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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I would take a bullet for that woman.
Yes, it's important that the rest of the world likes us.
I know, right? The lava sounded kind of exciting.
You take the bullet...I’ll grab the grenade and wrap my body around it if only to shield the babies: Trig and Tripp.
only if I could apply Vasaline to my lips and tongue.
If I’m still alive, I’ll grab Piper, hoist her on my back and lowcrawl to safety.
Thanks, but I've never held elected office. Oh. Reagan. Right...
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