So how many times did Sarah Palin wink?

Posted October 3, 2008 by Jennifer Hsu

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It felt like Sarah Palin was winking at me constantly during last night’s vice-presidential debate. But in fact she only winked four times. I know, because I went through the entire broadcast and counted….

Wink #1: “And the American workforce is the greatest in this world, with the ingenuity and the work ethic that is just entrenched in our workforce. That’s a positive. That’s encouragement. [Wink.] And that’s what John McCain meant.”

Wink #2: “And how long have I been [wink] at this, like five weeks? So there hasn’t been a whole lot that I’ve promised, except to do what is right for the American people.”

Wink #3: “As for disagreeing with John McCain and how our administration would work, what do you expect? A team of mavericks, of course we’re not going to agree on 100 percent of everything. As we discuss ANWR there, at least we can agree to disagree on that one. [Wink.] I will keep pushing him on ANWR.”

Wink #4: “I come from a house full of school teachers. My grandma was, my dad [wink] who is in the audience today, he’s a schoolteacher, had been for many years.”

2 Comments

  1. I can’t think of anyone less “Presidential”. The thought of her in the White House makes me nauseous.

    Comment by Robert — October 3, 2008 @ 5:06 pm |  Add karma Subtract karma  +0

  2. It’s more than just the winks! It’s how many times she blinked, and that generally plain ‘reporter’ look.

    I’ve watched rerun clips of the debate and it finally dawned on me, that she reminds me of those dolls where only the eyelids move.

    She definitely appeared ‘coached’.

    Comment by debate_viewer — October 4, 2008 @ 2:14 pm |  Add karma Subtract karma  --1

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