“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
Posted on 07/25/2009 8:57:39 AM PDT by RobinMasters
WASILLA, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin kicked off the first of three picnics marking her departure from office with a hometown tribute to the troops and an elbow at the news media.
Speaking before a friendly crowd at a park here Friday night, two days before she resigns, Palin invoked her soldier son to assure supporters that she is not downcast over the political frustrations that are prompting her to quit before her term is up.
She told the hundreds gathered in a military “Honor Garden” that she wanted to “do something… more worthy than speaking politics” before sharing a story about a reporter who had asked her about how she handles difficult days.
“I said, ‘Oh no,’ it is not a down day – my son called this week from Iraq,” Palin recalled, referring to her son, Track, an Army enlistee. “He is safe, he is sound. It is always a good day when my son calls.”
Interrupting the applause, Palin said: “I wish that some in the media would keep things like that in perspective, what is really important in our country. And what is important is our freedoms, America’s security, our liberty.”
Later, citing military families that have lost loved ones, she again drew loud applause by saying: “Let us continue to love our country, be proud of our country, never apologize for our country.”
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God Bless Her. Hoping great things come from her in the “near” future.
How they fear her...
I would crawl naked through broken glass to cast my vote for this woman.
If she is a major force in winning back either the House or Senate or both this 2010 election, then her future is unstoppable!
I love and admire Sarah. It is pathetic that her simple words of love and respect for our country and the troops are so hard to find from our “representatives” these days!
Garbage title. This marks the End of the Beginning!
I’d swim through lava. My ashes will then cast the vote for Palin. ROFL
Compare to Obama who flies all over the world apologizing for the USA (idiot), but then when he runs his mouth without the facts can only "recalibrate his words" (weasel).
[How they fear her...]
What they fear is normalcy. She doesn’t have to fake anything, which gives her an immense advantage.
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
“I have nothing to hide!”
And posting her birth certificate and other vital records, proving that in the event she seeks higher office, everyone can be assured she is in fact a Natural Born Citizen.
LOL!
If Palin is not on the ballot in 2012 I will write in her name.
God bless her!
I think a part of the Media’s dislike of her comes from the McCain Campaign which so thoroughly kept her from the press, even canceling interviews that she had for the day she was announced. Because of that, the beat reporters took offense, and the damage was done. Its too bad really. But you can’t ever go back, just keep going forward! She really is an example of simply keeping an eye on the ball and things that really matter in life. I really hope she runs for higher office!!! I really do!
bttt
2012 - Time For A Real American!!!
I love her choice of reading.
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