“We’re Glad We Chose Life” runs the “unsubtle” headline on the photo of Sarah Palin and daughter Bristol (along with their respective infants) that graces the new cover of In Touch, a weekly tabloid that more typically documents the relationship vagaries of Jennifer Aniston and Kate Gosselin. The mother-daughter exclusive, which reportedly earned the duo $100,000, has commentators asking: Is Sarah Palin further squandering her political cred to cash in on fame — or is this latest move a savvy play to broaden her base?
Palin’s turning celebrity — and why not? Palin earned almost as much in the eight hours it took her to pose for ‘In Touch’ as she did governing Alaska for a year, says Philip Bump of Mediaite. “With payouts like this,” it’s hard to imagine why she'd ever return to the difficult, unremunerative job of public service.
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