Richie and other admirers of Palin- Do you honestly think that Palin found all these historical references by herself? My speculation is that some staffer found these obscure Paul Revere remarks and the entire staff got together and decided that would be a great way for more publicity for Palin - like she would say it with great authority - some "liberals" would call her an idiot - and then the staffers would bring out their obscure proof that Palin is a historical genius. Excellent ploy.

This person is no dummy by any means. She has made more money by being a non-candidate than you can imagine. She plays the system like a violin - and probably pays no income tax!!

While Palin herself is a mental lightweight and cannot conduct herself in an unrehersed interview (Katie Couric was her first and last unrehersed interview), her handlers have the acumen to control her and make sure all interviews are with friendly interviewers from FOX and the questions have all been pre-screened for her handlers to brief Palin on the answers they want her to give.

If Palin was the great American she pretends to be, she would not have QUIT her job as governor of Alaska.