I’m pretty sure the issue is not political from the installation’s point of view - it’s an issue of commercial solicitation, in that she’s there to make money. There are rules regarding access to a military installation for commercial purposes that have to be complied with. And it’s been long enough since I’ve had to do a legal review on such a request that I haven’t the foggiest what the standards are anymore.
Colonel, USAFR
You make a good point. I hadn’t thought about the sales permit aspect of it. Although I do remember wandering the aisles and hallways of PX complexes and seeing sales reps for different products....encyclopedias come to mind...that did require the special permit.
I wonder, though, if one would need a special permit to represent a book that would already be on sale at the PX bookstore in the first place. The bookstore’s already there. The book is already there. It’s not like the encyclopedias, a real sales pressure type offering that is not normally carried by the PX.
It’s more like the lady from Kraft foods in the chip dip section of the commissary offering tastes of the product to get you to buy what’s already there. I’m betting that lady doesn’t need the special permit.
Honestly, on reflection I can’t think of a good reason to deny speaking in North Carolina if she can speak in Alaska. As someone said earlier, though, she doesn’t seem to mind this, so why should I?
I’m not a Palin-bot in any case.