AlterNet
comments_imageCOMMENTS: 27

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2008

Disturbing truths about Sarah Palin, the worst of Bush and a who's who of the people poised to shape Obama's foreign policy.
December 27, 2008  |  
 
 
LIKE THIS ARTICLE ?
Join our mailing list:

Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email.

 
 
Advertisement
 

2008 was a banner year for progressive media: we helped to boot conservatives from power and elect a President running on a promise of change. AlterNet played its part, with groundbreaking political and cultural stories -- some culled from the best progressive sources on the web and many more produced in-house.

Below, we've assembled the 10 most popular stories of the year; the articles you read, emailed, and sent flying around the Internet. They cover topics ranging from the scary -- and hilarious -- revelations about VP candidate Sarah Palin, to troop deployments in the U.S., to the ten worst moments of the Bush Presidency.

Here are AlterNet's 10 most popular stories of the year.

10. Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now

Consumers are getting duped by the food industry, paying the price with their health.

9. Top Ten Most Disturbing Facts and Impressions of Sarah Palin

By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet

It's not hard to stir up negative publicity when you advocate gunning down wolves from airplanes and deny the human causes of climate change.

8. Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"

By Naomi Wolf, AlterNet

Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn't pass the bailout bill. This will not be the last time.

7. An Atheist Goes Undercover to Join the Flock of Mad Pastor John Hagee

By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com

In this excerpt from his new book, Matt Taibbi shares his experiences at a Hagee's boot camp for new converts.

6. What a Choice! Sex With a Sleaze for $100,000 or Writing for Peanuts

By Nicole McClelland, Mother Jones

Sites like SugarDaddy.com lure young women by offering them far more money than they could get in most professions. What's wrong with this picture?

5. The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency

By Brad Reed, AlterNet

A shorter version of our long national nightmare.

4. Sleeping Around Craigslist

By Anna Reed, Lily Penza, East Bay Express

Two middle-aged women discover that casual sex can be anything but casual.

3. At JFK Airport, Denying Basic Rights Is Just Another Day at the Office

By Emily Feder, AlterNet

I was recently stopped by Homeland Security as I was returning from a trip to Syria. What I saw in the hours that followed shocked and disturbed me.

2. This Is Change? 20 Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in Obama's White House

By Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet

A who's who guide to the people poised to shape Obama's foreign policy.

1. 8 More Shocking Revelations About Sarah Palin

By Isaac Fitzgerald, Tana Ganeva, AlterNet

More skeletons come out of Palin's closet.


Email
Print
Share
Post on reddit
Post on stumbleupon
Post on facebook
Post on digg
Post on twitter
Post on delicious
LIKED THIS ARTICLE? JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST
Stay up to date with the latest AlterNet headlines via email
See more stories tagged with: congress, bush, obama, taibbi, mccain, hagee, martial law, palin, most popular stories

comments COMMENTS ( 27 )
READ COMMENTS
LOGIN OR REGISTER TO POST A COMMENT
 

Comments are closed-

You've done a fantastic job here Alternet, Cheers
[Report this comment]
Posted by: channing on Dec 27, 2008 9:26 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
I'm not one of the beneficiaries of the Bush years; I'm not receiving under the table defense blessings, I didn't get my off-shore accounts liberated from taxes, the rethugs didn't pay me to fix any elections or mash up those lefty blogs, no super-wealthy Christianatics shared their mansions with me, and certainly no oil companies considered making even a pity-donation to me or my family... we're making it, but we're not philanthropic except to children and house payments of our own making.

However, what our family cannot offer in much-deserved monetary support, we can at least send your wonderful "1st-Up" blog and staff our very highest regard for all you do. While we all know there's no such thing as trickle-down economics, there is such a thing as trickle-down blogs that not only work, but affect real-change in real-time... Alternet is a valuable part of this new paradigm of global civil culture.

Thank You, Blessings, Peace and Prosperity, looking forward to holding the Obama administration and the Congress to the Progressive Fire in 2009.

Channing

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

Comments are closed-

AlterNet - move on please
[Report this comment]
Posted by: weathered on Dec 27, 2008 10:39 AM   
Current rating: 3    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
from Palin, as an internet source of some truth, you just can't seem to look the other way at this train wreck of a public servant.

She's simply a media gimmick, another distraction from this Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus of calculated deceit.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

» RE: AlterNet - move on please... NOT Posted by: grammar snare
» RE: Thank you Posted by: channing
» RE: Thank you Posted by: grammar snare
» RE: Sumerians invented it Posted by: channing
» RE: Sumerians invented it Posted by: grammar snare
» RE: Sumerians invented it Posted by: channing
» Stop the train.... Posted by: 2thepoint
» RE: Stop the train.... Posted by: tennismom

Comments are closed-

The AlterNet article that got the most comments
[Report this comment]
Posted by: kellysgarden on Dec 27, 2008 10:41 AM   
Current rating: 3    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
was that article of the interview with David Ray Griffin on the 9/11 debate. That was by far the best one of the year. As I remember, there were some 800 comments before that article was retired. In fact all of the 9/11 stories on AlterNet have garnered the most comments by readers.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

» RE: Thank you kellysgarden Posted by: channing

Comments are closed-

No surprise ...
[Report this comment]
Posted by: 2thepoint on Dec 27, 2008 8:02 PM   
Current rating: 1    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
anti Palin smears are on the top of the list.. one can only have visions of scores of alternet readers snapping up the supermarket rags as a good read! Dirt sells especially if it involves a women!

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

Comments are closed-

Stephen F. Thiel
[Report this comment]
Posted by: AJR Journal on Dec 27, 2008 9:35 PM   
Current rating: 5    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
Can we stop continuing to obsess over Sarah Palin? She lost. She was just the VP nominee. She returned to Alaska.
Stop being bothered by her, it makes you seem paranoid.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

Alternet Comments:

Comments are closed-

You've done a fantastic job here Alternet, Cheers
[Report this comment]
Posted by: channing on Dec 27, 2008 9:26 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
I'm not one of the beneficiaries of the Bush years; I'm not receiving under the table defense blessings, I didn't get my off-shore accounts liberated from taxes, the rethugs didn't pay me to fix any elections or mash up those lefty blogs, no super-wealthy Christianatics shared their mansions with me, and certainly no oil companies considered making even a pity-donation to me or my family... we're making it, but we're not philanthropic except to children and house payments of our own making.

However, what our family cannot offer in much-deserved monetary support, we can at least send your wonderful "1st-Up" blog and staff our very highest regard for all you do. While we all know there's no such thing as trickle-down economics, there is such a thing as trickle-down blogs that not only work, but affect real-change in real-time... Alternet is a valuable part of this new paradigm of global civil culture.

Thank You, Blessings, Peace and Prosperity, looking forward to holding the Obama administration and the Congress to the Progressive Fire in 2009.

Channing

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

Comments are closed-

AlterNet - move on please
[Report this comment]
Posted by: weathered on Dec 27, 2008 10:39 AM   
Current rating: 3    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
from Palin, as an internet source of some truth, you just can't seem to look the other way at this train wreck of a public servant.

She's simply a media gimmick, another distraction from this Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus of calculated deceit.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

» RE: AlterNet - move on please... NOT Posted by: grammar snare
» RE: Thank you Posted by: channing
» RE: Thank you Posted by: grammar snare
» RE: Sumerians invented it Posted by: channing
» RE: Sumerians invented it Posted by: grammar snare
» RE: Sumerians invented it Posted by: channing
» Stop the train.... Posted by: 2thepoint
» RE: Stop the train.... Posted by: tennismom

Comments are closed-

The AlterNet article that got the most comments
[Report this comment]
Posted by: kellysgarden on Dec 27, 2008 10:41 AM   
Current rating: 3    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
was that article of the interview with David Ray Griffin on the 9/11 debate. That was by far the best one of the year. As I remember, there were some 800 comments before that article was retired. In fact all of the 9/11 stories on AlterNet have garnered the most comments by readers.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

» RE: Thank you kellysgarden Posted by: channing

Comments are closed-

No surprise ...
[Report this comment]
Posted by: 2thepoint on Dec 27, 2008 8:02 PM   
Current rating: 1    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
anti Palin smears are on the top of the list.. one can only have visions of scores of alternet readers snapping up the supermarket rags as a good read! Dirt sells especially if it involves a women!

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

Comments are closed-

Stephen F. Thiel
[Report this comment]
Posted by: AJR Journal on Dec 27, 2008 9:35 PM   
Current rating: 5    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
Can we stop continuing to obsess over Sarah Palin? She lost. She was just the VP nominee. She returned to Alaska.
Stop being bothered by her, it makes you seem paranoid.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

 
Advertisement
From The Blog
 
How Fair Are the Criticisms of Rahm Emanuel?
 
The Hollywood Double Standard: Tiger gets cooked, Charlie Sheen gets another free pass
 
Is Greece the New AIG?
 
Confused About Nutrition? Eat Food!
 
Insurer Denies Life-Prolonging Treatment To Five-Year-Old Boy With Cancer
 
Budget Paranoia
 
Why Does the U.S. Assassinate Americans?
 
Jon Stewart: Why Does Sarah Palin Need a Cheat Sheet?
 
We Must Lift the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
 
Pushing for “Zero Tolerance” on Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
 
MORE 
ALL BLOGS 
 
 
Most Read
Most Emailed
Most Discussed
On REDDIT
On DIGG
 
  1. Shadow Elite: How the World's New Power Brokers Are Upending Our Democracy
  2. New Poll Results Are Proof That Republicans Don't Think
  3. White "Savior-Afflicted" Christians, Black Haitian Babies: This Won't End Well
  4. Why I Had to Stop Making Hardcore Porn
  5. Sarah Palin Aims to Bust Up the Republican Party -- And the Tea Party Movement
  6. One Company Thinks They've Created Fast Food With a Conscience -- Are They Right?
  7. The Newest Diet Trend: What Would Jesus Eat?
  8. Could Your Cell Phone End Up Killing You?
  9. Half-Naked Hot Chicks and Beer: The Sexist Guyland of the Super Bowl Beer Commercial
  10. Top 10 Problems with America Killing Its Own Citizens
loading ...
POWERED BY DIGG'S USERS
ABOUT DIGG