Sarah Palin Speaks at the Goofball Convention (Raw Video)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2010 This is -- no joke -- how Sarah Palin began her speech to the tea partiers: "I am so proud to be an American. Thank you so much for being here tonight. Do you love your freedom?" She then thanked the troops for her freedom, repeated that she was proud to be an American and said, "Happy birthday, Ronald Reagan!" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tea Party Movement Losing Steam?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 What if they threw a tea party convention and Michele Bachmann didn't come? The first official such gathering of the right-wing "grass-roots" movement kicked off in Nashville on Thursday, and while it appears that the Republican congresswoman from Minnesota did pull out, Twitter-happy keynote (teanote?) speaker Sarah Palin was still very much on the books for her big moment Saturday. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Tea Party Movement Is Here to Stay (for Now)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2010 Get ready for a lot more tea-bagging jokes and riled-up right-wingers hoisting fanciful posterboard creations and marching on Washington That's right, the so-called tea party movement is here, evidently not queer, and while those opposed to its members' politics may not "get used to it" as such, they'd better have some smart comebacks at the ready during upcoming election seasons (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Faith Amid the Ruins of Faith

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jan 22, 2009 After the collapse of trust in every sort of expert -- after lenders financed houses for people who couldn't afford them, bankers created systems they couldn't even describe and, finally, we hear, Bernie Madoff ripped off even his high school friends -- there is a residue of resilience. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sarah the Scapegoat

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 30, 2008 Writing a postmortem for John McCain's presidential candidacy would be premature. But if and when that moment comes next week, toxic staff infection will be listed as a primary cause of death. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Palin vs. Palin

Bruce Fein / Truthdig Oct 10, 2008 Would the Republican VP nominee vote for herself? During her debate with Joe Biden, Sarah Palin said "we have to fight for" and "protect" our freedom, but her party and the policies she seems to support have crippled American liberty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain Steals Another Obama Cliché

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2008 First John McCain hopped on the change bandwagon, and now he sounds like he gave the keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic convention. The money quote in this new ad is better in the original Barack Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Charges Against Journalists Arrested at RNC Will Be Dropped

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2008 St. Paul officials have decided to drop charges against journalists, such as Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who were arrested during the recent Republican National Convention in the Minnesota capital. For her part, Goodman was pleased by the news but is calling for an investigation into the convention situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Remark Returns to Bite the Governor

Satire by Andy Borowitz Sep 15, 2008 In this tongue-in-cheek report, we learn that pit bull lovers don't love Palin's "lipstick" comment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lame You Can Believe In

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 It has been hard to remember lately that the country is in the midst of one of the most consequential presidential elections of our lifetimes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Country First? Hardly

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 Stripping away the partisanship, passion and propaganda, what about the veracity of the claim that the GOP puts this country first? Well, let's just say it's a little dicey. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Party Police

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 11, 2008 The Democratic and Republican national conventions have passed, but controversy surrounds how they were funded and how they were run. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )