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    J.D.Regent: I'm just confused about how Hawaii is less glamorous than Northern Idaho, the next place she went to college. more »
    Dictator for Life: At the risk of invoking Godwin's Law.... I read WWII books all the time, and the more I read from the German perspective, the more it freaks me out. ... more »
    ArtfulSlinger: Its also strange though to me that liberals, Democrats and the like are not understanding that there is a fear of change brewing in this country, whic... more »
    maude_flanders: According to him, the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders made her uncomfortable: 'They were a minority type thing and it wasn't glamorou... more »
    hughman: Palin's Hawaii was fueled by dreams of Annette Funicello on the beach or Elvis with his down home country twang. Maybe she envisioned herself as Debor... more »
    ArtfulSlinger: As an admirer of Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, it chills me to my core to see idiots like Palin and Beck take the Republican political view,... more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: This could easily be retitled "...Just Another Kind of Racism." I see Palin and her ilk for the bigots and liars they are. Furthermore, I fail as a ... more »
    Island of Misfit Toys: I tend to think she is reinventing the Know Nothing Party, myself. Governor Palin, what are your activities? "I know nothing." [en.wikipedia.org] more »
    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Jeez, Sarah, we have fishing on the East Coast. It's not all Chardonnay and gallery openings. more »
    la.donna.pietra: Here's the weird thing about "coming home" to Moscow, Idaho, home of the University of Idaho: it's probably the most diverse part of the whole state,... more »
    Dodgergirl: Let's see, William Jennings Bryan, Joseph McCarthy, George Wallace, and Sarah Palin. How's this? You shall not press down upon the brow of Real Amer... more »
    Santos L Halper: Sometimes, when I think about Palin, I remember that time an organ-grinder, complete with monkey, showed up at my house, told me how I should feel abo... more »
    Maritsa: She doesn't like Hawaii, which is just another reason to hate her and think she's stupid. Also, "perpetual sunshine?" It rains like every other day th... more »
    Penny: Shooting moose and saying "aw shucks" does not a populist make. more »
    bowleserised: But Palin's father, Chuck Heath, gave a different account to Conroy and Walshe. According to him, the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders... more »
  • #popularmechanics

    Palin Populism Is Just Another Kind Of Elitism

    As Sarah Palin's "bus" tour rolls on, journalists are beginning to identify her as the leader of a new kind of populism. But this movement really just enshrines another elite. More »
  • #newsroundup

    Don't You Wish The Government Could Be More Like A Buddy Movie?