John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention.Some facts from today's news about Palin:
Two senior campaign officials disclosed McCain's decision a few hours before the Republican presidential nominee-to-be and his newly-minted running mate appeared at a rally in swing-state Ohio. [Associated Presss]
- She and her husband have 5 children, the youngest of which is just 4 months old and has Down's Syndrome.
- She's tough - She returned to the office three days after giving birth.
- Her oldest son is 18, in the army, and is scheduled to go to Iraq this September.
- She is known for exposing corruption among other Republicans.
- She played basketball in high school so intensely she earned the nick name "Sarah Barracuda"
- Scholarships from winning beauty pageants got her through college.
- She used marijuana when it was legal in Alaska (but says she didn't like it)
- She hunts, eats moose hamburger, ice fishes, rides snowmobiles, and owns a float plane.
- City Council from 1992 to 1996
- Became Mayor in 1996 , where "Palin kept her campaign promises, reducing her own salary, as well as reducing property taxes by 60%."
- Became Alaska's youngest and first female Governor in 2006, and in 2007 had an approval rating above 90%
- She sold the previous Governor's jet on eBay (it was seen as a waste of tax dollars, as it was a private jet purchased with state funds).
- She's 3 years younger than Obama but has more experience in the government, and as the Governer of Alaska, has served as an executive, which BHO never has.
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