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Now that she's back in the national spotlight, I get to drag out this old bit:
— My night with Sarah Palin — George Pyle | The Salt Lake Tribune
" ... OK. So I've never actually met the woman. But our paths did sort of cross in a significant way a few years ago.
"Well, significant for me. I doubt that the former chief executive of Alaska, and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, ever noticed. ..."
— Trump and Palin: Just deserts for the right-wing racket — Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
" ... In some ways the Donald Trump-Sarah Palin team is the perfect comeuppance to the far-right — including the loudest talk show hosts, the anti-immigrant propagandists, the inside-the-Beltway groups that make money from political chaos and the pols who take advantage of all of those voices, politicians like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. ..."
— Palin's Rhetoric Is an Enchanted, Perplexing Fever Dream and We Love It — Katy Waldman | Slate
"Like a radiant molten meteor that narrowly missed us in 2008 but fell into Earth's orbit and is, perhaps, scheduled to skim the outer layers of our atmosphere every four years, Sarah Palin has returned. ..."
— Did you notice Sarah Palin's sweater? Good. You were supposed to. — Robin Givhan | The Washington Post
" ... The entire speech — constructed in Palin's particular syntax — was filled with demands for attention as she picked at the wounds of her 2008 campaign. But nothing cried out louder than her choice of attire. The fashion industry may have long argued that spangles are not just for the cocktail hour and beyond, but that philosophy has made little headway in the world of campaign politics. So to see a politician — someone who is ostensibly not the star of the rally but a supporting player — dressed in such a bold manner, was to see someone who has come to steal the spotlight rather than share it. ..."
— Sarah Palin Backs Donald Trump, Murders Irony — Olivia Nuzzi | The Daily Beast
"She dazzled in sequins. He smirked. She declared an end to 'pussyfooting around.' Tuesday's Palin announcement may have been surreal, but it can only benefit The Donald. ..."
— The Deep Affinity Between Sarah Palin and Donald Trump — David A. Graham | The Atlantic
"Like the real-estate tycoon, the former Alaska governor used inflammatory rhetoric to appeal to conservatives, despite a more pragmatic, dealmaking resume. ..."
— Donald Trump Is Sarah Palin 2.0 — Harry Enten | FiveThirtyEight
" ... Palin's ideology lines up much better with Trump's. When you convert Palin's and Trump's OnTheIssues grades to a -100 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative) scale,1 Palin and Trump have nearly identical scores (47.4 for Palin and 47.5 for Trump). Trump has strayed from conservative orthodoxy on abortion, foreign policy, gay marriage, Social Security and a whole host of other issues. Palin is more interested in outsider credentials than conservative bona fides. ..."
— Palin Endorsement Widens Trump's Lead Among Idiots — Andy Borowitz