The MSM has been trying the tactic of non-reporting – in other words, having failed to produce a campaign-killing gaffe from governor Palin (while hiding a half dozen from Biden which, in a normal year, would have already finished off Obama’s campaign), they are trying to just ignore her and hope she goes away. Well, she ain’t:
The bundled-up crowd of nearly 15,000 trudged in line through Friday morning’s gray light.
From retirees to babies swaddled in blankets, they traveled from all over the state. Vendors hawked buttons and T-shirts; people laughed and interacted with neighbors in line. Many wiggled out of work or school to be there, to experience history — to see Sarah Palin.
“I’ve never voted for a Republican in my life,” said Charlotte Christ, a 37-year-old cook from Buffalo. “But Sarah’s one of us. You can hear it in her voice.”
Christ and her husband, Shawn, have two children, ages 2 and 4. They are drawn to the Alaskan governor’s conservative values and persona as a Washington outsider.
“They finally found one who talks to me,” Shawn Christ said.
About 4,000 people got tickets to see the Republican vice-presidential candidate and another 11,000 or so showed up and took their chances.
“I believe in her,” said Ryan Haggard, 19, who traveled from Kansas City to be in line at 5:45 a.m. “She has true conservative values and wants for us to keep our money in our own pockets.”
Some who traveled to see Palin felt a personal connection with her family life — particularly the raising of her son Trig, who has Down syndrome.
“She stands up for children, especially those with special needs,” said 70-year-old Ben Southerland, from Kimberling City, who also has a son with Down syndrome. “And she stands up for women — not females — but real women who raise children.”
People are getting a bit angry, by the way. Angry at how the MSM jumped on Palin’s wardrobe, but has never even asked how much Obama’s suits cost. Angry at how Palin is slandered as dumb while Biden can’t even open his mouth without making an ass of himself. Angry that one of ours is being savaged by MSM elites in order to help a political elite.
I’ve got news for the elite – we glory in Sarah Palin. We have love and respect for John McCain – but governor Palin is someone we all know. There is one like her – and often more than one – in each of our lives. A no-nonsense woman who takes care of business without complaining and without any expectation that any other than God will appreciate what she’s done. For women, Palin is a fellow warrior in the struggle for family; for men, Palin is our wives and daughters, we’re awestruck at what she’s able to do. We’d rather have Sarah Palin running the show than any dimwitted professional Senator from Delaware or pinheaded pinko from Chicago.
You have bitten off far more than you can chew when you go after governor Palin the way you have – all you do is draw us more tightly around her and make us more determined than ever win.
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