The LA times has posted a year-old radio interview with Sarah Palin that was conducted in the broadcast booth of minor league baseball stadium in Alaska.
This was a year ago and Occidental College grad Donny Baarns happened to be broadcasting the game between the Goldpanners and the Miners when suddenly into the radio booth walks this yet-to-be-famous politician with her father, who used to coach her.
So in between pitches and a sharp line drive to left center, a very professional Donny and a very casual sports enthusiast named Sarah have this five-minute conversation about Alaska and political ethics and being governor and sports.
What shocked me was that during the interview, the young-sounding play-by-play announcer talks about Palin’s support for the NRA. Then he asked Palin: "How many politicians have you wanted to shoot personally?" MORE...
"Now off the record: I’m not asking you to name any names, but how many politicians have you wanted to shoot personally."
Palin laughs uproariously. Then she says...
"Very funny. That’s a good question. No comment."
They then go on to talk about how Palin recently was named the nation’s "hottest governor."
Oy vey.
When she thinks she is off-mic, Palin gushes: "That was really cool!"
In the end, I was left to wonder: Whom did Palin personally want to shoot?