Or maybe both Dowd and Wikipedia simply got it from People, the source Wikipedia lists for the quote.

B.

"Where do your children's names come from? TODD: Sarah's parents were coaches and the whole family was involved in track and I was an athlete in high school, so with our first-born, I was, like, 'Track!' Bristol is named after Bristol Bay. That's where I grew up, that's where we commercial fish. Willow is a community there in Alaska. And then Piper, you know, there's just not too many Pipers out there and it's a cool name. And Trig is a Norse name for "strength."

----- Original Message ---- From: Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com To: wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:54:04 AM Subject: [WikiEN-l] NYT flattery

[If "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery", I'm thinking close paraphrase is a pretty good second.]

Liberal commentators are of course having a field day with the nomination of [[Sarah Palin]] for the U.S. vice-presidency. The NYT's dishy Maureen Dowd compared the situation to a deliciously hokey chick flick, including this description of the heroine's kids:

Track (named after high school track meets), Bristol (after Bristol Bay where they did commercial fishing), Willow (after a community in Alaska), Piper (just a cool name) and Trig (Norse for "strength.")

[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31dowd.html]

Now, was this fantastic satire, or based on truth? A quick check of our article reveals not only that it's truth, but also where Dowd got her facts from.

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