classic case of someone with nothing to stay trying to get some attention. Bad thing is he’s succeeding

…Andy B has just delivered an in-depth analysis of McCain’s vetting process of the Governor from Alaska.

I finally found an article about her ball skills:

WASILLA, Alaska — Long before she became a pit bull with lipstick in politics, Sarah Palin had another moniker: Sarah Barracuda.

A tough defender and sturdy point guard, the Republican vice-presidential candidate was a member of the girls’ basketball team at Wasilla High School that took home the state championship in 1982, grabbing a piece of hardwood lore in the small town that all but worships her.

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Palin, who also ran cross-country, struggled for three years before finally landing a starting spot on the varsity and becoming co-captain.

“The girl is proof that practice pays off,” a 1982 profile in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman said.

“She was a hard player,” Teeguarden said.

He said the team’s strategy was to get the ball to its two dominant frontcourt players, and that job fell to Palin.

“She was always a leader and led by example,” teammate Amy Backus said. “She always worked very hard, whether it was at practice or a game. She was very disciplined. You could always rely on her. She was always very consistent.”

As her senior season progressed, Palin got better, and Teeguarden said she learned from her mistakes.

Even the local paper noted her improvement: “Sarah has been making some real clutch free throws for the team in the past weeks,” one story said.

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While campaigning, Palin has said the lessons learned while playing basketball have served her well in life.

“I’ve said this before, that everything I ever needed to know I learned on the basketball team,” she said. “All about setting goals and working hard and having self-discipline and knowing what strengths were in the team members and then assembling those team members and tasking the team to fulfil missions. That’s what you learn in sports.”

Today, the game ball, which carries Palin’s signature, sits in the school’s trophy case. The school had to get the actual trophy back from a sports bar that also displays a picture of Palin’s oldest son in a hockey game.

Admittedly I’m horrified by her politics, and I’m a little creeped out by the Glory Days talk, but she sounds like she was a pretty decent high school player.

“Stupid with a hankering for obscenity”.

I am going to remember this wonderful description of too many people not necessarily limited to talk radio.

…no way to go through life. :)

I agree with you, the longer he is employed, the greater the embarrassment for the Twin Cities.