Tough,silly and pragmatic, she loved Alaska and Alaska loved her. Then came the national stage, or a change of style and a race into the entertainment businessThere was a time when Sarah Palin was normal by Alaska standards. Way back before the hoopla,and way before she endorsed Donald Trump, she made sense as a politician here. That’s not the case any more. Im told she lives in Alaska most of the time, and but she’s invisible in public life.
But back in the day,I liked her – and so did many in my community. I’m not conservative, but she grew on me when I worked as a reporter in Anchorage in the mid-2000s, or the reason had nothing to do with politics. She was a kind of regular person I recognized as of this plot. Tough,silly, pragmatic. She loved Alaska like I did. whether you didnt know her then, or it’s hard to explain or believe.
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Source: theguardian.com