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TOP 10 REASONS McCAIN’S VP SHOULD BE ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN
TOP 10 REASONS McCAIN’S VP SHOULD BE ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN
REASON #10: PALIN’S YOUTH COMPLEMENTS McCAIN’S EXPERIENCE For months, Obama’s supporters have touted the Senator’s youthfulness as one of his qualifications for office (a strategy they’re apt to scale back on, given their selection of a Vice President nearly as old as McCain). If ...
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McCain Hits It Out of the Park With Palin (UPDATE: ABC says Palin is not the pick -- still in Alaska, UPDATE: CNBC says it is Palin, now confirmed by many sources)
Wizbang — ... night, "Palin was the point guard and captain for the Wasilla High School Warriors when they won the Alaska small-school basketball championship in 1982; she earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play. She played the championship game despite a stress fracture in her ankle, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds. Palin, who was also the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes, would lead the team in prayer before games." I then found this list of top ten reasons to choose Palin from Laurie Morrow at Democracy Project. Here are ...

McCain Hits It Out of the Park With Palin (Not official yet, but looking that way)
Wizbang — ... night, "Palin was the point guard and captain for the Wasilla High School Warriors when they won the Alaska small-school basketball championship in 1982; she earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play. She played the championship game despite a stress fracture in her ankle, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds. Palin, who was also the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes, would lead the team in prayer before games." I then found this list of top ten reasons to choose Palin from Laurie Morrow at Democracy Project. Here are ...

McCain Hits It Out of the Park With Palin (UPDATE: ABC says Palin is not the pick -- still in Alaska)
Wizbang — ... night, "Palin was the point guard and captain for the Wasilla High School Warriors when they won the Alaska small-school basketball championship in 1982; she earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play. She played the championship game despite a stress fracture in her ankle, hitting a critical free throw in the last seconds. Palin, who was also the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes, would lead the team in prayer before games." I then found this list of top ten reasons to choose Palin from Laurie Morrow at Democracy Project. Here are ...

NBC Confirms Gov. Sarah Palin As McCain VP Choice
Wizbang — ... about the charter flight from Alaska thought to carry Palin. I second Kevin's "awesome" assessment and everyone I am hearing from around the blogosphere is thrilled with this pick. For some background on Palin check out this post at Democracy Project .

Palin’s Top 10
Stones Cry Out — ... Yesterday, before McCain’s VP announcement, the Democracy Project blog put put their top 10 reasons why she should be VP.  Definitely worth a look.  My favorites ones are 9, 7, 5 and 2, but read the whole list. ...

Your Homework Assignment
Right Wing Nation — ... Blog Archive » Pessimistic blogger feeling pessimistic about pick Hot Air » Blog Archive » Ferraro: Palin a “historic” choice for McCain Hot Air » Blog Archive » What Palin does for McCain, and to Obama Dirty Harry’s Place… » Want Proof Sarah Palin Is A Great Choice…? Centre Daily Local News - State College and Centre County | Centre Daily TOP 10 REASONS McCAIN’S VP SHOULD BE ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN : Democracy Project ...

The myth that Sarah Palin "came out of nowhere"
Stubborn Facts — ... 1st, and was asked about the speculation she might be the veep nominee. By mid-August, Atlas Shrugged thought that Palin was a possibility; I was expressly calling for her to be the pick; a poll on National Review's "The Corner" was dominated by Palin. The day before McCain announced that he was choosing Palin, Ross Douthat said that "[f]or a few months now, I've inclined toward Sarah Palin as a gamble worth taking" for the veep position, and and Laurie Morrow offered the "top 10 reasons McCain's VP should be Alaska Governor Sarah Palin ...

MORE Magazine article cites Democracy Project!
Democracy Project — ... on Sarah Palin by Lisa Schiffren, Cathy Young, and Kellyanne Conway cites my DP post about Sarah Palin, in which, prior to McCain’s announcement, I propose Palin as his optimal choice for running mate. ...

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