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Not even Sarah Palin could upstage Santa

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin looks at a photograph of an Alaska
National Guard Helicopter that she flew in on a tour of Hurricane Ike
that was shown to her by Daniel Rutan, a retired National Guard
Master Sergeant, left. Palin was at Elmendorf Air Force Base's Joint
Military Mall for a signing of her book, "Going Rogue." Palin's agent
Juanita Fuller is shown to the right. (AP Photo/ Rob Stapleton)

On December 22, Sarah Palin armed herself with a pen and greeted at least 750 people who filled the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla. They had come to welcome their former Governor home and get their copy of "Going Rogue" autographed. But on Christmas,  Sarah Palin armed herself with an apron and serving spoon to serve mashed potatoes and turkey to a long line of hungry visitors at the sports center.

Christmas is a time to focus on family, and help those in need. Even though Palin has been making national headlines and her memoir has spent five straight weeks on the NY Times Hardcover Bestsellers list, Palin made sure she took part in an annual Christmas tradition--the 18th annual Christmas Friendship Dinner.

The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reports that "there were no mobs of well-wishers, protesters or media. Many of the attendees were glad to see her and husband Todd participating in a hometown event, but said, at least on Christmas, Santa was the No. 1 celebrity at the sports center on Christmas."

Palin was among a small army of volunteers who helped cook and serve 63 turkeys, 60 hams, 600 pounds of potatoes, 50 gallons of gravy, 80 pounds of butter, dozens of large cans of beans and corn, and 600 pounds of carrots.

But Sarah Palin couldn't resist sending one important tweet on Christmas morning, “Merry Christmas morning from the Palins! Joy,peace,rest&increased faith for you&your family this season. Jesus is the Reason for the Season!”

See pictures from the dinner at the Finding Myself in Alaska blog

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  • DIG 2 years ago
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    ¡Happy Christmas!

  • PALIN 2012 2 years ago
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    Merry CHRISTmas!!!

  • Sarah Palin Examiner 2 years ago
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    Hope everyone's enjoying the holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

  • Carrie Bou 2 years ago
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    Sarah is smart, slender, stylish, sexy, & sensational. Santa seems silly.

  • Penny Pingleton 2 years ago
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    We need a President who is of the people, by the people and for the people ... re-read the above article and think it over!

  • walrus 2 years ago
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    Penny Pingleton says:
    "We need a President who is of the people, by the people and for the people ... re-read the above article and think it over! "

    how do you feel about a governor that is of the book deal. by the speaking fees and for the early quitting?

  • One-ton Tomato 2 years ago
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    Yea Merry Christmas. Now that the state has a lost it's illegal tanker tax and has a new tax per-head on cruise ship clients what are you going to do with the loss of 140k tourists and the cruise ships being redeployed elsewhere? Alaska enacted by voter approval a levy on interstate commerce and that is a no-no under our (lower 48) Constitution. If Alaska wants to succeed from the union, the three-legged economy based on Federal, Oil and 'other' revenues is bound to fail. The cruise ships are suing Alaska at last glance and shipped out.
    What will the airlines do? I saw first hand consolidation of PenAir flights due to low numbers and it was screwed up because there was no advance notice. Some of those 'tourists' Alaskans despise fly back home from or to the Alaskan ports for a cruise. It is a pretty big ripple in a small pond. Last year's tourism was down as much as 75% with some businesses. And AK snowbird numbers going to the islands for a little sunshine are down too. Are you sure

  • One-ton Tomato 2 years ago
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    .....Are you sure Hawaii did not want a privatized book tour and handed the Palin's their hats? A state tax on tourists? Last year was my last in the 'Big One'. Ho-Ho-Ho, No-No-NO!....

  • (conservative)walrus 2 years ago
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    How do you feel about a POTUS who attended a black supremacist church for 20-years and associates with uber-racists like Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farakhan (libtard)walrus? How do you feel about a president who has ties with ACORN, George Soros, convicted felons like Robert Creamer, domestic terrorists like Bill Ayers & Bernadine Dorhn, or union thugs like Andy Stern? How do you feel about a president who has Mao admirers in his administration, even going as far as having Mao's ugly mug on a ornament decorating the White House Christmas tree? How do you feel about a president and his attorney general who refused to prosecute black panther thugs intimidating voters outside voting polls in Philadelphia with nightsticks/clubs?

  • walrus 2 years ago
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    (conservative)walrus says:
    "How do you feel about a POTUS who attended a black supremacist church for 20-years and associates with uber-racists like Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farakhan (libtard)walrus? How do you feel about a president who has ties with ACORN, George Soros, convicted felons like Robert Creamer, domestic terrorists like Bill Ayers & Bernadine Dorhn, or union thugs like Andy Stern? How do you feel about a president who has Mao admirers in his administration, even going as far as having Mao's ugly mug on a ornament decorating the White House Christmas tree? How do you feel about a president and his attorney general who refused to prosecute black panther thugs intimidating voters outside voting polls in Philadelphia with nightsticks/clubs?"

    Great

  • walrus 2 years ago
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    So there you have it boys and girls the LIEberal facist doctrine. It's a bit confusing but let's translate some examples shall we:
    Black Panther Thugs/Black Supremacist = GOOD, White Supremacist = BAD
    ACORN/SEIU = GOOD, Christians = BAD
    Mao = Great Leader, Hitler = Mass Murderer

  • walrus 2 years ago
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    Additional examples of LIEberal translation:
    Ayers & Manson Fan Dorhn = Good, Tea Party = Right Wing Terrorist
    Drunk Democratic Boozehounds Baucas-Kennedy = Good, Limbaugh & Beck = Drug Addicts & Alcoholics
    Sonya Sotomayor = Enlightened Latina, Pat Buchanan = Racist

  • walrus 2 years ago
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    (fake)walrus says:
    Additional examples of LIEberal translation:
    Ayers & Manson Fan Dorhn = Good, Tea Party = Right Wing Terrorist
    Drunk Democratic Boozehounds Baucas-Kennedy = Good, Limbaugh & Beck = Drug Addicts & Alcoholics
    Sonya Sotomayor = Enlightened Latina, Pat Buchanan = Racist "

    yes sir...deal with it.

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