Sarah Palin
The Deeper Questions Underlying The Sarah Palin Defamation Trial
“What’s really strange is not that we don’t see more trials like [the Palin trial], but that we saw one at all," one free speech expert said.
David Mack
Jurors In The Sarah Palin Trial Admitted They Saw News Alerts Before Reaching A Verdict. Here’s Why That Might Be An Issue.
The judge in the case made a key ruling while the jurors were still deliberating, hoping they wouldn’t learn about it. But in the smartphone era, that’s easier said than done.
David Mack
A Jury Found That The New York Times Did Not Defame Sarah Palin
The verdict comes a day after the presiding judge said he would dismiss the case as a matter of law no matter what the jury decided.
David Mack
Sarah Palin Spoke About David And Goliath (And “The Masked Singer”) As She Testified In Her Lawsuit Against The NYT
“It was devastating to read again the false accusation that I had anything to do with murdering innocent people, and I felt powerless,” Palin told jurors.
David Mack
Sarah Palin Took The Stand After An NYT Editor Said He Has “Regretted Pretty Much Every Day” His Wording About Her
Palin began testifying in her libel lawsuit against the New York Times over an editorial that falsely asserted a link between her political action committee and a deadly shooting.
David Mack
A New York Times Editor Explained How He Published A False Line Linking Sarah Palin To A Mass Shooting
“This is my fault. I wrote those sentences, and I'm not looking to shift the blame to anyone else,” James Bennet told the court.
David Mack
A Surprise Name Came Up At The Sarah Palin V. New York Times Trial: Kathy Griffin
“I am thrilled to have the distinguished honor of being one of the reasons that Sarah Palin will lose this case in federal court," Griffin told BuzzFeed News.
David Mack
Sarah Palin’s Attorney Said They’re “Fighting An Uphill Battle” In Her Lawsuit Against The New York Times
The former Alaska governor is suing the paper over a 2017 editorial that she argues defamed her by falsely claiming that she incited the 2011 mass shooting that seriously injured Rep. Gabby Giffords.
David Mack
"Unvaccinated" Sarah Palin Tested Positive For COVID-19 Right Before Her Defamation Trial Against The New York Times, A Judge Said
The former Alaska governor, who also got COVID last March, has said she would rather die than get vaccinated.
Ellie Hall
12 Famous People Who Despised The Movies Made About Their Lives, And 12 Who Said "Pass The Popcorn"
The real Guccis didn't exactly react with a standing ovation to House of Gucci.
Mary Colussi
27 "Saturday Night Live" Behind-The-Scenes Secrets That Range From "Fascinating" To "Lorne Michaels Fired WHO!?"
Every car on the show is real, and they've all been cut in half to fit on the studio's elevators.
Mary Colussi
15 Famous People Who Loved Being Parodied On "SNL" And 10 Who Couldn't Take The Joke
Miley Cyrus was a good sport, but Carole Baskin was not a fan!
Kat Pickhardt
Sarah Palin’s Husband Has Filed For Divorce
The couple have been married since 1988.
David Mack
Katie Couric Says Her 2008 Question To Sarah Palin About Newspapers Probably Wouldn't Have The Same Effect Today
"I think there's such a reverse snobbery about intellectuals that I think it would almost be seen as a badge of honor," Couric told BuzzFeed News.
David Mack
A Judge Just Dismissed Sarah Palin's Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times
A judge found that Palin failed to show that the Times acted "maliciously" in publishing an editorial about a mass shooting earlier this year that included inaccurate information about a pro-Palin political action committee.
Zoe Tillman
A New York Times Editor Testified About The Editorial That Sarah Palin Says Defamed Her
A federal judge in New York heard testimony on Wednesday in Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.
Zoe Tillman
Sarah Palin Has Filed A Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times
A Times editorial incorrectly linked Palin's PAC to a mass shooting — something she alleges the newspaper did deliberately, or with "reckless disregard for the truth."
Claudia Koerner
Sarah Palin Kind Of Freaked Out When "Today" Hosts Asked Her About Blaming Her Son's Arrest On Obama
Cringe.
Stephanie McNeal
So, Uh, Here's The Full Text Of Sarah Palin's Bizarre Trump Speech
A manifesto for Donald J. Trump.
Kyle Blaine
Sarah Palin Slams Chris Christie: "I'm On Team Rand"
"Chris Christie's for more government and his record proves that, whereas Rand Paul with that healthy libertarian streak that we need more of, in our politicians, team Rand Paul."
Andrew Kaczynski
Sarah Palin Cheers Convention Floor Fight
A vote of confidence for the grassroots dissenters. And a headache for Team Romney.
BuzzFeed Politics
Stephen Colbert Raised More Money Than Sarah Palin
And his PAC is just a joke.
BuzzFeed Politics
Charlie Sheen Beating Sarah Palin In Presidential Polling
No, seriously. Public Policy Polling, apparently bored with their jobs, found that Sheen was beating Palin amongst all-important independent voters in a hypothetical presidential match-up. Duh. Full results here.
Gavon Laessig
Sarah Palin's Amazing Shoes
Business Insider has a wonderful shot of the shoes Palin was sporting at a speaking event in Long Island yesterday.
Scott Lamb
Howard Stern vs. Sarah Palin (NSFW)
Howard Stern had some choice words for Sarah Palin regarding her handling of the shooting in Tucson. The kindest thing he could find to say about her was that she was a "fucking crybaby." It goes downhill from there. Because Howard Stern's the political commentator America deserves, but not the one it needs right now.
Gavon Laessig
Sarah Palin Targeted Gabrielle Giffords
Sarah Palin's political action committee drew cross-hairs over democrats, including Gabrielle Giffords. Is it time for Republicans to lay off the violent symbolism they've been using to appeal to dangerous fringe elements?
Chris Menning
Barbara Bush On Sarah Palin
Preach it, Babs.
Matt Stopera
NSFW Excerpts from Sarah Palin's Audiobook
Howard Stern spliced together bits and pieces from Sarah Palin's audiobook to create a very juicy, explicit clip.
Peggy Wang
Crowd Boos Sarah Palin At Book Signing
This video is just of a crowd outside a Border's in Noblesville, Indiana, shouting "Sign our books!" as Palin's enormous tour bus idles.
Scott Lamb
Sarah Palin's Newsweek Cover
Sarah Palin is understandably pissed off about today's Newsweek cover, which shows her looking all peppy and sporty, instead of, like, smart and leadery.
Jack Shepherd
