Friday
29Aug
Sarah Palin's inaugural speech sets an interesting tone
Friday, August 29, 2008 at 19:38 
By KYLE HOPKINS Anchorage Daily News
FAIRBANKS -- The applause built for a full minute after
Sarah Palin took the oath making her Alaska's new governor Monday. Then, from
somewhere high in the seats of the Carlson Center sports arena, the chanting
started: "Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!"
"OK, the governor said cease and desist," said the event's emcee, Libby Riddles, quieting the crowd of thousands.
Riddles was the first woman to win the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and it's no coincidence she was asked to host the swearing-in ceremony of the state's first female governor.
"She was an underdog. She was a risk-taker, kind of an outsider," Palin said in describing Riddles, but also defining her own rise from a small-town mayor and Republican Party maverick to the state's top political job.
Go Sarah! I'm still rooting for you. And I found this old basketball picture from the Anchorage Daily News. Link


Reader Comments (3)
just like lori brrrrraaaarrroooonnnneeeeeeeeeeeee
Want to go to the Ear with me?