Palin,
who supplements her governor’s salary by fur trapping and grizzly
wrestling for tourists, admitted she was just as surprised as the
public when McCain tapped her to become the first Republican female
vice presidential candidate. “I know I’m cute,” she said, “but I didn’t
think I was that cute.”
Neither
Palin’s apparent lack of national experience, or even awareness, nor
her bizarre religious views seemed to deter white voters from embracing
her candidacy. “McCain’s so grumpy and ugly, I was even considering
voting for Obama,” said Racine, Wisconsin title officer Echidna Scorch,
“but now we have a presentable white candidate and I can forget that
black guy.”
Meanwhile,
in Searchlight, Nevada, independent voter Hinton Beaker, Jr. admitted
that Palin somewhat scared him. “I mean,” he said, “she’ll shoot
anything that gets in her way. I’m not sure that’s what we need in a
vice president. What if she shoots McCain?” But, said Beaker, none of
that mattered. “What’s important is that white domination is
preserved…uh, oh did I let that slip out?”
Palin
sought to allay urban voters’ unease with her gunslinging and hymn
singing by promising to keep the safety on and not speak in toongues
during cabinet meetings
