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Sarah Palin in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS -
A frenzy of reporters, photographers, Palin supporters and curious bystanders welcomed the former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate to the Barnes and Noble at Woodland Mall in Grand Rapids.
1,000 anxious and excited Palin supporters were given wristbands to have their copies of Palin's book, "Going Rogue," signed.
The book has been the focus of national attention in the publishing world for weeks, so much so that she was interviewed by Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey.
Palin's new book was a best seller before a single copy was sold retail, and the promise that she was coming to Grand Rapids inspired hundreds of people to gather overnight for the chance to meet Sarah Palin.
The scene was like those you see when tickets go on sale for a rock star, and Palin can these days be considered a political rock star.
At one point, estimates of more than 1,300 people in line were overheard. But the hard fact is that those who waited in line for wristbands were then told they should get right back in line and spend the day waiting to meet Palin and sign their copies of her book.
The Twitterverse was buzzing as people in line sent out tweets and their friends retweeted the messages. The phenomenon accelerated as media reports were retweeted and posted on blogs and news web sites online.
At the end of the night, Palin boarded her bus which was headed to Indiana, after spending more than three hours signing books for supporters.
More than 200 people were turned away, but it's estimated about a thousand people received autographs.
She'll be making two stops in Indiana Thursday, then continue her 13 city tour.
She's mainly stopping in mid-sized cities across the country, mostly in political "swing states." She's skipping the major population centers like Chicago and New York.
She'll be wrapping up the book tour on November 24th, in Orlando, Florida.
1,000 anxious and excited Palin supporters were given wristbands to have their copies of Palin's book, "Going Rogue," signed.
The book has been the focus of national attention in the publishing world for weeks, so much so that she was interviewed by Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey.
Palin's new book was a best seller before a single copy was sold retail, and the promise that she was coming to Grand Rapids inspired hundreds of people to gather overnight for the chance to meet Sarah Palin.
The scene was like those you see when tickets go on sale for a rock star, and Palin can these days be considered a political rock star.
At one point, estimates of more than 1,300 people in line were overheard. But the hard fact is that those who waited in line for wristbands were then told they should get right back in line and spend the day waiting to meet Palin and sign their copies of her book.
The Twitterverse was buzzing as people in line sent out tweets and their friends retweeted the messages. The phenomenon accelerated as media reports were retweeted and posted on blogs and news web sites online.
At the end of the night, Palin boarded her bus which was headed to Indiana, after spending more than three hours signing books for supporters.
More than 200 people were turned away, but it's estimated about a thousand people received autographs.
She'll be making two stops in Indiana Thursday, then continue her 13 city tour.
She's mainly stopping in mid-sized cities across the country, mostly in political "swing states." She's skipping the major population centers like Chicago and New York.
She'll be wrapping up the book tour on November 24th, in Orlando, Florida.
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pefxcqlt @ 6:02 PM EST, Feb 5, 2010
I think the book is to sad!! and u made the dude swear to much!!
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