Thursday, April 15, 2010

Hamilton Spectator: ‘Down to earth’ Palin impresses

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Daniel Nolan of The Hamilton Spectator has one of the first press reports on Sarah Palin's appearance at a fundraiser for a children’s charity in the Ontario city Thursday night before a sellout crowd of 900 who paid $200 each for their regular dinner tickets:
“I hope I didn’t cause a fuss,” Palin said with a smile tonight as she walked into the fundraiser for the Charity of Hope with her husband, Todd.

“I never cause a fuss.”

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A lineup of well-dressed people greeted her when she arrived at Carmen’s at about 4:30 and she went down the line shaking hands and welcoming people to the event.

Among the crowd were former Ontario Premier Mike Harris, Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce, Haldimand Norfolk Conservative MPP Toby Barrett, local philanthopists Charles and Margaret Juravinski and Canadian Idol winner and Hamiltonian Brian Melo.

Palin, now a Fox News contributor and darling of the surging conservative movement in the United States, wore a two-piece black dress when she entered the ballroom just before 7 p.m. to give a speech on family values. Her husband, a commercial fisherman, wore a dark tuxedo.

Before the dinner, Palin had her photo taken with more than 100 people who had paid $1,000 for the privilege plus an autographed copy of her best-selling book Going Rogue.

Many who met with the mother of five for a few minutes described qualities that probably led McCain to pick her as his running mate in August 2008.

“I tell you, the thing I like about the lady is that she’s down to
earth and totally outgoing,” said Charles Juravinski.
Organizers said that by Friday they should know how much money the event raised for the charity.

More press coverage from the Toronto Star and Canwest News Service.

- JP

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