The Oatmeal Governor

The Oatmeal Governor
One of the nicknames bestowed upon Sean Parnell – Sarah Palin’s successor as Governor of Alaska.

“Sean Parnell has a tough act to follow,” Laura Fitzpatrick wrote recently in Time:

Emerging from the wings after Alaska Governor and former GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin stepped down July 26, the new governor, 46, shares his predecessor’s conservative values but is her temperamental opposite. Palin’s larger-than-life personality captivated the country; Parnell, by contrast, is known for a low-key demeanor that verges on bland. A former political rival, for instance, once referred to him as “Captain Zero,” while the Anchorage Press has dubbed him “the oatmeal governor.”
This cereal-related sobriquet seems to derive from a comment made in October 2008 by a local talk-show host, Mike Porcaro, who told The Wall Street Journal: “If Sean [Parnell] were a food, he would be a nice bowl of warm oatmeal.”


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