FameCrawler : Republican National Convention

Sarah Palin: Miss Alaska Pageant Video

Whit Honea — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:13:00 GMT

Sarah Palin, long before she was the GOP candidate for vice-president, long before she was the governor of Alaska, long before she was the mayor of whatever that town is called, long before she was a TV sports reporter, long before she was a mother or married, she was a beauty queen. She was in the Miss Alaska Pageant, and this is that pageant. Swimsuit edition.

Mind you, this is not a post of judgment. I'm not a hater of the beauty pageant. I can't say I've ever watched one, other than being forced by my wife to sit through Miss Congeniality, and wait, maybe I do hate pageants. That movie sucked. I digress. I don't believe that being a beauty queen in a life before kids and politics has anything to do with who she is now- although Todd Palin may disagree.

Here, in all her 1980ish glory is Sarah Palin, before she was a Palin:

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Sarah Palin Disney Movie: Head of Skate

Whit Honea — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Matt Damon got it started. He said something along the lines of Sarah Palin running for vice-president was like a bad Disney movie which made me love him a little bit less because everyone knows there is no such thing as a bad Disney movie (possible exceptions include anything with The Rock or direct-to-video).

The good people at CollegeHumor thought that Damon was on to something. One thing led to another and now Head of Skate is just an Iger nod from a November release.

Here is the trailer. I feel an Oscar.

Holy high-sticking, America!

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Sarah Palin Loved the SNL Skit, But Didn't Listen to It

Karl Erikson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:20:00 GMT

By now, the entire world has seen the hilarious SNL skit of Tina Fey channeling Sarah Palin. What? You haven't? Well, then, click here to see it for yourself. It's brilliant. It was the only funny thing in last week's premiere of Saturday Night Live.

Even Sarah Palin loved it. No shit. She laughed her ass off, which proves she has a sense of humor. Except - get this - she tells Fox News' Sean Hannity that she didn't actually LISTEN to the skit. "I watched with the volume all the way down," Palin said.

"I didn't hear a word she said, but the visual was spot on. It was hilarious. In fact, I dressed up as Tina Fey once for Halloween."

Sarah Palin, I call bullshit. There's no way in hell you didn't listen to that skit. Nobody has that kind of self control. Then again, maybe you're not lying your ass off. After all, Bill Clinton never inhaled or had sexual relations with that woman.

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Sarah Palin is Painful to Watch: Interview Video

Robin Williams on Sarah Palin on David Letterman

Sarah Palin's Tanning Bed

Tina Fey is Sarah Palin on SNL: Video

Sarah Palin is a Liar?

Sarah Palin's Daughter Caught Doing Drugs on Tape

Todd Palin Subpoenaed!

Whit Honea — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:16:00 GMT

After much speculation regarding the probe being conducted by the Alaska State Judiciary Committee Todd Palin will be questioned.

The potential First Dude, husband of GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and father of 5, is, according to People, "to be subpoenaed in the state investigation into whether his wife possibly abused the power of her office to have her former brother-in-law fired from his job."

Never a dull moment in the GOP!

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Sarah Palin on Newsweek Cover

Whit Honea — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Ack, bear! Run!

Sarah Palin is a straight-shootin' mama and Newsweek knows it. They have the cover to prove it.

No, this image was not photoshopped.

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Robin Williams on Sarah Palin on David Letterman

Karl Erikson — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Robin Williams was on David Letterman's show the other night and, as usual, he appeared to be in some hyper manic state. Course, that's his schtick. But he was in rare form the other night, riffing for a couple of minutes on Sarah Palin and then George W. Bush. Check out the video here. Hysterical.

Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Whit Honea — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:27:00 GMT

Obviously I'm not impressed with the GOP choice of Sarah Palin. That's the burden of common sense. However, even I'm getting tired of writing about her.

The thing is, ours is to cover celebrity and parents and poke the fun. Sarah Palin, with all apologies to the Jolie-Pitts, is the most famous parent in the world right now and therefore warrants our attention. The constant soap opera that surrounds her is just too much to ignore. Too much.

Now there is a server at a Juneau restaurant claiming Governor Palin used racist and sexist terminology, loudly and publicly, in regard to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, respectively. From the LA Progressive:

According to Lucille, the waitress serving her table at the time and who asked that her last name not be used, Gov. Palin was eating lunch with five or six people when the subject of the Democrat’s primary battle came up. The governor, seemingly not caring that people at nearby tables would likely hear her, uttered the slur and then laughed loudly as her meal mates joined in appreciatively.

What did she say, allegedly? “So Sambo beat the bitch!” Nice.

She may not win the vice presidency, but I wouldn't put Role Model of the Year out her reach just yet.

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Jon Voight Loves John McCain and Sarah Palin; Angelina Jolie, Not So Much

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Jon Voight supplied the superstar celebrity quotient that came to the Republican National Convention this week. The only other four celebrity mega-star Republicans, Tom Selleck, wife Jillie Mack, Jerry Bruckheimer and Patricia Heaton, all stayed home tending to their humongous careers on the big and small screens.

Voight showed his GOP candidates some love, but when asked by the StarTribune about his famous daughter he replied, "Who knows which way she'll vote," and confirmed that he has yet to meet any of Jolie's children.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Voight was effusive about McCain, calling him an "amazing guy" and predicting the Arizona senator would keep the country "safe with prosperity."

Voight is equally in awe of Sarah Palin, saying she is a "beautiful choice" and praising "the pure simplicity of her poise and experience."

Speaking of ominous events that could prove catastrophic for our nation, Voight confirmed that he is working on a THIRD "National Treasure" movie.

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Sarah "Barracuda" Palin and the Heart of the Matter

Whit Honea — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:24:00 GMT

According to Sarah Palin's sister (CNN interview) the VP nominee's nickname of Barracuda was a result of tenacious d. on the hardwood (we're talking basketball, not Jack Black).

Ann and Nancy Wilson, the sisters/mothers/working women behind the rock band Heart have a different opinion of the name, and as such wrote a little song about it (Like to hear it? Here it go!).

The song "Barracuda," as anyone that has ever been in the same room as me and a radio can attest, is quite possibly my least favorite song ever- or at least second, sandwiched between Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," and the entire catalog of Jethro Tull.

Last night at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention the McCain-Palin ticket blared Heart's song "Barracuda" into the arena. Obviously they were playing on Palin's nickname and yada, yada, yada, we get it.

Heart also got it, and they didn't like it. The sent a cease and desist letter to the GOP and contacted Entertainment Weekly to voice their grievances.

A quick aside- when are politicians doing to start asking for permission? This has been happening more and more, usually to the Republicans as they are using music created by the stereotypical leftness that is the recording artist. It can't be good to have celebrities bust your chops every time you turn on the stereo. I'm sure John Rich would love to provide the entire soundtrack. Maybe some Jethro Tull?

Perhaps you may think, as the GOP must have, that the Wilson sisters, both working mothers (Nancy had twin boys in 2000 with husband Cameron Crowe) would be delighted to have their hit played behind Sarah Palin and, according to Wolf Blitzer, "an excellent balloon and confetti drop," but no, they weren't.

Here is their statement:

"The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission. We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored."

They then told EW, "Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image. The song 'Barracuda' was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The 'barracuda' represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there's irony in Republican strategists' choice to make use of it there."

What do you think? Is the artist entitled to say who can listen to their music and where, or is a large, organized and televised event subject to the same rules that govern other TV shows?

To be fair, Obama also used a song without permission, but the artists in that case, Brooks and Dunn, chose to be flattered despite not endorsing the politics of it.

Here's my humble opinion, I think that Brooks and Dunn rolled with it because the use of their song at the DNC probably opened them up to a new audience. I think Heart is upset because a) it's Sarah Palin, and b) the best way to stretch their thrust back into the spotlight is to grab said spotlight. There is no such thing as bad publicity and even though their anger may be geniune and justified, the cynic in me knows a good marketing ploy when I see it.

I just hope "Barracuda" doesn't go back into heavy rotation.

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Sarah Palin is a Liar?

Karl Erikson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:47:00 GMT

If you watched Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention, you weren't alone. Over 40 million people saw that speech. Maybe a handful of those people were tuning in to see if she'd talk about her pregnant daughter, or get the chance to see her future son-in-law, Levi.

Regardless, it's time to talk about that speech in a little more detail. Because, folks, Sarah Palin didn't just stretch the truth.

Sarah Palin lied.

There's a story on ABC News' web site that goes through some of Palin's quotes and then does a little honest fact-checking against those statements. Here's some of what she said, compared with the facts.

LIE #1: "Obama is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting, and never use the word 'victory' except when he's talking about his own campaign."

FACT #1: On July 15, Obama used the word "victory" twice in reference to Iraq. He said, "I want Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future, and to reach the political accommodation necessary for long-term stability. That's victory. That's success. That's what's best for Iraq."

A week later in Germany on July 23, Obama used the word "victory" three times describing Allied successes during World War II.

LIE #2: "There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform -- not even in the state senate."

FACT #2: Of course it depends on how you view the word "major." Obama worked with Republicans to pass legislation that would expand efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction. As a state senator in Illinois, he sponsored two bills, one that studied racial profiling by police and another that made it mandatory to record interrogations in death penalty cases.

LIE #3: "I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history. And when that deal was struck, we began a nearly $40 billion natural gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence. That pipeline, when the last section is laid and its valves are opened, will lead America one step farther away from dependence on dangerous foreign powers that do not have our interests at heart."

FACT #3: The big project? Yeah, not yet approved by the Feds. The proposed pipeline would ship natural gas from Alaska to homes and businesses across the U.S. The Alaskan legislature, with Palin's help, just agreed to pay Canadian energy company TransCanada $500 million to build the pipeline.

LIE #4: "And I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending: nearly half a billion dollars in vetoes. I suspended the state fuel tax, and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' for that Bridge to Nowhere."

FACT #4: As mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin hired a lobbyist to get earmarks from Congress. Wasilla, with a population of 10,000, got $27 million in federal money, about as much as Boise, Idaho, with a population of 200,000. The money went to sewage improvements and roads connecting the town to a local ski resort. With the "Bridge to Nowhere," Palin supported it at first. It would have used federal funds to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to Gravina Island, population 50. It was after the proposed plan was ridiculed that she pulled out.

So there you have it. It's always interesting to hear the other side of the stories that politicians tell. Sarah Palin may have given a good speech, but it wasn't exactly accurate.

But isn't that par for the course with politics? Hard to believe a word any of them say. Thank God this shit will be over in a couple of months. The campaigning, at least. We still have to put up with whoever gets elected.

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Palin's First Baby Daddy Levi Johnston to Attend Republican National Convention

Whit Honea — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:24:00 GMT

Poor Levi Johnston. All the kid wanted was to be held and now he's being paraded in front of Alaska and America, respectively, as the official mascot of teen sex (unfunded teen sex, of course). Actually, he's probably loving every minute of it. Teen boys work hard for reps like that.

His plans have changed quite a bit. Normally he'd spend a Wednesday night hanging around the motherland (Alaska) waiting for the mullet to fill in, but not tonight! Levi will be joining his pregnant girlfriend and her family on the big, fancy stage that is St. Paul, Minnesota (not to be confused with the big, fancy stage that is Minneapolis, Minnesota) . He will get to experience first hand the magic made when two bodies that love each other, in this case Alaska and America (hey, which country comes first?), join together for a night and just let their emotion get the best of them. If it wasn't so political it would almost be romantic.

Speaking of romantic, Levi's mother has been quoted as saying that the couple had planned on getting married prior to the pregnancy. Regarding the new addition Sherry Johnston said, "'This is just a bonus." An unfunded bonus. In the country of Alaska. That has Hallmark channel written all over it.

I wonder if they'll get David Brickner to officiate the ceremony. Now that would be a bonus.

All of that being what it is, the real reason I feel sorry for Levi and Bristol is that their 2 minutes in heaven is going to cause them years, maybe a lifetime, of unwanted attention- much of which can be directly attributed to Sarah Palin throwing them to the lions, and to a lesser extent the fact that they had sex. Tonight they'll be fed to the media and let's face it, they aren't as nice as I am.

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Vetting Sarah Palin: Like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but Funnier: UPDATED!!

Whit Honea — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:01:00 GMT

There is some speculation in the media, by which I mean the real media- that being people with neckties and make-up artists, not unshaven bloggers in their underwear (and some men, too) that John McCain's team dropped the ball regarding the vetting[1] process of Sarah Palin.

We're inclined to agree.

That's why we here at FameCrawler, home of all things fameish and crawlesque have decided to help you, the voter. We've done some pretty extensive ~~drinking~~ vetting ourselves over the weekend (McCain, you owe us a house each) and have some interesting information on Mrs. Palin, some of which is actually true!

Here is a list of the items we uncovered without ever stepping foot in Alaska (not that there is anything wrong with that):

The Original Palin Post: John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as VP

Bristol Baby: Sarah Palin's Teen Daughter Pregnant!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy Identified!!!

Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy - I Don't Want Kids (Oops!)

Pregnant Teen Bristol Palin - Photos

Bristol Palin Pregnancy Scandal: Babygate Lives! (Photos)

Bristol Palin Pregnancy: Is Sarah Palin's Baby Really Her Daughter's? (Photos)

Sarah Palin in a Bikini!

Sarah Palin Compared To Angelina Jolie

Diddy on Palin: Good Intentions, Bad Script, Ugly Production

Sarah Palin's Days as a Sportscaster...Video!

Sarah Palin Is A Hunter! Photos!

Seven Things You Might Not Know About Sarah Palin

Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin was Runner Up in 1984 Beauty Contest

Sarah Palin's Husband Arrested For DUI

Sarah Palin Being Investigated (Child Custody,Threats & Lies)

Lindsay Lohan Blogs About Sarah Palin

NUDE! Sarah Palin Naked Photo?!

Bristol gets her drink on

Sarah Palin's Dark Secrets (Photos)!

Proof that Baby Trig is NOT Sarah Palin's Baby!?

Palin's First Baby Daddy to Attend Republican National Convention: Will Bring Mullet

Trig and Bristol: Palin Family Names Run Amok

Political Nanny: Obama Offended by Implied Link to Palin Family Rumors

'Palin Should Go Back to the Kitchen' and 4 More WTF Comments About the VP Pick

McCain, Palin oppose teen pregnancy aid and sex education

Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the RNC video

Palin family online: real or fake

Piper & Trig Palin: A Pretty Cute Video

The "Barracuda" Scandal(ish)

9 Most Disturbing Beliefs

Palin on Newsweek (and a dead bear)

Palin Affair?

Affair is False!

Robin Williams is Still Funny?!

When Hairy Met Pali

Sarah Racist?

Trailer Trash?

Todd Palin Subpoenaed!

Tina Fey is Sarah Palin on SNL! Video!

This list will be updated for your browsing and vetting pleasure. McCain, we're serious about the houses!

[1] From Wikipedia:

Vetting is a process of examination and evaluation. Specifically, vetting often refers to performing a background check on someone before offering them employment. In addition, in intelligence gathering, assets are vetted to determine their usefulness.

In the United States, a party's presidential nominee must choose a vice-presidential candidate to accompany him or her on the ticket. Prospective vice-presidential candidates must undergo thorough evaluation by a team of advisers acting on behalf of the nominee. In later stages of the vetting process, the team will examine such items as a prospective vice-presidential candidate's finances, personal conduct, and previous coverage in the media.

To vet was originally a horse-racing term, referring to the requirement that a horse be checked for health and soundness by a veterinarian before being allowed to race. Thus, it has taken the general meaning "to check."

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