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The high school basketball arena still echoes with the sounds of one unforgettable night in 1982. Number #22 was Sarah Palin, but back then her name was Sarah Heath. She was captain of the Wasilla High School girls' basketball team. But she was also known by another name: Sarah Barracuda. Wasilla basketball coach Roger Nelles remembers 18-year-old Sarah as the star point guard. "The name probably fit her because of that intensity. She led by example. She's diving on the floor, she's playing tough defense against their main offensive player," he told INSIDE EDITION. Hollywood couldn't have written a more...

I have a whole new appreciation of the Wilson Sisters.

Folks--I was trying to put into words the chemistry I see between John McCain and Sarah Palin when they are together. And it just came to me. Sarah is John's wingman. She flies next to him and protects him. He fights for her, and she fights for him. She does what is necessary for him to successfully complete his mission. As a former Naval Aviator, McCain knows the importance of an excellent wingman. As a novice pilot, Palin has shown that she is a natural.

The web is once again awash with search terms relating to the US presidential race. Here Web User takes a look at some of the most popular searches today, as listed by Google Trends. One of the top searches is 'pork barrel spending'. An obscure term for politicians making sure money is allocated to projects that benefit contributors to a campaign, it was something that vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she didn't want to see. It seems that the obscurity of the phrase has led many to go online to look it up. Another search term relating to the speech...

Ann and Nancy Wilson are p*ssed at the Republican Party and have fired off a cease and desist letter to the McCain/Palin campaign. Specifically, the Heart women are upset that the GOP has used their classic "Barracuda" as a theme song for Sarah Palin. TMZ obtained a statement from Heart's rep, who says "The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission." The statement goes on: "We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored."

Ann and Nancy Wilson are pissed at the Republican Party and have fired off a cease and desist letter to the McCain/Palin campaign. Specifically, the Heart women are upset that the GOP has used their classic "Barracuda" as a theme song for Sarah Palin. TMZ obtained a statement from Heart's rep, who says "The Republican campaign did not ask for permission to use the song, nor would they have been granted that permission." The statement goes on: "We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope our wishes will be honored." We're told Ann was...

Google it. They're really saying that garbage. I guess Jesus also promoted abortions too. These people are demented.

Palin records HUGE jump with independents and moderates in overnight polls: Survey USA Breakdown: Surveying INDEPENDENT VOTERS, is Gov. Palin an asset or liability to the GOP ticket? Asset? 09/03/08 = 43% 09/04/08 = 56% Liability? 09/03/08 = 44% 09/04/08 = 27% (Margin of error +/- 6) Surveying MODERATE VOTERS, is Gov. Palin an asset or liability to the GOP ticket? Asset? 09/03/08 = 38% 09/04/08 = 48% Liability? 09/03/08 = 49% 09/04/08 = 30% (Margin of error +/-5)

Hi Everyone, The Nobama campaign is claiming that Palin's nomination is benefiting their campaign coffers. Let's all contribute (even the smallest amount) to the McCain-Palin campaign and defeat these Marxists once and for all. Thanks for tolerating my Vanity post

Sarah-cuda girl power music video. Pink guitars and weaponry, with a latin flavor!

Yesterday was another crazy day on the trail with my new favorite crew - the Palin girls. We went to an amazing rally where there were 12,000 people. John Rich and his incredible band introduced Dad by singing "Raisin' McCain" and then we were lucky enough to have them come on the road with us to Missouri. To the entire John Rich band and crew, you guys rock my world and I am so excited to have everyone traveling with us!

(I hope this one tracks okay...it was fairly difficult to write.) MIDI - BARRACUDA

Republicans in Congress this June united to defeat a proposed windfall tax on oil companies, deriding it as a bad idea that would discourage investment in U.S. oil exploration. Things worked out far differently in the GOP stronghold of Alaska, a state whose economic fate is closely tied to the oil industry. Over the opposition of oil companies, Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska's Legislature last year approved a major increase in taxes on the oil industry — a step that has generated stunning new wealth for the state as oil prices soared.

On Aug. 1, the same day the call for a vote on drilling began on the House floor, the Alaska state Senate approved a package of measures to license a new natural gas pipeline. ... The legislature had been trying for 30 years to authorize something like this and, up until now, had blown it. Palin got it through...

Category Five Hurricane Sarah "Barracuda" Palin made landfall in Dayton Ohio August 29. Shortly before noon yesterday, memories of the ostentatious Obamathon were hazy at best, as worldwide attention turned toward the Big Storm. Current position is 30º to the right of Mike Huckabee, moving at a comfortable speed toward Pennsylvania and Missouri over the weekend. Next week, Sarah is scheduled to make landfall again in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Donations to assist with the Hurricane Sarah/McCain campaign totaled an alarming $3 million yesterday. All Democratic Party interests should rush to completion their preparation for catastrophic damage to the...

HONOLULU - A 19-year-old Mililani man is recovering at Queen's Medical Center after being impaled by what he says was a barracuda. Tonga "Piu" Loumoli was night diving off Kahana Bay near Kaaawa in Windward Oahu late Thursday night when a four-foot-long fish charged into his stomach. The fish wiggled loose, but left behind a six-inch-long gash and a tooth. A fishing buddy put Loumoli in a small dinghy and dragged him nearly a mile to shore and flagged down a police officer who called for help. Marine expert Craig Thomas said he has never heard of a barracuda charging...

TAMPA -- Land speculator Don Connolly showed up on Luella Williams' doorstep in February and announced that he had bought half her Tampa Heights house. "I thought he was crazy," said Williams, 43, a medical billing specialist. "I've had this house for nine years." [Times photo: Thomas M. Goethe] But Connolly was telling the truth. Capitalizing on an oversight made years ago, he had bought for $2,400 the tax deed to the north half of Williams' lot at 2510 N Ola Ave. The property line almost perfectly bisected Williams' 1,528-square-foot home. Williams' living room, dining room, kitchen, utility area and...