Nashville, we have a problem

From Palindemocrat's Blog:

Nashville, Tenn. is within driving distance for me, so I was excited to learn that Sarah Palin would be the Keynote Speaker for the First National Tea Party Convention, which will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center February 4-6, 2010. But I was very disappointed when the ticket price information was released.

As were we. Tickets are $549 plus a $9.95 fee. Yikes! Like Palindemocrat, we recognize that putting such a convention together is not an inexpensive proposition. And although the convention seems to be targeting activist TPN event organizers, many of the people who attend -- but not organize -- TEA Party demonstrations and support Sarah Palin simply cannot afford the price of admission. Good grief, many of us are unfortunately included in Obama's double-digit unemployment numbers, some of the older among us are on fixed incomes, some of the young have low or no incomes, and the convention is scheduled soon enough after Christmas that many of us will be tapped out financially.

It would be really nice if the Convention organizers, SarahPAC, or some other Sarah Palin entity could arrange an overflow room for the people who would be willing to pay a more affordable fee just to attend and hear Sarah Palin speak.

But failing that, there is absolutely no reason that those of us who can’t attend the actual convention for whatever reason can’t turn out in force to welcome Sarah to the region anyway.

Or perhaps those Palinistas of modest means who can afford to go to Nashville but cannot afford the convention's ticket price could organize a complementary event, the purpose of which is simply to show support for The Arctic Fox. Texas for Sarah Palin and Palindemocrat join together to encourage Sarah Palin supporters and the TEA Party grassroots to go to Nashville, if you can:

If we turn out in force... we can make a statement to both Sarah Palin and to her detractors. It would also be a great way to follow through on the suggestion made by HillBuzz to take advantage of the lines at book signings for Going Rogue to start networking and building the alliances that will be crucial for an effective ground game if Sarah Palin runs for President in 2012.

- JP