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Her connection to Alaska Separatists.
Some things do matter. Sarah Palin has close ties to the Alaska Independence Party (AIP). Here is what the founder of the AIP said.
From Wikipedia
The Alaskan Independence Party quotes Vogler as stating "I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Independence_Party
Although it is debatable whether she ever "belonged" to the party, her support of them is not. Here is a recent speach that she taped for their convention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4iCDBIAde8
This is right up there with ties to the John Birch society or the Posse Comatatus (sorry don't remember correct spelling).