Erin

This is NOT middle class!!!!

Russell

Re: Erin’s comment dated October 3rd: I lived in Alaska for over 30-years and I can assure you that $500,000 homes are far more common in a state where the average cost of a gallon of milk far and away exceeds the cost of a gallon of milk. The cost of living in AK has been pegged anywhere from 125% to 150% higher than the nation as a whole. Virtually everything consumed in the state, including refined petrochemicals has to be imported. And don’t forget, the Palins have lived in Wasilla all their lives and while they just built this home in 2002, they may have had the land for much longer, perhaps acquiring it when it was relatively much less expensive. When I left AK in 2000, the state was just coming out of one of its worst economic hangovers. Consider this: The Anchorage home I sold for $135,000 has nearly doubled in value. So give the Palins their due: they’ve worked hard for what they have and what the have now may not qualify them as ‘middle class’, but, so what?

Melinda

Looks middle Class to me an I’m in NC. Most homes here for middle class run 1 million and up. Her home would start around 1.5 million plus more with the land and lake would go higher.

She has nothing more than anyone else who has not worked hard all their lives. Cars, plane, home on a lake and kids.

Down South where most of my family live, we live on the lakes with jet skies, boats, fishing boats, float planes and can see for miles. That’s middle Class.

It’s called Working for what you have.

SANDRA E PROIA

I THINK U ARE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FROM AK.U HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND PIPER WELL PIPER IS PIPER SHE IS SO CUTE AND A JOY TO WATCH KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND I HOPE I GET TO VOTE FOR U AGAIN I THINK THEY PICKED ON U JUST A LITTLE TO MUCH FOR MY LIKEING THEY ARE JERKS LIKE U SAID COULD U MAIL ME YOUR AUTOGRAPH IF U GET THIS EMAIL I KNOW THE GIRLS IN MY OFFICE WOULD BE SO JEALOUS IF IT ISNT TO MUCH FOR U I BOUGHT A CUP WITH U AND SEN MCCAIN AND RONALD REGAN ON IT THEN I SAW YOUR HUSBANDS CUP I SHOULD HAVE WAITED AND BOUGHT ONE WITH U AND HIM ON IT BYE BYE AND REMEMBER BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AS U ALWAYS BEEN AND DONT WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE JERKS SAY SANDRA PROIA 3 MT IDA ST WOBURN MASS 01801 I REALLY HOPE U READ THIS

Jose

bla bla bla bla

Christina

I’m also in NC and agree with the above poster, her house would sell for a lot higher here being lakeside. That would be a steal here.

Errol Flynn

Sarah palin Help Celebrate are Founders Day in Auburn N.Y. She is a Professional woman in what she does. She has great character and is very motive. She deserves a lot of credit.
It must be very relaxing up there in Wasilla Ak.
I love the view behind your house. Thanks E.F.

Bob Currie

Yep, the Barricuda is very motivated. She gives the State 18 months of a four year term. She is an absolute joke and a poor excuse for a human being.

Suzy000

and how much time did obama give of his lst term as senator? Not 18 months, he was running for president as soon as he got elected into the senate. So I guess he is a poor excuse of a human being if that is how you are rating people. And don’t even get me started on his lst 7 months, flying around the globe, flying around the states still campaigning…good thing he has got a handle on this recession, ya think? What a joke. Wait until taxes eat up your paycheck unless your an illegal??

Ak Goddess

leave her alone. its people like the one who wrote this article, and the ones judging her that forced her to leave office. why represent and defend people who can do nothing but complain about her? i live in wasilla, right across the highway from her, and i say leave her and us out of all your pathetic attempts at making yourselves feel YOU could have done what she has in her short political career. I would elect her in a second, she has been and has stayed a person ‘of’ the people, and that is what you all dont like. well i would take her over any of the other government puppets, yes sir no sir bureaucratical ****. do you all realize this could have been the start of the people getting back thier government? how are we ever going to do that if ya’ll keep electing the weaklings who obey the behind the scenes decision makers? People like Bush and Obama, are follow the leader hypocritical nobodys. As nobody as you think Our Palin is.