Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is casting herself as a Washington outsider and taking a slap at Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in her prepared remarks for the Republican National Convention.

Palin, picked as John McCain's running mate, didn't mention Obama by name but her target was obvious. She said her past experience as a small-town mayor was sort of like a community organizer except you have actual responsibilities. Obama began his political life as a community organizer.

Palin also said she was not part of the political establishment and she said some in the media think that makes her unqualified. But she said she is not going to Washington to seek the media's approval but to serve the country.