In an America where a whopping 66 percent of adults hold an unfavorable view of 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (according to a recent Bloomberg poll), author Joe McGinniss has done something truly remarkable. He actually makes the short-serving former Alaska governor and widely panned reality TV star a slightly more sympathetic character, at least for the regrettable time one wastes reading “The Rogue,” his sketchily sourced compendium of low blows and inconsistent accusations. Read full article > >

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‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ by Joe McGinniss

I don’t believe the In 1987 Sarah Palin Had A One-Night Stand With NBA Star-to-Be Glen Rice story that the National Enquirer and the new Palin book by Joe McGinniss are promoting. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the past three years, it’s that Sarah Palin Doesn’t Like Rice. (If you want more jokes, especially jokes that have Mann Act attitudes towards what the Enquirer called a “ steamy, interracial hookup ,” just go on Twitter, where they will oblige you in sickening spades.) Read full article > >

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Alexandra Petri:
About that Sarah Palin and Glen Rice one-night stand

It all started in the summer of 2010, when author Joe McGin­niss migrated from Massachusetts to Alaska, to be closer to nature. Human nature, at least, as it plays out on the Sarah Palin homestead. The self-assigned Palin biographer, as you may recall, made headlines by renting a residence in Wasilla and moving in next door to Palin as if moving in on his prey. The former Alaska guv sounded ticked. McGinniss sounded tickled. And much of the public chose sides over all this northern overexposure. Read full article > >

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In ‘Doonesbury,’ Palin biography ‘The Rogue’ gets a comic-strip tease

1. From Texas Gov. Rick Perry: “Not just the 16th and 17th Amendments — I want to get rid of a whole bunch of ‘em.” 2. From Mitt Romney: “RomneyCare — what did you expect? It’s Massachusetts , for goodness sakes!” 3. From Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.): “I’d love to have Sarah Palin as my VP!” Read full article > >

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Jennifer Rubin:
Ten things you won’t hear at the GOP debate

The latest trend in the media world is “trending.” That is, monitoring what people are buzzing about and directing coverage accordingly. Just as the unspoken sometimes reveals more than the spoken, what’s not trending suggests more than what’s trending. In all the many thousands of words written in the immediate aftermath of the Republican debate in Iowa , two words were scarce: Sarah Palin. But she wasn’t even in Iowa during the debate, you say. Correct. Her “bus tour,” idling since its last attempt to seize national attention, wasn’t due to arrive in Iowa until Friday. Then again, Texas Gov. Rick Perry wasn’t in Iowa either, and his name was everywhere. Some political observers even dubbed him winner of the debate in absentia. Read full article > >

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Sarah Palin, un-trending

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s cover shot on Newsweek magazine and the ”Queen of Rage” story therein have resulted in a rarity: Liberal women’s groups are rushing to defend a conservative women. The Daily Caller reports: What to make of all this? For starters, after NOW’s silence during far worse and continual sexism directed at Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidential campaign, the newfound display of fairness by NOW and other groups is refreshing. But, it’s not necessarily sexism, or rather only sexism, at work. As the Daily Caller reporter observes, in addition to a controversial shot of Sarah Palin in her bicycling attire, Newsweek has also put “unflattering” cover shots of Rush Limbaugh and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on the newsstands. Hmm. Now what do all these folks have in common. Oh, my — all Republicans! Read full article > >

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Jennifer Rubin:
With Bachmann, Newsweek’s bias uncovered

The Sarah Palin emails have lacked any big revelations so far, but there may be more on the way: The state of Alaska is investigating apparent gaps in the disclosure. For example, the release included just five emails from Palin’s first month in…

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Alaska Investigates Missing Palin Emails

The 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin’s released e-mails complete her transformation from one of the most obscure politicians in America to one of the most scrutinized.

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Palin’s E-Mails Undercut Simplistic Views of Her, Both Positive and Negative

Newly released emails sent by former Gov. Sarah Palin to her staff and family show that rumors about Trig’s birth started even before she hit the national stage. In the 2008 election, claims circulated that Trig was actually the son of Sarah’s daughter…

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Emails: Trig Rumors Started Early

The debate over the efforts to analyze Sarah Palin’s e-mails erupted on Friday with the kind of partisan ferocity that tends to accompany anything related to the former governor.

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Critics Fume Over Intensity of News Coverage for Palin’s Messages

The messages that Sarah Palin wrote just before and right after she was chosen as John McCain’s running mate show that she had almost no warning of what was about to happen to her.

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In E-Mails, A Glimpse From Inside Palin’s Rise

Frustration with rumours about her personal life are among the details revealed by the official release of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s e-mails.

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Details emerge from Palin e-mails

You’ve got mail. Alaska has released 24,000 pages of emails from Sarah Palin’s two-year tenure as governor, and several revelations have emerged. One series of notes show that Palin was keen on the vice presidential role months before she was chosen as…

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Emails: Palin Liked Obama Energy Plan

More than 24,000 pages include e-mails from Sarah Palin’s official and private accounts. The release covers requests up to her 2008 entry into the national spotlight.

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Alaska releases Palin e-mails

The Washington Post’s Anqoinette Crosby sits down with Chris Cillizza to discuss Sarah Palin’s e-mails and whether their release will impact her presidential campaign. Read full article > >

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The Post’s Cillizza on the Palin e-mails