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On her blog, Elizabeth Wright offers an excellent analysis of the mass hysteria that is the Sarah Palin phenomenon. Wright is a black conservative who specializes in debunking the sense of victimhood that so many black leaders love to employ to their advantage. She argues that the many wannabe conservatives who are Palin fans are employing the same tactic. They invoke the liberal sense of victimhood in her defense. That of course is the essence of the Palin cult. It consists of people who feel that they're being put upon by their betters. It never occurs to these characters to...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is helping out her former running mate with a high dollar fundraiser at the Arizona Biltmore. Palin will be courting contributions for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) – the GOP’s 2008 presidential nominee – on March 23 as part of her swing through Arizona to aide his re-election campaign. For $2,500, McCain donors can attend an hour-long reception with the former GOP vice presidential nominee and get a chance for a picture with Palin. Those not attending the reception can pay $500 each for a two-hour dinner, or $1,000 for preferred seating. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.),...

<p>Sarah Palin's family used to "hustle" across the Canadian border to get healthcare, the former Alaska Governor said this weekend.</p> <p>In a speech in Calgary, Palin called it "ironic" that while growing up in a small Alaskan town near the Canadian border, her family used to sneak across to take advantage of the Canadian healthcare system.</p>

Having decided that she’s not going to go away, Palin haters are shifting strategy from just whining about her for free to making a few bucks off her in the process. The pop culture media and the entertainment industry have joined the mainstream media in their quest to continuously pound Sarah Palin with their libelous slander. These animals who regularly become rabid at the mere sound of her name must have decided that if they can’t kill her, they might as well turn their hatred into big business and make some cash along the way. Levi "Ricky Hollywood" Johnston isn't...

Sarah Palin and reality show producer Marc Burnett have reportedly been shopping around a TV docudrama in Hollywood this week. Disappointingly, the subject will not be Bristol-Levi baby drama, or a look at Palin’s nascent comedy career, but rather… Alaska. One source described the show as a “planet-Earth type look” at the former governor’s home state. Palin and Burnett were seen leaving ABC today, Entertainment Weekly reported, and have met with Fox and CBS execs already. The pair will reportedly talk with NBC Universal TV Chairman Jeff Gaspin tomorrow...

Sarah Palin -- reality TV star? The former Alaska governor is teaming with uber-producer Mark Burnett to shop a reality series about her home state, network sources confirm. Palin and Burnett made the rounds at at least three of the major broadcasters (NBC, ABC and Fox) while in Los Angeles for her taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this week.

Sometimes I wonder if Governor Palin realizes that it's not the media's distortions of her and her family that create such strong reactions against her. It's precisely the most devout haters who do see the real her, and that's what they're afraid of. They hate that she's smart. They hate that she's capable. They hate that she's perfectly qualified to be President. They hate her becuase she is likeable, and they don't want to like her. Their feelings stem from a combination of fear, envy, inadequacy about their own selves, insecurity in their amoral value system, etc... So to satisfy...

Sarah Palin is said to is said to have been in talks with a number of US networks to make a reality TV show that shows her family's life in Alaska. According to some reports, the programme would follow the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, her husband and their five children. But other reports refer to the proposed programme as a "docudrama" that would showcase Mrs Palin's home state of Alaska. One television executive described the show as "'Planet Earth' meets Alaska meets her family." She is said to have teamed up with Mark Burnett, the British producer behind shows including...

Pop superstar Madonna was left stunned by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which she describes as worse than the September 11th terrorist attacks. The singer was quizzed on the devastating floods that left much of America's deep south under water, killing thousands and robbing millions of their homes, on the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington DC. She said: "We have had another natural disaster that's kind of making that (September 11, 2001) look like nothing in comparison. Well not nothing, but it's worse in a lot of ways."