Bowling center owners by the hundreds started lining up early Wednesday morning, outside the Las Vegas Hilton to hear Sarah Palin's keynote address to the International Bowl Expo. Bowlers Journal reports that her address weaved together elements of her political speech with the governor's thoughts on the business and social aspects of bowling:
She called bowling a “community sport,” and noted, “Any sport that shares shoes is definitely an exercise in community building.”Every time Gov. Palin speaks to a business gathering, the nutroots left tries to put a negative spin on it. They will try to tell you that her appearance was a flop. Don't believe the lying libs. First of all, she wouldn't keep getting invited to speak at these conventions if she were not well received. Also, flops don't get standing ovations.
She said that running, basketball and hockey were her favorite sports, but added that it was common for friends and families to gather at the local bowling center following basketball and baseball games.
“People are seeking security and comfortable environments, and bowling just so fits that niche,” Palin said. “If you do things right,” she told the proprietors, “your businesses will benefit and you’re ultimately going to help make America a better place.”
Palin said that her father had been a pinboy in his youth in Idaho, earning 10 cents per game. She also chided President Barack Obama for playing a sport — golf — that has fewer participants annually than bowling. “I’ve heard about our President out on the links,” she said. “Maybe he needs to get a little hipper and work on his bowling game.”
Later, in a post-speech Q&A session, Palin was asked whether she would keep the bowling lanes at the White House if she were elected President. She said that she would, then added, “There’s a lot of assumption in that question, isn’t there?”
- JP
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