Comments on: Did “Asians Scare Sarah Palin Away” from Hawaii?

By: redsmurf

redsmurf — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:22:22 +0000

Was she afraid of being a minority in Hawaii? Wasn't she a minority in Alaska? That makes no sense at all. I lived in Alaska for 2 years, and all you could see was Asian faces. Shouldn't she have been used to that already?

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By: headhunter1946

headhunter1946 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:24:41 +0000

I experienced some of that when my parents moved from WI to Texas in 1955. I was nine years old and I was the "Yankee" kid. I didn't have the same accent, I didn't understand the southern mentality. I had a teacher hovering over me hoping for some reason to have me disciplined because I was the resented "Yankee".

I was white, middle class, but I was still in the minority and it made me uncomfortable. Unless Sarah could develop a special friendship with some of the local people or fellow college students, she too was the "Yankee".

If I hadn't been nine and dependent on my parents, I would have moved away.

By: headhunter1946

headhunter1946 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:24:41 +0000

By: asian888888

asian888888 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:59:50 +0000

Well, Asians might be the minority “type of thing”, but Sarah Palin is the Moronity type of thing. HAHAHAHAHAHA

By: Prose Before Hos

Prose Before Hos — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:16:51 +0000

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For background purposes:
Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, gave a different account to Conroy and Walshe. According to him, the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders made her uncomfortable: “They were a minority type thing and it was…

By: conservasian

conservasian — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:26:10 +0000

To be honest, I actually believe that Palin preferred Idaho over Hawaii, not because it's majority white, but because of the similarities in outdoor opportunities. Leaving racial politics out (though I wouldn't put it past her, like many white people, to be uncomfortable with being a minority) — she and her family are big outdoor enthusiasts. Hawaii _cannot_ compare with Alaska, in terms of what they love doing. Idaho is much more similar to Alaska for outdoor activities. You'd be surprised _just how much_ people value that. The majority of the people I meet in Montana have NO desire to leave because of the rich opportunities they have in fishing, hunting and just being outdoors. I suspect many Alaskans feel the same if they are big into hunting and fishing.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:42:44 +0000

For sure. I think the one thing Palin's history has shown us is that she has exactly no work ethic, and that (with the exception of her special needs baby) her method for escaping challenging situations involves shirking responsibility and handing in her notice of resignation. Even if I can understand her being uncomfortable, that's not me empathising with her walking away.

I still can't quite believe that she put that much effort into it though, I'd put $10 on her being asked to leave the school for not turning up to class on a regular basis, just from what her father said.