Facebook Governor Sarah Palin won Politifact's dubious "Lie of the Year" award in 2009 by declaring that the Affordable Care Act would subject America to something called "death panels," which are not the same kind of panels that Nixon voters installed in their dens in 1973 and ripped down in embarrassment in 1990. No,…

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin told an audience of Canadians this weekend that she used to "hustle" over the border to get her some of that cheap socialized medicine she now decries. Also, she can define irony correctly!

The anticipation for Going Rogue hasn't necessarily boosted Sarah Palin's poll numbers, or forestalled investigation into ghostwriter Lynn Vincent's homophobic past. But unlikely voices are now speaking up to defend the former Alaska governor.

Taking to her Facebook page to complain about work done by actual politicians, the super-profesh Sarah Palin once again warned Americans that they'd be facing "death panels" due to the passage of the health care reform bill in the House.

In some states, domestic violence can be categorized as a "pre-existing condition" and used as a justification to deny care. Senator Patty Murray says: "For them it's all about the bottom line. Abused women don't have a voice." [UPI]

Since her resignation, Sarah Palin hasn't been talking to the press. Instead, she's using Facebook to get her message out without "filtering." And her transformation from governor to Internet celebrity looks pretty successful so far.

In an op-ed on health care reform for the Wall Street Journal, Sarah Palin comes right out and says what we've long suspected she thinks: Facts are optional if enough people will believe a lie.

Rep. Michele Bachmann told listeners at a "teletownhall" that the healthcare debate would be won "on our knees in prayer and fasting." On death panel rumors, she added, "Thank God that Sarah Palin said that. These are true." [Minnesota Independent]

An ad targeting Sarah Palin's Facebook friends says, "Send Sarah Palin a message; tell her to stop lying about 'death panels.'" But will her friends listen? Will Palin? [The Plum Line]

According to a new poll, a majority of Republicans either believe in or aren't sure about whether Obama's health plan will create "death panels." Maybe because their leaders are unrepentant demagogues who cheerfully stoke their fears.