The Palins' PDA Moments (SLIDESHOW)

It's been one week since Sarah Palin was found to have "unlawfully abused her authority" by trying to have her former brother-in-law Mike Wooten fired as a state trooper, most notably by allowing her husband Todd "extraordinary access to the governor's office and her closest advisers and he used that access to try to get Wooten fired," according to the AP.

So just how close is the couple? Here's a look back at some public displays of affection between the governor and her "First Dude."

• • • • • • • • • • • • • At one of the Governor's inaugural balls on January 20, 2007.

**See the Obamas' PDA slideshow.
**See the Bidens' PDA slideshow.
**See the McCains' PDA slideshow.

**Keep reading the Sarah Palin Big News page.

Comments

[Oregon Ivy]

Body language looks strained. Like Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey right before they announced they were getting a divorce.

[suhud]

High school dropout First Dude and hate-inciting puppet governor. What's attractive about that? Thanks for the kick in America's rear, John.

[Keith321]

Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.
Eleanor Roosevelt

[seattlejanet]

Ms. Palin..the RNC called and your one way ticket to Anchorage is waiting for you at the Alaska Airlines ticket counter

We were only able to get you a seat assignment in the back of the plane in a middle seat...sorry, but that 's where we understand that the "pro America" people tend to sit, so you should be just fine.

Bye Sarah

[WriterRoss]

No offense to the Nazis out there but Todd Palin looks like a washed-up member of the Aryan Youth group. And memo to Sarah Palin: he may be your First Dude but you are never going to be our First Anything--- except, perhaps, the first person to contemplate political suicide on your Bridge to Nowhere.

[Dalpine]

They are an adorable couple in love. Amazing how their opposition has tried to smear and destroy them

[michael429]

opposition had nothing to do with it....they did it to themselves......

[WriterRoss]

I don't find crooks and liars attractive or adorable.
Out to smear them? Not a chance.
Out to express my opinion that these two are completely out of their element and are no where near deserving a seat at the White House table.
Did they call you and tell you they are in love? If they are, who cares? If they're not, who cares? I find Obama and Michelle to be a gorgeous couple-- not because of their good looks but because of their great work and ideas.

[LaFilleEnRose]

Well, SHE's clearly in love. But from these photos, I'm not so sure about him.

[BunnyMama]

I think she's heinous.
But I'm fascinated by the fact that both of them are much better looking now than they were 10-20 years ago. How can that be??

[SColbert]

too much moose meat can do that to your skin.

[Cil]

What we need are pictures of the Palin couple BEFORE HER
VP REPUBLICAN NOMINATION!

[mamala4]

Looks are deceiving....who cares how good they look together...she is not qualified to be veep.

[Bdwyre]

Although I am certainly no fan of Sarah Palin I do appreciate the fact that she and her husband seem to genuinely like and love each other. I find that rather heartwarming. I see the same kind of relationship between Sen. Obama and his wife and also between Sen. Biden and his spouse.

However, John McCain has never displayed any public affection or admiration for his wife. Their body language when they are together is quite odd. It's as though they don't like to be near each other physically.

BTW, - again, no fan of Sarah - but she and Todd are a very attractive couple.

[SColbert]

I enjoy watching John and Cindy, they are so cold. Sometimes I think John has hired Cindy just for this campaign and will return her to the plastic surgeon soon.

[LeftLeanWing]

McCain is sending Cindy back to the Valley of the Dolls

[Roxanna]

Well since everyone is giving their opinion.
I believe Sarah Palin is a Fraud, ambitious, but still a fraud and a scary one at that.

[nonamenm]

They make a very attractive couple and seem genuinely devoted to each other but they're still a couple of wingnuts who need to be sent back to Wasilla as soon as possible.

[SouthpawSass]

LOL - I said the exact same thing... "very attractive" and "wingnuts" and "go back to Wasilla"

[MissT]

Agreed.

[Denni]

They appear to be much like the Obamas in the sense that the love between them seems genuine. My only hope is that the Obamas will have inaugural ball pics to share this Januaray, as well. GO BARACK!

[lwfky]

I don't understand why I'm not hearing about this breach of ethics on television? She didn't break the law, but we already have the most ethically and legally challenged administration in current memory in office.Why would we replace the current one with Palin? Why aren't the Democrats screaming this at the top of their lungs?

[DiogenesOfAlaska]

Stop it, already! The whole piece and the photos are misplaced.
This kind of 'revelation' is off-limits. Don't discuss these superficialities.

She is not qualified to be VP (according to Washington Post, New York Times and Colin Powell) because she is not ready to be president, and she has a history of raising doubts about her relation to power. Probably not even understanding that hiring her High school pals into government IS abuse of power. You can't vote for such a person, and yes it does show bad judgement of McCain and not only of him but of the entire republican party elite.

But it's enough to rest assured she's unqualified - and may not even get another term as governor.
Don't dig in her privacy. It's disgusting.

[Samirah1368]

I'm glad they love each other...I hope they are able to maintain that love till death do they part. I'm not a fan of her or her husband but I'm all for marriage even if one of the partners is a monster. YUK

[jusion]

Why "monster"? Is it because she doesn't share your ideology?

[EyeballKid]

Maybe it's because she treats her constituency like crap. Maybe it's because she charged rape victims for their forensics kits. Maybe it's because she abused her power as governor.

[wifi13]

Book-banning, zealous pseudo-Christians with low IQ's have no place in any government! That's why!!!