Reply #26: What exactly do we know about the Palins?

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Somebody help me here. What do we actually know about the Palins as a couple beyond the gauzy GOP spin and all that rough-hewn, backwoodsy Alaskan mythology they put out during the RNC?

It's been reported that Sarah attended four or five different colleges/universities and graduated with some sort of degree in Sports Reporting. I've yet to see any reporting on what kind of a student Sarah was, her experiences from her college days, her grades, any recollections from college friends and professors, info about the usual school activities and associations and all the other stuff we should know by this time. All we know is that she turns up on the Wasilla town council with a few hundred votes and that's when the Palin saga begins.

What about Todd Palin? It's becoming more and more apparent that this guy is the power behind the throne. What's his background? Business associations? Political affiliations? Financial and tax records? Education, if any? Someone reported he had a DUI years ago, that he's a "champion snow machine racer", that he works in the "oil business and fishes", but not much else. I've never even heard his voice. How does this mystery man come by the knowledge and experience necessary to act as a shadow Governor, and perhaps do the same in the Washington? Could somebody please find out?

The double standard in this particular situation with the Palins is astonishing and extremely troubling. In contrast, we've been bombarded with all kinds of info about the Obamas and the Bidens, and the Kerrys and the Edwards in '04. Even previous GOP candidates have been closely scrutinized...the Bushes and Cheneys in 2000, and now John and Cindy McCain in 2008.