Posted on 04/16/2010 10:56:20 AM PDT by EveningStar
An event set for June 5 on the campus of Wilkes Community College, featuring speeches by former first lady Laura Bush and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has run into planning difficulties, WCC trustees were told last night during a meeting at the college's North Wilkesboro Center...
WCC officials were initially told to expect between 5,000 and 8,000 people, but that that anticipated attendance has grown to 30,0000 (sic) or 40,000...
Hagaman told board members that covering everything needed to address such a huge crowd "would require a Herculean effort for (BRERG) to pull this off safely and successfully by June 5."...
(Excerpt) Read more at journalpatriot.com ...
This is a good thing.
Deal with it. Hold it out of doors. A stadium might work.
I realize that. That's why it was unwise to choose a venue that didn't have the physical plant to support a huge turnout.
Maybe they just want to see a rock star and a former FLOTUS. :)
Bush, Palin visit raises concerns [Mrs. Bush and Gov. Palin at NC Comm. College Complete Woman Expo]
“WCC officials were initially told to expect between 5,000 and 8,000 people, but that that anticipated attendance has grown to 30,0000 (sic) or 40,000...”
Hagaman told board members that covering everything needed to address such a huge crowd “would require a Herculean effort.....”
It’s summertime! How about the local football field?!!!Sounds like WCC is looking for a reason to welsh on their deal with Laura and Sarah. Too many people would PAY to come. Excuse me?! Wasn’t the initial idea to RAISE MONEY for the college?
Oh yeah! That makes sense now. They don’t want THAT many people, or THAT MUCH money! Is this a commie-lib school?
In this case ‘Palin’s fault’. :)
If they can make accommodation for all these people I wonder what the media will say the turn out was, since it’s not being put at more than 30,000?
‘now’ being put...
Romny would have give away free beer to pull that kind of crowd.
I don’t see a conspiracy here - just short-sightedness.
That is just great! Hope you get to go!
My gosh...she is the best thing out there to counter that freak in the oval office. I look forward to her responses to his crazy and dangerous beliefs. She brings out the JERK in uhbama like no one else can. hee hee
The article says, the event is still *on*!
Oh yes! I hope you’re able to attend!
Bit of a haul but I’m surprised that small of an area has the ability to pull in both Palin and Mrs. Bush
That place is huge - it looks like 30,000 people would be no problem. And obviously it would have the parking and road system to handle the traffic. I think throwing some carpeting near the podium and some paint on the nearby structures would be the way to go.
And at the very start, say something to apologize for the accomodations. “We didn’t anticipate 30,000 GREAT AMERICANS to show up! And I think we have all had enough of the all show and no substance that has been coming from Washington lately. So let me introduce who you are really here to see - Sarah Palin and Laura Bush!!!
(P.S. - they could maybe just use some wite-out on those Busch posters!)
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat.
Our next president draws crowds...
“Wilkesboro is a small town.”
So is Searchlight.
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