by James Oliphant
Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin.
That should take care of the Internet search engines.
Anyway, there's no real reason to post this picture, except that it represents almost everything people love or loathe about the Alaska governor. (And doesn't it seem that there are very few people who are on the fence? Also have you found that her voice stays in your head like a pop song? You betchca. Doggone it. Say it ain't so, Joe. Yer darn-tootin'. Over and over again. It's like "MMMMBop." Is there a 12-step program for this? Can I be hypnotized?)
It's also believed to be the first wink on presidential debating history. Ronald Reagan had a twinkle in his eye, but that's not quite the same thing. And it's now widely theorized by historians that Richard Nixon was incapable of winking.
(For more campaign-trail winking, check out this photo gallery.)







Comments
She's the only candidate I'd like to see naked. That earns my vote.
Posted by: Wake Me When the Election's Over | October 4, 2008 1:20 PM
I hear tell she can wink other parts.
So, she did show some restraint. ;{)
Posted by: ornery | October 4, 2008 1:29 PM
With a wink of an eye, Palin wins!
http://www.boppoll.com
McCain/Palin '08
Posted by: Palin Wins! | October 4, 2008 1:46 PM
You can actually buy JaneSixPack.com or SarahSixPack.com and turn them into political, humor or whatever info sites. Ain't the Internet grand?!
Posted by: edwards | October 4, 2008 1:47 PM
Next comes the nudge.
Posted by: Kenneth Janowski | October 4, 2008 1:58 PM
I am awaiting Monday to see how the so-called ladies at the View attack her for not being a card carrying member of the left.
Also waiting to see how the so-called fair members of the media at MSNBC attack her for being associated with the Republicans.
I must agree with Mark Penn that the biggest losers in this year's election are the press and the media!
Posted by: Pat H | October 4, 2008 2:22 PM
I get a kick out of all of these Wingnuts who think Caribou Barbie did great at the debate just because she could effectively read note cards....and she still did terrible.
She sounded like she was running for high school student counsil president.
If you take the tele-prompter and note cards away from Palin she's turns back into what she really is:
an unqualified know-nothing who will wink and say "youbetcha" when you pull her string.
I agree with the deluded Repubs out there, I think McCain should turn her loose and let her do some open press conferences (which she still won't do)....."wink, wink"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MJCvHMtwE4
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Posted by: John E | October 4, 2008 2:22 PM
It will take more than a wink of the eye for McSame/Palin to win the election...OK..Maybe she turns some guys on but hey...That won't run this Country..We are in crisis here on many fronts...Maverick,I'll get back to ya,winks,doggone it and the POW mantra are all this ticket has....NOTHING...McCain screwed up with this choice and he will lose the election...Then finally Palin can go home...
Posted by: Randollph | October 4, 2008 2:24 PM
The trouble is there are many men who will be voting for her because...I heard it from an 85 year old..."She's cute". Not the best reason to vote for a candidate.
Posted by: lochnessmonster | October 4, 2008 2:25 PM
I can't wait to buy the Sarah doll. You pull the string and she says "I'm a maverick, by golly" then winks. She also has the appropriate tattoos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMxjomBUm30
Posted by: dt | October 4, 2008 2:38 PM
The thing that does bother me is that people are liking her to a "Joe six-pack" Well, let me tell you I have sat at a bar with many a "Joe six-pack" and liked them but I haven't found one yet that I would want to become the Vice President of The United States. In fact many have called me that and I would want me in that position either.
It is really a total sham that McSame done to us with picking Sarah Palin, there are many reasons, good looking, appeals to the man after a few drinks, a hockey MOM..... wait who plays hockey here in the US. I totally respected him for his service to his country but after using it over and over again it becomes sour.
Naw, this Sarah Palin is just a joke. I hope and pray that when it is said and done she will be on her way back "North to Alaska" with "First Dude". I am sure his drinking buddies love to call him that. I wonder what his girl friend liked to call him?
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Posted by: Colleen | October 4, 2008 3:20 PM
Dave Lettermans-Caribou Barbie Top Ten list
Top Ten Things Overheard At Palin Debate Camp:
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10. "Let's practice your bewildered silence."
9. "Can you try saying 'yes' instead of 'you betcha'?"
8. "Hey, I can see Mexico from here!"
7. "Maybe we'll get lucky and there won't be any questions about Iraq, taxes or healthcare."
6. "We're screwed!"
5. "Can I just use that lipstick-pit bull thing again?"
4. "We have to wrap it up for the day -- McCain eats dinner at 4:30."
3. "Can we get Congress to bail us out of this debate?"
2. "John Edwards wants to know if you'd like some private tutoring in his van."
1. "Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrzXLYA_e6E
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Posted by: Moose-in-Headlights | October 4, 2008 3:31 PM
Winky and Wrinkly '08!
Palin's antics on stage didn't convince me she'd make a good president, but from the first comment here it looks like she'll run away with the VPCILF vote.
Posted by: Tom O | October 4, 2008 3:50 PM
Palin's "cute" and "folksy" act is supposed to make her charming? She looks and acts like a children's daycare provider, NOT a vice-president. That annoying "wink" and her fake personality make me want to puke. Most of us women can see that she's a total fraud from a mile away.
Posted by: Ann | October 4, 2008 4:06 PM
LET ME HELP YOU GET THAT OUT OF YOUR HEAD>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUEQz5dltmI
Posted by: OBAMA'S LITTLE ARMY | October 4, 2008 4:28 PM
With a wink of an eye, Palin wins!
http://www.boppoll.com
McCain/Palin '08
Posted by: Palin Wins! | October 4, 2008 1:46 PM
If this is your criteria for someone who would be a heartbeat away from being the Prersident then you have no right to vote! Anyone can wink themselves out of a tough question but anyone could NOT be president!
You people are losers!
I will take experience and class over Old man McBush and winky dink any day!
Posted by: Scot S. Blakeley | October 4, 2008 4:38 PM
That's one very scary wink. Those of you who claim that this is somehow sexy really need to start dating more.
Posted by: Gene | October 4, 2008 7:42 PM
Sarah Palin is just George Bush in drag. Maybe Sarah went to see her witch doctor again. Buy some more more lipstick and maybe a taser gun, if things get to far out! whiteagle38
Posted by: R. Juneau | October 4, 2008 8:09 PM
Sarah: slang and slogans, but no substance. McCain's judgment is horrible.
Posted by: mort | October 4, 2008 9:04 PM
Alt Caption:
'Hey there, sailor..'
Posted by: C. Morris | October 4, 2008 10:05 PM
Winkling, when done naturally, can be quite enticing, creating attraction and connivance.
Palin's fake winkling is just VULGAR (like her voice mouth gestures, and unarticulated sentences).
She will do good though as an attack dog or b--ch. (Sorry, but that's how she comes across in the end). She will become the main front face now.
The dogs bark but the caravan continue tranquil their road to the White house.
Posted by: Eddy Butler | October 4, 2008 10:16 PM
A biblical reference to winking is that it is a deceptive action.
Samuel Palmer: A nod and a wink are very treacherous and false.--1710
The Chinese believe it is rude to wink.
I have lived near Menonite and Amish populations. They don't think very highly of people who wink.
Most elderly people--voters--grew up with the thought that women who wink are haughty and brasen. I guess I'm a throwback.
Posted by: Vivian | October 4, 2008 11:47 PM
That snapshot belongs right up there with McCane hugging Bush, Bush reading "My Pet Goat" and Rummy shaking hands with the devil himself.
Who in their right mind would vote for this joke of a ticket?
Posted by: Bubba | October 5, 2008 1:00 AM
Eddy>that was funny, I would have swore you were a women until I got down to the bottom of the post hee hee.
Creating attraction and connivance huh ha ha.
WELL, I GET the wink... she gives it to her dad to say 'sit back, relax, I got this one'....then to Joe Biden to say 'isn't this fun' ha ha, and to the say something to two sets of the public >to those trying to do her in ' think I can't handle it huh' ha, to the ones supporting her 'sit back and enjoy the show' ha ha.
THE SIDE EFFECTS CAN'T BE HELPED it's just a natural side to being pretty too.
RICH LOWRY>I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America.
ONE OF THE MANY GOOF BALL WOMEN ON THE SWAMP >
Oh...and did you notice the wink? What was that all about?
And her voice? Squeeky, high pitched and her slang? Soooooooooo unappropriate for the position.
Sarah is out of her depths. She needs lots more maturity and she needs a mentor.
*Hee hee hee, MEEEEEOW...... maybe OBAMA CAN LOAN HER ONE OF HIS.
Posted by: side effects>starbursts vs MEEEEOW | October 5, 2008 5:09 AM
I think she is a damn nut.
Posted by: Wes | October 5, 2008 6:12 AM
That makes me think of an ACORN ha !
Posted by: Obama a nut that only a squirrel could love | October 5, 2008 11:28 AM
Gosh darn it....don't you Americans wink like us Alaskans? I'm just kiddin dontcha know. ; )
Posted by: CNNGuy | October 5, 2008 9:42 PM