sticking with his anti-benefits stance, big time. The Tea Party favorite yesterday told Fox News' Chris Wallace that jobless benefits are unconstitutional, reports the Raw Story . "The Constitution provides enumerated powers," he said. "Show me the enumerated power." More»

Says Kodiak, Alaska is biggest island in US; Hawaii pissed

(NEWSER) - OK, so this isn’t anywhere near as bad as thinking Africa was a country , but Sarah Palin has messed up her geography once again. In a Facebook post endorsing New Hampshire Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte, Palin said she was headed to Kodiak, Alaska, “America’s largest island.” But that’s not even close to true, the AP points out: Hawaii’s Big Island is 440 square miles larger than Kodiak. More»

'Isn't that ironic?' she asks Calgary crowd

(NEWSER) - It turns out the woman who nearly single-handedly killed health-care reform in the US with her "death panel" charges slipped across the border for health care in socialized Canada. "Isn't that kind of ironic?" Sarah Palin asked a Calgary crowd over the weekend. She said her parents traveled across the border from Alaska for health care when she and her brother were growing up in Skagway because it was convenient. More»