Palin visit to Roanoke still on ("Web site glitch" blamed for CANCELLED message)

Roanoke Times ^ | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Katelyn Polantz

[hemogoblin]

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s book-signing event slated for Sunday in Roanoke has not been canceled by the publisher, despite online and local media reports to the contrary.

Deanna Lemburg, Barnes & Noble regional community relations manager, said the confusion arose because of a glitch in the store’s computer system. The store had rescheduled the event’s start time to 10 a.m. from noon and had to take down the original posting.

[hemogoblin]

Follow up to my posting of last night

[jdsteel]

I expect more of these “mistakes” to try to keep the crowds as artificially low as possible.

[jaydubya2]

I was going to go to Grand Rapids to see her (two hours away) but I checked and they say people have been lining up since 4AM for the 6PM signing!

[numberonepal]

I am a lead developer on one of the nations largest web sites with 60 million visits per month. There are NO glitches like this - ever. This was intentional.

[IM2MAD]

I hope people take pictures and post them. Might be as much fun as the 9/12 pictures.

[jaydubya2]

http://www.freep.com/article/20091118/NEWS06/91118012/1319/Hundreds-line-up-for-Palin-in-Grand-Rapids

It was 4:55 when the first cheer went up.

“Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!”

And that’s 4:55 this morning when the thermometer had dipped into the 30s. But the 500 or so people in line didn’t mind the sleepless night or the cold.

“What she represents is what we’re standing in line for,” said Robin Case, 44, of Traverse City, who set up a chair and sleeping bag at 9 p.m. Tuesday to make sure she got the chance to meet Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate. “She’s real and she’s standing up for what we believe in.”

By 7 a.m., the line had swelled to more than 1,500 people as Barnes & Noble employees wrapped orange wristbands around Palin fans' wrists.

[dusttoyou]

No one, at least no one here, has any doubt that the same Barney and uNoble libs did this intentionally at some level of their org as the one’s hiding conservative books in their stores.

[presently no screen name]

OMG!! How can one person do all that signing! Thanks for the update - this is truly amazing.

[presently no screen name]

Thanks for that! B&N strikes again - I see it hasn’t changed.

[presently no screen name]

Or the Left is pulling their usual games

YOU ARE RIGHT!!!! Look here!

[who knows what evil?]

No one, at least no one here, has any doubt that the same Barney and uNoble libs did this intentionally at some level of their org as the one’s hiding conservative books in their stores.

B & N will take that conservative money to keep those paychecks coming though, won't they?

[dusttoyou]

A good reason top stay out of B&N. Let the libs support their agenda.

[HokieMom]

Down the road a bit:

Danville TEA Party cancels effigy burning

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/TEAGAT17_20091117-071802/306266/

“News of the event quickly spread online to national news outlets, blogs and even Comedy Central. The effigy burning is ‘definitely ruled out’ for the future, Coleman said, but the intention was to teach ‘a history lesson’ and compare the event to the birth of the Sons of Liberty after the 1765 Stamp Act.”