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To: Ilaine who wrote (69902)	9/15/2008 5:14:48 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) of 74559

Hello Ilaine, Sarah Palin held a nice big pep rally in Anchorage on Saturday morning. Downtown was saturated with police and state troopers. I've never seen so much security before, but I suppose you're familiar with it being in the DC area and all. The doors opened at 7:30AM, with the program starting 2 hours later. The Wasilla High School band* warmed up the crowd while people gathered. Sarah was introduced by Lt. Governor Sean Parnell, and there were chants of "Parnell for Governor". Sarah's talk was more Alaska-oriented rather than her standard stump speech. Best sign was "Moose For Palin!" Loudest chant was "Drill Baby Drill!" Piper Palin was front and center with her grandparents in the seating behind the speaker's stand. Willow and Trig were there with Todd, but no Bristol. Afterwards Sarah and Todd shook hands and signed autographs for the home town folks. I didn't press in for an autograph, but I was only 10 feet away so I got a good look at the process. There was quite a phalanx of stern-faced Secret Service agents around her. I wonder if those uniformly severe frowns are part of their training? Here's how it looked from my position... Sarah Palin autographs signs for fans as the Secret Service keeps careful watch at the conclusion of her Farewell Rally Saturday morning September 13, 2008 at the new Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center. Daughter Willow holds her sibling Trig at right. Palin was flying out for scheduled campaigning later in the day in Nevada. *In a protest against Sarah's opposition to school sex education, one anti-Palin protester with a warped sense of humor was detained for tossing handfuls of condoms at the kids in the band. I read about this incident afterwards, so it must have happened before I got inside.

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