Senator Wants To Meet Sarah Palin, Jamie Foxx

New Portsmouth senator says former US vice presidential candidate is a 'sincere conservative,' actor Foxx 'adorable'

NESTLEY, NEW PORTSMOUTH--Former US Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is endeared by conservatives and reviled by liberals. But she has one new supporter: Senator Nadine Pietrasaelis.

In a campaign rally in the southwest New Portsmouth city of Nestley, the Conservative senator, who is facing an uphill re-election battle against NAT Congresswoman Jean Larae Dowd, was asked by an audience member, "If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be?"

"Well, gosh, I don't know. There are so many people. Can I pick more than one?" the senator asked.

Pietrasaelis then rattled off a list of figures--both alive and historical--including Winston Churchill, Ghandi, Mother Teresa, Margaret Thatcher, and Princess Diana.

She also named Hollywood stars Mel Gibson, whom she called "cute" and Jamie Foxx, whom she described as "adorable" but "a little too young for me."

British actor Hugh Grant "might be more suitable for an old woman like me," the 48-year-old married mother of three joked.

Finally, the senator said her top choice would probably be former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, who ran for the White House with Republican John McCain in 2008.

In the US, Palin is beloved by the right and abhorred by the left. But even in other countries, many have an unfavorable opinion of the folksy, populist Palin.

Not Pietrasaelis.

"I find her brand of conservativism to be refreshingly genuine," Pietrasaelis said. "I think she's a sincere conservative, and more importantly, a wonderful mother and wife, a patriot, and just a fascinating person. I would love to sit down with her and talk about her story."

Pietrasaelis has never met Palin, but did buy a copy of her New York Times' best-selling book Going Rogue, which she has read, a spokeswoman said, and "very much enjoyed."