Sarah Palin
The PR behind Palin
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Fri, 10/10/2008 - 11:56am in
From the Washington Post an interesting story on the successful 'PR-ing' of Republican Veep choice Sarah Palin. The article is worth a read, but here I quote the juicy bits:
"...Palin's official calendar chronicles an extraordinary rise to national prominence.
Palin doll spells trouble for Obama
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Wed, 10/09/2008 - 11:17am in
When high politics reaches popular culture, political pundits should sit up and take notice.
In what could be considered another worrying sign of the Palin bangwagon rolling on, shifting the spotlight from Obama - a Palin doll has found its way onto the market.
There are three versions of the action figure - an executive, a schoolgirl and (of course) a .45 calibre gun-toting superhero.
Hurricane Sarah
Posted by Matt Decker at Thu, 04/09/2008 - 6:55am in
[From Mandate's Washington DC Principal, direct from the Republican National Convention in St Paul-Minnesota]
Prior to last night's address, Governor Sarah Palin was a mystery to nearly all those watching. John McCain shocked the nation last Friday when he announced that the little known and little experienced Governor of the state of Alaska would be his running mate. Never mentioned on the VP short lists, she was certainly not part of conventional wisdom. Even the mainstream national media seemed almost annoyed to be caught so off guard.
