1.0 link 125494 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-smith/palins-candidacy-and-popu_b_125494.html This year's presidential election has taken a very interesting turn of events with Governor Sarah Palin entering the race as the first Republican female vice presidential candidate. Gov. Palin, a self-proclaimed "pit bull in lipstick", has become an overnight media sensation. Despite some eyebrow-raising controversies, including her questionable political experience, personal beliefs, and the pregnancy of her 17 year-old daughter Bristol, she has been hailed as a strong, real American woman. While her candidacy has excited the Republican Party and...

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