The presidential flirts met in Times Square for a family dinner under a phalanx of cellphone cameras, as Palin's bus tour hit New York. Shushannah Walshe reports on the nascent 2012 campaign's most surreal moment yet. Plus, Andrew Sullivan on Palin's evolving populism.
Sarah Palin and Donald Trump, two of the country's most famous reality-tv stars and presidential flirts, shared a pepperoni pie in Times Square Tuesday evening. It was a family dinner and a made-for-media spectacle that had New Yorkers gawking, in a city that doesn't gawk at much.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Palin's Winning the Media War
Day 3 of the former Alaska governor's bus tour went from the sublime to the ridiculous-from the Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg to Trump Tower. And, even weirder, to Famous Famiglia Pizza, far from New York City's most acclaimed pizza joint, but one that did feature prominently in this season's premiere of Trump's Celebrity Apprentice.
Sarah Palin and Donald Trump, two of the country's most famous reality-tv stars and presidential flirts, shared a pepperoni pie in Times Square Tuesday evening. It was a family dinner and a made-for-media spectacle that had New Yorkers gawking, in a city that doesn't gawk at much.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Palin's Winning the Media War
Day 3 of the former Alaska governor's bus tour went from the sublime to the ridiculous-from the Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg to Trump Tower. And, even weirder, to Famous Famiglia Pizza, far from New York City's most acclaimed pizza joint, but one that did feature prominently in this season's premiere of Trump's Celebrity Apprentice.
- 6/1/2011
- by Shushannah Walshe
- The Daily Beast
On the second day of Sarah Palin's family vacation/testing the waters bus tour, the former Alaska governor offered some hints about what her potential campaign might look like-and kept reporters scrambling to catch up.
Greeting supporters, touring the country in a bus, jabbing at your opponent, jousting with reporters, and taking unexpected questions from people on rope lines: These things are all part of a presidential campaign. On Day 2 of Sarah Palin's bus tour she did all of that and still stayed coy about whether she would run.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Palin's Winning the Media War
On Monday, Palin toured historical sites around Washington, D.C., with her family, as reporters scrambled to keep up. Her team kept the schedule under wraps, leading some to wonder what a Palin presidential campaign would look like.
The former Alaska governor seemed to have given it some thought.
Greeting supporters, touring the country in a bus, jabbing at your opponent, jousting with reporters, and taking unexpected questions from people on rope lines: These things are all part of a presidential campaign. On Day 2 of Sarah Palin's bus tour she did all of that and still stayed coy about whether she would run.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Palin's Winning the Media War
On Monday, Palin toured historical sites around Washington, D.C., with her family, as reporters scrambled to keep up. Her team kept the schedule under wraps, leading some to wonder what a Palin presidential campaign would look like.
The former Alaska governor seemed to have given it some thought.
- 5/31/2011
- by Shushannah Walshe
- The Daily Beast
Sarah Palin's mother, Sally Heath, has told the BBC of her fears for her daughter's safety, telling Newsnight "As a mother I do have concerns about her safety and that of the kids... she knows how I feel, that it's risky." Palin's father, Chuck Heath, tells the newsmagazine a recent series of threats chilled the family, including a man who sent photocopies of receipts for a gun he'd bought, along with a copy of his one-way ticket on a flight to Alaska.
- 3/7/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
Sarah Palin's new reality TV series debuts this weekend. Shushannah Walshe talks to producer Mark Burnett about Palin's massive payday, her 2012 race, and how the show may make her more appealing politically.
Sarah Palin's slick, new reality show, premiering this Sunday night, may qualify as the earliest, most expensive presidential campaign ad ever made.
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Produced by the godfather of reality TV, Mark Burnett, and costing several million dollars, 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' is nominally an educational portrait of the largest U.S. state. But the real star, of course, is the former governor herself-bathed in that soft Alaskan light as she fishes salmon, goes ice trekking, and bakes cupcakes for her kids.
While doing so, she gets to allude to her political platform in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. She jokes about 'mama grizzlies' during a fishing trip...
Sarah Palin's slick, new reality show, premiering this Sunday night, may qualify as the earliest, most expensive presidential campaign ad ever made.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Arizona's Latest Legal Outrage
Produced by the godfather of reality TV, Mark Burnett, and costing several million dollars, 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' is nominally an educational portrait of the largest U.S. state. But the real star, of course, is the former governor herself-bathed in that soft Alaskan light as she fishes salmon, goes ice trekking, and bakes cupcakes for her kids.
While doing so, she gets to allude to her political platform in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. She jokes about 'mama grizzlies' during a fishing trip...
- 11/11/2010
- by Shushannah Walshe
- The Daily Beast
It's a long and expensive flight from Alaska to Los Angeles, but Bristol Palin has had a steady cheering section in the ballroom for Dancing With the Stars. How? Her parents, Sarah and Todd Palin, have been treating family and friends to plane tickets. "I'm sending friends and family to L.A. to watch Dancing with the Stars on Mondays," the former Alaska governor, author and soon-to-be reality star tells People. "And that's been a nice thing to do. Bristol is down there without a team. She doesn't have a publicist, she doesn't have handlers ... We love to be able...
- 11/9/2010
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall
- PEOPLE.com
Little Tripp Johnston has been described as a "bundle of joy" by his grandmother, Sarah Palin, while his mother, Bristol Palin, told Fox News this week that she loves "just seeing him smile and stuff. It's awesome." But like many babies, Tripp – who was born Dec. 27 – can be a handful. Often, he's up half the night, Bristol, 18, told Fox, and like millions of babies across America, he keeps his parents awake. "Tripp's a little fussy," a Palin family friend tells People. Bristol – now living at her parents' house in Wasilla, Alaska – has plenty of help. Sister Piper Palin, 7, pitches in,...
- 2/18/2009
- PEOPLE.com
A new biography of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reveals that her secret pregnancy with son Trig was nearly uncovered when one of her daughters discovered Trig's prenatal ultrasound scan and confronted Palin with the picture. "Sarah made one slip-up – but [she] dampened suspicion by explaining it away," reports Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin, by People Assistant Editor Lorenzo Benet and being published Tuesday by Simon & Schuster's Threshold Editions. Palin also was aware Trig had been diagnosed with Down syndrome but did not disclose this to her four other children until his Trig's birth last April 18, several weeks after she went public with her pregnancy.
- 2/16/2009
- PEOPLE.com
Sarah Palin is a grandma at 44. What a Tripp, eh? Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old and eldest daughter of the former Gop vice-presidential candidate, has welcomed a son with boyfriend Levi Johnston. Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston was born Sunday in Palmer, Alaska, weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces, People reports. "We think it's wonderful," Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath (Sarah's mom), told the magazine. "The baby is fine, and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited." The teenage couple, who caught a lot of flack from some corners and an outpouring of praise and support from others, revealed they were expecting not long after John McCain...
- 12/29/2008
- E! Online
Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Gop vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has given birth to her baby. People magazine reports that 18-year-old Bristol gave birth to a 7-pound, 4-ounce baby boy on Sunday in Palmer, Alaska. Citing the sister of Bristol Palin's grandmother, the mag says Bristol and her fiancé Levi Johnston have named the baby Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. "We think it's wonderful," Colleen Jones tells People. Jones is the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited." Bristol's pregnancy grabbed headlines when the then-17-year-old's mother ran for vice president alongside John McCain in this year's presidential election.
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- 12/29/2008
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Congrats to Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol Palin, who just gave birth to a 7 pound, 4 ounce baby boy named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. "We think it's wonderful," said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news to People. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited." When news of Bristol's pregnancy first broke, her boyfriend Levi Johnston got a lot of heat for declaring "I don't want kids" on his Myspace page. He must have tripped when he found out his girlfriend was knocked...
- 12/29/2008
- Hollyscoop.com
Congrats to Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol Palin, who just gave birth to a baby boy named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. "We think it's wonderful," said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news to People. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited." When news of Bristol's pregnancy first broke, her boyfriend Levi Johnston got a lot of heat for declaring "I don't want kids" on his Myspace page. He must have tripped when he found out his girlfriend was knocked up. The couple plans...
- 12/29/2008
- Hollyscoop.com
Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Saturday to a healthy 7 lb., 7 oz., baby boy in Palmer, Alaska. "We think it's wonderful," said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited." The baby's name is Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston and he was born at 5:30 a.m., according to Jones. Baby Tripp takes his surname from his dad, Levi Johnston, an apprentice electrician and former Wasilla High School hockey player who has been dating Bristol for three years.
- 12/29/2008
- by Lorenzo Benet
- PEOPLE.com
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