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By Jorge Barake, on August 31st, 2010%
Think Progress
In April, two students at Cal State Stanislaus found a partial copy of a speaker’s contract for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The partial copy revealed that Palin, who was due to speak at the university in June, has “more demands than an opera diva when she hits the road,” as the New York . . . → Read More: Sarah Palin, One of the Us? Not at All. Palin’s Speaking Demands Confirmed: $75K, SUVs, Deluxe Hotel Suites, Bendable Straws, And No Public Access
By Jorge Barake, on August 30th, 2010%
 Courier-Journal
Bristol Palin — the teen mother whose turbulent relationship with her son’s father has added a soap-opera subplot to her mother Sarah’s political career — will speak Sept. 8 on behalf of a home for single mothers in Louisville.
Palin, 19, will receive $14,000 to speak at a benefit at the Louisville Marriot . . . → Read More: Like Mother, Like Daughter: Bristol Palin Charging $14,000 to Speak to Single Mothers
By Jorge Barake, on August 29th, 2010%
Source: Washington Post
Just one day after he drew a sea of conservative activists to see him speak on the National Mall, Fox News host Glenn Beck appeared on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss the event. Beck said his rally — at which former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin also spoke — drew “on the . . . → Read More: Beck: People Don’t Recognize ‘Obama’s Version of Christianity’ Beck Should Study Theology Before Making Comments. Beck’s Not Christian.
By Jorge Barake, on August 28th, 2010%
Source: The Observer
Despite an impressive record by the president, discontented American voters are turning against the Democrats.
They won’t give him a break – literally so. Barack Obama has reached that point of his presidency when he can’t even join his fellow citizens in the all-American tradition of the August vacation without taking a . . . → Read More: Great Piece: Barack Obama is Down, but It’s Far Too Early to Count Him Out
By Jorge Barake, on August 26th, 2010%
Source: The Huffington Post
In an interview with the Huffington Post on Wednesday night, former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman — whoannounced earlier Wednesday that he is gay and intends to join the fight for marriage equality in California — said he wishes he had come out while he was the face of . . . → Read More: Ken Melhman: There is Room for Gays in the GOP. Who Is Ken Kidding?
By Jorge Barake, on August 25th, 2010%
 Source: TheAtlantic
Ken Mehlman, President Bush‘s campaign manager in 2004 and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has told family and associates that he is gay.
Mehlman arrived at this conclusion about his identity fairly recently, he said in an interview. He agreed to answer a reporter’s questions, he said, because, now . . . → Read More: Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman: I am Gay
By Jorge Barake, on July 29th, 2010%
Kevin Rudin/National Public Radio (NPR)
My feeling about the entire Shirley Sherrod affair has been pretty straightforward: everybody came away looking bad. TheObama administration and the Agriculture Department, which initially forced her resignation without knowing all the facts; the NAACP, which after its dispute with the Tea Partyneeded to show that racism from anyone is unacceptable and thus . . . → Read More: Michael Steele Feels Sorry For Andrew Breitbart, Invites Him To A Fundraiser In Beverly Hills
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