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September 8, 2008

LA Times: In This 'Political Marriage' Sarah Palin Knows She's A Political Trophy (somewhat paraphrased)

Topics: Political News and commentaries

While I suspect that this piece is intended to belittle Palin, I think it's great writing and, for lack of a better way to put it, frames Sarah Palin perfectly (despite the sexual innuendos):

[...] Barely a blip on the political radar before now, Palin has to go the extra mile to hone her VP style. But far from uglifying herself, she plays up her sexuality. And this early on, Palin is already playing the image game like a pro. When Sen. John McCain accepted the nomination Thursday night, she wore a black satin jacket that dipped just low enough in front so you could see some cleavage. In this political marriage, Palin clearly knows she's the trophy.

Her hair is a study in contrasts, carefree and "done" at the same time. The untidiness of her updo has a can-do spirit that says, "I have more important things to do than worry about my hair, so I just twirled it into this clip so I could get to the real business of governing and shooting caribou and having babies and taking them to hockey practice." (Yep - this is the Sarah Palin we all know and love!)

The bouffant in the front, which appears to be teased from underneath, is more traditional, to appeal to the GOP base and those big donors from Houston who've been known to fly with their hairstylists on their private planes. And yet, you get the feeling that at the end of the day, she could shake out that lustrous mane (longer than any other major female U.S. political figure's) and get it on with her man.

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Posted by Abdul at September 8, 2008 12:10 AM

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Comments

Posted by: Christina at September 8, 2008 12:25 AM

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