David Broder, Thursday:

Sarah Palin displays her pitch-perfect populism

The snows that obliterated Washington in the past week interfered with many scheduled meetings, but they did not prevent the delivery of one important political message: Take Sarah Palin seriously…

Those who want to stop her will need more ammunition than deriding her habit of writing on her hand. The lady is good.

Washington Post, Thursday:

There is a growing sense that the former Alaska governor is not qualified to serve as president, with more than seven in 10 Americans now saying she is unqualified, up from 60 percent in a November survey. Even among Republicans, a majority now say Palin lacks the qualifications necessary for the White House.

Remember, Sarah Palin should be used for Entertainment Purposes Only.

Meandering about the blogosphere the other day I ran across an amusing story detailing yet another example Fox News much vaunted propagandizing balance falling flat on face. It comes in the form of a poll published in the Fox Forum and reproduced to the left that gives some remarkably non-foxy results.

Now, it’s certainly amusing to see Fox publish a poll in which a full 75% of respondents characterize the Tea Party movement as a “fruitless mix of racism, conspiracy theories.” Read more »

An opposition map shows proposed routes to a rally in Tehran's Azadi Square.

Today is Sarah Palin’s 46th birthday. It’s also the 31st anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. One is notable because of an accident of history. The other is world-historical.

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So my best buddy calls me from Florida – he lives outside of Washington DC, but he claimed when I spoke to him today that he and his significant other are “stuck” in Miami.  He called from poolside at their hotel.  Rub it the fuck in.

Here in NYC we’re getting slammed. We might get 18 inches of snow or so total.

But it’s far worse in DC.  My buddy told me that in Montgomery County, where my Mom and sister live, the snow and wind is so bad that they took the snow plows off the road.  In Baltimore, no vehicles allowed on the road except plows and emergency vehicles. With about 29 inches of snow on the ground, they’re getting hit again.

And nojo emailed me a bit ago to say that it was warm in San Diego – his front door is open.

Rub it in.

Eric Robinson, a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, notices something that caught our attention Sunday — but unlike us, he sees the significance:

The name on her black memorial bracelet — one, like the gold star, a demonstration of a friend or associate who was killed in action — is that of her oldest son, Track. Track served honorably in Iraq, and both he and his parents should be thanked for his selfless service to his country. He is also alive.

Commemorating Track’s service by wearing a a black memorial bracelet which is reserved for those dead or even a red bracelet for those missing in action, demonstrates a horrifying contempt for those who gave their last full measure of devotion or an almost unbelievable ignorance of the importance of symbols in American history.

Horrifying contempt? Unbelievable ignorance? Sarah Palin? Say it ain’t so!

Palin’s bigger blunder [Yale Daily News, via Political Wire]

Update: Looks like the light caught the bracelet wrong — it’s copper.

Okay, our headline’s getting ahead of the story, but that 7 percent ownership of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp by a Saudi prince has not passed without notice:

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Former Republican House Majority Leader and teabagging auteur Dick Armey is outraged that the New York Times would suggest that he’s endorsing the senatorial re-election of the 2008 GOP presidential candidate:

The New York Times reported recently that FreedomWorks chairman Dick Armey has endorsed Sen. John McCain in the GOP primary in Arizona. This is not the case, although this story has been picked up and repeated by countless media personalities and reporters around the country.

This seems to be a good case study in how false information can make its way around the internet and the airwaves before it can be corrected. But we wanted to post a quick statement for all of you who have asked us about this.

False information’s a bitch. Especially when it’s based on true information:

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