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Speed Read! Sarah Palin Faces Oprah

TresSugar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:12 -0800

Sarah Palin sat down with Oprah yesterday to chat about abortion, John McCain, and Levi Johnston. - Huffington Post
Speaking of Levi, we will not see his Johnston in Playgirl. - Gawker
Lesbian couples make the best parents, according to a new study. - Lemondrop
Why middle-aged women swoon over Twilight. - New York Magazine
Viagra for women? A lousy antidepressant makes an excellent libido booster. - Bust
Two young actresses, two different stories. (Hint! Kristen Stewart and Megan Fox.) - Women & Hollywood
America's first cannabis cafe opens in Portland, OR. - The Lede
What do celebrities' websites reveal about them? - LA Times
Oprah apologized to Robin Givens for her insensitivity about domestic violence during a recent Mike Tyson interview. - The Frisky

Palin: AP Did "Opposition Research" on Going Rogue

TresSugar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:00:25 -0800

Sarah Palin blasted the Associated Press yesterday for doing "opposition research," more commonly known as fact-checking, on her new book Going Rogue.

"Amazingly, but not surprisingly, the AP somehow nabbed a copy of the book before it was released," she said. "They're now erroneously reporting on the book's contents and are repeating many of the same things they spewed during the campaign and afterwards."

She wrote this on her Facebook page, which doesn't help her cause, but she is onto something. Going Rogue is embargoed, meaning her publisher will not release advance copies to the press before its on-sale date (tomorrow), and the press, even if it were to happen upon a copy early, is not to review it.

So what did the "opposition researchers" find? Find out after the jump.

Front Page: Oprah Opens Up About Interview With Sarah Palin

TresSugar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:06 -0800

After wrapping up her interview with Sarah Palin, which will air next Monday, Oprah gave fans an idea of what to expect. - Twitter
At least 4,000 swine flu deaths have been reported in the US. - MSNBC
Balloon Boy's parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, are expected to plead guilty to criminal charges. - NPR
Recent sales suggest the art market is rebounding. - Blomberg
President Obama will not accept a plan for Afghanistan unless it involves details for a US exit. - ABC News
After Lou Dobbs revealed he was leaving CNN, the network announced John King will replace him. - Huffington Post

William Shatner Is Back For Some More Wasilla Poetry

TresSugar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:00 -0800

As you all know, I've been following the prolific tweeting of Levi Johnston (or the person who pretends to be Levi Johnston!). His 140-character musings are sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, and consistently random. You might also remember that master of spoken word recitation William Shatner went on Conan O'Brien's show a while back to read Sarah Palin's Twitter poetry. Well in an effort to be fair, Conan invited Shatner back - but this time to read Levi's tweets. Check out the video and tell me who should take the crown of Alaska's most poetic twitterer?

Levi Johnston to Bare All in Playgirl - Will You Buy the Issue?

TresSugar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:10:00 -0700

It's now 100 percent confirmed that Levi Johnston will bare 100 percent in Playgirl, but don't worry - the photos of the 19-year-old Sarah Palin nightmare will be "tastefully done." The teen dad will shoot the pics on Nov. 16, the same day Levi's ex-future-mother-in-law Sarah Palin is set to make an appearance on Oprah. Yesterday, Sarah Palin chastised Levi for "selling his body" - but Levi says his nude shoot is no big deal, explaining: "I just get naked. That's what I do."

Erotic magazines for women have had a hard time finding a formula that works. Perhaps attracting good-looking, infamous men like Levi Johnston will give this genre the hype it needs to go mainstream, but there's no guarantee that this type of porn will actually turn women on. Maybe curious women (and men) can still want to see someone naked even if they're not attracted to him. Now that we know Levi is baring all, will you pick up the magazine? Feel free to tell me why or why not in the comments!

Sarah Palin to Sit Down With Oprah - Will You Watch?

TresSugar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:15:00 -0700

During the 2008 election, Oprah declined to welcome sensational VP-candidate Sarah Palin to her couch. The talk show host and very public Barack Obama supporter said she wouldn't have any candidate on her show until the election was over. Now that the election seems like ages ago and Sarah Palin has a new book to hawk, the two will finally have a chat when Oprah interviews Palin on her Nov. 16 show.

I can't wait to tune in to this interview! While Palin makes it clear that she disdains the media's "liberal bias," Oprah hasn't been so shy about having one. Are you excited to see Oprah go rogue with Sarah Palin?

Get Ready to Go Rogue With Sarah Palin

TresSugar — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:00:00 -0700

Attention lucky readers! Sarah Palin has finished her book Going Rogue: An American Life, just four months after she announced the book deal. The memoir will be released on Nov. 17 instead of in the Spring as originally planned.

While we don't know too much about the 400-page book, the publisher says: "Governor Palin has been unbelievably conscientious and hands-on at every stage." (Isn't that a given if you're writing a book?) When the book was announced, Palin said she was excited to have an "unfiltered forum" to set the record straight about her life and views.

The publisher believes that the book will be popular - it ordered 1.5 million copies for the first printing, the same number ordered for late Sen. Ted Kennedy's posthumous memoir.

Sarah Palin is definitely a fascinating figure, and based on what we hear from the likes of Levi Johnston, her "American life" can be pretty entertaining. Would you buy her book?

Bid on eBay to Have Dinner With Sarah Palin!

TresSugar — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0700

If you've ever dreamed of hanging out with Sarah Palin - now's your chance. But you'd better break open your piggy bank, because as of the time of this writing, the current eBay bid was $38,666.60 for a private dinner for five. But hey, there's free shipping!

All proceeds will go to Ride2Recovery, which benefits wounded soldiers. I have always found the concept of paying to have dinner with the famous and powerful very strange - if you had the money, would you want to meet her?

Levi Johnston: Palin Wanted to Adopt Baby and Keep It Secret

TresSugar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:30:00 -0700

In October's Vanity Fair, Levi Johnston says Sarah Palin asked to adopt his and Bristol's baby and keep it as her own. According to Levi:

"Sarah told me she had a great idea: we would keep it a secret - nobody would know that Bristol was pregnant. She told me that once Bristol had the baby she and Todd would adopt him. That way, she said, Bristol and I didn’t have to worry about anything. Sarah kept mentioning this plan. She was nagging - she wouldn’t give up."

Does this make you, once again, possibly doubt the legitimacy of Sarah Palin's youngest, Tripp Palin, or could you not care less?

Either way, Vanity Fair has released a behind-the-scenes video from his NYC photo shoot, and it's kind of great. We see Levi's transformation from Wasilla casual to a guy in an expensive suit on a high-rise's ledge. Urban suicidal? See for yourself after the jump.

William Shatner Reads Palin's Tweets - I Mean, Poems

TresSugar — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0700

It appears that these writers aren't the only ones who think Sarah Palin is a poet. Conan O'Brien proclaims she is a master of free verse because of her creative use of language. Conan recently invited the one and only William Shatner onto his show to recite her farewell speech, then brought Shatner back on Wednesday to recite her Tweets. With a bongo player and bass player as background, you can almost imagine being in a smoke-filled, Beatnik dive in the '50s . . .