Palin had her faults but she didn't actually say a lot of the things she's mocked for
Simon ...
Palin is an embarrassment to the people of Alaska.
I was there last year and made a point of driving by her home in Wasilla (suburb of Anchorage). Her driveway has hundreds of KEEP OFF and NO TRESPASSING signs. I found it interesting.
I even had my wife take pictures of me in her driveway holding my binoculars trying to see Russia or get international experience watching Russian planes flying overhead. I saw nothing. I do have some funny pictures my wife took of me in her driveway. But my wife was getting pissed and told me to get back into the car.
We dropped off the car the night before our flight from Anchorage. On the way to the airport, I told the shuttle driver that we had "visited" Sarah Palin's house. The guy (I think he likes her) just put his head down and said (I'm paraphrasing) "We don't see her anymore up here. I think everyone in her house has been arrested two or three times. She has a real mess." Then he went on about her daughter, in-laws, etc.
I could tell the guy felt really bad for her.
I'm not the media. Just stating facts.
Rub a Dub