GOOD ON HIM AND GOOD FOR HIM!
Posted on 06/30/2011 4:03:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
As some of you might recall, my first column featured Sarah Palin. I wrote a piece featuring her resumé and highlighting a few of her accomplishments. That column attracted the attention of Myrna Beeber a regional manager for Organize4Palin, a grassroots database of volunteers building connections and ready to campaign if Palin runs for president. Myrna contacted the Organize4Palin Iowa Coordinator Peter Singleton and set up lunch between the three of us.
We dined at A&G Steakhouse and had a compelling conversation regarding the former governor and the organization they represented. Only a few weeks after our lunch did I receive an email from Peter inviting me and a guest of my choice to the world premiere of “The Undefeated,” a film featuring Palin’s rise to the national stage.
The debut screened Tuesday at the Pella Opera House, a true historical landmark that has been apart of the Dutch town since 1900. I was honored to receive tickets to the exclusive event and was looking forward to being one of the 340 fortunate individuals to see the movie 17 days before it is released nationwide. After the film, a cookout was held in the downtown courtyard.
Little did I know when I first received the invitation that Palin herself would be attending the premiere. Reading the email confirming that she would not only make an appearance but watch the movie and dine with the guests present was a dream come true. The opportunity not only would benefit me, but the Creston News Advertiser, as well. While many reporters from television and print media covered the event, only a select few were allowed to watch the movie, myself included.
After the movie, we had dinner outside in the courtyard under sunny skies. The crowd waited anxiously for her to finish her meal and begin greeting her fans. With the help of Myrna, I squirmed my way through to the front where Palin was being bombarded left and right with requests for her autograph, handshake and or photo.
Palin was signing buttons, books and other memorabilia left and right, at which point I was able to hand her my column that I had written about her. Confused, she looked up for an explanation, a request I was more than happy to oblige. I introduced myself and shook her hand, explaining that I wrote the opinion column for the Creston News Advertiser where I worked at as a staff reporter.
“I wrote about your resume and your accomplishments,” I said. “I tried to set the truth straight, just like your video.”
She looked me in the eyes and thanked me. Palin signed her autograph and wrote “keep the faith” and “thank you” beneath it. I gave her a copy of the column to take with her should she find time to read it.
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It's nice to find one once in a while.
Wrote a daily report for both presidents while in military intelligence. Worked on the Haig for Preident ‘88 campaign as an advance man, bodyguard/driver and fundraiser. Also guarded Pres. Reagan and then VP Bush as a security officer at the Air Guard base in Des Moines.
GOOD ON HIM AND GOOD FOR HIM!
This is the kind of thing that really gives me hope for our beloved country. God Bless him and Sarah. And may God continue to Bless The United States of America.
The others may have the ‘Generals’, we have what wins the wars... the ‘troops’!
We’re waiting for ‘the word’.
GO, SARAH, GO!
bttt
Impressive resume, but I just want to know if you got that walk in today, like you promised. No slacking, soldier ;-)
My eternal gratitude for your service to this country, and my unending envy for having rubbed shoulders with true greatness. Some life you went and had for yourself.
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Yep, it wasn’t as hard as I thought it’d be, but I was sweating up a storm in air-conditioning. This is one hot place!
I understand. For most of my adult life, I've been physically active, due to working in construction, but when work dived off a few years ago, I wound up idle for a good while, and gained a bunch of weight. When work finally picked up, I was huffing and puffing at the slightest exertion.
Just take it one day at a time, and don't overdo it. In another month, you'll be climbing stairs and sleeping like a baby.
Just through the forum, but I've been reading his posts for a number of years, and feel like I know him.
Gulag Massachusetts, huh? Damn, I feel for you, but I'll bet the scenery is nice. I'm a Cali boy in Texas, and I miss the ocean.
Six Clues Palin is Running For PresidentThis is PRECISELY the way that we must -- and will -- use this powerful new campaign tool to elect President Palin.-- snip --
06/30/2011 06:22 PM
I told her that if the Undefeated came anywhere near here I would take her to see it.
She had no idea what I was talking about..never heard of the movie.
I gave her a brief synopsis and then reiterated that I would pay for her ticket and she said she would love to see it.
Very good news! And yes, a great campaign tool.
:o)
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