Well. That happend. Today on Fox News's The Five in a segment on Newt Gingrich's South Carolina victory and how Chris Christie responded to it, half-term Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin referred to the not-petite New Jersey Governor getting his "panties in a wad." See for yourself: more ›

'Tis the season for Republicans to crap on America's favorite Obama—yes, we're talking about Bo Obama, the First Dog. Yes, half-term Governor Sarah Palin thought it was "odd" that the Obamas' family holiday card featured the adorable pup (and his "signature") and Senator John McCain said Obama should be leading, not taking Bo shopping (video) for Christmas presents. But liberal MSNBC host Ed Schultz took aim at the criticisms by pointing out some classic GOP hypocrisy. more ›

When Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman proved they still had a shred of human dignity by refusing to participate in Donald Trump's Very Classy GOP Presidential Primary Debate: The Debatening, they inspired the ever-confused Mitt Romney into staging his own mini insurrection by also refusing to attend. But the powers-that-be have called in the big guns to try to shame their lost flock back to the enormous balled shepherd: "I think candidates should not be afraid in front of the nation no matter who the host of the debate is. What is a bit appealing about this idea of Trump hosting a debate is, consider the diverse audience that perhaps he can attract," Sarah Palin told the Fox Business Network on Wednesday. more ›

Well, that's rather offensive! Last week reports surfaced that, according to a new tell-all book, Sarah Palin once bedded NBA player Glen Rice. And because this is former VP candidate and half-term Alaskan governor Sarah Palin we're talking about, the story got lots of media attention. And among all those talking heads it seems that one Mike Tyson gets the cake for most offensive public response, which he gleefully shared with KWWN, ESPN's Las Vegas affiliate. more ›

Well, the tiff between George W. Bush's campaign architect, Karl Rove, and half-term Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin continues! After Rove this weekend said he thought it looked like Sarah Palin was running for President next year, her team fired back saying (without naming Rove) that "Any professional pundit claiming to have 'inside information' regarding Gov. Palin's personal decision is not only wrong but their comments are specifically intended to mislead the American public." So last night Rove went on Fox News to say "it is a sign of enormous thin skin that if we speculate about [Palin], she gets upset. And I suspect if we didn't speculate about her, she'd be upset and try and find a way to get us to speculate about her." Oh, snap! more ›

[Update below] Oh, Fox News. As if June's battles with Jon Stewart weren't enough, now the cable news network has its own staffers on the record talking about pulling punches against GOP figures. Specifically, pulling punches against political lightning rod Sarah Palin. more ›

Is America ready for Sarah Palin, the movie star? Because ready or not, here she comes. For those who can't wait for HBO's Julianne Moore-as-Palin flick "reality" is here to help, thanks to the upcoming documentary The Undefeated, the teaser for which has just dropped. Fans of crazy action-adventure music, get ready to be pumped. more ›

Millionaire author and amateur historian Sarah Palin has quit her "One Nation" bus tour that she started back on Memorial Day for reasons unknown, but it is quite possible that the Famiglia pizza she ate with Donald Trump in Times Square gave her debilitating gas that only a few weeks of R&R in Alaska can cure. Palin had not made the remaining legs of her trip public, but she told reporters that she intended on stopping by South Carolina and Iowa, crucial primary states that stoked the theories that she would run in 2012. Also, South Carolina is home to roadside tourist attraction South of the Border, which is where George Washington signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and got some really cheap fireworks. more ›

Yesterday became Political Nerd Christmas as a trove of 14,482 of Sarah Palin's emails totaling more than 24,000 pages were released almost 3 years after they were first requested, when she was tapped by John "Country First" McCain to be his VP candidate. The emails are from the first 21 months of Palin's time as governor, do not include her final 10 months (those also have been requested) and 953 have been redacted altogether. While the emails are riddled with typos (whose aren't?), exclamation points, and folksy substitutions for curse words ("holy flipping crap") they are largely lacking in surprises. This hilarious graphic from the Guardian tells the tale: more ›

Last night, Jon Stewart angrily ranted against Donald Trump's pizza-related life decisions (namely, taking Sarah Palin to La Famiglia, stacking his slices, and eating them with a fork and knife). Today, Trump responds with a video of his own, in which he defends his behavior and stokes the Palin for President rumors a bit more. more ›

In a (literally) hysterical rant on The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart, stalwart defender of New York food traditions, ripped into Donald Trump for taking Sarah Palin to get a slice at La Famiglia in Times Square. more ›

A lot of things get Rep. Peter King all hot and bothered: Muslims, Osama bin Laden death photos, and pizza tourism, to name three. But nothing gets him more riled up than the possibility of his good friend and Mayor of 9/11 Town Rudy Giuliani running for president again...but only if they let Rudy be himself this time: “The main problem last time was that nobody let Rudy be Rudy, you want a tough guy to make the tough decisions, and I think that would appeal across the board and to tea party members.” more ›

America, Tim Pawlenty knows that we're in "big trouble." Sure, killing Osama Bin Laden with our bare hands felt really good, but the economy is still sputtering, our oligarchs are too fat to rape anyone, and the world is taking FOREVER to end. We need new leadership in 2012. We also need to know: who the hell is Tim Pawlenty? more ›

House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) doesn't often agree with President Obama but he backed up the White House's decision not to release the photograph of Osama bin Laden's body. Speaking today, he said, "I support the decision by the president that they should not be disclosed, they’ve got more information available to them, in terms of its impact, but I think that they’ve made a responsible decision." more ›

HBO starts production of its latest political movie, Game Change, on Wednesday and the first picture of its star, Julianne Moore, dressed up in Sarah Palin drag was released today. Gone is Moore's famous red tresses, replaced with Palin's brown hair (and famous updo). What do we think, does she pull it off? more ›

Politico tackles various Republican lawmakers' attempts to dismantle workers' collective bargaining rights, most notably in Wisconsin, and see how the tactics are alienating an important voter base: The cops and firefighters that typically support Republican candidates. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) says he's hearing about it from New Yorkers, "These are down-the-line conservatives. They fully supported Bush in the Iraq war, in the war against terrorism, and on all the gut issues they were there. Some of the guys I talked to said, ‘We stood with Bush on Queens Boulevard. Now, the Republicans have turned on us.’ " more ›

President Obama addressed the nation last night, explaining why the U.S. was involved in military actions against Libyan forces, "To brush aside America’s responsibility as a leader and -- more profoundly -- our responsibilities to our fellow human beings under such circumstances would have been a betrayal of who we are. Some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries. The United States of America is different. And as President, I refused to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action." more ›