The Sarah Palin American Girl Doll

From the huffington post of 9/15/08

Imagine American Girl is coming out with a new doll: Sarah Palin.
The thought occurred to me the first time I saw Sarah Palin announced as the Republican vice presidential candidate. Sarah most closely resembles Molly, the American Girl doll growing up during World War II, who is "Lively and patriotic, the star of her story." As the American Girl website states, Molly dreams of performing as "Miss Victory." Sarah dreams of becoming President. Like the popular line of dolls and accessories that come with books based on preteen girl characters from various periods of American history, Sarah arrives ready for prime time adventure in a smart red suit and brings along special accessories, such as her Bible and her Moose Dressing Kit. She's soft and huggable, with hair for styling in a beehive. Sarah's doll body is human-sized; her head and smooth limbs are posable for thousands of media shots. As the Republican's first female vice presidential candidate, Sarah will be a collector's item treasured for years to come. Her accompanying "Meet Sarah" story, which debuted at the Republican National Convention, enhances her image with the homespun tale of this lively pioneer girl who goes from being crowned Miss Wasilla in 1984 and competing in the Miss Alaska pageant and others, where she played the flute and won "Miss Congeniality," to becoming governor of Alaska and eventually running for Vice President of the United States of America during Bush's age of "the angry left."