I love this story. Blackburn... Obama... Palin... hilarious.
Sarah Palin congenial & 'calculating,' says nominee's Miss Alaska foe
NY DAILY NEWS
Sarah Palin may have been a runnerup in a Miss Alaska beauty contest, but she was a canny competitor behind that "Miss Congeniality" smile.
So says Maryline Blackburn, the woman who won the 1984 Miss Alaska crown.
"Sarah was very nice, but very calculating," Blackburn told the Daily News Monday. "You could tell she was always thinking, 'What's going to be my next move?'
That said, Blackburn is voting for Democrat Barack Obama - and doesn't think Palin is ready to be vice president.
Blackburn, an Army brat who was born in Europe, raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, and lives in Atlanta, became the first African-American to represent Alaska in the Miss America competition.
Palin settled for "Miss Congeniality."
"Maryline, I do love you," Palin wrote on Blackburn's pageant program. "You are more admired than you ever know. Please keep God Number One, he's got great things for you, baby."
