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Palin makes nice with ‘lamestream media’

I’ve chided former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin here before for her attacks on the mainstream – or as she says, “lamestream” – media. So it’s only fair that I also recognize Palin’s new approach, a cautious embrace of those same lamestream journalists.

Here’s a bit of what Politico.com’s Kenneth Vogel has to say about the change, [...]

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'Sarah Palin doesn't like my profession'

As former Alaska governor Sarah Palin continues her barnstorming book and motivational speech tours across America, she also continues to deride the media, calling mainstream newspapers and television networks “the lamestream press.”

It’s a broad and unfair brush, one I wrote about after Palin’s visit to Missoula earlier this year. In that instance, she warned her [...]

We didn’t “sneak in” to Sarah Palin’s speech

First: This blogpost is not about politics.

Second: Contrary to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s warning to the standing-room-only crowd at this afternoon’s Teen Challenge fundraiser in Missoula, the media did not “sneak in” to her speech. We were not there as “moles,” in her words.

Third: I only mention this because that sort of talk – [...]

Mama grizzly meets Griz Nation

America’s most famous mama grizzly is bound for Griz Nation on Sunday.

Former Alaska Gov. and GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin will speak at a fundraiser in Missoula on Sunday afternoon. The beneficiary of her appearance is Missoula’s Teen Challenge.

And that’s got us here in the newsroom thinking it’ll be fun to see the No. 1 [...]