TagsTagsThis last presidential election marks the first time in my life when I wish I could have a do-over, to reverse my vote for the dimmest bulb in US politics in many a year: Palin Needed Scripted Answers for Debate. The McCain group did a pretty good (but not perfect) job ...
Sarah Palin, Rogue, Populism, Death Panel, 2008 Elections, Debate
Sean Hannity has decided that a Palin-Bachmann presidential ticket in 2012 would be just the thing America needs. Another name for this wonderful moronic convergence: “The Dumb and Dumber Ticket.” Palin says, “It’s in God’s hands.” “Woot woot,” says the crowd. [Video]
Sarah Palin, Rogue, Death Panel, Michele Bachmann, Election 2012
Blatant hypocrisy — it’s spelled P-A-L-I-N: Sarah Palin sees eye-to-eye with Albertans in Calgary speech. The vocal opponent of health-care reform in the U.S. steered largely clear of the topic except to reveal a tidbit about her life growing up not far from Whitehorse. “We used to hustle over the border ...
Sarah Palin, Rogue, Populism, Death Panel, Health Care, Fear
She’s found her fear-mongering story and she’s sticking to it, no matter how stupid or deceptive: Sarah Palin (SarahPalinUSA) on Twitter: ..merged bill may b unrecognizable from what assumed was a done deal:R death panels back in?what’s punishment 4not purchasing mandated HC? Ahhh! Ahhh! Death panels! We’re doomed! [run around ...
Sarah Palin, Rogue, Populism, Death Panel, Anti-Science, Health Care, Fear
The indispensable Politifact website has named their Lie of the Year, and it came from the pen of none other than Sarah Palin, you betcha: PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: ‘Death panels’. Of all the falsehoods and distortions in the political discourse this year, one stood out from the rest. “Death ...
Sarah Palin, Rogue, Populism, Death Panel, Anti-Science, Health Care, Fear
Sarah “I didn’t come from no monkey” Palin gets the ultimate soft ball interview from Rich Lowry at National Review: The Rogue, on the Record. When Lowry asks about her absurd fear-mongering “death panels” statement, she compares herself to … Ronald Reagan. You remember how Reagan called the Soviet Union the ...
Sarah Palin, 2012, Resignation, Rogue, Alaska, Death Panel, Fear
Pastor Stephen Broden from Dallas Texas gives the benediction at Michele Bachmann’s “house call” protest against the health care reform bill, and immediately launches a political diatribe about “death panels!” and “death care!” and tyranny and socialism and anti-Christ abortion and violation of all the laws of God and nature. ...
Michele Bachmann, Loopy, Extremism, Right Wing, Health Care, Abortion, Sex Clinics, Pastor Broden, Death Panel
Gateway Pundit says, with his usual subtlety: A new low for the rabid left… They just can’t hate this Christian conservative woman enough. (Bold text in original.) Here’s what Jim Hoft is freaking out about today: Attention, Sarah Palin bashers: Lookalike book ‘Going Rouge’ is coming! Rabid leftist capitalist anti-Christian conservative-haters! We’re doooomed! ...
Sarah Palin, Death Panel, Death Book, Outrageous Outrage, Nontroversy
The New York Post reports that Sarah Palin isn’t having much luck on the lecture circuit. After quitting as governor of Alaska in July, Palin signed with the top-notch Washington Speakers Bureau, which also reps George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Condoleezza Rice, hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger, LA Dodgers manager ...
Sarah Palin, 2012, Resignation, Alaska, Death Panel, Lecture
At her Facebook page, Sarah Palin is hyping the Glenn Beck Obama-Hitler Hour: Sarah Palin: An Invitation | Facebook. FOX News’ Glenn Beck is doing an extraordinary job this week walking America behind the scenes of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and outlining who is actually running the White House. Monday night ...
Sarah Palin, Death Panel, Death Book, Alarmism, Glenn Beck, Extremism
Death Book for Veterans! It’s another “death” boogeyman from a party that should be asking real questions about the health care legislation, but can only seem to muster up cheap alarmist scare tactics intended to confuse and mislead. Here’s the VA planning document they’re calling a “death book:” Your Life, Your Choices ...
Sarah Palin, Death Panel, Death Book, WSJ, Health Care, Veterans, Alarmism
Charles Krauthammer just keeps making sense: Honest Debate Needed on End-of-Life Talk. Let’s see if we can have a reasoned discussion about end-of-life counseling. [Good luck with that. --ed.] We might start by asking Sarah Palin to leave the room. I’ve got nothing against her. She’s a remarkable political talent. But ...
Uh oh. 61% of Americans think Sarah Palin’s resignation as governor of Alaska was a bad move. (CNN) – A new national poll suggests that most Americans don’t think Sarah Palin’s decision to step down as Alaska governor was a smart political move. Sixty-one percent of people questioned in a Marist ...
ABC News has been running a series of pretty good “fact check” segments on the proposed health care legislation: Watch Our Fact Check Series — All in One Place - The World Newser. Here’s their piece on the Sarah Palin “death panel” smear and the distorted accusations of euthanasia. [Video] I’ve seen some ...
Sarah Palin, 2012, Resignation, Alaska, Facebook, Death Panel, ABC News, Fact Checking
Probably because her first statement about “death panels” was such a resounding political success, Sarah Palin is doubling down on the euthanasia card in her latest post at Facebook: Sarah Palin Notes. These consultations are authorized whenever a Medicare recipient’s health changes significantly or when they enter a nursing home, ...
Sarah Palin, 2012, Resignation, Alaska, Facebook, Death Panel
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) said today that Sarah Palin’s description of the end of life provisions in the House bill as “death panels” is “nuts”. Q: How did this become a question of euthanasia? ISAKSON: I have no idea. I understand — and you have to check this out — I ...
Sarah Palin, 2012, Resignation, Alaska, Facebook, Death Panel
Quite a few readers were upset with me for criticizing the mob-like behavior of many town hall demonstrators. Some denied that this behavior even happened at all, accusing the media (or me) of exaggerating and lying about it. If Sarah Palin were to come out with a statement asking the demonstrators ...
Sarah Palin, 2012, Resignation, Alaska, Facebook, Death Panel