Alaska Governor is McCain's VP Choice
United Press International
2008-08-29
Alaska first-term Gov. Sarah Palin has been tapped to be Sen. John McCain's running mate on the Republican ticket, a campaign source said Friday.
A senior member of McCain's campaign confirmed the choice of Palin, 44, CNN reported. Fox News cited a campaign source with the same confirmation.
CNN said it was tipped to the choice when it learned a private plane from Anchorage, Alaska, landed about 25 miles from Dayton, Ohio, site of where McCain was to announce his vice presidential choice Friday.
"The fact that she is not a Washingtonian, that she is outside the beltway ... is in her favor," U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, told CNN. "I think it's a breath of fresh air.
Palin, 44, was elected governor in 2006.
Hutchison was under consideration early on as a running mate for McCain. Also on the short list were Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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- August 29, 2008
Back off, Nov. 5th
Hey, he said he has ADD or something. My daughter does, and she can read, write, spell and think, so I don't know about that excuse. I'm somewhat dyslexic; I overcompensate by double-checking my spelling and my math. But, hey, I went to government schools. What do you expect--that I actually learned something? That I would actually be able to spell? Dang it, not only do I spell well, but I have a major in English! Go figure.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, everyrocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." Dwight Eisenhower
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By MichtouSeptember 1, 2008 - 6:49pm