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Palin: Take Fish Pics, Not Selfies

Selfies with fish are apparently OK

(Newser) - Sarah Palin, weighing in on social media trends while plugging her new TV show, Amazing America, believes people are taking too many photos of themselves that don't involve fish, Politico reports. "I think this world would be better off having more young women holding a fish in their...

Palin Didn't Read Duck Dynasty Interview She Defended

A&E showing marathon tomorrow despite controversy

(Newser) - When Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson got in hot water over anti-gay remarks , Sarah Palin rushed to defend him from the "hatin'." She told Greta Van Susteren yesterday, however, that she hasn't actually read the GQ interview in question, Politico reports. Van Susteren wanted to know whether...

Duck Dynasty Star Off Show After Anti-Gay Remarks
Duck Dynasty Star Off Show After Anti-Gay Remarks
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Dec 19, 2013 10:57 AM CST

Duck Dynasty Star Off Show After Anti-Gay Remarks

Phil Robertson aligns homosexuality with bestiality

(Newser) - An interview with GQ has ended up rather sourly for Phil Robertson. The Duck Dynasty patriarch has been put on ice by A&E following an uproar over comments he made to the magazine; among them: a comparison between homosexuality and bestiality. GLAAD, in its heated response, called his statements...

Sarah Palin Gets New TV Show

It's another sporty one

(Newser) - Sarah Palin, outdoorswoman, is returning to TV. The Sportsman Channel today announced it has hired Sarah Palin to be host of a weekly outdoors-oriented program that will celebrate the "red, wild and blue" lifestyle. Amazing America will debut next April, via a network that reaches some 32 million homes...

Bashir Quits MSNBC Over Palin Remarks

Offensive remarks have gotten host in trouble before

(Newser) - Martin Bashir has followed Alec Baldwin out of the door at MSNBC after apologizing for offensive remarks that enraged Sarah Palin. Last month, the host called Palin a "world-class idiot" for likening America's debt to China to slavery, and went on to suggest that she deserved the same...

Got $10K? Bid on Palin's Mayoral SUV

It's up for auction on eBay

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's Alaska hometown is auctioning an SUV she drove when she was mayor, years before she skyrocketed to fame. The small town of Wasilla listed the 1999 Ford Expedition with 74,188 miles on eBay Monday with a minimum bid of $10,000. The listing's photo shows...

Billy Graham, 95, Gives 'Last Sermon'

Trump, Palin among 850 guests at birthday party

(Newser) - Billy Graham is too frail to preach these days but a video billed as his final sermon made its debut at the evangelist's 95th birthday party last night. In My Hope America, which will be aired on Christian TV stations and churches across America, Graham calls for a "...

Protest Speaker to Obama: Put the Koran Down

Vets, conservatives, Tea Partiers rally against shutdown in DC

(Newser) - A march against the closure of national landmarks due to the shutdown today attracted thousands of protesters from across the country, along with high-profile Tea Party speakers like Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz. But the attendee who will probably attract the most attention is Larry Klayman, the founder of conservative...

Would-Be Pol Goofs on Islam, Branded 'Aussie Sarah Palin'

Stephanie Banister ends parliamentary campaign after 48 hours

(Newser) - Like many fledgling politicians, Stephanie Banister gave an interview with a couple of gaffes. And like a select few politicians of any experience level, her gaffes went viral. But in this case, the 27-year-old welder and Queensland parliamentary candidate's contention that Islam is a country, among other blunders, earned...

Palin Eyes 2014 Senate Bid
 Palin Eyes 2014 Senate Bid 
Jul 10, 2013 12:58 AM CDT

Palin Eyes 2014 Senate Bid

But pundits have their doubts about Begich challenge

(Newser) - Is Sarah Palin thinking about reviving her political career? Asked by Sean Hannity if she might run for the Senate in Alaska next year, Palin said she had considered it—at other people's request—but she is waiting to see who else steps up and whether "there will...

Palin: Sure, Let's Ditch the GOP

Says she's open to new party if GOP doesn't heed conservatives

(Newser) - Going rogue apparently never gets old: Sarah Palin thinks the Republican Party is straying too far "from the principles that built this party of Lincoln and Reagan," and she's open to ditching the GOP if it keeps up its antics. As the Daily Caller reports, her comments...

Palin on Syria: 'Let Allah Sort It Out'

Says US should wait until it has a commander in chief 'who knows what he's doing'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin offered her thoughts on the question of US military intervention in Syria at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference today. The full quote, as per ABC News :
  • "Militarily, where is our commander in chief? We're talking now more new interventions. I say until we know what
...

Palin Tells NRA Obama Is Exploiting Newtown

Slams 'poodle-skirted' media, gets standing ovation

(Newser) - Sarah Palin proved again yesterday why she's an NRA favorite: She won a standing ovation at the group's annual convention after a strong attack on President Obama for "exploiting" the Newtown rampage, reports Politico . In the main part of her speech, she said the media attacked President...

Rove, Palin Get Catty
 Rove, Palin Get Catty 
Mar 17, 2013 12:03 PM CDT

Rove, Palin Get Catty

Karl fires back after Palin's CPAC zinger

(Newser) - It's beginning to feel like 2008 all over again: Right down there with soda, Teleprompters, and the many things that Sarah Palin ripped during yesterday's CPAC speech was a self-proclaimed "balding, fat guy" who took exception to her statement that "the architects can head on back...

Palin Excites CPAC Crowd in Return to Spotlight

Conservative firebrand slams Obama, GOP establishment

(Newser) - Sarah Palin returned to the national spotlight at CPAC today to roundly criticize President Obama and fire potshots at the Republican establishment, NBC News reports. In her first major appearance since Fox News , Palin slammed Obama time and again: "Mr. President, we admit it, you won—now step away...

Palin Taking on 'Scrooges' in New Book

Title: 'A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's message-broadening campaign is apparently up and running. Her next book, a defense of traditional Christmas values, is slated to hit shelves this November, reports the AP . A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas, published by HarperCollins, will be a critical look at the "overcommercialism" and "...

Palin: Feds Fear Unrest, Are 'Stockpiling Bullets'

'We're finished,' says ex-governor

(Newser) - An "economic Armageddon" is coming, Sarah Palin says—but it's not the sequester she's referring to. "If we are going to wet our proverbial pants over 0.3% in annual spending cuts when we’re running up trillion-dollar annual deficits, then we're done. Put a...

Washington Post Punked, Says Palin to Join Al Jazeera

Failed to notice that satire article quoted 'Elizabeth Lemon'

(Newser) - An American newspaper has joined the Getting Punked by a Fake News Site Club : The Washington Post fell for an article claiming Sarah Palin had signed a deal to host her own show, Palin's America, on Al Jazeera America. The Daily Currant —which currently features headlines like "...

Firebrands Out, but GOP Remains the Same

Ezra Klein on Republicans' fitful attempt to reinvent themselves

(Newser) - Something strange is happening to the GOP. All of the 2016 contenders seem to have reached a conclusion, Ezra Klein observes in a Bloomberg column: "It's better to build a reputation as one of the party’s adults than as one of its firebrands." But Republicans are...

Carville, Matalin Out at CNN
 Carville, Matalin Out at CNN 
Jan 29, 2013 3:24 PM CST

Carville, Matalin Out at CNN

Jeff Zucker making lots of changes at network

(Newser) - New CNN honcho Jeff Zucker is making some big changes at the network, notes Daily Intel :
  • Husband-and-wife duo James Carville and Mary Matalin won't get new contracts, reports Fishbowl DC .

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