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ANALYSIS

Palin's Winks
Unlikely
to Nudge Undecided

Controversy in the
blink of an eye

Oct 14, 08 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - In Latin America, it's an unmistakable come-on. In much of Asia, it's offensive. In a vice-presidential debate, the meaning of a wink is sparking plenty of controversy, writes Faye Fiore in the Los Angeles Times. Sarah Palin winks more often than any politician experts can remember, and it has "... More »

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communication • facial expressions • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential debate • body language

(Newser) - If there’s one thing Joe Biden is famous for, it’s his ability to talk. And talk. And talk some more. But after ABC’s Diane Sawyer showed the Democratic VP nominee a clip of Saturday Night Live lampooning his debate performance, Biden laughed so hard he was rendered... More »

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OPINION

Palin's Right,
the Press
Does Stink ...

... for labeling her horrible debate performance success

Oct 7, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin doesn’t like the mainstream media, and after watching its reaction to her debate performance, neither does Richard Cohen of the Washington Post. Palin ignored questions, lied, and invented new powers for the vice president, but somehow the media wound up praising her anyway. “I... More »

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media • media criticism • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

OPINION

Palin Advises McCain: 'Take the Gloves Off'

Running mate tells Kristol she found debate 'liberating'

Oct 6, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain faces Barack Obama in their second debate tomorrow night, and the Arizona senator's running mate has some advice: "Take the gloves off." In an interview with New York Times columnist William Kristol, Sarah Palin says that she found it "liberating" to be able... More »

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OPINION

Gosh Darn if Her Jargon Isn't as Empty as Folksy

Palin's 'pompom patois' obscures a big lack of substance

Oct 5, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the party whose leader infamously asked "Is our children learning?," we now have the baffling homespun language of Sarah Palin, for whom Maureen Dowd isn't thrilled to have to translate. The vice presidential candidate's "sing-songy jingoism" conceals a mass of contradictions and often a lack of... More »

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English • Maureen Dowd • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • grammar • vice presidential debate

 McCain to Redouble Attacks

New ad campaign, to debut after debate, will attempt to shift focus from the economy

Oct 4, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s struggling campaign, hobbled by the economic crisis, will go back on the attack, the Washington Post reports. Insiders said targets would include Obama’s association with convicted developer Tony Rezko. Ads criticizing the Democratic candidate’s record on taxes have already run. More »

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television • Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential debate • political advertising • attack ad • Election 2008 • vice presidential debate

OPINION

Feminism's Heir: She Can Fake It Like the Boys


Oct 4, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is a “genuine heir” to feminism’s tenet that women can compete with men at any level: She “clawed her way to the top” in Alaska using all the same cutthroat tactics men do, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times. In the debate, she... More »

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UPDATED

 VP Debate Draws 
 Record 69.9M 

Shatters the 56.9M for Ferraro-Bush in 1984, and well above McCain-Obama I

Oct 3, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Last night’s vice presidential debate drew 69.9 million viewers, shattering the record for such an event, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The 1984 encounter between VP candidates Geraldine Ferraro and George H.W. Bush drew 56.9 million; the record for a campaign debate is 80.6 million for... More »

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Joe Biden • Nielsen • vice president • TV ratings • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential debate

OPINION

Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words

Palin didn't lose, didn't win

Oct 3, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Think Sarah Palin's performance was folksy and colorful last night? Pundits reached to do it justice:
  • "I always wondered what a wolverine would sound like chewing through plywood," writes Howard Fineman of Newsweek. "Now I know: like Sarah Palin 'debating'  Joe Biden."
  • “
... More »

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Joe Biden • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

opinion

Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question

She succeeded by discussing whichever topic suited her

Oct 3, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin made last night's debate work for her by answering whichever questions she wanted, not the questions she was asked, writes Christopher Beam in Slate. The Republican seemed to barely notice her opponent and the moderator, at one point telling Joe Biden, "I may not answer the questions... More »

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OPINION

Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again

Noonan: She's a
little transparent but
still very effective

Oct 3, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin starred in her own political "infomercial" last night and once again revived John McCain's flagging campaign, writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal. Palin looked "not petrified but peppy," her style far more suited to a debate than a cerebral interview. Biden... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • bailout • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

OPINION

Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill

Moderator did nothing
to keep debate from being an infomercial

Oct 3, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last night's debate will provide "no fundamental change" in the race, writes James Fallows in the Atlantic, which is much better news for Obama than McCain. Here are some other quick takes from Fallows:
  • Moderator Gwen Ifill was "terrible." She seemed not to care at all
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Debate Polls: Biden Wins, Palin Gets a Boost

Viewers say Biden better-prepared, Palin more likeable

Oct 3, 08 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden won last night’s debate, polls from CNN and CBS show, but Sarah Palin held her own, improving her image with many responders. Some 51% of viewers polled told CNN that Biden did “the best job,” compared to 36% who preferred Palin. In the CBS poll,... More »

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ANALYSIS

Palin Survives,
But the Ticket
Still Struggles

Proving herself hampered her ability
to attack Obama

Oct 3, 08 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin acquitted herself at last night's debate with her charm and a show of basic coherency, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. Her face-off with Joe Biden didn't prove to be a point of no return for the faltering McCain campaign, but neither was it the decisive... More »

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

OPINION

Sarah 6-Pack All But
'Popped Open a Cold One'

Ready to lead with 'unnerving mix of cutesy platitudes'

Oct 3, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin worked her perky just-plain-folks act to the nauseating end in yesterday's debate, Dana Milbank grumbles in the Washington Post. It promised to be "long night" when Palin, "wearing a glittery flag pin, blew a kiss to the audience." But Palin "had no problem... More »

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

McCain Changes Tune on Moderator Pick

Choice of Ifill, like Obama's poll bump, shows 'life isn't fair'

Oct 2, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lamenting that "life isn't fair," John McCain said today he’s less than happy with the selection of Gwen Ifill to host tonight's VP debate. “I wish they had picked a moderator that isn’t writing a book favorable to Barack Obama,” McCain said on Fox ... More »

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 Top 10 Things 
 'Overheard at Palin 
 Debate Camp' 

Late-night host lays into GOP nominee

Oct 2, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman was not kind to the Republican vice presidential candidate last night—his Top 10 list  focused on "Things Overheard at Sarah Palin Debate Camp." Among the highlights:
  • "Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?"
  • "Maybe we'll get lucky
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opinion

 I Debated Her, and 
 Had No Chance 


Oct 1, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden will trump Sarah Palin tomorrow night with facts, analysis, and a senatorial track record that leaves her looking green. In other words, he doesn't stand a chance. Take it from Andrew Halcro, a former Alaska state rep who debated Palin dozens of times. "She's a master, not... More »

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ANALYSIS

Debater Biden Doesn't Always Know When to Zip It

Exuberant speaking style, experience could turn into liabilities at debate

Oct 1, 08 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden is a skilled and captivating speaker but his inability to stop speaking at the right time could turn debate victory into defeat, Katherine Q. Seelye warns in the New York Times. Biden's "gusto and exuberance" could make him seem to be bullying Sarah Palin if he's not... More »

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 Palin Nailed
 Alaska Debates
 With 'Stiletto
 and a Smile'

VP nominee won Alaska debates with ready barbs, despite lack of policy know-how

Oct 1, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Sarah Palin may have lacked in policy knowledge during campaign debates in Alaska, she made up for in self-assurance and an astute sense of strategy, reports the LA Times, delivering verbal thrusts with a disarming smile. Joe Biden may find her a formidable opponent tomorrow night; in gubernatorial debates... More »

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