- Alaska-Centrism, Notations Of
TNR: "Lower 48 States 14, 16, 17, 42, 93, 125, 169, 207, 208, 274, 332, 346, 349," "Moose, Holding eyeballs of 300"
Slate: "Alaska: autumn bouquet of, 1, robin's egg sky of, 2, superiority to Lower 48 of, 1-413," "Food, Alaskan, halibut tacos, 1, reindeer sausage 1, caribou lasagna, 218"
- Andrew Sullivan, Nods To
TNR: "Hypothetical critics of fifth pregnancy 171," "As 'maniacal blogger' 236," "Pregnancy, fifth child, Lies in media about 238, 347," "'Trig-truthers' 347"
Slate: "Haters, unnamed, Andrew Sullivan, 238," "'Trig Truthers,' 238, 347"
HuffPo: "Bloggers and Internet rumors: 347-348"
- Creationism, Scoffs At Palin's Belief In
TNR: "Evolution, as 'politically correct' stance 219"
Slate: "Evolution; skeptical views of, 217; use of word 'Neanderthal' despite skepticism of, 30, 172," "Science, inadequacy of to explain existence, 47"
HuffPo: "Creationism vs. evolution: 217-219"
- Folksy Style, Mocking Cataloging Of
TNR: "'Dang' 74, 184, 282, 296, 352, 401" "'Holy geez!' 171," "'From the heart' 41, 240," "'You betcha' 309," "'You can’t blink' 198"
Slate: "Blinking, not, 198," "exclamation point, usage of, 4, 26, 120, 121, 122, 138, 150, 199, 207, 222, 223, 225, 233, 239, 241, 276, 302, 307," "'Midnight sun,' 1, 22, 149," "'progress,' usage of as transitive verb, 64," "Sentence, Actual, 'As the soles of my shoes hit the soft ground, I pushed past the tall cottonwood trees in a euphoric cadence, and meandered through willow branches that the moose munched on,' 102," "'You Betcha,' revelation of as not actually Alaska's state motto, 309"
HuffPo: "Todd Palin 'roared into my life in a 1972 Ford Mustang': 34-39"
- Hypocritical Dishonesty, Implications Of
TNR: "Lies told about Sarah Palin 74-75, 77, 79, 95, 102, 148, 202-204, 215, 232, 236-239, 246-247, 272-275, 289, 314, 318-320, 338, 343, 346-348, 350-352, 365-366, 378, 380," "Lies told by Sarah Palin N/A"
Slate: "Going rogue, Actual instances of, handing phone to McCain for a radio interview without permission, 252, expressing regret about pulling out of Michigan, 298, distancing self from $150,000 wardrobe purchase, 317, Todd going onstage on Election Night despite being told not to, 337," "Skeletons in closet, Only, D in college, 214"
HuffPo: "Change was our theme long before Obama: 114," " Wooten, Mike - Palin's brother-in-law and state trooper with a temper: 100-102"
- Palin's Ego, Coy References To
TNR: "Good deeds of Sarah Palin 1-403"
Slate: "Prayers, Not Answered, winning debate with Joe Biden, 295, winning 2008 election, 333," "Upbringing, Hardscrabbleness of, Didn't ask for money from parents, 32," "Facebook, Utility of for calling out haters, 400"
HuffPo: "Couric, Katie - feeling sorry for: 255-256," "Halcro, Andrew - 'effete' opponent during Republican primary: 116," "Schmidt, Steve - accusations of postpartum depression: 318"
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