8/30 UPDATE: Wyatt Torosian, the 17-year-old who asked McCain the Palin question back in June, called into The Bee on Friday asking about the video (he apparently hadn't checked the News Blog yet). Here's Kerri Ginis' story about his reaction to Palin being selected.

8/29: Now that it's official -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain's running mate -- it might not be a complete shock to his followers in the Valley.

Back in June, at that town hall event at Fresno State, John McCain was asked about Palin, and this was his response (it's at the beginning of the clip):

If you can't see the video, click here.

Read Gail Marshall's post about Palin over on Opinion Talk.

Also on the opinion blog, Jim Boren credits McCain for being a risk-taker.

And Mike Oz plays the Palin look-alike game over on The Beehive.