AltWeeklies Wire
Sarah Palin Boosts Planned Parenthoodnew
A viral email has urged people who disliked the Alaska governor's under-no-circumstance view on abortion to donate to Planned Parenthood, in her honor.
Boston Phoenix |
Shuchi Saraswat |
10-09-2008 |
Politics
Marin County Republicans Love Them Some Sarah Palinnew
It's lonely being a Republican in Marin County. But being the minority only strengthens their bond and their resolve. It's an us-versus-them thing, with liberals on the other side.
Palin's Church History Brings Attention to the Third Wave Movementnew
MorningStar Ministries, a church linked to a movement that emphasizes miraculous healing, divine revelation, prophesy and "spiritual warfare" (including the expelling of demons from cities), has recently been thrust into the spotlight for its links to churches attended by the vice presidential candidate.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
10-08-2008 |
Politics
Sarah Palin Tries to Out-Cutesy a Traumatized Nationnew
While her debate performance against Biden may not have been the total catastrophe we'd all been hoping for, it reinforced the catastrophic choice by the McCain campaign to have Palin play hide-and-go-fuck-yourself with the media for the past month.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
10-06-2008 |
Commentary
Citizen Mom: Am I a Wal-Mart Woman?new
The Wal-Mart Woman is the new soccer mom, but the two have little in common.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Amy Z. Quinn |
09-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Reasons to Keep the GOP Out of the White House, from A to Znew
Here's a handy, dandy alphabetical list of clear-cut reasons to stop Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin from winning the White House on Nov. 4.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
09-29-2008 |
Commentary
What's in a Name: Leave the Children Out of Itnew
The way that we treat children in our society is reflected in "big" things like school systems and "little" things like names. Like children themselves, names really should be off-limits, and if we cannot wrap our small minds around that, then we have a big problem.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
09-25-2008 |
Commentary
A Tale of Two Cities: The RNC You Saw and the One You Didn'tnew
There was carefully crafted show inside the Excel Energy Center, and a street-level populist protest in which hundreds were tear-gassed and arrested, including prominent journalists. In the arena, the nomination of Sarah Palin palpably energized the Republican delegates, but events away from the arena were more revealing.
The Texas Observer |
Elizabeth DiNovella |
09-24-2008 |
Politics
Readers Text in Votes for Sarah Palin's Next Baby Namenew
Gwyneth had Apple. Posh had Brooklyn. And moose-killing miracle mom Sarah Palin beat them all with Trig Paxson Van Palin.
Boston Phoenix |
Lance Gould |
09-23-2008 |
Commentary
In Missouri, McCain and Palin Refute Realitynew
McCain slammed Obama for telling people what they wanted to hear and then promised, "You will always know where I stand." But even that wasn't true. Back in 2000, McCain called Christian conservatives "agents of intolerance." Now he has selected one as his running mate.
Cheech & Chong Talk Motown, Dope and That Palin Chicknew
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong took several decades off to pursue solo careers (and Chong spent nearly a year in prison for selling a bong on the internet) -- but they're back and ready to light up America.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
09-23-2008 |
Performance
The Sarah Swindle: Palin is Like a More Reckless Version of Dubyanew
Last week, I talked about the opportunism and cheap cynicism of choosing the woefully inexperienced and undereducated Alaska governor as vice president. That's all that was merited saying about Sarah Palin, I thought. Then I saw her interviewed by ABC's Charles Gibson, and was incredibly shocked and angry.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
09-23-2008 |
Commentary
Five Minutes With Howard Deannew
The Democratic National Committee Chairman and former presidential candidate is tearing through Pennsylvania to talk about health care with SEIU workers. We got a chance for a five-minute phone interview (we forgot to ask about the scream!). Here are some excerpts.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
09-23-2008 |
Politics
Sarah Palin Shows that Political Standards Are at an All-Time Lownew
We live in a barbaric epoch that produces the most riveting advances in technology while simultaneously cultivating the lowest expectations of our so-called leaders. We've had our Dan Quayles and Spiro Agnews in the past, but these were aberrations from the norm. Now the aberrations are the norm.
Boulder Weekly |
Ben Corbett |
09-22-2008 |
Commentary
Idiots, Idioms, and Presidential Elections in the Age of Republicansnew
The election is not about John McCain and Sarah Palin or Barack Obama and Joe Biden. It's just about Republican strategists trying to hold the ball and run the clock out, buying two more days of distraction from the real campaign issues with manufactured controversy.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
09-22-2008 |
Commentary
