The Joan of Arc of Alaska politics

[The Straight Story]

The Joan of Arc of Alaska politics

Gov. Sarah Palin: A biography

Sarah Palin was a hockey mom, small-town mayor and rising young Republican star in Alaska in 2003 when she ran afoul of her party's establishment as a whistleblower and was cast into the political wilderness.

But she came charging back as an ethics crusader to win the governor's office in 2006 (including a landslide primary victory over incumbent Republican governor Frank Murkowski) and has remained one of the most popular local politicians in America even as she continued to take on such powerful figures as the oil companies and the leaders of her own state party.

Palin, 44, has been the Joan of Arc of Alaska politics, marching into battle against long odds on such big local issues as oil taxes and construction of a natural gas pipeline only to see her opposition crumble. Days after her 2006 primary victory, an FBI investigation into political corruption involving the oil industry and Republican legislators burst into view with surprise raids of legislative offices. Criminal indictments and convictions followed, often just in time for the headlines to help her win another contest in Juneau.

Though fearless in choosing the outsider's path in politics, she remains relatively untested as a campaigner, a politician and as a governor who has held office less than two years. And even as she drew increasing attention nationally as a potential vice presidential nominee in recent months, she has come under withering criticism at home from business-minded Republicans who consider her a misguided populist and an intellectual lightweight.

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/510048.html

[patrice]

1. So? The Republicans have their own PUMAs? Will they seek revenge against Rove's puppet-girl?

[L. Coyote]

2. Who has the most powerful oil companies? Which Big Oil giant supports Palin?

:rofl: Shouldn't that be "Joan of Arco"? :rofl:

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Sarah Palin, was in Juneau requesting more money for the state budget and assuring legislators they'd soon see her plan for a natural gas pipeline that could one day be the most expensive construction project in North America. ........

Palin was making between $100,000 and $120,000 a year before he went on leave in December to make more time for his family and avoid potential conflicts of interest. London-based BP is heavily involved in the gas pipeline negotiations with his wife's administration.

Palin's advocacy dovetails neatly with his wife's No. 1 priority: forging a construction contract with private companies to transport natural gas from the North Slope to the Lower 48. .........

http://dwb.adn.com/news/politics/story/8924080p-8824177c.html

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4. We need a photoshop with that phrase on it

Might have to whip something up later, thanks for the idea :)

[seemslikeadream]

3. Joan with an assault rifle

[lonestarnot]

5. intellectual light weight. Hoy boy. We need that now don't we.

:sarcasm: