Sarah Palin



Sarah Louise Heath Palin ( Sandpoint ( Idaho ), February 111964 ) is an American politician from the Republican Party . She was from December 42006 to July 262009governor ofAlaska and she was the running mate of Republican presidential candidate John McCain in the November 2008 elections .

Her candidacy for the post of vice-president was on August 29,2008 announced and surprised observers. [1]  Palin was on the list of potential candidates, but initially seemed little chance.It was the first time that the Republicans a woman nominated for the vice president. [2]  On July 3,2009, Palin announced that she will not seek re-election allows the governor election in 2010, on 26 July2009, joined them as Governor of Alaska . [ 3 ] [4 ] [5]

After the presidential election of 2008, Palin became active in the Tea Party movement, a protest movement against high government spending and tax measures, in particular the administration of President Obama .



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[ hide ]  *1 Life  ==Lifespan [ edit] == ===Youth [ edit] === Palin is the daughter of Sarah Sheeran Heath, a school secretary, and Charles R. Heath, teacher science ("science"). She has English, Irish and German ancestry. Her family moved to Alaska when Sarah was a child. [6]
 * 1.1 Youth
 * 1.2 Political career
 * 1.3 After her nomination as VP candidate
 * 1.4 Troopergate
 * 2 Political Profile
 * 3 Worldview
 * 4 After the presidential elections
 * 5 Trivia

She sat on the Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska, and was there include president of the Association of Christian Athletes and was captain of the basketball team. There she was nicknamed Sarah Barracuda (a predator) because of her fierce playing style.

In 1984, Palin won the Miss Wasilla beauty contest and was second in the Miss Alaska pageant, which she won a scholarship. Palin holds a [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science B.Sc. ]<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  in journalism at the University of Idaho in 1987. Here she also completed a minor in political science . They married on August 29th1988 with Todd Palin, her friend since high school. She then worked as a sportsreporter for a local TV station. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-Sarah_6-1" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] ===Political career <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] === <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Palin was from 1992 to 1996 city council in Wasilla, after which she was elected and re-elected as mayor of Wasilla (1996-2002). In 2002, she introduced herself unsuccessfully for election as lieutenant governor (the second position in the state, after the governor ) in the Republican primaries. She was defeated here by Loren Leman .

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 2003 and 2004, Palin was appointed by Governor Murkowski as a member of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, with ethics as its portfolio. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  In 2003, she stepped in protest against what they described as a lack of ethics (lack of ethics) where its signals with respect to breaking the law and conflicts of interest were ignored by the Republican politicians. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 2006, Palin was elected as the youngest and first female governor of Alaska. Here she defeated the incumbent Governor Frank Murkowski in the party primaries and the former Democratic governor Tony Knowles .

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">On August 29, 2008 was John McCain announced that he had chosen Palin as his running mate, the candidate for the position of Vice President . She is the second female vice presidential candidate on behalf of a large party (the first was Geraldine Ferraro for the Democrats in 1984) and the first on behalf of the Republican Party. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]  She is the first politician from Alaska who has been nominated by a major political party as a candidate in the (vice) presidential elections. ===After her nomination as VP candidate <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] === Sarah Palin with John McCain campaign<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">After Palin was put forward as a candidate for the vice president, McCain by forward broke all sorts of rumors in the media. First, it was suggested that Palin's youngest son - who suffers from Down syndrome - not her, but it was her eldest daughter. This is because there are no photos were found in a pregnant governor. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  The rumor was debunked a short time later. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]  Immediately afterwards was the Palin family announced that Palin's eldest daughter was pregnant and plan to keep the child and marry the father. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]  On September 2, 2008 it was reported that Palin would have given to support Alaskan Independence Party . Also this rumor was debunked. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  McCain did now know that Palin was sufficiently screened by his team and still support the candidacy of Palin standing. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15] ===Trooper Gate <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] === <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Rumors also came to light that Palin would have used to Mike Wooten, one of her ex-brother in law, its influence as governor state trooper (a member of the police force of the State of Alaska), to dismiss. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">On 10 October an inquiry of the parties stated in parliament Alaska unanimously that she had abused her power as governor and had acted contrary to the law of the state by fired. Trooper Wooten <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]  The legislative assembly, which majority were Republican, also employed Walt Monegan, Wootens boss, in the same. This was fired after he refused to dismiss Wooten because he felt that the dismissal was based on family reasons the Palins. Palin has always denied that the reason for dismissal was Monegans this refusal, but the committee did not. Accepted this reasoning

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Initially she had also declared that it will cooperate with the investigation of the committee but once she was candidate for the vice president, she began to hinder by preventing its people, now would be witnesses in the McCain campaign, the progress of the process. On the day of the verdict there were demonstrations in the Alaskan parliament where McCain supporters were dressed as kangaroos. In America is a kangaroo court a metaphor for wrongful justice.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">A second study by the Alaska Personnel Board (appointed by Palin herself Staff Council of Alaska) called Palin on November 3, 2008 release of the allegations. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18 ] <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19] ==Political Profile <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ Edit] == <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Palin has a conservative profile, partly because of its resistance to gay marriage and abortion . Her opposition to abortion also mirrored in her own life: in April 2008 they had a child with Down syndrome with knowledge of this disorder.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  She is a prominent and long-standing member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), a U.S. advocacy for gun ownership. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]  She is also a strong supporter of oil drilling in the natural Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska, a position which she gets the anger of many nature lovers in the neck. In the election as councilor, mayor and governor, she founded her arrows mainly waste of taxpayers and tax cuts. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In her first national television interview on September 11, 2008 Palin explained in terms of social security will apply. A tough policy in their own country In terms of foreign policy, they declared that war with Russia would be if that country NATO members, including possible Georgia and Ukraine when they were joined, would attack again. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23 ] <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-24" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24 ] <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-25" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25] ==World <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] == Sarah Palin farewell speech as Governor<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Palin is attached to the Wasilla Bible Church, <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-26" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26]  an independent denomination with an evangelical - charismatic impact. Previously, she was a member of a Pentecostal church . She sees herself as a " Bible-believingChristian ". <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Palin also depends more solid biblical creationism to. ==After the presidential elections <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] == <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">From an interview on November 9, 2008, five days after the election, with an Alaskan newspaper and television station showed that McCain and Palin's defeat himself attributed to the policies of the incumbent President Bush. Among others she sighed, "What a republican government could provide a debt of ten trillion dollars? How could a republican administration blunders with war strategy? '. With the latter she was referring to the Iraq War . They also confirmed that they did not rule out a bid in 2012 to do for the presidency. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">After losing the elections, Palin was the figurehead of the American Right. She had to hire as a speaker at meetings of the Tea Party and was doing presentation work for the Fox television. As governor of Alaska, she joined in 2009.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">After the attack on January 8, 2011 in the Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Movement were accused of creating the climate in which the attack could happen. Some time later, Palin announced, will not be competing for the presidential elections of 2012. During the campaign of that year they no longer came to the fore, and in early 2013 showed FOX know, not to have renewed her contract. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[29] ==Trivia <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] ==
 * In the U.S. state of Tennessee was in 2008 a couple who gave their daughter named Sarah McCain Palin. Initially, the baby would be named Ava Grace, but the father changed his mind.The mother of the child did not like the idea of the guy off. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-30" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30]
 * In the run up to the election parodied actress Tina Fey Sarah Palin several times with great success in the popular program Saturday Night Live .