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Sarah (Plain and Tall) Palin

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: August 31, 2008

What I know about this unknown candidate…

Juneau Sarah? I'll ask around.
Some say she's plain and tall.
Palin's plain on when life starts,
stands tall when "old boys" fall.

There is no doubt. She is pro-life.
When tempted to abort
because her baby boy was Down's,
Sarah was plain and short.

"Don't dare suggest I end his life.
God gave this child to me.
In spite of special needs he has,
he has the right to be."

This hockey mom with nerves of ice
knows how to use her stick.
She won't just skate around a rink.
Corruption makes her sick.

Yes, Sarah holds her head up high
and pales compared to some.
This model of integrity
won't blush from what she's done.

Idita-Todd stands by her side.
A snow machine macho
who knows the North Slope,
trolls the sea and hunts like Eskimos.

This wife and mother understands
the pressures of our home.
The stress we feel in Omaha,
Des Moines, St. Pete and Nome.

But what about the other House?
That White one in D.C.?
Is she equipped for that chaos?
I hope we get to see.

"A sourdough, Sarah's well-bred,"
her mom and daddy boast.
But listen to her critics' chant,
"'Gainst Biden she'll be toast!"

But don't go serving breakfast yet.
Barack likes eggs and ham.
And Biden waffles with the best.
The yolk may be on them.



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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

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