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Palin Witness Fact Check III
David Corn makes a cameo in the book. Palin distorts the story to make it fit better with her self-serving story. Its not that big a deal - more selective unfairness than a lie of any sort. Corns explanation here.
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Jobs And The Stimulus
A new poll finds that 51 percent of Americans think canceling the rest of the stimulus would create more jobs. Derek Thompson is slack-jawed:The idea that canceling the stimulus would create more jobs implies that passing the stimulus has actually killed more jobs than its created, which is bonkers. …
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Palin Witness Fact Check II
“It is pure fiction. No such discussion took place,” - Nicolle Wallace, disputing yet another passage in Palins book.
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Palin Witness Fact Check I
“That is the most cockamamie bullshit. She didn’t have a damn thing to do with it, and she didn’t know what it was about," - Dave Oesting of Anchorage, lead plaintiff attorney in the private litigants’ civil case against Exxon and its successor, Exxon Mobil Corp. He was referring to governor Pa …
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The Gateway Drug
Another pot-smoker, another loser:Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has won the 2009 National League Cy Young Award in a historic and close vote of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Lincecum becomes the first pitcher since the writers created the award in 1956 to win it in each of his first two …
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Two Seats?
Silver does some Senate handicapping:I suspect the net gain for either party will not exceed two seats. There are some primaries yet to determine nominees, so its too early to say either way which party should come out ahead.
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So You Don't Have To
Mudflats is blogging the book page by page.
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Iraq. Iran. Whatever.
Palin strikes again. Hannity cannot correct her. It would be like correcting the Pope - too confusing for the viewers.
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Fox Rigs The Video Again
After running video of crowds from a September Tea Party rally to make it seem the recent health insurance reform protest was bigger than it was, Fox News has done it again: this time to make Sarah Palins crowds look bigger, using old footage from the campaign. Its funny, isnt it, that these "e …
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Palin vs Reagan
Steve Chapman notices the stark difference:Who needs policy? In her world -- and the world of legions of conservatives who revere her -- the persona is the policy. Palin is beloved because shes (supposedly) just like ordinary people, which (supposedly) gives her a profound understanding of their nee …
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Sarah Palin, Elephant Hunter
Larison criticizes Robert Stacy McCains Palin coverage:What McCain misses in his article is that liberal journalists actually take great delight in the Palin phenomenon. Yes, of course, they don’t want to see her in power, but I think they do want to see her prosper and thrive as the face of the Rep …
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A Death In Tehran
Frontline produced a documentary on Neda Agha Soltan. Watch the entire thing here.
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No Basis In Reality
52 percent of Republicans think ACORN stole the 2008 election.
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Palin As Protest Vote
Allahpundit makes an interesting point: [A]s things stand, [Palin is] a threat to win the GOP nomination but an almost certain loser in the general election unless economic conditions have deteriorated to the point where any Republican would be a threat to knock off Obama. But if any Republican wou …
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Why Does Sarah Palin Support Israeli Settlements?
Goldblog asks.
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Why Palin Might Win The Nomination
Silver gives ten reasons:Although I doubt that Palin can clear the conservative half of the GOP field, someone like a Huckabee could very well decide to go ahead and let Palin run her course, re-entering the field in a 2016 climate that is liable to be more favorable to Republicans.
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Religious Freedom And Marriage Equality
Mark Thompson counters Dreher:[T]he conflict here is definitively not between gay marriage and religious liberty. It is instead between laws regarding private discrimination and freedom of association, or perhaps between licensing laws and freedom of religion. As they affect the private sphere and s …
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Xenophon v. Xenu
An Australian senator, Nick Xenophon, calls for a criminal investigation of the Super Adventure Club.
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What If KSM Goes Free?
Huckabee thinks that the Democratic party is finished if KSM gets off. Josh Marshall tackles the talking point:Lets start with the idea that civilian trials have too many safeguards and create too big a risk these guys will go free. This does not hold up to any scrutiny for two reasons. First, remem …
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Cost Control, Cost Control, Cost Control, Ctd
Tyler Cowen, who is against the current health care bill, lists his desired reforms. Austin Frakt adds: Any health reform passed this year (or next) is unlikely to include Cowen’s cost-related suggestions or any other serious measures to reduce costs. That’s why thecurrent debate over health reform …
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