YouTube-Public image of Sarah Palin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article may be inaccurate in or unbalanced towards certain viewpoints. Please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints, or discuss the issue on the talk page. (June 2009) Sarah Palin waves to delegates during her vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention. This article is part of a series about Sarah Palin Sarah Palin McCain–Palin campaign, 2008 Governorship of Alaska, 2006–present Early political career of Sarah Palin, 1992–2005 Political positions · Electoral history Public image Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, was nominated as the first woman candidate of the Republican Party for Vice President of the United States. Her image came under close media scrutiny,[1][2] particularly regarding her religious perspective on public life, her socially conservative views, and her perceived lack of experience, following the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC). Palin's experience in foreign and domestic politics came under criticism among conservatives as well as liberals following her nomination.[3][4][5][6] A poll taken by Rasmussen Reports just after the RNC in the first week of September found that Palin was temporarily slightly more popular than either Barack Obama or John McCain;[7] however, this perception was reversed later.[8] At the same time, Palin became more popular among Republicans than McCain.[9] Contents [hide] 1 Qualifications for Vice President 1.1 Foreign policy experience 2 Impact on the 2008 election 3 Perceptions of Palin's political positions 3.1 Energy and environment 3.2 Religion in public life 3.2.1 Perceptions of Jewish Republicans 3.3 Women's issues 3.3.1 Teen pregnancy 3.3.2 Hillary Clinton 3.4 Guns 4 Perceptions of Palin's political style 4.1 Approach to campaigning 4.2 Approach to governance 4.3 Approval Rating as Governor 5 Persona 5.1 Appearance 5.2 Oration 5.3 Reaction to Palin's children 5.4 Palin and the Media 6 Parodies 6.1 Immediate comic reaction 6.2 Tina Fey and Saturday Night Live 6.3 Gina Gershon 6.4 Sara Benincasa 6.5 Live with Regis and Kelly 6.6 Caribou Barbie 7 References 8 External links [edit] Qualifications for Vice President Prior to the Republican National Convention, a Gallup poll found that most voters were unfamiliar with Sarah Palin. 39% said she is ready to serve as president if needed, 33% said she is not, and 29% had no YouTube-Tina Fey On Palin Persona

opinion. This was "the lowest vote of confidence in a running mate since the elder George Bush chose then-Indiana senator Dan Quayle to join his ticket in 1988."[10] Governor Sarah Palin at the annual blessing of the fishing fleet in Dillingham, Alaska.Republicans cited her tenure in executive office, high popularity, past focus on ethics and energy issues, her personal life, as well as her command of the Alaska National Guard and Alaska's proximity to foreign countries among reasons for the choice of Sarah Palin.[11] Criticism focused on her limited foreign policy experience and work on major policy issues and claims of low amount of actual responsibility as well as alleged misconduct during her time in office. Her readiness to step in should the president be incapacitated was also questioned.[5][12][13][14] [edit] Foreign policy experience Palin cited Alaska's proximity to Russia and her dealings with foreign trade delegations as showing her the importance of foreign policy.[15] Palin later agreed that her comments were "mocked" and reiterated her view that this proximity enhanced her foreign policy credentials.[16] Her view that the Russian invasion of Georgia was "unprovoked" was argued with by foreign policy analysts, and her interviews and particularly her response to explaining the "Bush Doctrine" were criticized. Subsequently, a survey found likely voters were divided on whether Palin had the personality and leadership qualities a president should have.[17][18][19] [edit] Impact on the 2008 election After announcing Palin as the presumptive vice-presidential nominee, the McCain campaign received $7 million in contributions in a single day,[20] and the Obama campaign garnered more than $8 million by the next day.[21] During the campaign, Palin evoked a more strongly divided response than Joe Biden among voters and was viewed both more favorably and unfavorably when compared to her opponent. A plurality of the television audience rated Biden's performance higher at the 2008 vice-presidential debate.[22][23] Following the presidential election, 69% of Republicans felt Palin had helped John McCain's bid, while 20% felt Palin hurt. In the same poll, 71% of Republicans stated Palin had been the right choice.[24] [edit] Perceptions of Palin's political positions See also: Political positions of Sarah Palin [edit] Energy and environment Environmental organizations, including the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club Alaska, and Greenpeace strongly opposed Palin's positions on issues of energy and environment and criticized Palin for her skepticism regarding humans as the cause of global warming and her administration's positions on wildlife, including the attempt to have the federal designation of the polar bear as a threatened species removed. They also criticized Palin's support of oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.[6][25][26] [edit] Religion in public life After being nominated, Palin's religious views came under increasing scrutiny in the media.[27][28][29] Palin spoke to a group of graduating ministry students at her former church, where she urged them to pray "that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God", and in the same remarks asserted that "God's will" was responsible for the Alaskan national gas pipeline project.[29] Following the Republican National Convention, the McCain campaign told CNN that Palin "doesn't consider herself Pentecostal," raising questions in the media about whether she was downplaying her faith.[29] A Rassmussen poll taken after the convention found that Palin was a draw with Catholic voters; the poll found that 54% favor Palin and 42% find her unfavorable, a 12% difference, while Joe Biden was viewed favorably by 49% to 47%.[30] [edit] Perceptions of Jewish Republicans Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks commented, "As governor of Alaska, Palin has enjoyed a strong working relationship with Alaska's Jewish community. She has demonstrated sensitivity to the concerns of the community and has been accessible and responsive."[31] The Republican Jewish Coalition publishes a page on its website debunking what it calls "smears" about Sarah Palin, as well as an endorsement from Governor Linda Lingle, Hawaii's first Jewish and first female governor.[32] Meanwhile, the Executive Director of the National Jewish Democratic Council, Ira N. Forman, said "The gulf between Palin's public policy positions and the American Jewish community is best illustrated by the fact that the Christian Coalition of America was one of the strongest advocates of her selection."[citation needed] [edit] Women's issues Ruth Mandel of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University pointed out, “The first image here [of Palin] was: This is a woman who is a wife and a mother, and let us tell you about her family.... If they want the country to see her in a different way, and if they want the children and the family to be off-limits, they have to reframe it. You can’t have it both ways.”[3] President of the National Organization for Women (NOW) Kim Gandy offered, "The fact that Palin is a mother of five who has a 4-month-old baby, a woman who is juggling work and family responsibilities, will speak to many women. But will Palin speak FOR women? Based on her record and her stated positions, the answer is clearly No."[33] A spokesperson at NOW said, “She's more a conservative man than she is a woman on women's issues. Very disappointing." However, NOW President Kim Gandy disputed this comment, contending it does not reflect NOW's policy or position.[3] The Independent reports, "The feminist organisation almost never supports a presidential candidate, but the Alaska governor's Christian fundamentalist faith and her opposition to abortion rights has forced its hand."[34] Gandy explained, "as the chair of NOW's Political Action Committee, I am frequently asked whether NOW supports women candidates just because they are women. This gives me an opportunity to once again answer that question with an emphatic 'No.' We recognize the importance of having women's rights supporters at every level but, like Sarah Palin, not every woman supports women's rights".[33] The neo-conservative magazine the Weekly Standard responded, "the old-fashioned feminists have fallen back on the old theme of false consciousness; that women who don't agree with them aren't really women at all."[35] [edit] Teen pregnancy According to a CBN blog, Evangelicals did not turn against Palin regarding her daughter's conception of a child outside of wedlock: "First they hear that Sarah Palin chooses the life option even though she had a Downs Syndrome baby and once again the family (and Bristol) has chosen the life option in this recent case... Will there be some turned off by the whole pre-marital sex thing? Of course but this type of story doesn't sink her at all with Evangelicals."[36] Evangelical leader Richard Land said of Palin's seventeen year-old daughter's pregnancy, "Those who criticize the Palin family don’t understand that we don’t see babies as a punishment but as a blessing."[37] Bill O'Reilly expressed support for Palin: "As long as society doesn't have to support the mother, father or baby, it is a personal matter." When the pregnancy was disclosed, the Palin campaign stated that Bristol Palin would marry the child's father, Levi Johnston, who appeared with the Palin family at the 2008 Republican National Convention.[38] However, after the baby's birth in 2009, the engagement was called off. [39] [edit] Hillary Clinton "Hillary is missing in action from the Palin-hating brigade", opined a writer at the Weekly Standard.[35] Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton referred to Palin's VP nomination as "historic,"[40] stating, "We should all be proud of Governor Sarah Palin's historic nomination, and I congratulate her and Senator McCain.... While their policies would take America in the wrong direction, Governor Palin will add an important new voice to the debate."[33] Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin expressed a different view: "To the extent that this choice represents an effort to court supporters of Hillary Clinton's historic candidacy, McCain misjudges the reasons so many voters rallied around her candidacy. It was Senator Clinton's experience, skill and commitment to change, especially in the areas of health care and energy policy, that drew such strong support. Sarah Palin's opposition to Roe v. Wade and her support of big oil will not draw Democrats from the Obama-Biden ticket."[41] President of the National Organization for Women (NOW) Kim Gandy said "What McCain does not understand is that women supported Hillary Clinton not just because she was a woman, but because she was a champion on their issues. They will surely not find Sarah Palin to be an advocate for women."[33] Palin and Clinton were compared and contrasted with one another in the media. A New York Times article explains, "Mrs. Clinton and Ms. Palin have little in common beyond their breakout performances at the conventions and the soap opera aspects of their family lives. Mrs. Clinton always faces high expectations; Ms. Palin faced low expectations this week, and benefited from them. Mrs. Clinton can seem harsh when she goes on the attack; Ms. Palin has shown a knack for attacking without seeming nasty. Mrs. Clinton has a lot of experience; Ms. Palin, not so much. Mrs. Clinton is pantsuits; Ms. Palin is skirts."[42] Guy Cecil, the former political director of Mrs. Clinton's campaign, said it was "insulting" for Republicans to compare Ms. Palin to Mrs. Clinton".[43] The Saturday Night Live skit "A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton" counterpoised Palin, played by Tina Fey, against a caricature of Hillary Clinton, played by Amy Poehler. The skit pointed out their opposing political views and presented Palin as unversed in global politics, as emphasized by the line: "I can see Russia from my house". Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive and current McCain advisor Carly Fiorina blasted the Saturday Night Live sketch in a television interview: "They were defining Hillary Clinton as very substantive and Sarah Palin as totally superficial,"[44] and an ABC news blog headline soon after ran, "Now the McCain Campaign's Complaining that Saturday Night Live Skit Was 'Sexist'".[45] [edit] Guns In a September 2008 article, Chad Baus the vice chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Association comments:[46] "Unlike Mitt Romney and John Kerry, Palin is a life-long NRA member and big animal hunter.... In seeking to assuage the concerns of gun owners about his spotty record on guns and rally them to the polls, John McCain couldn't have made a better choice." In its brief, "Sarah Palin and Joe Biden: Worlds Apart", the National Rifle Association says nothing specific about Palin's position on gun legislation but concludes: "Gov. Sarah Palin would be one of the most pro-gun vice-presidents in American history."[47] [edit] Perceptions of Palin's political style [edit] Approach to campaigning Palin was early on accused of dissimulation in her approach to campaigning during the 2008 elections. An Associated Press writer reported, "Day after day she said she had told Congress 'no thanks' to the so-called Bridge to Nowhere, a rural Alaska project that was abandoned when critics challenged its costs and usefulness. For nearly a week, major news outlets had documented that Palin supported the bridge[48][49][50] when running for governor in 2006, noting that she turned against it only after it became an object of ridicule in Alaska and a symbol of Congress's out-of-control earmarking... (The campaign) equated lawmakers' requests for money for special projects with corruption, even though Palin has sought millions of dollars in such 'earmarks' this year. The Washington Post reported that "critics, the news media and nonpartisan fact checkers have called [Palin's claim] a fabrication or, at best, a half-truth."[51] Sarah Palin in Carson City, Nevada on September 13, 2008.Palin compared herself to Harry Truman, the vice-president who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt, contributing to the impression that for a time the race was between Palin and Obama. [52] Indeed, for many Palin was the main attraction at McCain-Palin rallies; there are often "a sizable number of people making their way towards the exit" after Palin leaves the podium.[53] After the McCain-Palin ticket lost the elections, media coverage focused on rumors of infighting within the McCain campaign, reporting that campaign staffers stated Palin had refused preparation for her interview with Katie Couric, was at times emotionally intractable, could not list the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and was unaware that Africa is a continent rather than a country, had scheduled an interview with French President Nicholas Sarkozy which turned out to be a radio station prank, spent far more than the reported amount on her campaign wardrobe, and asked to make her own concession speech on election night.[54] Although Palin disputed the accusations as "foolish", she said she bears no ill will towards the McCain staff who anonymously leaked the accusations to the press.[55] Ultimately the press emphasized Palin's statement that she was sorry if she had cost McCain a single vote.[56] [edit] Approach to governance Palin came under fire in congress and the media as a result of her support for the Bridge to Nowhere,[57] often called an emblem of pork-barrel spending and excessive earmark requests. Some media outlets repeated Palin's statement that she "stood up to Big Oil" when she resigned after just 11 months as the head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission because of abuses she witnessed involving other Republican commissioners and their ties to energy companies and energy lobbyists, and again when she raised taxes on oil companies as governor; in turn others said that she is a "friend of Big Oil" due to her fervent advocacy of oil exploitation, including her push to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling and effort to de-list polar bears as an Endangered species since this could hinder oil speculation.[58][59] Similarly, some called Palin a "small-town foe of 'good old boys' politics and a champion for ethics reform", as evidenced by her run-ins with Ted Stevens, while others argued that Palin's record "undermined arguments that Palin has broken from Alaska's Republican machine, including Stevens."[60] Still others point to nepotistic hiring tendencies and question her firing policies.[61] Controversy arose concerning Palin's dismissal of the Wasilla police chief at the start of her first term as mayor,[62][63] and her firing of the public commissioner while governor of Alaska (what the media referred to as "troopergate").[64][65][66][67] In an article entitled "State leaders question Palin's qualifications", the Juneau Empire, one of Alaska's main papers, reported that as governor, Palin was so frequently absent from work at the state capitol that, "someone at the Capitol even printed up buttons asking, ‘Where’s Sarah?’”; the article quoted Rep. Andrea Doll, D-Juneau, "At a time when her leadership was truly needed, we didn't know where she was."[68] [edit] Approval Rating as Governor As governor of Alaska, Palin's approval rating has ranged from a high of 93% in June 2007 to 55% in May 2009. Date Approval Disapproval May 30, 2007[69] 89% ? June 21, 2007[70] 93% ? November 4, 2007[71] 83% 11% April 10, 2008[72] 73% 7% May 17, 2008[73] 69% 9% August 29, 2008[74] 64% 14% October 7, 2008[75] 63% 37% May 5, 2009[76] 55% 42% [edit] Persona Soon after the RNC, Palin quickly became a favorite subject of satire and derision.[citation needed] According to Lara Spencer, host of the tabloid show The Insider, Palin was part of a big cross-over between politics and pop culture in the 2008 election.[77] During the campaign Spencer conducted the only live broadcast interview with Palin's husband, Todd Palin. Palin's status as a mother of a child with Down Syndrome was initially a focus for some pundits and reporters during the 2008 elections. CNN’s John Roberts pondered: “Children with Down’s syndrome require an awful lot of attention. The role of vice president, it seems to me, would take up an awful lot of her time, and it raises the issue of how much time will she have to dedicate to her newborn child?”[3] William Kristol of the Weekly Standard wrote: "There she is: a working woman who's a proud wife and mother; a traditionalist in important matters who's broken through all kinds of barriers; a reformer who's a Republican; a challenger of a corrupt good-old-boy establishment who's a conservative; a successful woman whose life is unapologetically grounded in religious belief; a lady who's a leader."[78] [edit] Appearance A great deal of attention was paid to Palin's physical appearance during the 2008 elections. According to Vogue Magazine, "Besides being telegenic, [Palin] had a tough-girl Alaskan résumé that most politicians could only dream of—the protein her family eats comes from fish she has pulled out of the ocean with her own hands and caribou she has shot."[79] Regarding her appearance, Palin has said, "I've been taken aback by the nasty criticism about my appearance. I wish they'd stick with the issues instead of discussing my black go-go boots. A reporter once asked me about it during the campaign, and I assured him I was trying to be as frumpy as I could by wearing my hair on top of my head and these schoolmarm glasses."[79] According to the Los Angeles Times of October 23, 2008 "the news that the Republican National Committee has bought Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family nearly $150,000 worth of clothing since September has fueled charges of hypocrisy by her detractors and sparked questions about the legality of the expenditures [...] Election-law experts are split on whether the RNC's expenditure is allowable under federal laws, which prohibit the use of campaign funds for personal use."[80] A University of South Florida study by Nathan Heflick and Jamie Goldenberg, released in March 2009, found that support for Palin, and the McCain-Palin ticket by extension, was diminished when people focused on her appearance compared to her personality. The study found that when participants focused on her appearance, they gave her lower ratings for competence, intelligence and capability, which in turn, lowered people's likelihood of voting for the GOP ticket.[81][82][83][84] [edit] Oration A profile in The New Yorker described Palin's oratorical style as "simultaneously chatty and urgent", and noted that "she reinforces her words with winks and nods and wrinklings of her nose that seem meant to telegraph intimacy and ease". The article's author, Philip Gourevitch, characterized Palin as being "high-spirited, irrepressible, and not in the least self-conscious."[85] Features of the Minnesotan accent are prominent in the Mat-Su Valley where Palin grew up because the area was settled by farmers from Minnesota during the Depression.[86][87] Palin's accent is Upper Midwestern, and she speaks with a characteristic North Central American English dialect. Her accent is often tied in with her persona, and often reinforces her "folksy" image.[88] [edit] Reaction to Palin's children In June of 2009 David Letterman told a joke that Sarah Palin's daughter was "knocked up" by a baseball player during a Yankees game. Palin then issued a public statement condemning Letterman's joke.[89]. A campaign then began to have David Letterman fired or to force him to apologize for his actions, with several Republicans organizating a boycot of Letterman sponsors. [90]. On June 16th, Sarah Palin accepted Letterman's apology. [91] In June 2009, Palin responded to a blogger for altering a photo in which her son Trig's face was altered, calling the change "malicious".[92] [edit] Palin and the Media In July of 2009, Palin threatened to sue any media outlet that printed rumors that she was being investigated by the FBI on corruption charges involving inappropriate contracts. The head of the FBI in Alaska said that she was not being investigated. Some sources have noted however, that the statute of limitations on the contract incident would have passed. [93] [edit] Parodies Street art in New York City before the 2008 election, mimicking Shepard Fairey's Obama "Hope" poster[94]Palin became a subject of parody and satire soon after her nomination for Vice President on the Republican Party ticket for the United States presidential election of 2008. [edit] Immediate comic reaction A putative Palinesque name is generated for Leone Sextus Tollemache.A Comedy Central writer joked that "she's a pitbull who wears lipstick for some reason!" (in response to her statement at the 2008 Republican National Convention that the difference between a pitbull and a hockey mom was lipstick).[95] In addition, David Harrington's "Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator"[96] generates hunting, industrial, hockey-related, and other idiosyncratic personal names from names that are supplied to it.[97] Also, comedienne Julie Brown re-wrote her 1980s single "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" as a parody titled "The Ex-Beauty Queen's Got a Gun."[98][99] Some Street art in New York City also parodied Palin before the 2008 election, including one employing Shepard Fairey's Barack Obama "Hope" poster.[100][101][102] [edit] Tina Fey and Saturday Night Live Main article: Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin Tina Fey as Sarah Palin (left) and Amy Poehler as Hillary Rodham Clinton (right)On September 13, 2008, Tina Fey appeared in a comedy skit, "A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton", on Saturday Night Live as Sarah Palin, alongside Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton.[103][104] The sketch was written by Poehler, Fey, and head writer and Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers.[105] Due to its popularity, additional sketches with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin were seen in later SNL episodes leading up to the weekend before the election, with Fey ultimately performing her impersonation alongside both the real Palin and John McCain. Palin has said that, before her national prominence, she once dressed up as Fey on Halloween.[106] [edit] Gina Gershon Actress Gina Gershon self-produced and posted several parody videos in which she portrays Palin for the comedy website Funny or Die.[107][108] In one of the videos[109], Gershon, as Palin, dons a stars-and-stripes bikini and totes a gun, a reference to a widely-circulated, but faked, photograph purporting to be the real Palin in such a scenario.[110][111][112] [edit] Sara Benincasa YouTube contributor Sara Benincasa created video logs, or vlogs, in which she stars as Governor Palin.[113] In these vlogs, Benincasa (as Palin) compares the experience of heading up a Parent-Teacher Association to the responsibilities of running Alaska and discusses how being a mother of five children makes her fit to run the United States.[114] In the skits, Benincasa's sometime comedy partner, Diana Saez, appears as Palin's (fictional) cousin and assistant Dina Heath-Barr.[115] [edit] Live with Regis and Kelly Kelly Ripa impersonated Palin on the Halloween edition of Live with Regis and Kelly (broadcast October 31, 2008), parodying phrases associated with Palin such a "Say it ain't so, Joe" and "Maverick", wearing Palin's well-known red outfit, and speaking in Palin's accent. 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