Going Rogue at Fort Hood
Governor Palin was at the enormous Army base in Fort Hood, Texas last night to sign copies of Going Rogue. As expected, she was very well-received. Jeremy Schwartz, of American-Statesmen, was there and wrote the following:
Chants of "Sarah!" filled the air, the strains of Kid Rock poured from the speakers, and a large crowd, dressed mostly in civilian clothes, stood on their chairs and clutched cell phones and pocket cameras.
Sarah Palin's book tour rolled through Fort Hood on Friday night, with the former Republican vice-presidential candidate getting an adoring welcome from hundreds of fans waiting to get their copies of "Going Rogue" signed.
The first well-wishers arrived at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, nearly 24 hours before Palin's tour bus would reach Killeen, and numerous fans braved frigid morning temperatures before they were let into Fort Hood's Clear Creek Post Exchange, a mall-like building.
"It was awesome!" said 15-year-old Abigale Elg, whose father, a soldier with the 1st Cavalry Division, is stationed at Fort Hood.
Abigale's mother, Michelle Crutchley, said the visit was important for soldiers and their families in the wake of the Nov. 5 shootings.
"It kind of calms and eases our spirits a little, knowing she's not afraid to come to Fort Hood," she said. "It keeps our soldiers motivated."
Sgt. Maj. Jason Geis of the 1st Army Division West applauded Palin for donating royalties from books bought at the event to the families affected by the shootings.
"I think it says a lot that she came here in the aftermath," he said. "I'm just really proud to be able to shake her hand in person."
Palin did not address the crowd or media, except to thank soldiers and their families.
"My heart is with every military mom, dad, spouse, child, grandparent," she wrote on her Facebook page before coming to Fort Hood.
Read the rest here. The following video was shot last night at Fort Hood:
Governor Palin has a book signing this morning in Fairfax, Virginia followed by her appearance tonight at the Gridiron dinner.
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our own Bill in Baltimore is there in Fairfax today. C4P is thinking of you Bill.
Glad to see Todd finally caught up to his wife!
Good Morning!
Good morning, Doug!! Thanks for your many fine posts over the last two weeks or so--I am trying to catch up. BTW, I wonder what would happen if your Browns played my Raiders right now...not pretty; still, there is always hope.
Take care!
Brianus
Cool!! Have a great time, Bill!!!!!
dont know if it was mentioned but governor had short but cute twitter on leaving tx for va
Brianus,
The Browns are so bad this year that the last I heard, tomorrow's game isn't even sold out, meaning the game won't be on TV locally. I can't remember the last time that happened!
<span><span>Leave chilly TX(poor evidence of global warming today)4 Virginia event&speech tonite n DC;Glad Todd got 2 lv construction project 2 join us!</span> <span><span>about 2 hours ago</span> <span>from TwitterBerry</span> </span></span>
<span><span>FtHood was absolute BEST last nite;resilient,proud soldiers & their supporters give encouragement 2 others facing tough challenges;God bless</span> <span><span>about 2 hours ago</span> <span>from TwitterBerry</span> </span></span><span><span>Left Dallas book event;most participants' shout-outs were reminders to tell Ft.Hood soldiers how appreciated they are! We head to FtHood now</span> <span><span>about 16 hours ago</span> <span>from TwitterBerry</span> </span></span><span><span>GOP Chair Steele great msg re yestrdy's Job Summit;asks Prez 2 buckle down&work Commonsense Conservative solutions 4 jobs: no Stimulus Redux</span> <span><span>about 24 hours ago</span> <span>from TwitterBerry</span> </span></span><span><span>Flying 2 Dallas now where bus meets us 2 get early start tomrrw w 1000s of good Texans who are lot like Alaskans:independent/bold/patriotic</span> <span><span>8:44 PM Dec 3rd</span> <span>from TwitterBerry</span> </span></span>
Doug, you guys are experiencing the shame of Raider land right now: games in Oakland are frequently not sold out...a far cry from the days when every game was sold out, and there was a waiting list for season tickets. Davis NEVER should have gone to LA!!
Brianus
Yahoo slide show
Some great picks and some not so great form "Going Rogue"
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Sarah-Palin/ss/events/pl/082908govsarahpalin#photoViewer=/091205/480/ec463a36b1654c3c80e7d8669c76c183
Same thing here. Every Brown's game was always sold out regardless of who we played or weather or whatever. I feel for all those ticket scalper dudes who usually stand down on the lakefront selling tickets!
It's great to see Todd back on the scene with her.
I am so excited for you Bill and Mrs. BiB!!!! Have a great time and let us know how it was!
Yea Bill!
Sarah 2012!
Good morning.
I was glad to see Todd with her at Ft. Hood yesterday.
Perfect timing once again. It was so appropriate that he was there, adding his support for the Ft. Hood community.
I loved the excitement of that lady in the video who said, "She's going to be our next President!" Hallelujah and Amen lady!!
yep. been following him on twitter...
he is TheSarahReport there. and he hopefully has his wristband by now.
His last few tweets...
<span>TheSarahReport <span> </span><span>got a couple hrs sleep. very cold. slight rain. only 3 more hrs to go 4 wrist band. woorth it</span><span><span>about 4 hours ago</span> <span>from mobile web</span></span></span>
<span>TheSarahReport <span> </span><span>made 1st group of 100. i see the door but still outside. rainy. crowd of maybe 500.</span><span><span>about 2 hours ago</span> <span>from mobile web</span></span></span>
The grassroots base she has already shown here is overwhelming? Who else at this point has this type of support? Pawlenty? Romney? I think not. It will be helpful not only when it comes to election day, but it will be useful tool in fundraising.
to escort her to dinner tonight!!
I loe my brown's, but they would unquestionably lose any game right now! Even against my old high school team, I think!
loe= love
Yes, Amen!!!!!
ok why can I not see the next page of comments???????
I think Huck is completely out of the picture.
Is there a good timeline as to when Sarah finished last night and when she arrived in DC?
Another ethics complaint.......ughhhh!!!! McCloud must had been feeling lonely.
THIS IS ONLY BOLSTERING PALIN'S ARGUMENT!!!!!
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/70739-palin-to-face-another-ethics-battle
More pictures of Sarah at Fort Hood, as well as a rather positive article about the money she raised while there. http://www.examiner.com/x-30890-Sarah-Palin-Examiner~y2009m12d5-Palin-receives-warm-welcome-at-Fort-Hood#
Good day, all. God bless.
The videos and print accounts of Sarah's stops at both Plano and Ft. Hood, TX are yet more evidence of the undeniable verity:
Sarah loves America, and America loves Sarah.
She is truly lovely in every way.
Hey, Brianus: nice to see you reappear, friend.
And sorry for the 'drive-by' greeting. Need to go do some Saturday errands. Have fun, all.
Very happy for BinB and all others at the Fairfax, VA event.
Indeed, my friend, she is lovely in every way. There is a mysterious, intimate bond in man/woman between the body and the soul, of course. I think Sarah is more beautiful now than she was in her twenties precisely because of the many moral tests she has faced, and passed triumphantly. Her soul radiates from and through her face...and especially through those incomparable eyes!!!
God bless,
Brianus
I agree.
Huck the schmuck was on F&F this morning pointing fingers again.
IMO, he is not doing himself any good.
He made a serious error in judgement.
I'm sure he has anguish from it and wants to do something for those families.
Politically though, he will now be an easy target.
The Ft. Hood stop sounds like it went off really well. I love that she gave every soldier a hug. That sounds exactly like her.
Yes, she was "our" Sarah from the first hours after McCain chose her. No one conferred the title on her; it was something true and accurate and real per se. To this day she is OUR Sarah!! I thought of her this way from the first minutes and hours...I soon realized that millions shared my sentiments exactly!!
Exactly like her, manajordan...Amen!!
Absolutely, Sarah has tundraroots support, that's what I like to call it, like no other!
is this andrea person on drugs or something? I hope the AG for Alaska sharply rebukes this nonsense, every state including Alaska is wanting to not waste money on crap like this.
I hope the AG has a very sharp response to this lunatic nutjob!
He would have been strong competition for Sarah Palin in a primary, but I seriously doubt he will run now.
The falafel lady is bored again?
This is NOTHING compared to the Detroit Lions. Sigh...in class we make bets on how far the Lions will lose this year. Hey, they did win what, 2? Geez, maybe 3.
Brianus, I forgot how poetic you are...only you can write like that. I'm sure that others here will agree with me. You know, I've always kind of imagined you as this wise sage or something...by the grace of God of course ;)
Andrea is D2M. She needs to go to "Camp Cupcake" for a couple of years to be straightened out. (FYI, where Martha Stewart spent her time)
Nice smackdowns by the commenters!
it snowed in Texas when Sarah was here in Texas (I wish I could have gone to see her). And from what I see on weather.com, it looks like it is snowing in VA today.
It hasn't snowed an inch here in MI. Usually there's at least 5 inches now. That darn global warming...sarc/
Huck is toast; the Dems would fry him thoroughly. He's one less contender for Sarah to beat: God works in mysterious ways!
Wherever Sarah Palin goes, she brings light and life, because she carries within her the Holy Spirit of God, Who is love and life and light.
It is VERY moving that she fearlessly went to Fort Hood, and generously donated to the shooting victims' families the proceeds of the books sold there.
God bless Sarah Palin and her wonderful family.
Why do I keep getting just 5 posts on here???
Speaking of numbers (yep, it said "5 comments" again for me, too):
The reporter said that Sarah had sold over 1,000,000 of her books so far.
Is that the most recent count? Does anyone know how many books have been sold actually?
I had the same problem. I deleted all my temp files and it corrected the problem for now. I think it may have something to do with memory.
Is that possible - for any one to catch up to her?
How many books do you have to sell to hand over a check for $10,000.00? If Gov. Palin signed 2 thousand books that would not cover 10 thousand dollars?
watch out, Mountain Mama, I hear that Al Gore has demanded a recount!!!
I was thinking about you a lot last evening and re-read the post you sent me on Health Care on that pink site. I was telling my wife that I miss your comments.
with the money that Sarah raised in Richland, WA, her presence has drawn in about $30,000 for charity in the past week. I think we are on to something here
What about this for an idea... at all her events she encourages attendees to bring cans for food for a local food bank and/or collect money in a kettle for the Salvation Army LIke at Christmastime (the kettles must gather dust all year)?
Her footprint could be the news in the local paper about how much was donated. Think of how much she could bring in at events like the one in Salinas, Kansas, with 5000 tickets already sold.
Hey people with Sarah's team, do you read this comments?
I saw Sarah ! and Todd and Chuck
She looked awesome and spoke to me with her attention.
See additional comments on Sat Open Thread, around page 5 I think.
More late tonight
Snowy DC too. :-)
There's almost a mystical bond that she has with her supporters and it's the easiest thing in the world for her to keep it going. She's just has to be her! Never seen anything like it. This is nothing like the pre-packaged, Madison Ave. image consultant, practice in front of the mirror, media hyped, bus 'em in enthusiasm O had <span>Once</span>. When people meet her it's both the thrill of a lifetime, and like meeting someone you've known forever--and there numbers are GROWING! It's scaring the Beltway<span> to death </span>.
The lady who gave her the necklace and bracelet was typical. It's something she'd do for her daughter or niece.
She's the biggest force by far in politics today. Obama's an overexposed flash in the pan. The Left, RINO's, Repub machine hacks, etc. see her and The Doors 'The End' starts playing in their heads.
Look at that Sarah! She gets to have all the fun.
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Oh man I love the picture of her w/a hat on in the snow!
Hopefully I get to shake Sarah's hand tomorrow in Sioux Falls, SD. It's a 4 hour drive for me, and I will leave early in the morning. It would be nice to shake Sarah's hand, but I'm sure I'll be late for the line. But you know what? That's okay. Really I'm content to just be there and be one of the many in the crowd to cheer and wave at the bus if that's all it turns out to be.
I have my little cards all ready to pass out to people in line. They turned out really nice (thanks for the idea, Mrs. Terry Johnson!). One side has a moose that says with one of those balloons, "Let's Go Rogue with Sarah" - the other side I put all the logos for C4P, Facebook, Twitter, Team Sarah, and SarahPac. Maybe that will help spread the word on this great site. I will be a "community organizer" of sorts, just like Mrs. Terry Johnson ;)
Wish me luck. I will be sure to dress very warm like an eskimo because it's really, really cold here!
For those that have not met Mountain Mama, she was one of the moderators on Adam Brickley's original Palin website. I respect her comments more than any of you could understand.
<span>There's almost a mystical bond that she has with her supporters and it's the easiest thing in the world for her to keep it going. She's just has to be her! Never seen anything like it. This is nothing like the pre-packaged, Madison Ave. image consultant, practice in front of the mirror, media hyped, bus 'em in enthusiasm O had <span>Once</span>. When people meet her it's both the thrill of a lifetime, and like meeting someone you've known forever--and their numbers are GROWING! It's scaring the Beltway<span> to death </span>.
The lady who gave her the necklace and bracelet was typical. It's something she'd do for her daughter or niece.
She's the biggest force by far in politics today. Obama's an overexposed flash in the pan stooge. The Left, RINO's, Repub machine hacks, etc. see her and The Doors 'The End' starts playing in their heads.
Look at that Sarah! She gets to have all the fun.
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You live in DC? I'll be there in DC in Feb on a class trip.
Well, Raiders, Browns, Lions, we are all pretty much in football hell right now--BTW. as I noted on another thread, it's good to see you again, Emily. I have been in and out in recent weeks, so I don't know how long you've been back!!! God bless!!!
I love it, Lipstick!!! God bless you...and all of Texas!!
Fafalel LAdy must have read the book and was upset by the lack of attention that she got.
LAdy=Lady
Isn't MOA closer to you? She will be there soon.
LOL!!! Thanks so much, Emily. It is so good to see you again. God bless you always!!
I drove 4 hours to see Sarah in Richland. :^)
Thanks so much, Emily. It is good to see you again. God bless you always. I probably don't look like much of a sage, wise or otherwise, when I am in my Oakland Raiders gear!!
Amen!!! Splendid, Mountain Mama!!! God bless!!
Awesome, Bill!!! I saw your comments on the open thread, and responded there. I can't wait for more. God bless!!
Good luck, Chillin!! Have fun!!!
Beautiful, Mark, right on!!! Thanks and God bless!
Brianus
Sarah enters the MA Dem. Senate primary race for The Kennedy Family Seat.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2009/12/06/and_down_the_stretch_they_come/
page 2
MOA is an hour closer, but it's Monday and I can't get it off. Totally bummed because my daughter lives in Minneapolis and said she'd go too. NOW, this was definately a shock because she's an Obama supporter. She did ask to borrow my second copy of Going Rogue when she was home for Thanksgiving!!! Hopefully she's reading it.
Sarah and the publisher are giving 100% over publishers cost, probably. Maybe $10/book or so?
Big time gift. Not "part of the proceeds" like many do.
A bus from Fargo ND is going. A regional event. Have fun.
I did hear on "The Flag" radio station they were doing that, I forgot! Perhaps I should go tonight and get a hotel room??? I see that no wrist bands are going to passed out until 7:00 a.m. (Event at 6:30 p.m.)
So where in DC iis tonight's Grid Iron Dinner held? Also, who besides ol' Barney will be in attendance?
You live in DC? I'm going to DC in Feb over mid-winter break with fellow students.
They said "her royalties". This would be whatever % she is recieving for each book sold.
He has had 20-some years to practice......
The non-perishable food items for local foodbanks/churchs/charities is an <span>EXCELLENT</span> idea! With Christmas coming on a 'Toys-for-Tots' or warm clothing in all these areas she is going with atypical cold/snow would also be good.....
defendAmerica, thanks for re-posting my tweets !
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