Tag Archives: Sarah Palin

People Magazine asks John McCain what drew him to Sarah Palin. Obviously, I found her to be very intelligent and very well-versed on the issues. But I think the important thing was that she’s a reformer. She’s taken on special interests since she ran for the PTA and the city council and mayor. The courage, I guess, is what most …

Barbra Streisand takes a dim view of Sarah Palin. For months, John McCain and the Republicans went after Barack Obama for lacking the experience they felt was necessary in order to be commander in chief. Yet, on this day, an aging John McCain, who is the oldest Presidential nominee in history, chose a running mate—a person that is just a …

Duncan Osbourne at Gay City News lays out the not-really-so-gay-friendly background on Sarah Palin. Palin became governor in 2006 after serving as a councilwoman and then mayor of a small Alaskan town. She made an unsuccessful run at becoming Alaska’s lieutenant governor in 2002. Palin has confronted a single piece of gay rights legislation in that time. In 2005, Alaska’s …

Isn’t the Interwebs wunnerful? (Tipped by JMG reader Alan)(Tip update: Alan found this via Dan Savage)

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Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director Patrick Sammon: “Alaska Governor Sarah Palin can help Sen. McCain win this election by appealing to independent and young voters. She’s a mainstream Republican who will unite the Party and serve John McCain well as Vice President. Gov. Palin is an inclusive Republican who will help Sen. McCain appeal to gay and lesbian voters.” The …

John McCain has picked 44 year-old Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. It’s a stunning decision and one that will be greatly controversial. Here come the Hillerites! A mother of five, Palin is a former beauty queen who was runner-up in Miss Alaska 1984. Palin has been governor for two years, before that she was the mayor of …