Palin Rally- Indianapolis

Today, I had the amazing opportunity to attend Sarah Palin's rally in indianapolis. We left at about 1 and arrived in Noblesville around 3-ish. We walked for what seemed like FOREVER to get to the VIP line. The general admission line seemed to stretch for miles. No one seemed to be complaining, though, and everyone looked ecstatic to be there!'


Look at that line!!!
We found Justin and he directed us to the VIP entrance, and we were taken to our seats...on stage! We sat there for an hour and a half doing nothing, listening to random chants and cheers, and doing the wave. Then the chairman of the state Republican party came out and warmed us up, followed by the republican candidate for Attorney General and the Republican candidate for Director of Education.



We then listened to a country group that I cannot remember the name of, and waited half an hour, listening to bad music over speakers.


Waiting is so lame, but these guys made it entertaining!


They handed out these "handmade" signs...blech

Finally,the Lt. Governor came out to introduce Palin. The crowd was so excited, it didn't really matter what the Lt. Governor said. When Palin was announced, it was deafening. She was wearing a purple sweater and black slacks. Unfortunately, I couldn't see her shoes :( I didn't get any great pictures of her face either, because people were always holding signs in the way, and the secret service is not very accommodating when it comes to picture taking.



Mean secret service...

Lt. governor!

And then...PALIN!!!








Her speech was amazing. While some of its content was recycled from her speech in Ohio earlier in the day, it was still amazing! The crowd was with her every step of the way, and her jokes and jabs were delivered flawlessly.

After her speech, she spent nearly half an hour walking around the crowd. She held a baby dressed as an elephant and signed zillions of autographs.



Unfortunately, I didn't get anything signed...and the best pictures I have of her face are these blurred photos..




The experience was amazing! To be around so many people who care about the same things you do just as passionately as you do is surreal. And the idea of having 25,000 people chanting you name is mind boggling, but Palin handled it like a pro, but while keeping something that let you know she was just one of you.

While I spent the entire day trying to get a picture of Palin's face, I neglected to see the most wonderful picture I got. It is not as close as I would have liked, but it is beautiful nonetheless.