Did Todd Palin have an affair with a massage therapist named Shailey Tripp? The National Enquirer stops just short of saying "yes"—but claims "police have confiscated physical evidence that could tie Todd to an alleged extramarital affair."

A small oil leak has shut down the Trans Alaska Pipeline for the last three days, cutting production there by 98% and prompting price increases. And guess which company is a "major owner" of the pipeline? Poor old BP. [Reuters]

What they never show on Sarah Palin's Alaska is the 58% Alaskans who hate Sarah Palin. There's logging, hunting, and halibut-smushin', but never any shots of the mobs of Alaskan citizens who despise her everything. Otherwise, it's a decent sitcom.

Here's a clip from tonight's Sarah Palin's Alaska. Watch as Palin condescendingly pretends to be domestic, insults Michelle Obama, dances around the issue of daughter Willow's boyfriend, and defends giving her children lots of freedom—all in two minutes!

On her reality show last night, Sarah Palin went camping with Kate Gosselin and brood. What did we learn? Gosselin is the only person in the world who makes Palin look level-headed and tolerable. Watch her completely freak out, inside.

Last week, Heng Song was tending to a client in his Anchorage, Alaska barber shop when a Jeep suddenly made its way through the front door. But that didn't stop Song—mere seconds later, he went back to clipping!

The Great Alaskan Gonorrhea Outbreak is still burning, and the state now ranks ninth in the country. (via)

We learned last week that international Jew George Soros had infiltrated Sarah Palin's inner circle by hiring her adviser Randy Scheunemann. But the old man's tentacles are long: Not even Palin's Alaska running mate is clean of Soros' foul fingerprints.

The classmate Willow Palin called a "faggot" on Facebook does not accept big sister Bristol's apology: "Willow called me a faggot in front of the whole world and my family." He thinks she "may be" homophobic.

And with only a few hundred write-in votes left to count, the AP calls it: Lisa Murkowski has finally defeated Joe Miller in Alaska's Senate race as a write-in candidate. Be nice to her now, Republicans: She's your Joe Lieberman.

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski now has more uncontested write-in votes than challenger Joe Miller has votes, period.

Sarah Palin's new website, SPAlaska, features four blogs. That means Sarah Palin had to hire four unemployed bloggers, and you know what that means: liberals! One used to work for Gore. Another trash talked Palin on her old blog. [DailyBeast]

NYT's current top story: "Alaska Three-Way Is Surprise Hope for Democrats." Warring Republicans Joe Miller and Lisa Murkowski are splitting the vote, to Democratic longshot Scott McAdams' glee. Ladies, don't fight, there's enough "Boat-Size Killer Whale" to go around.

A pretty stunning new poll of Alaska's Senate race shows Joe Miller, the Republican candidate and clear favorite since his primary win, suddenly dropping to third place. And third place is a bad place to be, days before an election.

Levi Johnston is on the campaign trail running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and stopped by Real Time with Bill Maher. Maher asks Levi if he uses condoms. Levi laughs, then offers, "I'm a big fan of Trojan these days."

Are you a journalist? Would you like to ask Alaska's Republican Senate candidate some questions? Well, I wouldn't try doing so after a town hall meeting at a school. Because you might get handcuffed and "detained" by his security detail.

Here's the trailer for Sarah Palin's new TLC show, Sarah Palin's Alaska. It features skiing, snow-machining and a heartening soundbite: "I'd rather be doing this than in some stuffy old political office." So, there you go. She'll never be president!

Fred Keller and Judy Foster of Wasilla, Alaska converted their 1976 Mazda pickup truck into a giant Radio Flyer wagon. It took 11 months to build. Keller says, "you kind of get the sensation of driving a sports car." [AP, video]

How does Bristol Palin get back at Levi Johnston for his steamy appearance in a music video? By making a cameo in one for an Alaskan rock band, apparently. She plays Mother Nature! And wears a fur coat! Watch inside.

Okay, now we're really starting to understand why Todd Palin got so furious at Alaska Senate candidate (and Sarah Palin endorsee) Joe Miller. Because Fox News asked him again today about Sarah Palin's presidential qualifications, and he still answered vaguely.