When news broke this morning that John McCain had picked Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, one thing became certain, she probably won't be doing any local broadcasting anymore.It turns out, the GOP hopeful graduated with a degree in journalism and actually had a short stint as a sports reporter in Anchorage. From Wikipedia...
Palin holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Idaho where she also minored in politics. She briefly worked as a sports reporter for local Anchorage television stations while also working as a commercial fisherman with her husband, Todd, her high school sweetheart.I guess being a "sports reporter" in Alaska means you say the word hockey a lot, and that is probably good from a woman that proclaims herself to be a "hockey mom."
If the world wide webs had been around back in her younger days, Palin might have actually been the first coming of Erin Andrews. Sarah was runner-up in the Miss Alaska competition in 1984, something I can only imagine does not have a score for best tan.
It seems the political world is getting a lot more sporty. After George W. Bush heads back to the Texas Rangers, we could have a basketball and golf playing president, or a former sports reporter that graduated with the same degree as a bunch of bloggers! Who said our country's in trouble?
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8-29-2008 @ 1:35PM
Candace Malstrom said...
Wow..if my fellow women fall for this tactic of McCain's...we all will be in trouble.
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8-29-2008 @ 2:19PM
Mark said...
If they are voting based on gendar alone, we are already "in trouble"
8-30-2008 @ 2:28AM
Bev Snyder said...
Wow! If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything. Congratulations, You and your fellow Obama worshipers lead the pack in falling for his tactics.
9-01-2008 @ 1:07PM
jim long said...
It's unfortunate that you can't see the forest for the trees. In a way I hope obama wins so that you see all of the tax increases you will experience, lack of people investing in our economy because of it and the total lack of security we will all experience! If and I say If we can stand 4 years of it the next Gop candidate will certainly have his hands full correcting. Take a look very carefully before you vote for a union man with absolutely 0 experience to destroy this country!!!
8-29-2008 @ 5:47PM
f5alcon said...
She is a good choice
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8-29-2008 @ 8:23PM
Alexis said...
This is the best! What a great all-around Presidential ticket! A real-world Presidential partnership that will really mean something to the American people. A War Hero and a Mom! You're going down Obama!
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8-30-2008 @ 6:17AM
Harry Wyant said...
Oh john. What's next?
We need a sportcaster in Washington.
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8-30-2008 @ 11:01AM
Frederick Lee Fuller said...
Reporter: Madam President, Russia has just declared war on the U.S. What is your plan of defense?
President Sarah Palin: First I'll go to a hockey game, then out fishing with my husband. I'll leave the safety of our country to Vice President Erin Andrews, a loyal McBushite. Plans are to attack Cuba in retaliation and to honor G.W. Bush who attacked Iraq instead of Afghanistan after 9/11. The idea is never to go after the enemy if you can strike a weak nation that has had nothing to do with our being attacked. Like if the Eskimos attacked Alaska, we'd have to go after Canada. See? It's the wisdom of Bush all over again.
Reporter: Thank you, Madam President. Excuse me, please, I'm going to be late for my boat of Antarctica, which is already overflowing with Americans escaping before Russia cinderizes America.
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9-01-2008 @ 9:53AM
roberta said...
Good for her and good for us!
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10-07-2008 @ 4:49AM
holeinone said...
hey lady democrats, want to vote for a v@gina..i have a running mate with one..as they are all the same, you should have no problem bashing the principals you held so dear a few weeks ago..oh, did i mention my running mate has a v@gina?-John Mc Nasty/Mc Bush
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