Palin's trip was paid for by her political action committee, SarahPAC. Palin's trips have been an issue in the past. The Alaska governor has been given until June 23 to reimburse the state for an estimated $10,000 in costs associated with trips taken by her children, under an agreement resolving an ethics complaint against her.
And the obligatory anti-Palin observer:
Local resident Chris Stone, with his wife and three children, said he didn't care for Palin's politics but didn't want to miss the chance to see her in person. "You can see by the turnout, she's become a personality and a historical figure," said Stone, who voted for Obama. "I know all these people aren't Republicans. This is a chance to see someone who has had a big impact on history."
And the obligatory anti-Palin protest:
As she spoke, about a dozen protesters from the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, a lobbying group that seeks to protect wildlife and the environment, held up signs condemning her continued promotion of the aerial hunting of wolves, but the large crowd was mostly receptive to her appearance.
The Defenders of Wildlife are all a bunch of jerks, somehow I get their emails and I think they share their email list with Obama, suddenly I’m getting Obama and Biden email at my junk email address and the only way they would have gotten it is through DoW..... someone needs to put it back in their faces, they protest killing wolves... do they hate baby Caribou?