One Rough Camping Trip Later, Kate Thinks She Has Political Ambitions

By Rob Shuter Posted Dec 13th 2010 05:00PM

Following Kate Gosselin's televised (and rough) camping trip with Sarah Palin, the mom of eight is now telling friends she too has political ambitions and would some day like to run for office.

"Honestly, Kate is unbelievable," an insider tells me. "Her ego is out of control at this point. Ever since 'Dancing With the Stars,' and the fact that she appeared on more consecutive covers of US Weekly than any celebrity ever, she thinks that she has what it takes to run for office."

The unlikely duo of Kate and Sarah was the brainchild of TLC, the network home for both of their reality shows. Pairing them on the latest episode of 'Sarah Palin's Alaska,' which aired last night, helped bump ratings up 11 per cent. As Us put it, the two had "zero chemistry" and Kate has called the trip "the worst" of her life.

"After meeting and spending time with Sarah, Kate realized that if she could run for office then so could Kate," a friend of Gosslin's tells me. "Sarah does have a little bit more experience than Kate does in office but what they have in common is huge. They are both famous reality stars that you either love or hate. They both are beautiful and have a way of getting everyone's attention."

Oh yeah, and both have appeared on the biggest television show in America, 'Dancing With the Stars,' though Sarah was just a spectator. (A very, very, very influential spectator, of course.)

What do you think, should Kate run for office some day? Would you vote for her? You got to admit those would be fun ribbon-cutting ceremonies with all her kids running around!

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TV personalities Mark Steines and Kate Gosselin at the ET Platform during the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - "Entertainment Tonight" Nokia Theatre LA Live Los Angeles, CA United States August 29, 2010 Photo by Mathew Imaging/WireImage.com To license this image (61434674), contact WireImage.com

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Kate Gosselin Snapshots

In this July 2010 photo released by TLC, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, shakes hands with Gosselin twins, Cara, right, and Mady, as their mother Kate Gosselin looks on as the Palins and the Gosselins go on a camping trip in Coffee Creek, Alaska, during a taping of "Sarah Palin's Alaska." The Gosselin-Palin camping trip episode will air on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 9 p.m. EST on TLC. (AP Photo/TLC, Gilles Mingasson)

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TV personality Kate Gosselin arrives at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States August 29, 2010 Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com To license this image (17382505), contact WireImage.com

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TV personalities Lara Spencer and Kate Gosselin at the Insider Platform during the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - "The Insider" Platform Nokia Theatre LA Live Los Angeles, CA United States August 29, 2010 Photo by Mathew Imaging/WireImage.com To license this image (61434657), contact WireImage.com

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TV personality Kate Gosselin arrives at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States August 29, 2010 Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com To license this image (17382705), contact WireImage.com

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(L-R) Actors Amber Riley, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Joel McHale, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Jorge Garcia, Nina Dobrev, Kate Gosselin and Jon Hamm perform onstage at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards - Show JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, CA United States August 29, 2010 Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com To license this image (61437890), contact FilmMagic.com

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TV personality Kate Gosselin arrives at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, CA United States August 29, 2010 Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.com To license this image (17384242), contact FilmMagic.com

Kate Gosselin Snapshots

TV personality Kate Gosselin arrives at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE Los Angeles, CA United States August 29, 2010 Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com To license this image (61441413), contact FilmMagic.com

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Comments

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Monday 13 December

By SkyBlue

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Kate in any political office? That's more laughable than Sarah Palin as President -- but not much more.

By Creid

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This is an insipid story.

By Elfish Presley

she's a *train wreck*, you know how that goes...everyone has to look at the BIG mess....she is the reason the number 0 was created, and she is the reason the word *loser* was created...

they won't allow her to be room mother-her own kids got their butts kicked out of school, they don't even want her as their own mother....

By Chris O

The only career this woman has is in Porn. Other than that leave politics to the Professional idiots.

By JEB BUCKINGHAM

She can't even go camping out in the wild for a few days! How can she possibly have political ambitions? Sarah Palin is waaaaaay tougher than this whiner.

By ZEdaGaita

Palin for president and Kate for Vice President....HMMMMM wait a minute >>>>> Of what?

By HJ

"TWIT" is an office to which you can be elected?

Wednesday 15 December

By mendemj

Kate is such a loooooooser! If she cant handle the elements in summer in Alaska she cant handle politics for sure!

By Heyes

I'd vote for Kate over that idiot Palin anytime... Kate actually gave BIRTH TO A NATION :-)... im kidding of course...except for Palin being a moron

By Matt

Whiny liberals have to take a shot at Palin and make this a political chat. Figures - keep ignoring the worthless buffoon in the White House by deflecting responsibility and accountability.

By sway

As usual all you lunk head believe everything written on these gossip sites. I would bet my bottom dollar that Kate NEVER once said this...
Just trying to draw in readers and suckers and you all fell for it again.
How old are you pple?

By reaubo

Kate couldn't even scrape up enough votes to win "Dancing with the Stars".

Tuesday 14 December

By mannequin

Mayor of Reading, PA.?
Not even Reading likes her.

By MO

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Kate won't run for office. She couldn't afford the pay cut.

By Terry

Hahahahahahahahahahaahahahhahahaahhaha......Stop or I'll pee my pants. Your're serious? That's even funnier. Hahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaa

By SkiGirl

Kate views running for office as a way to stay in the public eye, not because she wants to actually do public service, write legislation or help others. She's only interested in helping herself. PLEASE, PEOPLE, STOP supporting this narcissistic, untalented nitwit whose only apparent skill is having lots of kids (and ruining their lives in the process to satisfy her unquenchable overblown ego).

By Sue

Maybe they should run for office together. President and vice president.

By JOANIE

PLEASE MAAAKE THIS MORON GO AWAY. WHY SO MANY ARTICLES ABOUT H ER? ARE YOU TRYING TO ANNOY PEOPLE?. I WON'T WATCH ANYTHING THAT SHE 'S ON, NOR WILL I BUY A MAGAZINE THAT HER UGLY MUG IS ON. PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT HER.SHE'S A NOBODY, STOP TRYING TO MAKE A STAR OUT OF A PIG. LEAVE THAT TO MISS PIGGY.PLEASE, ENOUGH OF KATE

By Jan

Kate, US weekly is not TIME, NEWSWEEK, WSJ or THE NEW YORK TIMES...get a grip...get a job (you are a nurse after all and they are in demand)...stay home and raise those eight kids you chose to bring into the world.

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