In his interview with the Manteca Bulletin, author Frank Aquila predicts September 17 — Constitution Day — as the day Sarah Palin will declare her intention to run for President of the United States in 2012:
Once Palin’s staffers caught wind of the book and screened a copy, they invited Aquila out to Iowa to meet her on her coast-to-coast tour that just happens to be stopping in the key primary states where the Republican Presidential hopefuls are campaigning.
“It was awesome to get the chance to meet and talk with her. She told me that she had already signed a couple of copies of the book,” Aquila said. “That was really cool to hear. It was great to see her interacting with the crowd and the number of people that came out to see her.
“There was this moment when we were supposed to get our picture taken together but after her speech she just got mobbed backstage like a rockstar. You can tell that the people want her to run, and that she’s dedicated to putting everything out of her mind and to stay focused just to get this guy out of office.”
Aquila also had the chance to strike up a one-on-one conversation with Palin’s husband Todd, and delivered a letter to him from Pastor Mike Dillman inviting the couple out to the 2012 Memorial Day Celebration – the largest of its kind on the West Coast. Aquila said that Todd Palin seemed interested, and would forward the information along to see if it can be worked out.
Based on the knowledge he’s accumulated and what he’s learned about the news cycle, Aquila even thinks he knows when Palin will declare her candidacy – September 17 – which just happens to be Constitution Day. It’ll be far enough after September 11 to not get drowned out and not early enough in the year to compete with parents that are getting their kids ready to go back to school.
“It’s Constitution Day, so it would be very fitting for her to announce that she’s going to run for President on that day – I’d be really surprised if she didn’t announce then,” said Aquila – a self-taught political activist that champions causes that he believes in. “She’s the only one with any backbone that can go stand up to the corrupt forces in Washington D.C. and not back down.”
Visit the Manteca Bulletin to read the full interview.