Was "Sarah From Alaska" Scared Off By Native Hawaiians?
By anniepa
@anniepa (27955)
United States
December 17, 2009 4:00pm CST
I'm going to really GET IT for this, but I can't help myself. If this story were about a liberal with some of the details being changed I can only imagine how many discussions would have already been posted on myLot about it so I feel it's my duty to bring this up since nobody else has...lol!
Was Sarah Palin, from our 49th state, scared off by those who lived in our 50th state? In Sarah's words the reason she only lasted a semester when she went to college in Hawaii was, "“Hawaii was a little too perfect. Perpetual sunshine isn’t necessarily conducive to serious academics for eighteen-year-old Alaska girls.”
OK...too much sunshine???
It's interesting that Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, gave a different account to the authors of another Palin book, "Sarah From Alaska". He told the authors Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders made her uncomfortable: “They were a minority type thing and it wasn’t glamorous, so she came home.”
Read more here: http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-plank/palin-question-the-day
I have to echo what the writer of the above article said right at the end - Why has this gotten absolutely no media attention?
Annie
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@artistry (4151)
• United States
18 Dec 09
...Hi, hi annie, Now Sarah Lee, as I call her quit about five colleges, so
I would like to know what the excuses were for the four others she dropped out of were. She likes to be the star of the show and she is pretty, but she must have found her beauty didn't play too well with those with natural tans, forgive me.
Her latest excapade of vacationing in Hawaii wearing a blue visor with John McCain's name marked out but still visable made news as she knew it would. She didn't want to spend money for a new visor or wear a beach hat, who is she kidding? She is a news hound and though she professes differently, she can't stand McCain and he can't stand her. Take care.
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@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
18 Dec 09
X is right, if it's on a blog, and mentions Palin, Annie will start a thread on it. Pretty sad that the paparazzi follow her around on vacation now trying to fabricate stories. I think the real reason they stalked her though was in the hopes they'd catch her in a bikini. Since they couldn't pull that off they posted this garbage for people like artistry.
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
17 Dec 09
Oh you make it so easy. And the love affair goes on. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXOrqGTOsik&feature=related
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Perhaps because some people like me do not give a darn what Palin says or does.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Taskr36 That is so funny and so very true. I think annie has posted more discussions about Palin than anyone. Whether they are for or against her it doesn't matter. As it is said in show business don't read what the media says just weigh it? So annie has posted a ton of Palin stories of which I am sure Palin is most appreciative. LOL!
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Maybe someone should say something worth listening to rather than digging into someone's youth to find they were pretty damn normal. I'm wondering if you even understand enough to have an opinion or did you just decide to agree with annie because it was about Palin?
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
18 Dec 09
You're kidding, right? Oh well, we can't all be examples of perfection and since being human is not allowed around you pseudo-liberals unless someone agrees with you on every issue I guess there's no point.
I'd really like to know what this woman did personally to any of you. The hatred (and yes, it is hatred) of someone you don't even know astounds me. And don't even give me that "if she was elected president, she'd ruin the country" crap. Not after you've voted for the biggest failure ever to hit the country, namely Obama.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
18 Dec 09
...Irishidid, Are you sayingthat dropping out of five colleges is "normal", please, I know you guys love her, but this lady is so far from normal that probably the less said the better. Her latest foray into arguing about global warming when her own state is suffering the consequences is quite amazing, but we all have our heroes, so carry on. 
Let the good times roll.
Take care.
Let the good times roll.
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@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
17 Dec 09
It IS interesting considering the supposedly "liberal" press is so anti-Right that they'd jump at anything to score points. But, they haven't. So, it begs the question of just how left they are, I think. Also, having read some of the comments on your link, I'm almost inclined to agree with some that being 18 when she went to Hawaii from her previously isolated existence, she was ill-prepared for the true diversity that is Hawaii. People do change as they mature - that's not saying I like her, but I do think that it is very possible that her perspectives have changed over time. Announcing that she left Hawaii because there were too many ethnic people there wouldn't exactly serve her well in today's world. And, fathers are notorious for saying things you wish they'd tone down just a bit in light of current circumstances. But, I agree that it is something that, given that his statement was already in print and very researchable, she should have dealt with better than a complete fabrication. And, I agree that maybe someone should ask her harder questions, whether or not she thinks it's fair (ala Katie Couric). She needs to get used to scrutiny if she actually has plans for a political future (and I hope she doesn't.)
@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
17 Dec 09
And, for the record, I feel this way about almost anyone whose behavior in their youth conflict with their behavior as mature adults. There are obvious exceptions, but as people grow up and experience life, they often find that the viewfinder they used as a young adult was more out of focus than they realized. All too often, those earlier ideas are still held against them as more mature adults (and more often by the Right against the Left, but in my eyes, the idea fits both).
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@jerzgirl (9327)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I don't know much about the Beastie Boys other than they are a musical group (punk?). But, the problem I see mainly is that people hold other people's past against them, even if they've completely changed and matured. It doesn't help any that the person then denies that past because that only fuels the fires already burning unfairly. Now, that's not to say I'm a supporter of Ms. Palin. Personally, I think she's an airhead who is a bit too dangerous for my tastes (for national office, I mean). She's too extreme, even for some in her own party. But, to hold something done at 18 against someone who's approaching 50 is unfair in my eyes. To call her on the lie - absolutely fair game. But, in no way would I ever want to see her in office!!
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@willowgirl (188)
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18 Dec 09
The Beastie boys spring to mind, then again if you do something really stupid when you are young maybe it is good to do things to make up for it a little as you get older and being reminded of it might not be a negative thing as it reminds you to think before you act in the future!
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@eddify (412)
• Pakistan
19 Dec 09
Annie noe its geetting attention you know. when I go to the page it has already been moved and I was adviced to look somewhere else but at the same time not telling me where to look for it?
This things mentioned by her and her father only tell u how the kids of the riches act to different things differently...
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
17 Dec 09
Why has this gotten absolutely no media attention? Probably because it would bore everyone to tears and the sales and ratings would drop through the floor.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
18 Dec 09
Ooops ... I'm sorry. I butted in on an "in" discussion on MyLot. Everyone else here is a crony.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
17 Dec 09
Well if a blog says it then I guess it has to be true right Annie? It's gotten no media attention for the same reason the quotes from Obama's book got no media attention. This was a cherry picked quote taken out of context to make her look bad.
I could just as easily ask why THIS quote from Obama's book got no media attention.
"I will stand with them (Muslims) should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
18 Dec 09
It was in a book about Palin and the quote came directly from her father. The New Republic is hardly some "hate filled blog".
THAT quote from Obama's book did get media attention and it was definitely taken out of context, as well you know so I won't waste my time arguing with you about it!
Annie
@iriscot (1289)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I can't believe that a person with a college or university education could put their faith is such an 1d1ot as Sarah Palin. My main concern is that by some twist of fate she would be elected to a National office where she would be in on national security decision making. In the service we called people like her a "loose cannon" and that is just exactly what she is!!!
NOW... Jump all over this one!!!
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@6precious102 (4043)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I loved my father dearly, but sometimes he get ideas into his head that just weren't so. So, if it comes to believing what Sarah Palin says regarding her college time in Hawaii or what her father says, I'll probably believe Sarah. Besides, how many years ago was that? Even if her father was correct, Sarah could have had a change of heart since those days. Besides that, since she took a holiday in Hawaii, she must have gotten over her fear of native Hawaiians, if there ever was a fear. Maybe this has gotten no media attention because it's a bunch of hooey. Just another Sarah Palin hater trying to show her in a bad light. These people are beginning to come across as goof-balls.
