US election diary - Americas, World - The Independent
Great stuff about McPalin from UK newspaper The Independent:
Beyond the pale
The political world is agog with the report that Sarah Palin furnished her governor’s mansion with a tanning bed. Who would blame her in the near-permanent dark of Alaska’s winters? A spokesman assured the public that she paid for the bed herself. The tanning industry is thrilled: “In locations like Alaska, indoor tanning can help guard against wintertime depression,” said Dan Humiston, head of the Indoor Tanning Association and coincidentally a Republican candidate for Congress. He praised Palin for “standing up to dermatologists and other members of the sun scare industry who are trying to frighten Americans away from UV light”.
Rewriting history…
John McCain does not even know how to send an email, but his economic adviser is telling us that he created the BlackBerry. Douglas Holtz-Eakin was asked what Mr McCain did in his years chairing the Senate commerce committee. “He did this,” the adviser replied, holding up his BlackBerry. “Telecommunications… comes through the commerce committee so you’re looking at the miracle [he] helped create.”
I guess we now know why her name is Palin and not Darkin. And kudos to McCain for hooking his Blackberry contraption up to Al Gore’s internet. That’s some strong fundamentals.
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