Sarah Palin

Name the movie with the following plot… In a dystopian future, organ transplants have become a commodity and the giant corporation that sells them sends out repo men to take back hearts, kidneys and other innards from customers who aren’t paying their bills. Actually, that summary describes two completely unrelated film projects with two completely different creative teams from two different movie studios. Striking similarity in both the premise and in aspects of the marketing campaigns for the two films has caused confusion, bad feelings and an uproar on the Internet.

In a story first reported by the superb Alaskan web site Mudflats , there has been a series of robocalls made in recent weeks regarding Alaska governor Sarah Palin in both Iowa and New Hampshire, two key primary sates in the 2012 Republican presidential campaign. (There have also been scattered calls reported in Southeast Alaska). According to the Mudflats, the calls went something like this: 1. Do you have a favorable opinion of Sarah Palin? 2. Governor Palin thinks A, B, C, D & E. Do you agree with Governor Palin? 3.

It's not an excuse. At least when I wrote it. (I think we're beyond that now.) It was an explanation and a warning -- to her as much as the campaign. In fact, fwiw, I directed my concerns to her when I wrote last week: 

For (Uncle) Sam's sake. You're Sarah Palin. You're governor of Alaska. You're the mom of five. You're married to a tough guy. You can handle America's Former Sweetheart. And yet, you didn't. She may have come off catty, but you came off hesitant and unprepared. What happened to the

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) has entered another new realm of pop culture, becoming the focus of some crude lyrics in rapper Eminem’s latest single. The track, titled “We Made You,” is off Eminem’s latest solo album “Relapse,” scheduled for release on May 19. It includes references to a range of other celebrities, including Kim Kardashian, Ellen Degeneres, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson, and Jessica Alba.

In his run for presidency and her run as his sidekick, Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin liked to take jabs at then Senator...