Sunday, August 31, 2008

News on Sarah Palin

Some news stories (good and bad, but hey, I don't expect much from a media that would cheer when Obama speaks!):

Palin is talk of the Sunday news shows
USA Today - USA
Sarah Palin as "commander in chief" of the Alaska National Guard. Her single trip to Kuwait also made it into many talking points, as did the phrases ...

Palin's Sojourn as a Sportscaster
Washington Post - United States
By Garance Franke-Ruta
Barack Obama's official campaign position on John McCain's new running mate Sarah Palin is to congratulate her and focus on ...

Liberal media hate Sarah Palin (who knew?)
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
Think the liberal mainstream media don't like the thought of Sarah Palin becoming president? Check out the editorials blasting John McCain's choice as vice ...

Nicola Lamb: Palin has glamour but lacks the weight
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Nicola Lamb Governor Sarah Palin is a keen gun enthusiast. Photo / AP During the primaries, when Hillary Clinton was talking up her shooting prowess and ...

Palin Comparison: Not Enough "Northern Exposure" in the Press?
Editor & Publisher - USA
Interviewed by a reporter from Alaska, Sarah Palin could not testify to her national security experience. And Cindy McCain says it amounts to Alaska being ...

Editorial: Palin renews McCain's maverick image, but is cleary ...
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
But his wild-card choice of the unknown and untested Sarah Palin as his vice president will backfire if voters see through it. Picking an obscure first-term ...

More reaction to the Palin pick
MSNBC - USA
Per a new USA Today/Gallup poll, 51% say they have never heard of Sarah Palin, while 22% have a favorable impression of her and 7% have a negative one. ...

'Homemaker' Palin Made Sparing Donations
ABC News - USA
Sarah Palin has been a bit of a penny-pincher in terms of her support of Republicans -- or any other political candidates. She's only donated cash twice, ...

McCain and Palin team up as Gustav looms
Reuters - USA
By Jeff Mason ST LOUIS (Reuters) - White House hopeful John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin hit the campaign trail as a team on Saturday, ...

McCain takes big gamble on Palin
Financial Times - London, England, UK
By Andrew Ward When John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running mate yesterday, the reaction of most Americans would have been "who? ...

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