"Well what I want them to know is just like, John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That's the kind of spirit that I have, too" — Michele Bachmann, June 2011

Of course, the John Waynes she is referring to is actually John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer.

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Spoof of Sarah Palin Interview

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Palin claims she is an intellectual, would call next son Zamboni

Does U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin consider herself intellectual? You betcha!

Although she didn't name a single newspaper or magazine when CBS News anchor Katie Couric asked where she got her information, Palin told People magazine she has always been a "voracious reader."

She mentioned reading - anything from biographies to historical works - as one of her favourite things, along with her children and sports.

Besides author Lawrence Wright's terrorism history, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11," Palin says she's been reading a lot of briefing papers.

She says: "And you have to be up on not only current events, but you have to understand the foundation of the issues that you're working on."

She says she appreciates a lot of information, as she grew up in a family of school teachers.

Also, Palin says if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they have already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig.

"I always wanted a son named Zamboni," she said.

The magazine will be on newsstands on Friday.

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