What?? Are you suggesting that Republicans and the MSM unfairly hold a black woman to a far more exacting level of scrutiny than they do to a white man in the same position? I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.

In my opinion, this issue is one of the most explosive issues relating to Gov. Palin. Not only do we have the issue of her husband’s membership in the AKIP but the alleged speeches to and active participation in the organization by Ms. Palin. What can be done to put this issue more front and center?

On a related note: Is it just me or does it appear the persons pushing stories about the teen pregnancy are republican operatives not wanting attention to the AKIP and the very recent speech Gov. Palin made at her former church? It seems they would even rather talk about the ethics charges against Ms Palin than these rather explosive issues.

There is an overload of Palin skeletons falling out of the closet at the same time. I think the media will get to focusing more on this one. Which will be immediately, the next time a Republican attacks Michelle.

"I'm shocked, SHOCKED to find out there is gambling in this establishment."

"Your winnings, sir..."

can't you see? mccain is clearly working for the Obama campaign. why else would he choose someone who so completely obliterates the very arguments he was using against his opponent?

You know, back when the Michele quote was all the rage, I mostly saw people in this forum defending her and some rightwing nutjobs on talk tee-vee attacking her, but there really wasn't all that much beyond a few passing references in the mainstream press.

I kind of think that Todd Palin's membership in an "Alaskan Pride" group is going to suffer the same fate; There will be some motivated Obama supporters who are going to occasionally bring it up and there will be some folks defending him, but once the storm settles, the bulk of the media will mostly leave it alone.

whatevs, Mags

Any Black person affiliated with a group that wants to secede from the United States is a dealbreaker for any kind of national office. You hear me? Dealbreaker. Alaskan "pride" huh? Nice. I like that one.

Face it. White men have far more latitude to be "angry" at this country than any other group. Not shocking. Just fact. It's just one of the perks of whiteness. So please spare us the smoke up our you-know-whats please. It's not needed.

they'll leave it alone because he'll get a pass. can you imagine if Michelle Obama from 1995-2002 was a member of the Black Panthers? I mean can we just sit back and contemplate that doosey for a moment?

Alaskan pride? How about Alaskan stupidity? and she chooses to address their 2008 convention? jesus h.

And we're supposed to be cool with it because oh well, they aren't a real threat. the subtext being of course, a bunch of Black people getting together to advocate seceding from the union is a threat but white people doing it, well that's just good clean "pride."

sounds to me like a group that is de facto anti-American. and the husband of a vice-presidential candidate was a member of a group that sought to sever ties to the very country she chooses to lead in some capacity. and it can happen simply because to be white in American means having the luxury of hating America without any discernable consequences.

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You guys just don't get it. It's perfectly okay to hate America, as long as you hate it from the right. It's that bad lefty-style America-hating that has to be called out and vilified, and I'm confident our patriotic media is up to the task.

No, because Michelle's complaints had nothing to do with states' rights, and Todd's complaints are all about states' rights.

You see, you can even commit treason against the United States if it's in the name of states' rights. But if you so much as criticize the United States for any other reason, you get crucified, especially if you're a woman black Democrat. Because states' rights is all about stopping uppity people from raising your taxes, you see. And IOKIYAR.

This is how Strom Thurmond gets labeled a patriot and Martin Luther King gets labeled a troublemaker.

Just curious, but does anyone know if Todd Palin, or any official of the Alaskan Independence Party, has ever refused or declined to say the Pledge of Allegiance at any public event? The Pledge does include the word "indivisible," which would seem to be something that the Alaskan Independence Party might be opposed to. If so, this could provide an interesting element to the debate about Palin and should be more controversial than Michelle Obama's comment, I think.