Flat-out Sarah
2/8/2010
TIM UNRUH
Mindi Davidson was “quite nervous” at the thought of meeting Sarah Palin Friday night, but she wasn’t daunted long.
“Once you start talking to her, it’s like talking to someone that you’ve known forever,” Davidson said.
Sharing the head table at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, Davidson found she has a lot in common with Palin, despite her being a national Republican icon, former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate.
Before Palin took command of the packed Salina Bicentennial Center arena — about 6,000 in attendance — she engaged in “mainly just family” talk with Davidson, the marketing officer and human resources administrator at First Bank Kansas in Salina. She was at the head table with her husband, Todd Davidson, an attorney with Hampton and Royce law offices in Salina. Todd is chairman-elect of the chamber board.
Mindi Davidson sat next to Palin’s 8-year-old daughter, Piper, one of Palin’s five children.
For more on those who got to talk to Palin, read reporter Tim Unruh's story in Tuesday's Salina Journal.
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Its a flat out lie that Palin lowered taxes in Wasilla - I know because I live there. As for spending, one of the first things she did as mayor was order a $70,00, yes, $70,000 make-over of her mayoral office in tiny Wasilla Alaska. I do hope this ignorant woman tries to run for the highest office and we all get another chance to hear her in an interview. She'll be exposed again as a lying, no-nothing. Again, she's only interested in money so keep those speaking fees coming her way.
2/8/2010
Ben S. says....
I work with brilliant people from several countries, in different fields of work, in both academic and non-academic settings who I feel like I've known forever. All of these people, whom I feel like I've known forever, would drive our country into the ground if they were president. They would probably think I would too, if asked, and I wouldn't mind. We need people with ideas to fix things, not people who seize the latest media soundbite and run with it with notes scribbled on their hands (Palin referred to Obama as a lawyer with a teleprompter, when she had notes scribbled on her hands at the Tea Party convention). Only then will things be better.
2/8/2010
Larry says....
Sara Palin does not have the qualities or experience necessary to be the President of the United States.
She was the Governor of Alaska and when things got tough she quit and give up.
How could someone like this possible handle the problems we have in Washington D.C.?
The reason we have bad politicians is because the American people don't understand politics or what's needed to find a good politician. Instead they look for the movie star image instead of the qualities the human being posses.
Ask yourself this question which politician (including Sara Palin) has presented any kind of a workable PLAN that they intend to implement when in office? They have no plan its just business as usual and Sara is no exception.
People need to stop getting so emotional and start thinking in practical term or we will never be able to restore the Republic.
2/8/2010
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Changed.... says....
I have to disagree with Larry. I was at the Chamber's meeting Friday night. I think she has some GREAT ideas that could certainly be implemented. Things like living within our means. If you can't afford it don't have it, use it, buy it, etc. The problem with that is that 95% of the population doesn't do that with their own money, so why would they care what they did with others' money?? I think she has some awesome ideas and, if she could enforce them, could probably repair a lot of the damage done in the past to our government.
2/8/2010
says....
Its a flat out lie that Palin lowered taxes in Wasilla - I know because I live there. As for spending, one of the first things she did as mayor was order a $70,00, yes, $70,000 make-over of her mayoral office in tiny Wasilla Alaska. I do hope this ignorant woman tries to run for the highest office and we all get another chance to hear her in an interview. She'll be exposed again as a lying, no-nothing. Again, she's only interested in money so keep those speaking fees coming her way.
2/8/2010
Ben S. says....
I work with brilliant people from several countries, in different fields of work, in both academic and non-academic settings who I feel like I've known forever. All of these people, whom I feel like I've known forever, would drive our country into the ground if they were president. They would probably think I would too, if asked, and I wouldn't mind. We need people with ideas to fix things, not people who seize the latest media soundbite and run with it with notes scribbled on their hands (Palin referred to Obama as a lawyer with a teleprompter, when she had notes scribbled on her hands at the Tea Party convention). Only then will things be better.
2/8/2010
Larry says....
Sara Palin does not have the qualities or experience necessary to be the President of the United States.
She was the Governor of Alaska and when things got tough she quit and give up.
How could someone like this possible handle the problems we have in Washington D.C.?
The reason we have bad politicians is because the American people don't understand politics or what's needed to find a good politician. Instead they look for the movie star image instead of the qualities the human being posses.
Ask yourself this question which politician (including Sara Palin) has presented any kind of a workable PLAN that they intend to implement when in office? They have no plan its just business as usual and Sara is no exception.
People need to stop getting so emotional and start thinking in practical term or we will never be able to restore the Republic.
2/8/2010
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