The Republican race for the presidential nomination started with a sizzle, but is simmering down quickly, following the rapid-fire retreat of high-profile personalities including reality TV mogul Donald Trump, evangelical Christian darling Mike Huckabee and conservative stalwart Mitch Daniels. What’s left is a lacklustre field of contenders who pollsters say would face a hard fight against incumbent Barack Obama. But Sarah Palin, a darling of the right, could be revving up her campaign. A natural sound AFPTV report. *Attention: Restrictions apply. See shotlist for details.*

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From using Nazi references to adorning the American Flag with political bumper stickers and using it as a poncho, the full extremism of the left was on display in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend. Rejecting any attempts at conveying a ‘New Tone,’ pro-labor union activists attempt to drown out speakers at the tea party rally at the State Capitol on April 16, 2011. Rally speakers included John Fund of the Wall Street Journal, conservative media maven Andrew Breitbart and former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin. However, the protesters did their best to prevent those in attendance from hearing any of them.

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Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz discuss the reaction by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin when asked about Kathy Griffin who will be playing a Palin like figure on Glee. On Facebook: www.facebook.com On Twitter: twitter.com TYT Mobile: bit.ly Subscribe: bit.ly www.theyoungturks.com Read Ana’s blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com Read Cenk’s Blog: www.huffingtonpost.com

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