Palin says she considers herself intellectual: People magazine

DGB Editorial: Interesting that this article should appear on the internet the day after I put out my essay: DGB Philosophy vs. The American Republic Party (Part 4) in which I criticized Palin as being 'intellectually shallow'. (See my essay below.) It could be a coincidence -- but then again, maybe not.

-- dgb, Oct. 23rd., 2008.

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Palin says she considers herself intellectual: People magazine

Wed Oct 22, 2:13 PM

By The Associated Press


NEW YORK - Does U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin consider herself intellectual? You betcha!


Although she didn't name a single newspaper or magazine when CBS News anchor Katie Couric asked where she got her information, Palin told People magazine she has always been a "voracious reader."


She mentioned reading - anything from biographies to historical works - as one of her favourite things, along with her children and sports.


Besides author Lawrence Wright's terrorism history, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," Palin says she's been reading a lot of briefing papers.


She says: "And you have to be up on not only current events, but you have to understand the foundation of the issues that you're working on."


She says she appreciates a lot of information, as she grew up in a family of school teachers.


Also, Palin says if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they have already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig.


"I always wanted a son named Zamboni," she said.


The magazine will be on newsstands on Friday.