Sarah Palin might actually have a lot in common with Michael Jackson (RIP). Both inspire passionate opinions of them, favorable or otherwise; both have had rather odd moments during their time as a celebrity; and both are lighter skinned than Mario Lopez.
Add another to the similarities column: both have inspired somewhat unflattering portraits in the national press. Vanity Fair’s Todd Purdum has written a profile of the Alaskan governor that will most likely ban him from any Palin family BBQs for a few years. Here is the incisive and all together balanced piece in its entirety. For some of the juiciest parts of the article, such as:
5. Palin Writes Creepy E-mails: “When Trig was born, Palin wrote an e-mail letter to friends and relatives, describing the belated news of her pregnancy and detailing Trig’s condition; she wrote the e-mail not in her own name but in God’s, and signed it ‘Trig’s Creator, Your Heavenly Father.’”
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