"I'm an Alaskan, not an American"

UPDATE: Looks like Palin has registration records proving she's only ever been a Republican, so this story looks to be dying a slow death, even if the original quote came from the party chairman, speaking to ABC News. Just goes to show you, hard to know who to trust as a source!


To be fair, Palin didn't say that. But it is a quote from the founder of the Alaskan Independence Party. Palin and her husband were not only party members, they apparently attended a convention. Here's the whole quote:

I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions.

When you think about it, given general Republican disregard for American institutions, maybe this is really one of her true qualifications for office.

Thank you, Mrs. Palin, for greatly, greatly enhancing the fun in what was becoming a rather bore of an election.