A Pitbull Party
September 22, 2008
I went with my wife today to a Sarah Palin event. It was hot…and I mean brutally hot. There were 25,000 people there and every single one of them wanted to be up front, including my wife. A little back story…
My wife is a HUGE Palin fan. I mean huge. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, just giving you some perspective. We have been in Florida on vacation and we found out Palin was going to be here so we HAD to go see her. We drove 2.5 hours, stood in the 95 degree Florida sunshine for 7 hours, and enjoyed the aroma of 25,000 people while waiting for Sarah to speak.
The event was at an old folk’s community so there were people falling out left and right, which got us closer to the stage (is that wrong?). This place was like Donald Trump’s retirement home: there was a Barnes & Noble, Jos. A. Banks, and a plastic surgeon on the property. What surprised me was it seemed like the whole place were Republicans. I thought most old folks were Dem’s, anyway…Sarah finally came out and the place went nuts. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much excitement for a Republican candidate. This lady draws some serious crowds.
She spoke for about 30 minutes on the economy, oil independence, and values. She really is a great speaker. The highlight of the day was when my wife got to talk to her. I think she will be walking on clouds for a while. I am so glad that she is involved in politics. I couldn’t imagine being married to someone that doesn’t know the difference between a primary and a general election.
All in all it was a great day for my wife…which means a spectacular day for me.
What an awesome husband I have to drive a total of 5 hours, suffer through a sweltering 7 hours of standing in the beaming sun packed like sardines, while we’re on vacation! By the way it was more like 60,000+ people there!! And yes, I will remember this day and this vacation forever!!