Meet Sarah "Barracuda" Palin
She may claim to be “just an average hockey mom,” but John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin is anything but average.
The reaction to McCain’s shocking selection of the Alaska governor has been all over the map, but one argument no one can make about Palin is that she is a bland choice.
It’s not just her credentials as the youngest and only female governor in Alaska’s history that make Palin so intriguing. How many vice-presidential candidates in American history have been avid moose hunters, sports reporters or beauty queens? Palin is all three.
When Vogue Magazine asked her what her favorite meal was, she didn’t settle on pizza or Mexican. "Moose stew after a day of snowmachining,” she said. Does it get any more Alaska than that?
The Alaska governor might be just a “plain Sarah” herself, but her children’s names are far more dazzling: Track (18), Bristol (17), Willow (13), Piper (7) and Trig (4 months).
Trig has Down syndrome, and his mom told the Anchorage Daily News that he is “absolutely perfect.”
Her husband Todd, whom Palin met in high school, is a champion snowmobiler, but Palin’s sport of choice is basketball. She was a star point guard in high school and earned the nickname “Sarah Barracuda” for her hardnosed style of play.
Her opponent at the top of the Democratic ticket Barack Obama (better known in high school as “Barry O’Bomber” for his strong jump shot) is fond of taking breaks from the campaign trail to play pickup games on the basketball court.
Forget the debates—how about a one-one-one contest between The Baracuda and O’Bomber?
The reaction to McCain’s shocking selection of the Alaska governor has been all over the map, but one argument no one can make about Palin is that she is a bland choice.
It’s not just her credentials as the youngest and only female governor in Alaska’s history that make Palin so intriguing. How many vice-presidential candidates in American history have been avid moose hunters, sports reporters or beauty queens? Palin is all three.
When Vogue Magazine asked her what her favorite meal was, she didn’t settle on pizza or Mexican. "Moose stew after a day of snowmachining,” she said. Does it get any more Alaska than that?
The Alaska governor might be just a “plain Sarah” herself, but her children’s names are far more dazzling: Track (18), Bristol (17), Willow (13), Piper (7) and Trig (4 months).
Trig has Down syndrome, and his mom told the Anchorage Daily News that he is “absolutely perfect.”
Her husband Todd, whom Palin met in high school, is a champion snowmobiler, but Palin’s sport of choice is basketball. She was a star point guard in high school and earned the nickname “Sarah Barracuda” for her hardnosed style of play.
Her opponent at the top of the Democratic ticket Barack Obama (better known in high school as “Barry O’Bomber” for his strong jump shot) is fond of taking breaks from the campaign trail to play pickup games on the basketball court.
Forget the debates—how about a one-one-one contest between The Baracuda and O’Bomber?
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See all 96 CommentsTrig has Down syndrome, and his mom told the Anchorage Daily News that he is %u201Cabsolutely perfect.%u201D
Ah, if only the whole world could be so perfect...
On the other hand, I do think it is now certain that McCain can count on Alaska''s 3 electoral votes. Is this going to be a George McGovern blow out in reverse?
Did I mention that I loved EVERYTHING she said after being introduced by John McCain?
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Country first? More like campaign first--and a desperate campaign at that.
It speaks volumes about McCain''s bad judgement that his pick for president if he kicks it, is someone with NO foreign policy experience -- none, nothing, nada.
John McCain:wrong about Iraq, wrong on the economy, and now just desperately wrong.
Country first? More like campaign first--and a desperate campaign at that.
It speaks volumes about McCain''s bad judgement that his pick for president if he kicks it, is someone with NO foreign policy experience -- none, nothing, nada.
John McCain:wrong about Iraq, wrong on the economy, and now just desperately wrong.
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Posted by KYJurisDocto
You mean after McCain said they will lead with politics not principle???
Yep love that one!!
I think VP is more important, we should be able to see EVERYTHING!
How%u2019bout it Jonnnie?
ROFLMAO!!!!!
Posted by joe_transit
The ONLY reason McCain chose Palin is because she''s a woman and he thinks it''s an "in your face" to Obama.
McCain is a simple man and no VP can change that--we have already lived under leadership of leading with politics rather than principle.
How sad. This woman has only 18 months experience, before that she was part-time mayor of a 7500 person town.
She has NO foreign policy experience- she hasn''t even been out of her state to deal with foreign leaders. America''s enemies will eat her alive.
Don''t forget- she used her power to get an ex-husband of her relative fired from a state job. She''s under investigation for misusing her power to get him fired.
This is a weak pick. It looks all shiny on the surface, but once people take a little closer look at her she will be seen as the corrupt empty suit she is.
McCain has NO INTEGRITY. His "Country First" slogan is nothing more than that. "Winning First" should be his slogan. It is more accurate.
I watched her speech today and she is not used to being a follower. Strong and effective speaker.
AND, both she and her husband are union members......
Sarah Palin is a great choice she is honest and has done more in her period as governor than Obama has done in his whole life. Obama is a classic preacher but totally lacking in executive experience or even foreign policy exposure. Take away the grin and what is left?
The 44-year-old Gov. Palin is a mother of five. She served as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, (pop. 8,500) and was winner of the Miss Wasilla pageant. ( A beauty pageant in a town 8500? Competing against who ? ) She was a MAYOR of a Village of 8500, whoopTdo.
Give me a break ! This woman who is being investigated for "Troopergate" in Alaska by the Legislature, is seemingly fit to be PRESIDENT if McSame flakes out? Talk about lack of experience!
She also pushed for TransCanada Corp., a Calgary-based energy company,to be given the primary contract to lead the $30 billion Natural Gas Pipeline along with $500 million in matching grants from the Northern Slope.
This woman is NO SAINT. Good Job McCain now we are certain you are senile.
She has more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden combined.
BTW, you left off her time as Chairman of Ethics Committee and Governor........
Then with a stunned look McCain couldn''t articulate an opinion on the issue. This after having vote no on the issue.
Posted by elicatlover at 03:26 PM : Aug 29, 2008
Who are you kidding, you''re no Democrat... you''re just earning a days pay from the McCane campaign as a paid idiot blogger. Slimeball.
Thank you!
Democrats beware of fake Dems claiming that they support McCain.
It''s another Repub. electoral scam.
Please do some research. The Dems inherited the recession of the early 90s after 12 years of Republicans in the White House.
By the end of the 90s the Dems had created over 22 million new jobs and left a $5.5 trillion dollar budget surplus. And oil cost about $38 dollars per barrel.
Then the Repubs. took over and our debt is approaching $10 trillion dollars.
The Repubs have sold our country''s future to communist China (3/4 of a trillion dollars in T-bill.)
Oil cost over $100 per barrel.
The dollar has been devalued.
Home foreclosers are up more than 150%.
If you want answers google both Phil and Wendy Gramm.
Wendy Gramm is directly responsible for Enron.
Phil Gramm is directly responsible for the Subprime meltdown.
McCain himself was one of the Keating 5.
Google the Savings and Loan Scandal, Bush family/McCain Keating 5.
Then, of course, there is the matter of her being a hardcore Republican.
The economy flourished during the Clinton Administration and started to tank in 2001. But again, I don''t necessarily make a direct connection between the President and the economy.
Oil, Alaska.
Hmmm,
There is millions of acres in Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska next to ANWR (%u201Canwar-anwar!%u201D) that the Oil Companies are not in production of already approved Oil and Mineral Right harvesting.
OIL, Republican Governor, inexperienced, dumb broad, Oil, Alaska, REPUBLICANS%u2026.
VICE PRESIDENT!!!
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