As recently as 2004, when evangelicals were credited with reelecting George W. Bush, sexual mores defined the culture wars. But as the economy has become the political priority for liberals and conservatives alike, traditional culture-war issues—abortion, gay marriage—have been blunted as weapons in the political theater. As recently as 2004, when evangelicals were credited with […]
Hear Them Growl
Sarah Palin says a new crop of conservative women will ‘rise up’ to protect their cubs. But will they? ma·ma griz·zly noun, pl. -zlies 1. Large brown bear, female of the species, native to North America with big claws. 2. A certain breed of U.S. politician, female, who stands for… …what exactly? On some level, the term […]
The O’Reilly Factor’s Bill O’Reilly Interviews Lisa On Sarah Palin
On June 15, 2010, Bill O’Reilly, host of the “O’Reilly Factor,” interviewed Lisa about her Newsweek cover story on Sarah Palin. Watch the video below from YouTube, Fox News, or view on the FoxNews.com website. Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Here’s the transcript (courtesy of FoxNews.com): Interview Is Newsweek’s ‘Saint Sarah’ Cover Story Mocking […]
Saint Sarah: Is Sarah Palin the Next Jerry Falwall?
Another memoirist might prefer to keep such matters private, but Sarah Palin is not another memoirist. In Going Rogue: An American Life, Palin describes, perhaps for the first time in the history of political autobiography, a furtive trip to an out-of-state drugstore to obtain a do-it-yourself pregnancy test. This was in the fall of 2007, […]