Posted on 08/30/2008 4:28:08 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
He's known as a doting, blue-collar husband who stands on the sidelines as his wife blazes a historic trail in politics.
But Todd Mitchell Palin can claim accomplishments beyond his marriage to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the surprise running mate of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain.
Todd Palin is a veteran oil-field worker and commercial fisherman affectionately dubbed Alaska's "first dude." He's a man who took college courses but does not have a degree, yet can hold his own in sophisticated circles, even hosting a reception for five former Alaska first ladies earlier this month.
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My favorite all around machine was a Yamaha ET340. NEVER let me down or sit. Light weight, thin stance, long track. She was a great trail blazer even in deep powder.
The Secret Service is going to have fun with this guy.......They’d better start tuning up their sleds if they want to cover him during the next Iron Dog.
Todd Palin’s a pretty good looking “dude” in his own right!
I think that he races snow machines, not snowmobiles. Alaskans say snow machine
In this year's 2,000-mile Tesoro Iron Dog contest, Palin and racing partner Scott Davis were trying to defend their 2007 championship when Palin broke his arm in a crash. It was 400 miles from the finish line, but he refused to quit, coming in fourth, cheered on by the parka-clad governor waving a checkered flag.
“There are racers who throw in the towel pretty quick, without broken arms, with just a head cold,” executive race director Laura Bedard said Friday. “This speaks highly of his character.”
...resonating throughout though out heartland America ....that is one tough guy!!!
check this out:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20222685,00.html
What's on the dinner table most often in the Palin house?
TODD: Our favorite is moose hot dogs, caribou hot dogs. We get caribou, get ‘em ground up and put them into hot dogs. They're Polish.
McCain/Palin now has the all American coolness factor...fishing in Alaska, moose hot dogs, piloting a small airplane, husband champion snowmobiler (nickname “First Dude”)....that is so COOOOOL!!!!!
If I was him, I’d demand that they let me pack something myself. He’s going to be the kind of guy that would know how to handle the gun, and himself.
Great minds think alike!
I agree with both of you.
COOL.
Obama’s hacks claim Biden was the Ham-and-cheese sandwich answer to Barry’s appeal to the arugula crowd. This Country is gonna go for the mooseburger and I’ll bet Joe is ripping out the hair plugs and gnawing his manicured nails today, cursing his decision to accept his spot on the next losing Demohack ticket. Buck up Joe. You’ve got the next 8 years in the Judiciary Committee to make an ass of yourself hollering at McCain/Palin’s SCOTUS nominees. (:^o)
What a fabulous couple !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if they also ride Harley’s ?!?!
Yeah - I can dig this! In a future Palin Presidency, I’m beginning to visualize a certain kind of come-uppance for our nation’s elite . . .
the racers are often called “slednecks”
got to keep in mind we have 6 months of winter and further north and into the bush the communities have no roads, its sleds or air.
Almost everyone has a sled(snowmachine) up here.
I can just picture the conversation now: Honey, you and the kids go on without me, I'm going hunting this weekend......
Mrs. Palin, why didn't your husband join you on stage when Senator McCain introduced you as his VP nomination?
Mrs. Palin: Oh, Todd went hunting this weekend........LOL!
no house husband there... my only sled was a 303-Wankel ArcticCat. i was hell off the line, but the 340's had longer legs.
What’s the difference between a snow machine and a snowmobile, for the benefit of those in the lower 48?
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