So THAT'S why. Shiwani was right -- scandal-related.

Quoted: Sarah Palin's decision to resign as Alaska governor was prompted by her concern over the money being spent on ethics investigations into her background, Alaska's Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell said.

Quoted: She portrays herself in campaign appearances as an average working woman with small-town values, a hockey mom who shops at Wal-Mart, the wife of a union member who works with his hands.So the news that the Republican National Committee has bought Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family nearly $150,000 worth of clothing since September has fueled charges of hypocrisy by her detractors and sparked questions about the legality of the expenditures.

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Quoted: Did you think John McCain's Reverend Hagee was something? Hagee was a gentle flower power preacher compared to Palin's pastor, "Thomas the Witchhunter".

Quoted: Prominent conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, an early supporter of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, said "Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who is clearly out of her league."

Quoted: Gov. Palin and Katie Couric get real and adorable

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The Daily Show has clips of Republicans and Fox News taking opposite sides of an issue, depending on who the person is they're talking about. AMusing

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Quoted: Sarah Palin a champion of earmark reform? Hogwash.

Quoted: Gov. Sarah Palin’s visceral style and tendency to attack critics contrast with her public image, her record shows.

Quoted: Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy. The governor and her top officials sometimes use personal e-mail accounts for state business; dozens of e-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that her staff members studied whether that could allow them to circumvent subpoenas seeking public records.

Quoted: I can't think of any precedent, at least in America, for the blizzard of lies since the Republican convention. The Bush campaign's lies in 2000 were artful - you needed some grasp of arithmetic to realize that you were being conned. This year, however, the McCain campaign keeps making assertions that anyone with an Internet connection can disprove in a minute, and repeating these assertions over and over again.