Unlikely Liberal Sarah Palin's Curious Record as Alaska's Governor / Matthew Zencey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zencey, Matthew, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women governors--Alaska--Biography.

Women governors.

Governors--Alaska--Biography.

Governors.

Alaska--Politics and government--1959-.

Alaska.

Palin, Sarah, 1964-.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How much do you really know about former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin? The revelations in Matthew ZenceyÆs account of her tenure will surprise you. Although Palin is widely seen as a conservative social ideologue, her political career in Alaska was marked by a progressive approach that is at odds with her current right-wing Republican identity. A self-described red-meat conservative, the partisan ôpit bull with lipstickö had been a bipartisan, pragmatic, and surprisingly progressive governor who raised taxes on Big Oil and distributed oil revenue to every Alaskan. She also rankled her social-c

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Highlights and Lowlights: From Bipartisan Maverick to "Pitbull with Lipstick" to Former Governor; 2 The Key to Palin's Popularity as Governor: Meet Her Predecessor; 3 Fiscal Conservative or Republican Robin Hood?; 4 Social Conservative, But You Wouldn't Really Notice; 5 Palin Triumphs over Big Oil, Round 1; 6 Palin Triumphs over Big Oil, Round 2; 7 Palin Triumphs over Big Oil, Round 3; 8 Palin Triumphs over Big Oil, Round 4; 9 This is the Record of a Tea Party Favorite?; 10 Al Gore, She's Not

11 From Ethics Crusader to Ethics Target, Part I: Troopergate12 From Ethics Crusader to Ethics Target, Part II: Oops! Not All Those Ethics Complaints Were Frivolous; 13 Personnel (Mis)Management; 14 This May Sound Familiar from High School; 15 The Truth Can Be So Inconvenient; 16 "Where's Sarah?"; 17 Palin Returns to Her Day Job; 18 Legacy and Prospects: A Republican Geraldine Ferraro or a Modern-Day Aimee Semple McPherson?; Notes; Source Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-186-1

OCLC:

812174093