Robert Gibbs Pokes Fun at Sarah Palin

When you've got a 59% disapproval rating, best not to mention them at all

(NEWSER) - Sarah Palin took a moment to ridicule polls during her Iowa speech : “They’re for strippers and cross-country skiers,” she said. But “Palin (R-Snarklaska)” is in for a rude awakening, writes Jonathan Capehart in the Washington Post . “If the half-term Alaska governor gets into the race for president,, she’ll discover something that strippers and cross-country skiers know all too well: You’re nothing without strong poles.” And with 74% of Americans hoping she doesn’t run, according to Fox News, Palin’s polls are looking “horrendous.” More»

Will speak among dignitaries, entertainers

(NEWSER) - Sarah Palin will head to India next month to speak at a two-day conference. She’ll be the only US politician among political leaders and entertainers from India and Pakistan. It’s not known whether she’s getting paid her quote of $100,000 per appearance, but it looks like it: tickets to the India Today Conclave in New Delhi are $1,850, Politico notes. Indian PM Manmohan Singh will open the conference; Palin’s set for the closing speech. More»

Joe McGinniss needs to get a life; Pelosi's on the warpath

(NEWSER) - Two of the most divisive women in US politics took to the Sunday shows today, with Sarah Palin dismissing a recent poll that showed 50% of independents viewed her unfavorably. "If I believed everything I read or heard in the media, I wouldn't like me either," she said on Fox, adding that many people don't know "what my record is." Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, took on GOP depictions of her as a monster, saying, "We welcome that campaign" in November. "Because this is funny, it attracts attention, but they have nothing to say about what they want to go for," she said. Elsewhere on Politico's Sunday dial: More»

Michael Steele distances himself from Kentucky candidate

(NEWSER) - Rand Paul has famously taken the day off , but he was certainly everywhere on the Sunday circus dial. Sarah Palin led Paul's defense, decrying a media perpetually in search of that "'gotcha' moment," while Michael Steele backed away, calling Paul's philosophy "misplaced in these times." Tim Pawlenty climbed on that mainstream Republican wagon, reports Politico , calling his remarks "unfortunate." More»

Book reveals what McCain wouldn't let America hear

(NEWSER) - 'Twas a year ago tomorrow that John McCain’s team forbade Sarah Palin from delivering a concession speech, and a new book, Sarah From Alaska, gives you the chance to finally find out what she planned to say. Some highlights, from the Daily Beast :

• “It would be a happier night if elections were a test of valor and merit alone, but that is not for us to question now.