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Sarah Palin, the User-Generated Candidate
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Interesting article, but as ordinary expert myself I see it as the internet is what may make Sarah Palin impossible. Without the internet selling "Mrs. Palin goes to Washington" would have been a whole lot easier. At least no candidate will gamble this way again with someone they haven't vetted. Its probably too much to hope for that this will be the last cynical appeal to the base.
is she really the best that we can do as a nation?
What happened, how did we get so far off the tracks?
God Bless America!
There are a ton of skeletons in this closet. She won't speak to the media because she has no clue of what she is talking about. Many of her lies at the convention this week are being uncovered. Can you say "Thomasina Eagleton??
put it on e bay, took it off ebay, then sold it for a loss somewhere else
I think you got it.
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