Gov. Sarah Palin [LINKS]

[50+ listed below -- selected articles]

Alaska Governor Palin Picked as McCain Running Mate
Bio page [votesmart.org]:
Instant Reaction to the Palin Selection as GOP VP Pick
Sarah Palin on Glenn Beck [video]
Ms. Alaska
Profile of Alaska's Sarah Palin: Governor, Reformer, Mother
Republicans: Palin's an "awesome pick"
Gov. Sarah Palin - GOP's dream V.P. candidate

Friends: VP choice has 'very strong' values
... Democrats, including presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign spokesman Bill Burton, questioned her relative inexperience, but Palin has beat back similar criticism before. In 1996, at 32, she was elected mayor of Wasilla, located about 40 miles north of Anchorage. She ousted a three-term incumbent for the position and focused her tenure on reducing taxes.

"I was just your average hockey mom in Alaska, coaching some basketball on the side," Palin said during a rally in Dayton, Ohio, where her selection was announced. "My agenda was to stop wasteful spending, cut property taxes and put the people first." ...

She competed in the Miss Alaska contest after being chosen Miss Wasilla in 1984, according to the Daily News. Adrian Lane, a longtime family friend who lives in Wasilla, said he remembers her playing basketball at a young age with all the boys in the neighborhood.

"People misread her," Lane said. "She's strong. People aren't going to run over her."

Hicks: Let Palin and Obama play hoops for the big prize

Palin named her first child Track because he was born during the track season, she said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal about her exercise habits. ``Running is my sanity,'' she told the paper.

Before she became pregnant with her fifth child she was running seven to 10 miles almost every day, she said in the interview. Now she runs about three miles every other day.

In the interview she said she uses her time running to think about her speeches. ``I usually write my best speeches and letters while out running,'' she said. ``That is my inspired time.''
bloomberg.com

Sarah Palin: A True Maverick
Sarah Palin in Wikipedia
Commentary: Palin is brilliant, but risky, VP choice

Palin has a strong anti-abortion record. She is a member of Feminists for Life , a group that works to make health-care and child-care resources available to ``pregnant or parenting students,'' according to the group's Web site.
bloomberg.com

She has a 4-month-old son with Down's Syndrome, and her older son is soon to be deployed to Iraq.

She will have a lot to say about many relevant issues.

Her approval rating is 80% among Alaskans. She is the most popular governor in the United States.

Fishing photo
The Most Popular Governor
Palin: “My Baby Will Not be Neglected”
AK’s Palin [yes, she's pro-life -- Radical Catholic Mom]
The Day After: Thoughts About Palin [Radical Catholic Mom]
Hubby Called Abt Palin [Radical Catholic Mom]
Sarah Palin speech
BBC: McCain unveils 'The Barracuda'
SF Chronicle: Picking Sarah Palin called gamble for McCain
Sarah Palin: Homeschooler
Campaigns Shift as McCain Choice Alters the Race
Palin jumps into campaign fray [Anchorage Daily News]
How Palin Got Picked
Let Palin Be Palin
Teen daughter of GOP VP pick is pregnant
Palin’s 17-Year-Old Daughter is Pregnant
Obama Says Palin Pregnancy “Off Limits”
A Story Palin Should Tell
The Palins' statement
Evangelicals rally behind Palin after pregnancy news
Palin Pick Offers Enthusiasm Despite Newly Learned Family Woes
Stephanopoulos: Three Questions Republicans Are Asking Themselves About Palin
Palin And The Alaska Independence Party
Anti-abortion group says Palin 'walks her talk'
Hurricane, Palin Roil the Start of GOP Convention
Palin: Pioneer, maverick -- and now game-changer
Palin is GOP's beacon [2007]
Sarah Palin: Shooting Star?
Republicans Rally Around Palin as McCain's Running Mate
Fred Thompson comments on Palin
Palin reports throw curve to campaign
Palin could distract from McCain's message for GOP
A Full-Fledged Feeding Frenzy On Sarah Palin
Sarah [the book]
What's It All About?
That's It! I'm Fed Up! Disgusted! Angry! Steamed!
[from a stay-at-home dad of 5 children]
Mayor Palin: A Rough Record [Time]
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After VP acceptance speech at GOP convention:
Sarah Palin's Breakout Night [Time]
Political Wisdom: Sarah Palin’s Big Night [WSJ]
Open Mic Night at MSNBC [Peggy Noonan]
Democrats Rush To Define Palin by Policy, Not Personality [Fox News]
Sarah Palin's speech draws an audience of 37 million [LA Times]
Alaska neighbors love their hockey mom VP candidate
Text of Palin VP Acceptance Speech [9/3/08]
A Convention That Sparked the GOP [Time]
'A Servant's Heart' [Peggy Noonan]
Sarah Palin and Her Discontents [National Review]
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In Palin’s Life and Politics, Goal to Follow God’s Will
And no, she’s not a religious extremist, either
Sliming Palin [Newsweek]
Palin May Lift More than McCain in November
Camille Paglia on Sarah Palin's Debut ... [feminism]