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SNIP Fox 29's Chris O'Connell was coming into work and would up with several local media types who walked into the historical area with Palin. This brief cellphone video shows Palin walking with reporters and a few tourists. SNIP

Since Palin and her team won’t share where the potential candidate is headed, reporters and producers have little choice but to simply stay close to Palin’s bus. This has resulted in scenes of the Palin bus tooling down the highway followed by a caravan of 10 or 15 vehicles – including a massive CNN bus – all trying to make sure they don’t lose sight of the Palin bus. It adds up to a dangerous situation, says CBS News Producer Ryan Corsaro. “I just hope to God that one of these young producers with a camera whose bosses are making...

The greatest puppet show going on the in the US today is the one being managed by Sarah Palin. The stage is occupied by politicians, pundits and reporters. As she pulls the strings, no matter what she says or does, she fires up the speculation. And she is literally driving them up the wall.

Dozens of press sweat it out in front of the Liberty Bell this morning waiting for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and two representatives from Pennsylvania's Democratic Party showed up to feed them. Holding a large paper bag, they offered soft pretzels to members of the media, saying, "You must be tired." ABC News did not take a pretzel. But perhaps the fuel would have been good. Moments later, about two dozen members of the press sprinted accross (sic) the lawn of the Liberty Bell monument after someone thought they saw the mythical bus. It was actually a city bus...

I'm standing by the reporters, she went in quietly, they asked if she can beat Obama, they said she gave along answer. Also they asked if she likes keeping them guessing.

Dillsburg, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Todd Palin told a handful of reporters Tuesday that his wife will decide on her own whether or not to seek the presidency. He is not pushing her one way or the other, he said. But he emphasized that if the former Alaska governor does choose to embark on another national campaign, he and their children will be ready. "This family has been tested," Palin said. "When people talk about how she was just plucked up out of Wasilla, you have to look at her career. Every step in her career is another step for the...

Reporter Scott Conroy of Real Clear Politics just asked Sarah Palin on her 'One Nation' bus tour if she supports Ethanol subsides or not and she said 'NOT' RealClearScott Palin says she does NOT support ethanol subsidies. 10 minutes ago FYI - since many were curious about her stance on the subject, which some voters see as a critical judgement on a candidate on how they answer that question

<p>Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Sarah Palin pulled a clever bait and switch on reporters in Gettysburg on Tuesday, as her “One Nation” bus tour rolls into its third day.</p> <p>The Palin family and a few members of her staff snuck out of their hotel early, leaving their flashy bus behind in the hotel parking lot to give reporters chasing her the impression that she was still readying for the day.</p>

Andy Barr Gets the “Who” Very Wrong in His Rolling Thunder Coverage Posted on May 30 2011 - 4:40 AM - Posted by: Stacy Drake Andy Barr offered us another fine example of excellence in journalism during his coverage of the Rolling Thunder event on Sunday, in Washington DC. He writes in the first paragraph (emphasis): Only one advance staffer was on hand to wrangle the fans and reporters hoping to get close to the former vice presidential nominee, who arrived at Sunday’s Rolling Thunder rally on a motorcycle driven by her daughter Willow. Wait, what?Willow Palin is 16 years...

With a lot of media attention, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin visited the nation’s capital over the weekend to kick off a bus tour, in which she will visit various national landmarks. But some see the trip as a campaign stunt for a possible 2012 presidential campaign. On Monday’s “Special Report,” syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer offered his thoughts on the bus tour, but admitted he wasn’t clear on what was motivating it. “I don’t know – it’s more eccentric than usual, this event,” Krauthammer said. “She says she is going around to highlight ‘the foundation of the country.’ I don’t...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is rumbling into the parking lot of the Pentagon on the back of a motorcycle as she starts an East Coast bus tour.</p> <p>Wearing black from head to toe, the Republicans' 2008 vice presidential nominee stopped at a thousands-strong motorcycle ride from the Pentagon to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Palin, who is mulling a White House run, was joined by her family.</p>

Sarah Palin joined the ROLLING THUNDER ride today in Washington DC. It looks like she was a hit.

Thousands of motorcycles poured into the D.C.-area today for Rolling Thunder, an annual event drawing motorcycle enthusiasts from across the country. The massive collection of motorcycle riders is descending on Washington in memory of the thousands of prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War.

By now you’ve probably guessed that I’m a libertarian, and I have a “policy crush” on Ron Paul. I love, love, love him. Unfortunately, he’s a better candidate on paper– in the many, many books he’s written on the economy, foreign policy and sound money–than he is in the age of TV and the 24-hour news cycle. He’s whip smart, and has enormous integrity. But slick, he is not.So while Ron Paul will always be my first choice in terms of policy, when it comes to charisma and crowd appeal (and the ability to make Lefty heads explode), I’m a...

On the second day of Sarah Palin’s family vacation/testing the waters bus tour, the former Alaska governor offered some hints about what her potential campaign might look like—and kept reporters scrambling to catch up. Greeting supporters, touring the country in a bus, jabbing at your opponent, jousting with reporters, and taking unexpected questions from people on rope lines: These things are all part of a presidential campaign. On Day 2 of Sarah Palin’s bus tour she did all of that and still stayed coy about whether she would run. On Monday, Palin toured historical sites around Washington, D.C., with her...

Sarah Palin scurried around Gettysburg like a mouse Monday in a large bus built to gather attention as media, supporters and interested people chased her like cats. Rumors began to fly on Friday that the former Alaska governor, former vice presidential candidate and possible candidate for president would stop in Gettysburg on her One Nation bus tour. Palin stopped in Washington, D.C. Saturday and Sunday and headed to Mount Vernon and Fort McHenry early Monday. No one seems to know where a rumor originated from that claimed Palin would appear at the Pennsylvania Monument on the Gettysburg National Military Park,...

Just when you thought the Republican presidential field was getting set, up pops the most mischievous force in American politics, Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor — the real deal this time, not actress Julianne Moore channeling her for the filming in Maryland of the movie "Game Change" — dropped by Ft. McHenry on Monday in a non-campaign stop in her non-campaign bus on her (wink wink) non-campaign tour of the East Coast, which ends, in what must be pure coincidence, in the first primary state, New Hampshire. While in Baltimore, according to a Los Angeles Times reporter who was...

GETTYSBURG — Sarah Palin promised reporters on Monday night that if she runs for president, she will break from the usual approaches taken by presidential hopefuls. “Oh, it would definitely be unconventional and nontraditional, knowing us,” Ms. Palin told a small scrum of reporters outside her hotel a few minutes from the Gettysburg battlefield. The impromptu question-and-answer session lasted only slightly more than three minutes after the former Alaska governor stood for pictures with a few tourists before heading off with her daughter, Piper. The youngest Palin daughter looked none to happy to be delayed by the press corps, and...

Guys and Gals, Tonight my son and I went down to Gettysburg in hopes that Sarah, would eventually make her way there. We decided to try Cemetary Hill as a logical place for her visit. After a two hour drive we got there but alas there were no signs of her. So we decided to play tourist ourselves. After a bit, I got a tip she was at a local hotel. So we loaded up the car and zoomed over. There the bus was....and there was Sarah and Piper! Just 15 minutes then they left heading to "Cemetary hill". My...

SNIPShe spoke briefly with reporters and other people gathered outside her hotel and said she had no comment on whether she's running for president. She said she'll be making an appearance in Gettysburg Tuesday, but did not say where.SNIPLink to 2:09 videoNote from Kristinn on video: Unknown reporter to Palin: "Do you want the press with you on this trip?"Another unknown reporter asks, "Are you enjoying messing with our heads a little bit?"The video was posted by kharmon601.