Sarah Palin: We never need apologize for being proud of ourselves

Flopping Aces ^ | 06-09-09 | Curt

[Starman417]

Gov. Sarah Palin recently visited Auburn, New York, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alaska statehood. That city's Founders Day event honored William Seward who played an important role in the purchase of Alaska while he served as secretary of state.

During her visit she visited different historical and not so historical sites and met the residents of Auburn: (h/t to Conservative 4 Palin)

Bistro One got a very last-minute reservation request Thursday. But this was one they wanted to make room for.

Former vice-presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin participated in a breakfast event Friday morning at the Auburn restaurant. The event, which was attended by area supporters, kicked off a day of activities for the Republican governor at various local businesses, parks and organizations.

Her tour of the area precedes today's first-ever Founders Day, which celebrates local history. During the Auburn festival, Palin will take part in a parade, speak at the city hall and attend a fundraiser luncheon at the Seward House.

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One of about 40 in attendance at the breakfast was state Assemblyman Gary Finch. Finch said Palin gave a nonpolitical talk, and she expressed gratitude to the local community for inviting her.

Finch said that Palin, who brought her husband, Todd, daughter, Willow, her sister and nephew along, made sure to speak individually with each person at the event.

“She certainly conveyed to everyone that she is very glad to be here,” said Finch, who will also participate in Saturday's festivities.

“She was very real, very genuine,” Finch said.

She also visited the Harriet Tubman Home:

At 10:15 a.m., a black SUV took her to the Tubman House for an unannounced tour away from the media pool. Palin's family was shown through Tubman's Home for the Aged, and site manager Paul Carter pointed out a print of a guardian angel leading a child. Carter said it reminded him that Tubman was "the guardian angel of us all."

"That's beautiful," Palin said. "That says it all."

In the Tubman visitor center, after hearing about Tubman's resilience as she fought slavery, Palin called over her nephew Karcher, who is autistic, and said, "This is something for you, anytime you go through something tough. Keep going."

And the Women's Rights National Historic Park and the National Women's Hall of Fame:

[SuziQ]

Sarah Palin: “We never need to fear that though we’re not a perfect nation, that we must apologize for being proud of ourselves.”

AMEN, Sister!!

[SoCalPol]

There is no other Gov., etc. who can draw the crowds and energize them as Gov. Palin.
A Gov. several time zones away from New York, and such a great turnout.

[ballplayer]

My family had the pleasure of Meeting sarah Palin this morning at an Autism awareness walk in white Plains New York.
She was as Pleasant as always and when asked if she was going to do the walk in High Heels she quipped ,are you kidding we in Alaska have Common Sense and Whipped her Sneakers out of her bag !