Former half-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin recently wrote on her Facebook page that the federal government is stockpiling bullets for civil unrest, but provided no proof of her claim. Palin wrote about the sequestration deal on her Facebook page: If we are going to wet our proverbial pants over 0.3% in annual spending cuts when were running up trillion dollar annual deficits, then were done. Put a fork in us. Were finished. Were going to default eventually and thats why the feds are stockpiling bullets in case of civil unrest. Palin did not mention that the DHS explained more than once that their purchase of bullets was for law enforcement, as it always has been in the past, reports FoxNews.com . Palin also claimed: The President has already hit American families and small business owners with his tax increases, or more revenue as he likes to call it. In reality, President Obama did not hit American families or small business owners with a tax increase, but allowed the Bush tax cuts

| | The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, a crack shot whose public remarks demonstrate an accuracy problem, is claiming that the federal government is stockpiling bullets should civil unrest arise out of a default on the national debt. Sarah Palin: "The feds are stockpiling bullets in case of civil unrest." The former half-term Alaska governor made the assertion on her Facebook page Tuesday but provided no supporting evidence or attribution. Discussing the automatic budget cuts set to take effect Friday 9 percent in domestic spending, 12 percent in Defense she asserts: If we are going to wet our proverbial pants over 0.3 percent in annual spending cuts when were running up trillion dollar annual deficits, then were done. Put a fork in us. Were finished. Were going to default eventually and thats why the feds are stockpiling bullets in case of civil unrest. Palin takes President Obama to task for running around denouncing the budget sequestrations. She

By Connor Adams Sheets | February 27 2013 4:27 PM Sarah Palin wrote in a Facebook post that went viral Tuesday that the U.S. government is stockpiling bullets in anticipation of any "civil unrest" that may result from the ongoing economic troubles facing Americans. Photo: Reuters Sarah Palin wrote in a Facebook post that went viral on Tuesday that the U.S. government is stockpiling bullets in order to fend off any "civil unrest" that may result from the ongoing economic troubles facing Americans. Sponsorship Link But the claim that the feds are buying large amounts of ammunition appears to be based on a misleading anonymous email that made its way to many people's inboxes beginning last summer. On Tuesday, Palin wrote a lengthy post about the debate over the so-called "sequester" that is currently gripping Washington, D.C. She argued that the outcome ultimately will have little impact on whether the nation is able to get "our fiscal house in o

Whether that matters a lot circa 2013 is open to question. Palin, born in 1964, is certainly young enough to seek national office again. Whether she will is uncertain. But even if Palin's turn in the political spotlight has ended, the dichotomy she embodied during 2008 is instructive in so many ways that it is difficult to quantify. During Palin's rise to prominence in Alaska, including her governorship, Matthew Zencey was observing her and writing about her for the Anchorage Daily News. Zencey joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2010 (he now works as a freelance editor and writer), but he was not finished writing about Palin. Hence the book Unlikely Liberal . For seekers of truth, Unlikely Liberal is a powerful book. First, however, a warning about what it is not, straight from Zencey: "You'll have to look elsewhere if you care about Bristol's pregnancy, the feud with Levi, Trig's birth, the state of Palin's marriage to Todd, her career in high school bas

By JOE O'NEILL | South Shore News Published: February 26, 2013 Updated: February 26, 2013 - 12:58 PM Sarah Palin. Michael Steele. Marco Rubio. They all have something in common besides being captivating Republican Party sales agents. They all had perfect political timing. But destiny-beckoning can also be an ironic, double-edged sword. Recall John McCain's Hail Mary choice of Palin as his improbably unqualified running mate in 2008. It had everything to do with the embattled McCain campaign's need for a "game-changer." Right-place, right-time Palin's key credential: those legions of ostensibly disaffected and disillusioned women voters who wanted Hillary Clinton to make history. Why not take advantage of the Obama-Clinton breach, one that was palpable during the primaries? Why not try to siphon off a lot of those female votes, especially those women who weren't card-carrying lefties? Why not hope that the experience-knowledge-and-temperament-challenged P

Posted: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 3:01 AM Sarah Palin's Curious Recordas Alaska's Governor By Matthew Zencey Potomac Books. 209 pp. $24.95 Reviewed by Steve Weinberg The word liberal carries lots of meanings in the realm of electoral politics. But none of those meanings would seem to apply to Sarah Palin, who during 2008 rocketed to renown as the Republican Party vice presidential candidate. Palin and presidential candidate John McCain positioned themselves as "conservatives," which carried the connotation of "anti-liberal." Well, it turns out that the Sarah Palin who potential voters saw and heard during the 2008 campaign barely resembled the Sarah Palin who had served as a small-town Alaska mayor and then as the state's governor. Whether that matters a lot circa 2013 is open to question. Palin, born in 1964, is certainly young enough to seek national office again. Whether she will is uncertain. But even if Palin's turn in the political spotligh

24 Feb 2013 16:52 The Conservative candidate in the Eastleigh by-election won't woo the middle ground Let's be clear. MariaHutchings, Conservative candidate for Eastleigh , is not the Tory party's Sarah Palin. I know this because she told me so. "I'm the Tory party's MariaHutchings," she says assertively. I'm not convinced. Right wing American governor Sarah Palin is famous for plain speaking. MariaHutchingsalso doesn't like to pull her punches. Or if she does, it's when she's pulling them into the midriff of vulnerable asylum seekers: "I don't care about refugees," she once said. Sarah Palin styles herself a "hockey mom".Hutchingsis a "cardio-respiratory surgeon's mum" - or she'd like to be. She's not sending her son to a state school as it would be "impossible" to get the right sort of education , she claims. Stunt Sarah Palin was famously whisked away from the prying eyes of the p

Posted: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 3:01 AM Unlikely Liberal Sarah Palin's Curious Recordas Alaska's Governor By Matthew Zencey Potomac Books. 209 pp. $24.95Reviewed by Steve WeinbergThe word liberal carries lots of meanings in the realm of electoral politics. But none of those meanings would seem to apply to Sarah Palin, who during 2008 rocketed to renown as the Republican Party vice presidential candidate. Palin and presidential candidate John McCain positioned themselves as "conservatives," which carried the connotation of "anti-liberal." Well, it turns out that the Sarah Palin who potential voters saw and heard during the 2008 campaign barely resembled the Sarah Palin who had served as a small-town Alaska mayor and then as the state's governor. Whether that matters a lot circa 2013 is open to question. Palin, born in 1964, is certainly young enough to seek national office again. Whether she will is uncertain. But even if Palin's turn in the pol

After former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, left her job as a contributor for Fox News, she said conservatives " can't just preach to the choir ." "I'm taking my own advice here as I free up opportunities to share more broadly the message of the beauty of freedom and the imperative of defending our republic and restoring this most exceptional nation," she said. In one of her next high-profile appearances, however, Palin may be addressing one of the nation's most conservative annual events. The American Conservative Union announced today that Palin will be a featured speaker at CPAC 2013 - the 40th annual conservative political action conference - to be held March 14-16 at National Harbor, just outside of Washington, D.C. The three-day event will feature several prominent conservatives, from both inside and outside the beltway. Confirmed speakers include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCo

The spectacularly successful parody site Daily Currant, which has secured for itself a reputation for regularly tricking reporters and political pundits into believing its absurd premises, has just launched another doozy. So, when either your credulous friend or an equally credulous political pundit tells you that todays big news is about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin s move to Harvard University, you can point and laugh armed with the knowledge that this news originated in the offices of the global satirical newspaper of record. RELATED: Sarah Palin Takes To Twitter To Mock Washington Post Reporter Who Fell For Parody Story Former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has joined Harvard University as a visiting scholar, reads the Currants report . According to an official press release, the conservative pundit and reality television star will teach four courses over three years at Harvards prestigious Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass., beginning in fall 2

Monday, February 18, 2013 - 5:25pm WASHINGTON (CNN) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One year after giving the keynote address at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Sarah Palin will be back to speak again. The American Conservative Union, which runs CPAC, one of the oldest and largest yearly gatherings of conservative leaders and activists from across the country, announced Monday that the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, who recently parted ways as a paid on-air analyst for Fox News, will address the conference. "We are pleased to again welcome Governor Sarah Palin to CPAC in March," said ACU Chairman Al Cardenas. "Governor Palin electrified the crowd in 2012 and we are thrilled to welcome her back this year." CPAC is considered a popular cattle call for Republicans considering bids for the White House. In the spring and summer of 2011 Palin flirted with a bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, but ultimately decide

After former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, left her job as a contributor for Fox News, she said conservatives " can't just preach to the choir ." "I'm taking my own advice here as I free up opportunities to share more broadly the message of the beauty of freedom and the imperative of defending our republic and restoring this most exceptional nation," she said. In one of her next high-profile appearances, however, Palin may be addressing one of the nation's most conservative annual events. The American Conservative Union announced today that Palin will be a featured speaker at CPAC 2013 - the 40th annual conservative political action conference - to be held March 14-16 at National Harbor, just outside of Washington, D.C. The three-day event will feature several prominent conservatives, from both inside and outside the beltway. Confirmed speakers include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCo

Washington, Feb. 13 ( ANI ): Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin took a jab at the "lamestream media" after The Washington Post issued an embarrassing correction on a false report that the former Fox News commentator was joining Al Jazeera. The Washington Post's report was followed after reporter Suzi Parker 's claimed that Palin had signed a deal to be a host and commentator for the Qatari-based network. According to the New York Daily News, Parker had called the faux-scoop 'a cautionary tale about what can happen with politics and celebrity meet'. The story became a cautionary tale of another sort, however, when it emerged that the 'news' came from The Daily Currant , a satirical website. In its correction, the Washington Post said that 'the blogger cited a report on the Daily Currant website as the basis for that information without realizing that the piece was satirical'. Sarah Palin , a longtime media critic who popularized the term &quo

Sen. Marco Rubio may be giving the Republican response to the president 's State of the Union address this evening and Sen. Rand Paul is giving the Tea Party response, but why wait until the president is done speaking? Sarah Palin is live tweeting her response and well she doesn't like it. Of course that's no surprise, but she also created her own hashtag #sotUGottaBKiddingMe She began by countering the president's claim at the beginning of his speech that "there is much progress to report." Obama: "There is much progress to report." Oh really? Let's see what the facts show #sotUGottaBKiddingMe Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) February 13, 2013 She then tweeted some numbers with her hashtag including "22.7 million Americans are unemployed, underemployed, or have given up looking for work" and "$5.9 million was added to the national debt since Obama took office." She then started live tweeting in earnest. When the president men

Washington, Feb. 13 : Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin took a jab at the "lamestream media" after The Washington Post issued an embarrassing correction on a false report that the former Fox News commentator was joining Al Jazeera. The Washington Post's report was followed after reporter Suzi Parker's claimed that Palin had signed a deal to be a host and commentator for the Qatari-based network. According to the New York Daily News, Parker had called the faux-scoop 'a cautionary tale about what can happen with politics and celebrity meet'. The story became a cautionary tale of another sort, however, when it emerged that the 'news' came from The Daily Currant, a satirical website. In its correction, the Washington Post said that 'the blogger cited a report on the Daily Currant website as the basis for that information without realizing that the piece was satirical'. Sarah Palin, a longtime media critic who popularized the term "lamestream

In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, left, smiles as his choice for his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, pumps her fist as she is introduced to supporters at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio. The Washington Post on Tuesday issued a correction to a piece that incorrectly claimed Sarah Palin was joining the pan-arab news network Al Jazeera. In the piece, published Tuesday morning, Suzi Parker quoted The Daily Currant, a satirical news site, on Palin's move: As you all know, Im not a big fan of newspapers, journalists, news anchors and the liberal media in general, Palin told the Web site The Daily Currant. But I met with the folks at Al-Jazeera and they told me they reach millions of devoutly religious people who dont watch CBS or CNN. That tells me they dont have a liberal bias. The above paragraph has been removed from the Washington Post article. Continue reading at Talking Points Memo

Sen. Marco Rubio may be giving the Republican response to the president 's State of the Union address this evening and Sen. Rand Paul is giving the Tea Party response, but why wait until the president is done speaking? Sarah Palin is live tweeting her response and well she doesn't like it. Of course that's no surprise, but she also created her own hashtag #sotUGottaBKiddingMe She began by countering the president's claim at the beginning of his speech that "there is much progress to report." Obama: "There is much progress to report." Oh really? Let's see what the facts show #sotUGottaBKiddingMe Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) February 13, 2013 She then tweeted some numbers with her hashtag including "22.7 million Americans are unemployed, underemployed, or have given up looking for work" and "$5.9 million was added to the national debt since Obama took office." She then started live tweeting in earnest. When the president men

Washington, Feb. 13 ( ANI ): Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin took a jab at the "lamestream media" after The Washington Post issued an embarrassing correction on a false report that the former Fox News commentator was joining Al Jazeera. The Washington Post's report was followed after reporter Suzi Parker 's claimed that Palin had signed a deal to be a host and commentator for the Qatari-based network. According to the New York Daily News, Parker had called the faux-scoop 'a cautionary tale about what can happen with politics and celebrity meet'. The story became a cautionary tale of another sort, however, when it emerged that the 'news' came from The Daily Currant , a satirical website. In its correction, the Washington Post said that 'the blogger cited a report on the Daily Currant website as the basis for that information without realizing that the piece was satirical'. Sarah Palin , a longtime media critic who popularized the term &quo

Sen. Marco Rubio may be giving the Republican response to the president's State of the Union address this evening and Sen. Rand Paul is giving the Tea Party response, but why wait until the president is done speaking? Sarah Palin is live tweeting her response and well she doesn't like it. Of course that's no surprise, but she also created her own hashtag #sotUGottaBKiddingMe She began by countering the president's claim at the beginning of his speech that "there is much progress to report." Obama: "There is much progress to report." Oh really? Let's see what the facts show #sotUGottaBKiddingMe Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) February 13, 2013 She then tweeted some numbers with her hashtag including "22.7 million Americans are unemployed, underemployed, or have given up looking for work" and "$5.9 million was added to the national debt since Obama took office." She then started live tweeting in earnest. When the president ment

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sarah Palin , ever-eager to skewer the "lamestream media," took Washington Post blogger Suzi Parker to task Tuesday after the writer mistakenly claimed the former Alaska governor was hired by the TV network Al Jazeera America. Parker, who writes for the She The People blog, cited the satirical news site the Daily Currant in a story that claimed Palin had joined the Qatari-owned network as a talking head. "Hey @ washingtonpost , I'm having coffee with Elvis this week," Palin quipped on Twitter, claiming she was meeting with the long-dead King of Rock. "He works at the Mocha Moose in Wasilla. #suziparkerscoopers #idiotmedia." Earlier on Tuesday, Parker had reported that Al Jazeera America hired the former vice-presidential candidate and former Fox News contributor in a post titled "Sarah Palin's plan to reach 'millions of devoutly religious people' through al-Jazeera." In her original post, Parker ca

Sarah Palin (ABC News) Fake news fools again. Another journalist fell prey to a fake story on a satirical website, and reported it as news. This time, a blogger for the Washington Post reportedwronglythat Sarah Palin, the former Republican candidate for vice president who recently parted way with Fox News, had moved on to the Al-Jazeera network to reach millions of "devoutly religious people." Oops. As surfaced by Politico , Washington Post blogger Suzi Parker cited the Daily Currant as her source for a She the People column under the headline Sarah Palin tries to stay relevant. Parker even pulled a quote from the story supposedly from the maverick herself: As you all know, Im not a big fan of newspapers, journalists, news anchors and the liberal media! in general, Palin said. But I met with the folks at Al-JaJizzraa (sic) and they told me they reach millions of devoutly religious people who dont watch CBS or CNN. That tells me they dont have a liberal bias. Al-Jazeera r

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is attending the memorial service at Cowboys Stadium for the slain former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. She is among thousands of people attending the service for the 38-year-old Kyle, who authorities say was fatally shot at a North Texas shooting range Feb. 2 by a former Marine he was trying to help. Palin says in a Facebook post that she's attending the service with her husband Todd Palin. "God bless this great warrior," she says in her post. She expresses disappointment not to see U.S. flags flying at half-staff for Kyle. Palin says she also will be attending Kyle's funeral Tuesday. He will be buried at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin after a 200-mile procession starting in the Dallas area. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Sarah Palin is expected to be among the thousands who turn out to mourn former Navy SEAL and the country's deadliest sniper Chris Kyle, who was murdered at a gun range last week. Published: Feb. 11, 2013 at 1:37 PM By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be among the thousands of people expected to turn out for the memorial of slain ex-SEAL Chris Kyle at Cowboys Stadium in Texas Monday afternoon. The outspoken Tea Party darling and gun rights advocate announced her attendance on her Facebook page Monday morning. Kyle, 38, was killed at a gun range on February 2 by troubled Iraq War veteran Eddie Ray Routh, along with his friend and neighbor Chad Littlefield, 35. Kyle was known for having the most confirmed kills and for his memoir, American Sniper . Monday's memorial service for Kyle will be attended by more than 200 Patriot Guard Riders, the motorcycle club who attend funerals of former military service members, who say they expect it wi

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has stayed largely out of the limelight in the past few months, but her social media presence is still going strong. Now the onetime GOP vice presidential nominee, who has almost 3.5 million likes on Facebook , is appealing to her followers on behalf of an American pastor from Idaho held prisoner in Iran . Less than two weeks ago, an Iranian court sentenced Saeed Abedini to eight years in prison for his religious beliefs after a brief trial that he was not allowed to attend, according to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney . "We condemn Iran's continued violation of the universal right of freedom of religion, and we call on the Iranian authorities to release Mr. Abedini ," Carney said during a press briefing on Jan. 28. "We obviously have a variety of means, including this podium, to express our views on matters like this, and we are very concerned about this and very concerned about the process that led to this. The State Departme

I think the tea party will be around in some shape or fashion for a number of years. - Everett Hamilton, Tea Party Patriots of Central Pa. Marty Williams(right) and his son, Jonah, of Harrisburg attend a Tea Party Rally on the steps of the Capitol.10/23/2010 Sean Simmers, The Patriot - News What does it say about the tea party movement that Sarah Palin and Fox News have parted ways? Not a whole lot, say tea party movement activists. The media has done a super job of creating many myths. Shes one of them, said Everett Hamilton, of the Tea Party Patriots of Central Pennsylvania. I like what she stood for but the media you have stories to do...it got to a point where they become a farce. Doesnt make a difference if its conservative media or mainstream media. Palin, Hamilton said, had long become irrelevant to a grassroots movement that continues to evolve from one front-and-center of national attention to one wielding its influence with far less flair. Its decided to go more on the

By IrishCentral Staff Writer Published Monday, February 4, 2013, 8:02 AM Updated Monday, February 4, 2013, 9:51 AM Bill Maher has compared Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck On his talk show Real Time with Bill Maher , Bill Maher explained how Sarah Palin being fired from Fox News may not be the somewhat comforting news that liberals were enjoying. Maher instead likens Palin to other axed Fox News personality, Glenn Beck. After exiting Fox News, Beck took "patented brand of apocalyptic race baiting" (according to Maher) and went on to create his own web series that charges people $10 a month. Last! year, Beck made $80 million, landing him in seventh place on the Forbes wealthiest celebrities. Thus, Maher slams such pundits as con men. Read More: Bill Maher explains American gun culture as theology to Piers Morgan on CNN - VIDEO Says Maher, "They don't care about winning elections; they care about separating rubes from their money. They discovered that there's a fort