Chris Cilizza, writing for The Fix at the Washington Post is reporting today that Senate candidate Mark Kirk is courting an endorsement from America's Sweetheart, Sarah Palin. According to Cilizza, Kirk fired off a memo to GOP bigwig and Berwyn-born Fred Malek, hoping to nail down a friendly howdy-do from Palin.
It was bound to happen sooner or later: Sarah Palin, the Republican ex-girlfriend who just won't go away and stop posting on your Facebook page, is going to visit Oprah. You might remember a little over a year ago when rumors swirled about Palin appearing on Oprah ahead of the 2008 election and that Oprah said no due to her support for Obama, a claim that Oprah fully denied. This time, however, it's definitely happening as Palin makes the rounds to support her new tome, Going Rogue. According to a press release from Harpo, Inc., the "world exclusive" will be Palin's first talk ahead of the book release and the show will air live on Monday, November 16; Palin's book hits shelves the next day. Will we be watching? You betcha'.
Remember those vitriolic, frightening days of fall 2008, when Sarah Palin was a contender for the #2 office in the executive branch and everybody (except your crazy, racist uncle, who was crushin' hard) made funny YouTubes and Photoshops about her? One of the most popular spoof jobs was the vlog series done by New York City comedienne Sara Benincasa, who captured the former Alaska governor's essence like no one else on the Internetovision. Since the election, Benincasa has been hard at work writing a book, doing a Cosmopolitan Radio show, and performing her one-woman show, AGORAFABULOUS! — the one-woman show she'll perform on Saturday, Sept. 19 (i.e., tomorrow) at Chicago's Playground Theater, 3209 N. Halsted; get tickets here. Recently we talked to Benincasa about her career, panic, and her show.
Thanks to Basil Tydings for the image
Sarah Palin gives an interview in front of a not-so-friendly setting: a turkey grinder. This video has been making the rounds in one form or another, so here it is without the blurs. So we'll add a big, old DISCLAIMER and warn you that it's not for the weak of stomach and if you haven't eaten lunch yet, you're better off waiting until later to watch it.
We knew that the turnaround time for episodes of South Park was next to nothing, but they really must have busted their asses to get this episode put together for last night. (We'd also like to see the one they made in the event of a McCain victory - will that ever show up as a DVD extra?) We won't spoil the whole thing for you, but they managed to weave together Tuesday night's speeches, a ninjaesque Sarah Palin and a plot involving a caper a la - well, just watch.
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Good grief, people. After this week's hanging of a Sarah Palin effigy in West Hollywood comes word that an effigy of Barack Obama was found this morning on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The Secret Service claimed the Palin effigy was okay because it was part of a Halloween decoration. Um, no. An effigy is defined as "a crude figure representing a hated person." So it's kind of not okay. As for the Obama effigy, U of K President Lee Todd said he was, "personally offended and deeply embarrassed by this disgusting episode." There was also an effigy of Obama found on the campus of Oregon school George Fox University in September.
As Election Day comes ever closer, the Trib managed to catch-up with the elusive GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin who hasn't given many interviews, especially since the Katie Couric debacle. During the interview, Palin addressed the controversy over her alleged $150,000 wardrobe upgrade and even compared herself to Hillary Clinton.
I think Hillary Clinton was held to a different standard in her primary race. Do you remember the conversations that took place about her - say superficial things that they don't talk about with men, like her wardrobe and her hairstyles, all of that, that's a bit of that double standard. Certainly there's a double standard. But I'm not going to complain about it, I'm not going to whine about it, I'm going to plow through that because we are embarking on something greater than that, than allowing that double standard to adversely affect us.After reading through the interview, there's nothing really revelatory other than the fact the Trib managed to peg Palin down long enough to actually give the interview. If nothing else, with husband Todd and son Trig present, it seems that a lot of the focus of the interview is on special needs children, a cause Palin has been successfully championing along the campaign route. Like most interviews with political candidates, the questions are mostly softballs, i.e., nothing about Troopergate. Not that we expected anything. We doubt the Trib would have asked McCain about the Keating 5 or Obama about his connections to the Daley Machine. Read the entire transcript here.
On Wednesday, we asked you to tell us what you thought Joe Six-Pack American, the mythical and mysterious "sixth child" of Sarah Palin, looked like. Based in part on the comments readers left on the original posting announcing this project, and on my own beliefs, here is my interpretation.
You know how every year they make up championship t-shirts for both teams in the Super Bowl? Except one of those teams has to lose, right, so their championship t-shirts end up being donated to children in third world countries? And those kids are now walking around in "New England Patriots 19-0" shirts? Well, consider this video kind of like that. Courtesy of our hilarious friends at Schadenfreude [who have a new show coming soon we'll be previewing] comes this Walter E Smithe commercial (that will never see the light of day) celebrating a successful Cubs 2008 postseason. Enjoy while you wait to see if Sarah Palin is gonna show up on that SNL special.
We mentioned earlier this week the potential mind-blowing Tina Fey/Sarah Palin appearance tonight on the premiere of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update Thursday. SNL's audience has increased almost 50% since last year, in part due to Fey's uncanny Palin. Fey + Palin + Thursday night = ratings gold. So we thought we'd bust out our Great Detective Kit, try our hand at being sleuth-y, and see if there is any weight to the rumors...
We're somewhat taken with the idea of Joe Six-Pack American: a normal guy who works like us, drinks like us, and does normal guy things like us (watch too much TV and take anti-cholesterol medication, for example). With a little more character development, Joe could become our 21st century Paul Bunyan -- a symbol of American strength and hard work, but maybe with a Labrador Retriever instead of an ox, a khaki shirt instead of a plaid flannel one, and a laptop for an ax.
Bill Zwecker has been following the story of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin possibly popping up on SNL one of these days to have a little fun with former Second City star Tina Fey and Fey's Palin impression. Says the Z-Man, "I'm hearing some sort of Palin tweak of Fey's American Express commercials is in the works. While next weekend's 'Saturday Night Live' will be a rerun, it is possible Palin could appear Thursday on the first of NBC's 'Weekend Update' specials in prime time." Well, that'll be interesting, as Fey has no love for Palin, saying at the Emmy Awards, “I want to be done playing this lady November 5th."
The Chicago Tribune's Twitter feed just informed us that "Sarah Palin kept up an assault today on Barack Obama's ass." Seriously. Maybe there is hope for the ol' rag yet! [TwitterTrib]
Anyone looking for a train wreck at last night's Vice Presidential debate came away disappointed. Democrat Sen. Joe Biden didn't ramble too badly and Republican Gov. Sarah Palin exceeded expectations by solidly, if uninspiringly, standing her ground. Gone was the Palin who looked in over her head in interviews with Katie Couric and, instead, was one who had her answers well-prepared answers and deftly dodged the questions she didn't want to answer, saying at one point, "And I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear..."
We've thrown back many a pint at Old Town Ale House, but the recent addition of a nude painting of Sarah Palin almost made us nose our beer. Check it out for yourself [NSFW]. [via Windy Citizen]
It's been an eventful week for Chicago's Barack Obama, the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States of America. He's battling critics, dealing with a loose cannon running mate, dealing with a guy bringing a gun to his house, and preparing for a debate this Friday - seriously, what the hell, John? Here I am, working my ass on this round-up, and you go and throw everything out of whack. This all about me, John. Why did you have to steal my thunder? Screw it, this election is still happening so I'm doing this news round-up anyway. Nice try, McCain!
Paige Wiser's column today about how Sarah Palin "could look even better" doesn't even make the claim that changing her look could earn her ticket more votes. Don't we all just want to be the prettiest princess at the party? C'mon, girls!
Last night's season premier of SNL was lackluster and sluggish ... except for the opening sketch, which was sheer genius. Second City-alum Tina Fey lived up to the hype and gave a stinging impersonation of VP wannabe Sarah Palin. Fey looked so much like Palin, in her blazing red jacket and stacked hairdo, that the perfectly flat accent (shades of Fargo?) and the smarmy smiles were like icing on the cake.
Sarah Palin speaks.
With the electorate still seemingly enamored with John McCain's VP pick, Joe Biden announced at a fund raiser in Chicago earlier this week that he would be well prepared to debate Sarah Palin early next month.
Arizona Senator John "Maverick" McCain made a rare Illinois stop-over last night, appearing before hundreds of supporters at a fundraiser at the Chicago Hilton & Towers. It was his first stop in Chicago since June, when he raised $2.5 million. This fundraiser was expected to rake in more than $4 million for McCain. And The Maverick came out swinging, accusing Obama of asking for $932 million in pork barrel projects in his first Senate term.
That averages out to about $1 million a day that he's been in the United States Senate. So, who's going to be the team of change, Obama and Biden or McCain and Palin? I think we know the difference.
Arizona Senator and GOP Presidential Candidate John McCain is making a short stop-over in Chicago tonight for a fundraiser at a downtown hotel and the event is going to prove more lucrative than once thought thanks to the soaring popularity of McCain's VP choice, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. State Rep Jim Durkin of Westchester is coordinating the event and says that the money has come pouring in since the Palin choice was announced. "Since he named Palin, this has taken on a life of its own." It's a welcomed bounce for McCain, especially coming in the home state of his opponent, Senator Barack Obama.
Gallup. Rasmussen. Zogby. USA Today. Network news and 24-hour cable news. Real Clear Politics averages. All have poll results all over the compass regarding who's winning the presidential race.
Is Governor Sarah Palin going to sit down with Oprah? Not any time soon, despite a Drudge Report story today that claims Harpo staffers are lobbying to have her on.
Local musician Ellie Maybe has created a website chronicling her devotion to, and BFF relationship with, GOP VPILF Sarah Palin.
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