Sarah Louise Palin was born in Sandpoint, Idaho in 1964. She was the youngest person and first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska. She held office from 2006 – 2009 following a stint as Mayor of the town of Wasilla.
She scored some other notable firsts when she was chosen by the Republican Party to be its nominee for Vice President alongside John McCain, Not only was she the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major political party, she was also the first Republican woman nominated for the Vice Presidency.
Her perceived inexperience was seized upon by political opponents in the Democratic Party and she was attacked mercilessly by them in the media.
These selected quotes of Sarah Palin may give an indication of why she was considered to be vulnerable.
Following the election of Barack Obama, Sarah Palin wrote a best selling book, called Going Rogue, which has now sold some two million copies. Indeed, she has carved out a new career for herself in the media, acting as a political commentator for Fox News and featuring in the reality show Sarah Palin’s America.
On July 27, 2014, Palin launched an online news network, The Sarah Palin Channel.
Browse these Sarah Palin quotes as an indication of what to expect:
- I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick.
- Folks, this government isn’t too big to fail, it’s too big to succeed.
- We say keep your change, we’ll keep our God, our guns, our constitution.
- We need American sources of resources, we need American energy, brought to you by American ingenuity and produced by American workers.
- I’m pro-life. I’ll do all I can to see every baby is created with a future and potential. The legislature should do all it can to protect human life.
- Despite what the pundits want us to think, contested primaries aren’t civil war, they are democracy at work, and that’s beautiful.
- Americans expect us to go to Washington for the right reason, and not just to mingle with the right people.
- We don’t need to fundamentally transform America. We need to restore America.
- Polls? Nah… they’re for strippers and cross country skiers.
- I’m just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm’s way.
- I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.
- In America, we believe that competition strengthens us.
Sarah Palin is one of those politicians you either love or hate, but it’s impossible to be neutral.
Would you have voted for her? Did you? Would you care to explain why or why not?
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