Sarah Palin's Dangerous Race Game

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By: David Kaufman - The Root

In her new book, the former Alaska governor questions the patriotism of African Americans who point out the country's imperfections. CONTINUE....

Black Alaskans See Sarah Palin as Daughter of Privilege, Out of Touch with People of Color

By: Patrice Gaines

Blacks in Alaska said they will be watching closely Thursday when their governor, Sarah Palin, faces Sen. Joe Biden in the vice presidential debate in St. Louis.

They see Palin as a daughter of privilege, someone out of touch with the concerns of people of color, and a government official they’d like to see return to their state to face an investigation into allegations of abuse of power.

Asked about their relationship with Palin, some black Alaskans echo Montean Jackson: “What relationship?” he asked.

“She has very little, if any black representation on her cabinet or on any of the committees that she makes appointments for,” said Jackson, an educator, community activist, and Fairbanks native. “The NAACP, along with other groups, was disappointed there were no members from the black community among her appointments.”

Jackson said many Alaskans know little about Palin.

“I’m over 50, born in interior Alaska before Alaska was a state, and I don’t know that much about her,” he said.

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John McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as His V.P.

By: Liz Sidoti, Associated Press

DENVER - John McCain kept his vice presidential pick a closely guarded secret mere hours before the high-stakes announcement Friday, but his choice has been revealed to be Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a self-styled "hockey mom" and political reformer.

With an announcement scheduled in Dayton, Ohio, an associate of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said the governor had been informed he is not McCain's pick.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for Pawlenty, who had all but ruled himself out.

"I'm not going to be there. I plan to be at the state fair. You can draw your conclusion from that," Pawlenty said on his weekly call-in radio show on WCCO-AM in Minneapolis. He also called it "a fair assumption" that he will not be McCain's running mate.

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