Assault on reporter by Coakley aide won’t help her faltering campaign (TrueSlant.com)

By John Kinsellagh

If this YouTube video goes viral, it could spell real trouble for the lethargic Coakley campaign. For the incident it depicts is rich with symbolism about the manner in which Martha Coakley has conducted her campaign for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. Since Coakley, as the Democrat in the race, feels entitled to the Senate seat, it is clear that she views earning the right to represent the voters as a nuisance that is beneath her. Not only has Coakley avoided retail campaigning by remaining utterly disengaged from the voters of Massachusetts, but her goons apparently are free to deal in a thuggish manner with pesky reporters attempting to ask her inconvenient questions.

And the reason for this inexcusable provocation? Weekly Standard reporter, John McCormack, wanted to ask Coakley why health care industry lobbyists were supporting her at the fundraiser.

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10 jokes about Sarah Palin joining Fox News (TrueSlant.com)

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By David Rees

1. Roger Ailes was interviewing Sarah Palin for a job at Fox News. “According to your resume, you left your last position as Governor of Alaska due to ‘philosophical differences’ with your employer. Could you explain?” “Y’see Mr. Ailes,” said Palin, “I became philosophically opposed to doing actual work instead of flying around in a private jet wearing fancy clothes and basking in the adulation of idiots.” “Oh, I didn’t mean that,” replied Ailes. “I meant, explain how you learned how to spell ‘philosophical.’”

2. A producer was giving Sarah Palin a tour of the Fox News studio. He pointed out the coffee machine, the restrooms, and the temperature-controlled pool where Glenn Beck’s tears are harvested. “Where’s the indoor dog track?” asked Palin. The producer was confused: “Indoor dog track?” “Yeah, I’ve heard dogs panting since I got here,” replied Palin. “Ah,” the producer said, “those aren’t panting dogs; it’s Bill Kristol. It means he’s excited to see you.”

3. Why did Sarah Palin cross the road?
Because there was an opportunity to make an ass of herself on the other side.

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VIDEO: George H.W. Bush Gets Heckled In A Restaurant

Does the National Enquirer Deserve a Pulitzer for Breaking the John Edwards Scandal? (Politics Daily)

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By Emily Miller

Columnist

 

The National Enquirer is a supermarket tabloid, but the time has come for the media elite to admit that it has an excellent investigative reporting team, which broke the biggest political scandal of 2009, the John Edwards affair.

While its own editor concedes that the paper would never be given a Pulitzer Prize -- the jury is dominated by the newspaper establishment -- I believe the time has come for us to recognize the Enquirer's political investigative reporting.

Though I don't know the other nominees for the 2009 investigative category (the deadline isn't until February), and I'm sure there are many worthy entries, it's clear to me that the Enquirer deserves consideration for what remains the highest honor in American journalism.

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REVEALED: See Going Rogue Event 'Banned List' Drawn Up By Todd Palin (TPM)

By Justin Elliott
TalkingPointsMemo.com
December 30, 2009, 6:23PM

We've just gotten our hands on the so-called "banned list" that was responsible for two journalists getting booted from a Sarah Palin book event in Wasilla last week. Check it out right here.

And we've got new details that shed light on Todd Palin's role as his wife's chief enforcer.

The "coordinating instructions" document, whose authenticity was confirmed by James Hastings, the Wasilla official who runs the arena and who wrote the instructions, refers to a "DENIED ACCESS LIST PER TODD PALIN." And, after listing three names, continues:

"Coordination with Todd will be required to identify those folks in the event they present themselves NOT as media reps. They are not welcome by the family and this is a private rental of the facility with a public invite and access limited list provided by renters."

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