An easy to way ensure she could see Bristol from her house

I had no idea Sarah Palin was a huge sports fan until I read a few things she told Esquire. For example, she explained part of the reason behind her daughter Bristol's name:
"Bristol, Connecticut, is the home of ESPN. And when I was in high school, my desire was to be a sportscaster. ESPN was just kicking off, just getting off the ground, and I thought that's what I was going to do in life, is be one of the first woman sportscasters. Until I learned that you'd have to move to Bristol, Connecticut. It was far away. So instead, I had a daughter and named her Bristol."
Palin's unwillingness to move to Connecticut, I suppose, paved the way for Linda Cohn to become the first full-time U.S. female sports anchor.

As you know, I toured ESPN's Bristol campus last fall. See video. And photos.

Comments

Josh said…
How interesting that the Daily News reported Bristol was named after Bristol Bay where the family fishes.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/republican_race/2008/08/30/2008-08-30_whats_in_the_palin_childrens_names_fish_.html

I had no idea she was a compulsive liar until ... wait, we already knew that.

http://www.theatlantic.com/fs/esearch.php?sort=time&source=sullivan&words=%22The+Odd+Lies+Of+Sarah+Palin%22&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0
February 06, 2009
Anonymous said…
I only have two comments:

1) She stopped wanting to be a sportscaster when she found out Bristol was far away - well, that and that she wouldn't be able to cover hockey for an entire hour. BAM!

2) Her knowledge of geography at a young age has carried over nicely into adulthood.
February 12, 2009
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