Is the Diva from Wasilla Going Rogue?

Luise Light

In the closing days of the 2008 Presidential campaign, with everything on the line for the two candidates, the long knives are coming out. Not to bloody the two candidates heading their respective tickets, Senators McCain and Obama, but to recriminate over the behavior of the Republican nominee for vice president, Governor Palin. Beloved by hockey moms, families of children with disabilities, and members of evangelical churches, Palin was campaigning solo through the battleground states and distancing herself from the McCain team that had dressed her in costly togs to rebrand her from a Walmart mom to a Designer Barbie. Read more » »

No-Frills Hockey Mom Turns Fashionista

Luise Light

Fashion Flap on the Campaign Trail

Hockey moms huddled at freezing hockey games are usually bundled up in sweat pants, turtlenecks, ankle boots and bulky coats, not Valentino jackets and Manolo Blahnik stilletos. But looking gorgeous on the campaign trail, even for a self-proclaimed pit bull and hockey mom like Sarah Palin, gets a lot of attention when you are the Republican candidate for Vice President. Some say Palin’s high-style fashion revision is her attempt to revive the cratering US economy by investing in the designer couture sector. Not everyone agrees.

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Alaska’s Troopergate Report Released

Luise Light

Palin Used Her Office to Pursue Private Feud

Late on Friday, October 10, 2008, a 263-page report released by Alaska’s Legislative Council, a bipartisan body of Alaska House and Senate members, found that Governor Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, abused the powers of her office by exerting pressure on subordinates to fire her former brother-in-law, a state trooper. Read more » »

Lipstick on a Sleaze Machine

Luise Light

Campaign 2008: The Sleaziest Ever?

Are the claims made in the McCain campaign by Sarah Palin worse than those of campaigns past? Read more » »

Questions for Candidate Palin

Luise Light

The Vice Presidential debate is scheduled for Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 at St. Louis University. The two candidates, Governor Sarah Palin, Republican, and Senator Joseph Biden, Democrat, are deep into rehearsals for the event. Their staffs are shooting questions at them that are likely to be asked by the moderator, and a team of media experts are evaluating their answers and suggesting improvements.

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Todd Won’t Testify

Not For Legislative Inquiry

Todd Palin, Sarah Palin’s husband, did not heed a subpoena to appear before an Alaska legislative committee on September 19th, 2008 to testify about his role in Troopergate. He was not alone. Two other key witnesses summoned to appear that day also failed to show up — they are Randy Ruaro, Gov. Palin’s deputy chief of staff, and Ivy Frye, an aide. Read more » »