The Virtual Union

Juneau, AK – The spectacular rise of Sarah Palin from a relatively unknown Governor to Vice-Presidential candidate and to a global profile took many by surprise. The rise from obscurity to overnight success was the embodiment of the American Dream, a dream that came crashing to reality on election night in November but many had hoped that she would once again rise to public prominence. As she carried the hopes of the Republican so too did she carry the hopes of comedians across the country with the promise of aw shucks honesty and endless verbal gaffes. Scrape TV

Wasilla, AK – Still smarting from the losing the election, Governor Sarah Palin has begun to find herself at the receiving end of the backlash from the failed campaign. Anonymous insiders from the McCain campaign claim that among other things Palin did not know which countries were a part of NAFTA and that Africa is a continent, not a country. Palin lashed out at the talk. Scrape TV

Anchorage, AK – With Governor Sarah Palin a part of so much of the public’s consciousness Alaskans are starting to see themselves in a whole new light. No more are Alaskans seeing themselves as outcasts or somehow separate from the rest of the country, Alaskans are finally seeing themselves as part of the United States. Scrape TV

Juneau, AK – Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has gone on the record to defend her foreign policy experience by stating that because her state is located right next door to Russia, she is qualified in foreign relations. While Alaska is indeed right across the Bering Strait from the eastern edge of Russia, the capital of the country is quite a distance away. We’ve included a quick chart comparing the distance between Juneau (Alaska’s state capital) and other global capital cities: Scrape TV

Juneau, AK – Long before Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave her tacit approval to the controversial bridge to nowhere, she had already been practicing her rubber stamp on projects that, to an outside observer, might have seemed doomed. Scrape TV

Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN – With the growing controversies over Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, The McCain campaign is coming under increasing scrutiny over their vetting process of the Alaskan Governor. McCain is hitting back hard, accusing the media of bias and reminding them that he is a veteran. Scrape TV

Washington, D.C. – With Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin the official choice for John McCain’s running mate, the democratic knives are already out. The largely inexperienced Palin has already become the centrepiece of the Democratic assault, with her greenhorn status and her gender being the primary targets. Scrape TV