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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Sarah Palin's powerful "First Dude"

Todd Palin has exerted unusual influence on his wife's Alaska government. In Washington, their methods would do Bush and Cheney proud.

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  • Tuesday, September 16, 2008 04:06 AM

    First Dude

    Well by dropping that "e" on the end of dude, you get a dud!

    I cannot fathom Palin and dude in the oval office or even near it. I hate to sound snobbish, but someone else also noted....trailer trash...they have no class whatsoever. When I think of Condoleeza Rice, another Republican woman, I see such a contrast of gentility and excellence. Rice may have promoted Pres Bush, but if she were her own woman in office, I'm sure she would use her considerable intelligence wisely. Right now, I think she is more of a power than Cheney. Why do Americans pick

    the least common, or should I say the most common denominator?

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