Not for hire - Alaska's Sarah Palin (password required)

In Monocle’s first issue back in March 2007 they published an interview with Palin who was just a year into her governorship. Back then Rudy Giuliani was dropping hints that he’d like her to be his running mate. Of course, she deflected the rumor saying, “I think it is so far in outer space, the possibility that he would ever want a hockey mum from Wasilla to be his running mate, that I haven’t considered it.” Later, the reporter circled back around, “Say the Democratic ticket is Clinton-Obama, a woman and a black man, you can see why the party might approach you?” Palin replied:

Wow! And who do the Republicans have? Good old rich white boys. I think that’s another factor that has to be considered by Republicans, that in some way their candidates are a reflection of more politics as usual. Not to slam good old rich boys, but it sure wouldn’t hurt for new energy and new perspective to be enveloped by the Republican Party.

She was actually only 3 months into her governorship in March 2007. It WAS “so far in outer space” then (and now maybe from low orbit?).