Palin isn't your ordinary tow the repub party line political; probably what I like best about her. She also won't burn her bridges to the repubs as she knows it's the only way to change things for the better.
I've seen Palin take stands that I never thought she would consider supporting; because she as she said it was the right thing to do. That sure tells me something very good (as you say character) too about Palin. She was also the first political up here to ever stand up to big oil; tell them who was running the show.
I truly believe Palin is the only political out there who would make the controversial decisions needed (come what may) to save our Country from complete bankruptcy.
The media tries their best to degrade Palin but I believe America sees the truth; I know Alaska does; I wish she was still our Governor.
I've posted a bunch of times on FR about things I have seen occur in Ak that also showed Palin's makeup as a person. A little over a year back, our rural community got flooded at ice out on the Yukon. Water came up 40 some foot, ice come crunching in 150 yards; took out tele poles, 300 year old trees down to the dirt, and smashed around 30-40 buildings or they floated away. Now these sort of disasters bring out the politicals for election campaign posters. I watched the Dem phony Tony Knowles spend 20 minutes after an 7.9 shaker on Nov 3rd 2002; taking picts with his arm consoling Grandma Katy John; the picts were on his re-election mailers; big hit with the Indians. Well, after our flood, Sarah Palin showed up by herself, no film crew. She walked around the town talking to everybody. Now we live in a split community, Indians live a few miles out of town, they don't want to live around White People actually (try to save their culture). The Old Indian Village was washed away, so the Indians were out the new Village in tents. We lived between the two villages; I've always got along with the Indians; never looked down on them as many Whites do. Anyway, after Palin met everybody in the town, she asked how do I get out to the Indian Village. Well our road was washed out and covered with ice blocks 40 feet high. Us Whites and Indians who lived out that way were using a swamp bog atv trail to get to town and back for like 2 months. It was in bad shape pretty quick (winch time). So when Palin asked how to get to the Indian Village, people told her she needed a 4 wheeler. Palin borrowed an ATV, threw an old coat over her good clothes, and went out the trail to meet with the Indians. Now that's how down to earth Palin really is. The Indians really appreciated her showing up mud and all.
People may laugh, but Palin taking that 4 wheeler out that mud bog trail told me something about her character too; the kind of person I want running the show.
People may laugh, but Palin taking that 4 wheeler out that mud bog trail told me something about her character too; the kind of person I want running the show.
I'm not laughing. I'm extremely impressed and humbled by reading the story you related about her meeting the Indians in the middle of nowhere, by herself. No TV. No film crew. No reporters. No photo op.
That's what a real leader does.
I hope that when her campaign for 2012 begins, that people like you who have witnessed Sarah Palin in these sterling moments will come forward and tell your stories to the nation. She certainly won't. She's built better than that.