Sarah Palin: From TV Sports Anchor To Vice Presidential Candidate

John McCain's Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin was, once upon a time, a sports reporter for KTUU, Anchorage's NBC affiliate. Below, watch a clip of Sarah Heath, the future Alaska Governor and Vice presidential nominee, anchoring a sports report in 1988 — note her discussion of the Iditarod, the now-antiquated reference to the Hartford Whalers, and her declaration that Tommy Lasorda needs to learn how to relax:

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[dochemlock]

Go ahead and vote for an ultra conservative Gov. with little experience, Anti abortion, Pro Oil, and believes that creationism is science. What could possibly go wrong? You'll get what you deserve. Obama, O eight, Oh Yeah!

[whiteboyblues]

You have got to be kidding me, if this is the case, then Jon Stewart for VP!

[mtnrdr]

Hey if Ronald Wilson Reagan can go from radio newscaster to actor to governor to President - Why can't a women.

[whiteboyblues]

Reagan was also well known in America, he appeared in a hell of lot of movies which eased the America mind. I have a lingering feeling that McCain may be toast.

[TroubleNYC]

Sarah Palin's daughter is also a former beauty pageant contestant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

[dadw5boys]

DEMOCRATES CAN ASK WHY THE ALASKAIN GOVERNOR CAN TAX BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT THE CITIZENS BY KEEPING PROPERTY TAXES LOW ANC CUTTING GAS TAXES BUT OUR STATES WON'T !!!!!!!

[jOke]

OK... FIRST.. SHE IS NO HILLARY AND HILLARY I CAN SEE AS A LEADER OF OUR COUNTRY.. AND THIS WOMEN IS NO HILLARY SHEs NOT EVEN BETTER THEN SOME GOP WOMEN.. I AM HONESTLY WORRIED WITH HER AS ANY ONES VP.. she dont even like McCain this is a joke. shes just doing this for her own carrier.. I just found out she was happy when McCain was losing in Alaska...

[tora]

This is the biggest joke in political history.

[mtnrdr]

second biggest joke, the biggest joke is Obama having a two time loser for president as his VP.

[whiteboyblues]

Third biggest joke, having a Presidential candidate that doesn't know how many houses he owns. Really?

And Biden has done a lot more than McSame.

[Andman0121]

yeah but that isnt a very funny joke. Let me guess...since you arent funny you must be a...conservative? Yes. Thought so.

[xigxag]

I guess you aren't aware Reagan was also a two time loser (1968, 1976) before he became president in '80.

[Michmod]

OMG. OMG. Future leader of the free world. See today's Washington Post:

"This is a new arena she's got invited into," said Ralph Moore, 57, a Wasilla laborer. "It'll be interesting to see how much she learns between now and then, how much they teach her.

"They say she's a quick study, because no one thought she was ready to be governor."

So much for regaining our position as leader of the free world......criminy.

[mtnrdr]

We lost our position as leader of the free world when carter went into office. As Henry Kissinger stated, Obama will have difficulty with international policy due to his lack of experience.

[preemptivelove]

A MUST READ:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/30/201818/606/27/580690

[vincfoster]

Yes, 1988. What a year! I used to love those hairdos on chicks. Would smuggle a lot of crack bags in there when traveling with my ladies on out of state trips.

*Saying "crack" like Sarah*

[Woggles]

I think she's ready. Everyone knows this.

[Brebro]

No....Not everyone!

[davesideas]

huh? you are being sarcastic, aren't you?

[BrianMac]

She kinda looks like Britney Spears.

[mounthood]

Yeah, she's a Klondike Britney.

[Sparty1]

I swear she sounds like my best friend from Winnipeg. Is she going to yell out eh in a minute? Or is that a Fargo dialect?

[Michmod]

She reminds me of Frances McDourmand in Fargo....I'm sorry but it's hard for me to picture her at the G-8 summit. Or speaking in front of the UN. On par with, if not worse than, GW. She seems sweet. Smart. But come on. We're not all cut out to be POTUS. I'm sickened. She is no Hilary Clinton.

[magnetplanner]

Not really. Frances McDourmand in Fargo would have made a great VP.

[commonsense2]

Are you kidding? That character in Fargo rocked. She turned out to be a tough cookie. and a smart one too!

That was a great film role for a woman.

[Destin]

I know one thing, I better not ever, ever, ever hear another GOP troll spout off about Olbermann being just a sportscaster.

LOL, wow, what they got to say about their VP having experience as a sportscaster? I guess this qualifies Olbermann to any Office in the land after all. ;)

[RobinSeattle]

Sportscasters aren't journalists, just extensions of the pro teams' marketing departments.

Journalists are extensions of the Republican National Committee.

[NickfromCali]

About the hair...it WAS 1988.

According to Keith Olbermann, Miss Heath didn't want to move to Bristol,CT to work at ESPN, even though she wanted to be an anchor/reporter with the network.

Ah...the era of three minute sports reports on local stations.