The Guardian
The 10 best Sarah Palin clangers - in pictures
On the eve of a tell-all biography, we savour the Alaskan politician's unique touch
By Tom Lamont
The unveiling
Before Sarah Palin was understood to be the most catastrophically stupid politician of our age, she looked, for about 30 seconds, a good thing. John McCain chose the Alaskan governor as his running mate during the 2008 US election and she became the first woman to appear on a Republican ticket. At her first rally, she took to the stage frowning, all humble and credible. Who was this Palin? Seconds into her speech, she was applauding herself between sentences. A dig by the world’s press revealed she’d asked, only a month prior: ”What is it a vice president does every day?” Things went south in a hurry
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/gallery/2011/may/08/sarah-palin-10-best-clangers#/?picture=374287952&index=0
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