Posted on 12/02/2010 5:52:58 PM PST by onyx
"Come on, Sarah."
Once more, Sarah Palin came to Iowa. Once more, it was for a book signing. This time it was at the WalMart in Spirit Lake.
Again, no questions allowed by media (local or national) and no opportunities for possible 2012 caucus-goers to get close and ask what's on their minds.
Supporters -- like those standing in line today in Spirit Lake -- don't mind that. In fact, the people we saw were delighted to meet the former governor of Alaska. Palin, in an apparent great mood, joked with people in line, shook hands and even autographed one woman's boot.
But the Iowa press corps, accustomed to regular access and one-on-one interviews with White House wannabes, has grown impatient.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette writes, "Will a Mama Grizzly Maul the Caucuses?" questioning whether such a political rockstar will even bother with retail politics, even in Iowa.
Political columnist Kathie Obradovitch of the Des Moines Register is more blunt. She writes Palin cannot merely "flirt" with Hawkeye State voters.
It is early. None of the contenders for the Republican nomination have officially announced they are running. But, they've all done stints of retail politics in Iowa. All of them.
Tim Pawlenty. Mike Huckabee. Newt Gingrich. Halley Barbour. Rich Santorum. Mitt Romney.
Palin might not read the Register or the Gazette. But Iowans do.
"Maybe Later"
(Excerpt) Read more at politics.blogs.foxnews.com ...
Exactly! The folks who wanted to see her, saw her and got her autograph while they were at it!
Caucus goers - are they too special to stand in line, buy her book and get her autograph?
OR are they not really caucus goers and only pretended to be in order to talk to the reporters and reporterettes?
Precisely!
That's great! I've been to that Wal-Mart. Kinda small parking lot too!
Wish I coulda been there.
They fear her and they hate her guts and all she stands for, but they chase after her with their tongues hanging out, just drooling over the possibility that she might say or do something they can twist into a means of besmirching her.
And along the same line; today they have been salivating over the “rumor” that Todd might now do Dancing with the Stars. I hope not! Bristol? Okay. But not Todd! I hope the man has better common sense than that. I think that both he and Sarah should be above that kind of stuff. I think it would damage their brand. JMHO.
My sister said when she got there, Palin was gone but a friend told her that earlier the parking lot was packed. My sis would have liked to have gone but she wasn’t willing to stand in a line for hours.
Palin is playing the press like a fiddle.
She is 2 steps ahead of the professional political class and 3 and a half steps ahead of Romney.
Oh, Romney has quit something. He quit being a conservative to be a Mass. liberal. Now he wants to quit being a liberal to be a conservative. lol
Palin is playing the press like a fiddle.
She is 2 steps ahead of the professional political class and 3 and a half steps ahead of Romney.
Oh, Romney has quit something. He quit being a conservative to be a Mass. liberal. Now he wants to quit being a liberal to be a conservative. lol
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LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
WOW!
AWESOME photos!
Love the guy in his autographed t-shirt - “I can see Sarah Palin’s Alaska from my living room”
That smile on his face is terrific.
Also, folks sleeping in the aisles! With quilts!
http://www.globegazette.com/news/local/article_19b76fa8-fe96-11df-b851-001cc4c03286.html
“”1,000 line up for Palin’s Spirit Lake book-signing event””
Wow..is there any color that doesn’t look stunning on that woman? She has it all...probably why the catty establishment rinos and the liberal cows hate her!
GO SARAH!!
She should only give access to those news outlets that do not have an agenda to destroy her.
And she should tell the others why they can’t play.
I love it! Thanks very much!
The theme: “Maybe it’s because we’re her kind of people!”
You betcha!!
I know! Even yellow looks gorgeous on her!
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