The 16 Most Stunning Pictures Of Sarah Palin

When John McCain selected Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, the vast majority of Americans had no idea who she was.

However, it has become clear over the past couple of weeks that America has fallen in love with the Republican candidate for Vice President.

John McCain's poll numbers are surging, and voters from across the political spectrum seem to have an insatiable appetite for more information about Sarah Palin.

Below we have posted 16 of the most stunning photos of Sarah Palin. There is a saying that "a picture is worth a thousand words", so hopefully these pictures will help you to get to know Sarah Palin a lot better:

"I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone."

"Our family has the same ups and downs as any other"

"This world of threats and dangers is not just a community, and it doesn’t just need an organizer."

"To the families of special-needs children all across this country, I have a message: For years, you sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters. I pledge to you that if we are elected, you will have a friend and advocate in the White House."

"I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities."

"Our opponents say again and again that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems, as if we didn't know that already."

"Here's a little newsflash for those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this great country."

"No, we tend to prefer candidates who don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco."

"But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or even a reform, not even in the State Senate."

"This is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting and never use the word "victory," except when he's talking about his own campaign."

"But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed, when the roar of the crowd fades away, when the stadium lights go out, and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot..."

"My fellow citizens, the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery."

"What is it exactly that the VP does every day?"

"We need to send a strong message that law-abiding citizens have a right to own firearms, for personal protection, for hunting and for any other lawful purpose."

"Do you know what the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick."

"I might add that, in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they're listening and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening."