Sarah Palin Effect Edit Meaning

1.

The principal that expertise on a certain subject can be gained through geographical proximity to it

Gov. of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is a proclaimed expert on foreign affairs with Russia due to Alaska`s proximity to Russia and can thus be called the "Sarah Palin Effect"

See sarah palin, republican, effect, geographical, proximity

2.

Delusional fear of a person that is grossly acted out but vehemently denied. The opposite of the Obama effect.

"I am not going in the ocean, and I am not afraid of it."

"Dude, lose the Sarah Palin Effect and stop shaking, swimming in the ocean is safer than driving a tractor."

See obama effect, misogyny, stupidity