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Will Republican Voters Believe Anything? The Right's Hyperbolic, Dysfunctional World

Gary Younge, Comment Is Free. March 28, 2011.

To have credibility within the Republican party is to have none outside it. They act as if all their Kool-Aid has been spiked.

Is Michele Bachmann Moving in to Take Sarah Palin's Place?

John Nichols, The Nation. January 23, 2011.

Michele Bachmann could be a dramatically and powerful force on the Republican right -- ultimately, perhaps, even more powerful than Sarah Palin.

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Are Alienating the Rest of the World by Fusing Christian Superiority with Blatant Revisionist American History

Andrew Belonsky, AlterNet. January 10, 2011.

Fusing American exceptionalism with Christian superiority, Republican presidential hopefuls act to alienate our allies -- just when we need them most.

Sarah Palin's Brand of 'Feminism' More Popular With Men Than Women

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 26, 2010.

Palin peddles a shallow narcissism dressed in 'empowering' feminist language.

Sarah Palin: Perennially Unpopular Despite Media Spotlight

Greg Mitchell, The Nation. August 27, 2010.

Palin was tapped for VP candidate based on unsubstantiated rumors that white women wouldn't vote for Obama. Despite constant media attention, her ratings remain abysmal.

Sarah Palin's Confusing Transgender Politics

Andrew Belonsky, Death+Taxes. August 5, 2010.

Sarah Palin's comment about the cojones of a woman governor neuters her feminist pretensions.

Why Are Conservative Women Drawn to the Tea Parties?

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. July 21, 2010.

Conservative movements have always marshaled women's organizing prowess.

How Dare Sarah Palin and Other Anti-Woman Conservatives Call Themselves Feminists

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. June 14, 2010.

The new crop of conservative women will happily gobble up the rights won for them by others, while blocking efforts to improve the lives of all women.

Leaving Granny Behind: Do Obama's Debt Commissioners Want to Impoverish Older Women?

Martha Burk, Other Words. June 2, 2010.

Like Freddy Krueger, the fight to privatize Social Security never really dies: It's a nightmare that keeps returning in different forms.

Gulf Oil Spill Proves the Idiocy of Unfettered Deregulation

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 12, 2010.

Government regulation of multinational corporations needs to be made respectable once again with adequately funded agencies pursuing an uncompromised public interest agenda.

Hedges: Is America Yearning for Fascism?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 31, 2010.

We can laugh at the desperate people who threaten violence against elected officials. But they are not the fools. We are.

Is Glenn Beck Just Paranoid, or Is Sarah Palin Really Trying to Steal His Show?

Oliver Willis, Oliver Willis.com. January 20, 2010.

This is fun.

Steele, Palin Take the Money and Run

Steve Benen, January 18, 2010.

Steele and Palin seem to be taking advantage of GOP anarchy to make money.

What Sarah Palin and Bart Simpson Have in Common

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. January 14, 2010.

Every time I hear Palin try to answer any question on any subject, it reminds me of a Bart Simpson classroom presentation.

Palin and Beck: Stupid in Stereo

Simon Maloy, Media Matters for America. January 14, 2010.

I'm speechless that two people who are so woefully and determinedly uninformed have such an impact on the national discourse.

Palin's First Appearance as a Fox News Contributor Was an Infomercial for Herself

Simon Maloy, Media Matters for America. January 13, 2010.

She spent the time defending her own reputation, hawking the biography she pretended to write, and promoting the Tea Party convention at which she is being paid to speak.