If the current New York Times most e-mailed articles list is any indicator, people are clamoring to learn more about Sarah Palin (and chickpeas).
This is the list as of 5:30pm today.
1. Gail Collins: Sarah Palin Speaks!
2. Thomas L. Friedman: And Then There Was One
3. Maureen Dowd: Life of Her Party
4. Maureen Dowd: Vice in Go-Go Boots?
5. Recipe: Chickpea Salad With Ginger
6. Editorial: Running Against Themselves
7. Palin’s Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual
8. Editorial: Candidate McCain’s Big Decision
9. Economic View: Is History Siding With Obama’s Economic Plan?
10. Timothy Egan: Palin’s True North
And this is the Palin biography video, omitted last night from the RNC because Rudy went on too long.
Here are some key phrases that will likely stick in the minds of the curious populace who still doesn’t know what to make of Palin:
“Sarah Palin. Mother. Moose Hunter. Maverick. Mayor. Governor. Maverick.”
and
“Sarah Palin may not be six feet tall (over a shot of her in high heels, not sexist, mind you) but she is a self-made giant.”
and
“She loves frugality, integrity, and moose stew.”
An Alaskan maverick who loves to shoot and eat moose. Sort of sounds like the northwest equivalent of Crocodile Dundee. Pass the chickpea salad, please.
Katia Bachko is on staff at The New Yorker.