Bread and Circuses

InstaPundit has a running series called “Why They’d Rather Talk About Sarah Palin“, listing all of the other stories which the media could be spending a little time telling us about, but won’t. Examples include Investors Have Been Fleeing Municipal Bonds, Unemployment In The U.S. Is Actually Worse Than Pakistan, Soaring Global Food Prices, Over 1 million Americans seen losing homes in 2011, and U.S. On The Way To Losing AAA Credit Rating. (H/T: Spin, Strangeness, and Charm)

“Blood Libel”

“… Rarely in American political discourse has there been a charge so reckless, so scurrilous and so unsupported by evidence. …” –Charles Krauthammer

Sarah Palin’s response (from Vimeo):

Attack of the 50-Foot Sarahcuda

Mother Jones magazine’s latest cover is designed to cast Sarah Palin in the role of a terrifying monster (H/T: WeaselZippers), but only succeeds in making her look hawt.