Posted AT 3:12 AM EST on 04/09/08
Palin phenomenon is reality-TV run amok
As I write this, the whole world is waiting for Sarah Palin, the self-styled hockey mom from Alaska, to make a defining speech at the Republican National Convention and "fire back" at the media that have caused a frenzy of speculation about Palin's life, politics and family.
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