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OPINION roundup

 'Vicious' Speech Bodes Well 

Commentators weigh in on how Sarah Palin did

Sep 4, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - How’d Sarah Palin do in her convention debut? Commentators agree that she showed impressive speaking skills, but part ways on whether she was convincing as a potential VP.
  • The speech was “great” but “vicious,” Dahlia Lithwick writes at Slate. Palin, uses what Lithwick calls a
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Alaska • Margaret Thatcher • speech • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention • Wasilla

OPINION

Palin's on the Wrong Side of Women's History: Steinem

But her rise has its benefits, Steinem says

Sep 4, 08 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans may have thrown Sarah Palin a grand old party last night, but Americans can see through the bluster, Gloria Steinem opines in the Los Angeles Times. “This isn’t the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes... More »

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reproductive rights • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Republican • feminism • Gloria Steinem • Sarah Palin

analysis

 Palin's Speech 
 a Roaring Success 

Crowd wild for 'sharpshooter' governor

Sep 4, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin "lit up the Republican National Convention last night,” writes Nancy Gibbs in Time. "The hall that felt like a tomb on Monday might as well have seen the Second Coming of Ronald Reagan, so ecstatic was the crowd." As the Alaskan governor spoke amid... More »

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speech • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Republican National Convention

OPINION

 Noonan: 'Over' Didn't Mean Mac 

But she does apologize for 'vulgar epithet'

Sep 4, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Columnist Peggy Noonan has been catching flak since being caught on tape saying "It's over" during a frank assessment of John McCain's veep choice. But the Wall Street Journal writer insists she wasn't pronouncing Mac's White House hopes dead —she was simply remarking that the days of the... More »

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John McCain • Republican Party • gaffe • Peggy Noonan • Kay Bailey Hutchison • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention

OPINION

 Rove: Palin Could Decide Race 

May emphasize McCain's virtues and fare well against Biden

Sep 4, 08 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vice-presidential nominees usually have little direct effect on the outcome of an election, writes Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal, but Sarah Palin could be the exception. Rove consults two experts, who agree that some VPs can have an unusually large “indirect effect,” as they underscore a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

analysis

 For Palin, Speech 
 Was Easy Part

Real test: can she woo undecideds?

Sep 4, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin earned roars from the primed Republican crowd last night in St. Paul—but it remains to be seen whether she can translate that enthusiasm to undecided voters, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. “It’s more difficult with someone of her background to go on... More »

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vice president • campaign trail • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Republican National Convention

updated

 Palin Fires Back at Critics 


Sep 3, 08 9:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin tonight played up her small-town credentials, cast herself as a political outsider, and took a swipe at her critics in the media during her much-anticipated address to the Republican convention, Politico reports. After formally accepting the nomination to be vice president, she took a not-so-subtle shot at Barack... More »

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John McCain • Republican • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Republican National Convention

Romney Blasts
Liberal Washington


Sep 3, 08 8:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney, once a top contender for each of the top spots on the Republican ticket, took to the stage tonight to shore up John McCain's conservative credentials and hammer home the point that "liberals don't have a clue," CNN reports. "We need change all right, change... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • McCain 2008 • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention

Hot Mic Catches Noonan on Palin: 'It's Over'

Right-leaning pundits overheard ridiculing McCain's VP pick

Sep 3, 08 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hot microphone strikes again. Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan was caught today saying "It's over," as she assessed John McCain's chances in the wake of his Sarah Palin pick, Politico reports. Fellow righty Mike Murphy called the choice of Palin "gimmicky" and "cynical."... More »

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John McCain • Republican • gaffe • Peggy Noonan • Sarah Palin

ANALYSIS

 Tonight's RNC Viewing Guide 

Palin has plenty on her speech must-do list ... and, oh yeah, Giuliani speaks, too

Sep 3, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tonight, Sarah Palin takes center stage at the Republican National Convention, and Politico's Martin Kady II has your viewer's guide:
  1. What pregnancy? The maverick will focus on proving she can "do the heavy lifting on policy."
  2. Geography round: Palin will drop some knowledge on "
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John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention • Todd Palin

Palin Might Also Have Pastor Problems

Wasilla church leader Kalnins says Bush critics will go to hell

Sep 3, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out Sarah Palin has a controversial preacher of her own: Ed Kalnins, senior pastor at the Wasilla Assembly of God, which the Alaska governor has attended much of her adult life. Radar compiles some of his greatest hits:
  • On the Bush Administration and Katrina: "I
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Alaska • Christianity • religion • social conservatives • Sarah Palin • pastor controversy • Ed Kalnins

Palin Vetted
Just Before Being Chosen

But McCain camp stresses she was still thoroughly checked out

Sep 3, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin did not meet with John McCain’s top veep-vetter until the day before the Republican nominee announced his pick, the Washington Post reports. Despite the apparent haste, McCain’s camp assured the public that the Alaska governor’s past had been thoroughly examined. But it wasn’t... More »

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John McCain • vetting • Sarah Palin • discovery • vice presidential candidate • Bristol Palin

OPINION

 Meet the 
 Conservatives' 
 New It-Girl  

If McCain wins, can President Palin be far behind?

Sep 3, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may have been a risky choice for John McCain, but “it’s paying off, big-time,” writes Pat Buchanan for World Net Daily. She's quickly become the greatest asset the conservative movement has, according to Buchanan. The pick will energize conservatives, and give McCain a puncher’s... More »

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John McCain • Pat Buchanan • McCain 2008 • inexperience • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

 Palin Perfect on 
 Energy: 'Drill, Drill, Drill' 

Alaskan gov's call to 'drill, drill, drill' will resonate

Sep 3, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s Alaska experience gives her just the right expertise for a year when the price of gasoline is going to be the hot-button issue, writes Larry Kudlow in National Review. Her energy policy? “I call it drill, drill, drill,” says Kudlow approvingly. "Our abundant country... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • oil drilling • Sarah Palin • ANWR

OPINION

 As the Vice's Vices Stack Up, GOP Says 'Life Happens'

Cries sexism in the face of 'legitimate questions'

Sep 3, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has brought an “onslaught of wild soap opera storylines” to the McCain campaign, and his party is defending itself by insisting that “life happens,” Maureen Dowd observes in the New York Times. Palin already has a Troopergate, a pregnant teen daughter, and a National Enquirer... More »

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John McCain • sexism • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 Cindy Cries 
 'Sexism' in 
 Palin Uproar 

McCain rips media, can't recall Palin's 'whining' zinger at Clinton

Sep 3, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cindy McCain "absolutely" believes sexism is behind the media scrutiny of Sarah Palin, the beer heiress told ABC's Good Morning America, complaining that the Palin coverage is "insulting" and "outlandish." McCain, however, said she didn't remember Palin deriding Clinton's "whine about that excess criticism" as... More »

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Hillary Clinton • sexism • Good Morning America • Cindy McCain • media bias • Sarah Palin

Palin Used Wedge Issues
to Win Mayor's Race

Abortion, guns, religion became small-town issues

Sep 3, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Running for mayor in Wasilla, Alaska, Sarah Palin brought ideological politics to a small-town race that had been focused on roads and sewers, the New York Times reports. The 32-year-old candidate defeated a three-term incumbent by highlighting her anti-abortion stance, her NRA membership, and her religious work —while the... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • mayor • governor • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

'First Dude'
or Shadow Governor? 

Todd Palin's role
is scrutinized as he's thrust into spotlight

Sep 3, 08 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Todd Palin likes the title "first dude," but some Alaskan critics of his wife have dubbed the apparently unassuming husband the state's "shadow governor," the Wall Street Journal reports. The oilfield worker and champion snowmobiler is copied on some official correspondence and is accused of playing... More »

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Alaska • husband • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin • Alaskan Independence Party

 Palin Resurrects 
 the Culture Wars 

Watchers agree they never left, but require an event, like Palin's candidacy, to reemerge

Sep 3, 08 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The culture wars are heating up again, thanks to Sarah Palin’s staunch opposition to abortion and demonstrated fondness for firearms, Politico reports. Social issues have been largely absent from the campaign so far, with both candidates preferring to focus on the war and the economy. But Palin’s own... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • abortion rights • creationism • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • culture wars • gun rights

McCain Camp Preps Palin for Convention

RNC speech tonight offers vital chance for VP to introduce herself

Sep 3, 08 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of basking in the limelight as co-star of the RNC, Sarah Palin has been hunkered down in a Minneapolis hotel since Sunday, painstakingly working with John McCain's staff to hone the message she will present as she steps onto the national stage tonight. Her public appearances have been canceled... More »

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John McCain • speech • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention

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