Alaska’s two break out stars of the year, Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston help us define what is important to Alaska, America today. Both of these crazy kids have had quite a year being both frenemies and bound together by kin. Together they provide the perfect contradictory dichotomy of what American life means. High moralled principles and yet low moralled light-hearted fun when it comes to entertainment.
They are like the sign of the American cross, and where their different axis intersects American culture today in everyone of us who live here. This tension makes them fascinating and relatable to all Americans. They have a #1 ‘family’ show to rock out with. Pic by Levi Johnston as he puts the word ‘fun’ back into dysFUNctional family.
‘Noble American words’ are provided by Sarah Palin‘s beautifully written new book, Going Rogue: An American Life: chapter 1:
“… Inching through rivers of people with Trig, our four-month-old son, cradled in my arms, I zigzagged from booth to booth, from driftwood art to honeybee keeping to home-brewed salmon-berry wine. Bristol and Willow, our teenage daughters, roamed ahead with friends, heads together, laughing, thumbs tapping cell phones. Piper, seven, my constant sidekick since the moment she was born, bounced along at my hip, pinching off fluffs of cotton candy, her reward for patiently accommodating my stop-and-go progress through the crowd. For the most part, she was comfortable watching the grip-and-grin photos and hearing the friendly chitchat with constituents that I enjoyed as part of my job as governor of the state. Every few moments, I pulled my right arm free from baby duty to shake hands with folks who wanted to say hello.
“Hey, Sarah! You never miss the fair!”
“Oh, my goodness, is that the new little one? Let me say hi to him . . .”
“Price of energy’s pretty high, Governor. When are they gonna ramp up drilling?”
A robin’s egg sky arced overhead, the brisk kick in the air hinting at winter’s approach. Like a family conga line, we wound our way among the vendors and exhibits: from pork chops on a stick to kettle corn, veggie weigh-ins, and livestock competitions. A local dance troupe took to the stage and the music blared, competing with the constant hum of generators and squealing kids on rides. Ahead, on my right, I saw the Alaska Right to Life (RTL) booth, where a poster caught my eye, taking my breath away. It featured the sweetest baby girl swathed in pink, pretend angel wings fastened to her soft shoulders.”
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA, 11.23.09~
