It's a girl!
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She's 44 years old, a mother of 4, former Ms. Alaska runner-up however a slight problem I find with her is her relatively short political career and in a fairly small state (population wise). I also heard she was under investigation for some ethics scandal, kind of an odd choice but I guess to attract a bit more female voters turned off on Obama I can see it happening.
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She's 44 years old, a mother of 4, former Ms. Alaska runner-up however a slight problem I find with her is her relatively short political career and in a fairly small state (population wise). I also heard she was under investigation for some ethics scandal, kind of an odd choice but I guess to attract a bit more female voters turned off on Obama I can see it happening.
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h: It's an interesting pick from a political scientist point of view, but it seems more of for the shock and awe effect it's getting right now instead of the long term. Since if you think of it, John McCain is 72 years old today and so she's one missed heartbeat away from becoming the President of the US. In addition if you factor in her relative inexperience they've been calling Obama out on, especially in foreign affairs, this choice doesn't make all too much sense to me. However it is doing it's job for some people.
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Early life
Palin was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, the daughter of Charles and Saly (Sheeran) Heath.[3] Her family moved to Alaska when she was an infant.[4] Charles Heath was a science teacher and track coach.[4] The Heaths were avid outdoors enthusiasts; Sarah and her father would sometimes wake at 3 a.m. to hunt moose before school, and the family regularly ran 5k and 10k races.[4]
Palin was the point guard and captain for the Wasilla High School Warriors, in Wasilla, Alaska, when they won the Alaska small-school basketball championship in 1982; she earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play.[4] She played the championship game despite a stress fracture in her ankle, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds.[4] Palin, who was also the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes, would lead the team in prayer before games.[4]
In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla contest earlier that year, Palin finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant which won her a scholarship to help pay her way through college.[4] In the Wasilla pageant, she played the flute and also won Miss Congeniality.
Palin holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Idaho where she also minored in politics. She married her high school sweetheart, Todd Palin, on August 29th, 1988, and briefly worked as a sports reporter for local Anchorage television stations while also working as a commercial fisherman with her husband.[4]
Palin was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, the daughter of Charles and Saly (Sheeran) Heath.[3] Her family moved to Alaska when she was an infant.[4] Charles Heath was a science teacher and track coach.[4] The Heaths were avid outdoors enthusiasts; Sarah and her father would sometimes wake at 3 a.m. to hunt moose before school, and the family regularly ran 5k and 10k races.[4]
Palin was the point guard and captain for the Wasilla High School Warriors, in Wasilla, Alaska, when they won the Alaska small-school basketball championship in 1982; she earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play.[4] She played the championship game despite a stress fracture in her ankle, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds.[4] Palin, who was also the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes, would lead the team in prayer before games.[4]
In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla contest earlier that year, Palin finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant which won her a scholarship to help pay her way through college.[4] In the Wasilla pageant, she played the flute and also won Miss Congeniality.
Palin holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Idaho where she also minored in politics. She married her high school sweetheart, Todd Palin, on August 29th, 1988, and briefly worked as a sports reporter for local Anchorage television stations while also working as a commercial fisherman with her husband.[4]
