John McCain was a great kisser in Brazil

Who knew? McCain apparently had a fling with a Brazilian model (there's that model/beauty queen thing again), who describes him as a "great kisser" back then. But then he left and it ended. He mentions her in his Faith of My Fathers book.

Temple grad student Michael Rovito asks Palin a question

This is hilarious. Temple University graduate student Michael Rovito was waiting in line at his neighborhood cheesesteak spot when in comes Sarah Palin and her entourage, looking for a folksy place to mingle and eat some working class grub.

Teapot Dome with lipstick?

A detailed exposé of the Palin style of government: intense secrecy, intention to subpoena-proof e-mail shenanigans, taking the Duhbya Bush approach to vacationing on the job ("Where's Sarah?" buttons are popular among other mayors and legislators), canning competent profession …

Palin's letter defending her nearly $200 earmark requests

For someone all opposed to earmarks and supporting McCain's stance on ending the practice, Gov. Palin sounds pretty fond of them for Alaska. Here's her own letter defending the practice, back in March.

Wasilla charging rape victims for their rape test kits

Mayoring is like community organizing with responsibility? Who, then, is responsible for the town of Wasilla charging the victims of rape for the test kits used to collect evidence? "In the past we've charged the cost of exams to the victims' insurance company when possible,"  …

John Bush is very much his own man according to Tom Ridge

Governor Ridge, arguing for why the GOP should get another four years to change things in Washington, says that "John Bush ... uh, John McCAIN is very much his own man."

Stars on her booty, stripes on her boobies, and a rifle to boot!

Governor Palin-who-would-be-VP (once she figures out what vice-presidenting entails) in a bikini. The panties are American flag stars, the bra is the flag's stripes.

Streetwalker fashions

I wonder if the hooker outfit Sarah Palin is wearing was for a Hallowe'en party? ¡Carramba!

Sarah Palin holding up head of dead caribou

You may not want to click this one if the sight of Governor Palin holding up a dead caribou's head by the antlers would be very upsetting to you. At least this photo isn't a bloody mess.

Structure of attacks against Obama

Describes the under-the-radar smear campaign of the Rovian types using e-mail hoaxes and code words to get Americans to think Obama is a closet Muslim, that he's a Black radical, and that he's a liberal elitist (whatever that is). The graphic is really helpful.

Gov. Palin supported "abstinence only" sex education

You can't make this stuff up. Bristol Palin is the beneficiary of "abstinence only " sex "education," which is her mom's policy stance in the state she governs. So, now, having mucked up public education, she has apparently decided to start home-schooling the kids.

Miss Wasilla's decision-making skills

Blog de Ford has this flow chart that breaks down Sarah Palin's decision-making process, using her choice to give a speech at a conference in Texas after her water broke in her fifth pregnancy.

and she doesn't know what a VP does

And Miss Wasilla/Governor Palin doesn't even know what a vice-president does!!! What was McCain thinking? He sure likes having fading beauty queens around him, though, Miss Rodeo and now Miss Wasilla.

Miss Wasilla

Hilarious! Miss Wasilla, aka Sarah Palin, in cheesecake pose, wearing a strapless gown that, in a portrait, makes her look naked. Why do women do these livestock halter classes? It only comes back to haunt them when they want someone to take them seriously someday.

McCain steals song without copyright permission

McCain used Van Halen's song, "Right Now," to preface his choice of Governor Palin for his VP, without getting the band's permission or paying royalties. What would happen to any of us violating a song's copyright?

Palin's résumé: Sarah Barracuda

The Anchorage Daily News story on Ms. Palin's background during the 2006 election campaign. Rather a nasty, self-seeking individual.

Sarah Palin's résumé

Runner up in the Miss Alaska Beauty Contest (McCain certainly likes it when women enter beauty contests, suggesting that Cindy McCain should enter the topless and sometimes bottomless Miss Buffalo Chip beauty contest at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally)

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Palin fires Alaska's top safety official due to a family feud

Governor Palin's sister married an abusive State trooper, who is said to have tased her son/his stepson. The sister and the trooper got a divorce but are still feuding about custody and visitation issues. Palin tried to get the trooper fired.

Sarah Palin sues to have polar bears removed from endangered species list

Sarah Palin had the State of Alaska sue the United States to take polar bears back off the endangered species list.

Sarah Palin advocates creation "science"

McCain's pick for vice-president, Sarah Palin, advocated teaching creationism in the science classrooms of Alaska.

Kerry: before McCain debates Obama, he should debate himself

Story contains text of Kerry's speech, saying that Candidate McCain should debate Senator McCain: "Candidate McCain now supports the wartime tax cuts that Senator McCain once denounced as immoral. Candidate McCain criticizes Senator McCain's own climate change bill.

Pat Buchanan calls McCain chief foreign advisor a foreign agent

Randy Scheunemann is McCain's chief foreign policy advisor.

McCain cuddling with Bush

The cover of the Cliff Schecter book, The Real McCain, showing McCain throwing his arms around Bush and laying his head on Bush's chest with this mawkish "let's cuddle" expression.

McCain needs a staffer to tell him how many houses he and Cindy own

A man of so many mansions that, at his age, it's hard to remember where he put them all.

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