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Pictured below: Governor Sarah Palin scrawls a scribble at how pleased she is to be getting earmark money….

From the New York Times, the number of utterances of key words at the conventions (click to enlarge):

Did you know that Sarah Palin founded a company called "Rouge Cru" — what she called a "classy" way to say redneck — in case her political career didn’t work out? If you’re anti-elitist, why would you name a company "Rouge Cru" — which is (in case you didn’t know) French? And what about this? "Sarah Palin, a commercial fisherman … Read More

The Detroit Free Press conducted a focus group last night, and found that independents weren’t impressed at all. They were looking for reassurances about her ability to hold national office, and Palin didn’t deliver. "Sarah Palin came across as the small town girl who made good. I knew that I disagreed with her on some issues before this evening. After … Read More

The more I think about it, the more I’m pissed at the mocking of "community organizers" within the speeches of Giuliani and Palin last night. I’m not alone. Chris Hayes: But this kind of hits me where I live, since my dad is a community organizer, so lemme spell this out: the difference between a community organizer and a politician … Read More

James Wolcott: It takes a real man to admit when he’s wrong, and I’m an approximation of a real man. I confess I didn’t think she was up to the challenge, but I underestimated her, she proved herself up to the task, so let me say in all crow-eating humility: Congratulations, Serena Williams! But seriously, about Palin (Giuliani, too).  Three … Read More

Conservative icon Peggy Noonan and McCain consultant Mike Murphy appeared with Chuck Todd on MSNBC this afternoon.  After the discussion, MSNBC cut to a commercial, but the mikes were left on.  And Murphy and Noonan talked about what they really thought of the Palin pick. If you’re interested, the transcript … Chuck Todd: Mike Murphy, lots of free advice, we’ll … Read More

While I agree that the pregnancy of Sarah Palin’s 17 year old daughter should be off limits** as a political matter, I have one question: Can you imagine the outcry/haranguing/jokes from the right if Obama had a 17 year old out-of-wedlock pregnant daughter? My God, you would never hear the end of it…. Come to think of it, what would … Read More

A major excerpt: One of the great sights of American political life — a YouTube moment if ever there was one — was to see the doughboy face of Newt Gingrich as he extolled the virtues of Sarah Palin, a sitcom of a vice presidential choice and a disaster movie if she moves up to the presidency: "She’s the first … Read More

Okay, the post below was a joke. But this isn’t. It seems that McCain’s VP pick was a member of the Alaska Independence Party, a fringe political party which questions the wisdom of Alaska’s statehood.  ABC has the story: The campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., likes to herald the independence of its new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. … Read More

Great….

Here’s McCain’s selection for the Vice Presidency of the United States, Sarah Palin, answering a 2006 policy questionnaire: Q: Are you offended by the phrase "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not? PALIN: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense … Read More

Speaking of youthful indiscretions, there’s been some speculation (which I don’t believe) about Sarah Palin’s family life, specifically, that her youngest son Trig (the one with Down’s Syndrome) is not her child, but the child of her eldest daughter Bristol (an unmarried junior in high school).  It seems to me a little bit of a stretch, but this seems to … Read More

Cindy McCain: STEPHANOPOULOS: But she has no national security experience. McCAIN: You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia. It’s not as if she doesn’t understand what’s at stake here. I lived in New Hampshire for over a decade.  Right next to … Read More