Tag Archives: sarah palin

Ukraine election: Yulia Tymoshenko is NOT the Ukrainian Sarah Palin

By Natalia Antonova | Published: January 18, 2010
Ukraine, lately, has not seemed to be particularly hospitable to actual people.
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Hillary Clinton, the Halo Effect, and women’s catch-22

By Feature Writer | Published: December 8, 2008
Sarah Palin, who took a cue and opted for the skirtsuit and heels, became the subject of sexualized mockery.
Posted in Society, election 08, politics, women | Also tagged , , | 4 Comments

The Road Most Travelled By – the unraveling of the GOP

By Nasser Ali Khasawneh | Published: November 3, 2008
You do have to hand it to the McCain team for their oddly subtle touch. They didn't want to go out and call Obama a terrorist just because Obama's father was Muslim.
Posted in Columnist, election 08, north america, politics, racism | Also tagged , | 3 Comments

I can see the campaign finish line

By Feature Writer | Published: November 3, 2008
We have become so jaded that democracy for its own sake seems meaningless, but voting to stand against “isms” seems somehow more justified.
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The GOP’s own: women and inappropriate remarks against Sarah Palin

By Feature Writer | Published: October 30, 2008
Well, it seems that McCain didn’t get the submissive vice presidential candidate that he wanted.
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Sarah Palin: the 150K Woman and the garment industry

By Feature Writer | Published: October 26, 2008
The stores listed on Palins shopping extravaganza were Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. It's important to remember that these well-known retailers were once linked to the slave labour of women.
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If an ethics probe falls In the Alaskan forest, does anyone care?

By Feature Writer | Published: October 12, 2008
This scandal should show everyone that Palin did mean it when she said the Vice President’s office should have expanded powers. It should also show people exactly what she thinks of the rule of law.
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The “gal” who’d be VP

By Feature Writer | Published: October 12, 2008
Like a Filipino gamecock, Alaska’s female Robin Hood is striking a profound chord in the hearts of the “dittoheads,” as Rush Limbaugh’s faithful sheep describe themselves.
Posted in election 08, north america, politics | Also tagged | 2 Comments

The McCain campaign: lipstick and lynch mobs

By Natalia Antonova | Published: October 10, 2008
Buoyed up by the "young and plucky" governor from Alaska, "plucky" enough to hear death threats against her opponent and not bat her mascara, this campaign has entered into its most surreal phase yet.
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Sarah Palin’s gay best friend

By Feature Writer | Published: October 5, 2008
Palin views her so-called relationship with a lesbian as providing her with permission to make homophobic commentary, as well as promote social injustice.
Posted in election 08, glbtqi, north america, politics | Also tagged | 9 Comments