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 Review: Kaylene Johnson's "Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down"
Review: Kaylene Johnson's "Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down"
On June 9th, Real Clear Politics reported that among her own constituents in Alaska, Gov. Palin "enjoys an incredible 82% positive rating, while just 10% don't see her in a good light." On June 22nd, Politico.com included Gov. Palin as one of "Three women who could join [the] GOP ticket," noting ...
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AMERICAN DIGEST — ... Bonus links: This fine review of Palin's biography by Beldar @ Kaylene Johnson's "Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down" Beldar's been ...

"A hyper-American story"
Maggie's Farm — ... Photo: Palin works on her husband's commercial fishing boat on weekends. Oh, and did we mention that she runs 7-10 miles per day? Or that she turned Alaska's politics upside down? Or that she refused her governor's perk of car and driver to drive herself to work? Or that she has had more executive experience than Obama, McCain and Biden combined? As in Insty's case, the females in my family are fired up. Win or lose, she will be a national figure for years to come. ...

John McCain, Sarah Palin and Christmas in August
The Wide Awake Cafe — ... In the largest package tucked behind the tree, which many Republicans had glimpsed like little children in anticipation and hopes that it would contain something that would dazzle with pure Republican conservative grit, they found that what Senator McCain had promised was, indeed, ...

Bill Dyer: New clueless anti-Palin meme: She's a black widow who'll turn on John McCain
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — (Guest Post by Bill Dyer a/k/a Beldar) Back on June 29th, I wrote a lengthy book review on my own blog of the only hardcover biography of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Kaylene Johnson's ...

Sarah Palin And The Integrity Gap
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... This was not the last time she would face a tough campaign against more experienced opponents. But while the 1996 race bore the early hallmarks of Palin's fiscal conservatism - as she battled to avoid expanding the city's budget - she was still a conventional Alaska Republican, supported by the state GOP establishment. Palin's success in Wasilla marked her as a leader among her peers, helping get her "elected president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors." ...

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