HBO Poll: Hanging Out w/Sarah Palin

MamaJD: I sum her up as gracious, charismatic, engaging and energetic. She seemed to be in a zone meeting/greeting/signing. She was unbelievable in her stamina for all the signatures. She smiled as brightly in the evening as she did in the morning as she was boarding the bus from the Resort. On page A11 in the CdA Press, she is pictured holding my pink sharpie as she signed one of my books. I spent 6 hours next to her in two locations yesterday. I never saw her frown, look tired, sigh from fatigue, or rest. Todd Palin was the same way. I also noticed that she spent extra amounts of time in Sandpoint for the students that interviewed her for a school assignment. More below .

• Thursday Poll: 89 of 152 — 59 percent — said Palin fans who waited all night at Fred Meyer for an autography were “crazy.” 42 of 152 — 28 percent — said they were inspired. 12 of 152 — 8 percent — said they wished they could believe that much in a politician.

I did not ride the bus. The bus was for family and close staff like security. I did not once see Sarah Palin stop the line in order to take a small break. Building and perimeter security was handled by local contractors & some police. Her close security detail was retired Secret Service who traveled with her on this book tour. He was a very nice gentleman who shared stories of his time closely guarding Bush 41. I did not purchase a book in Sandpoint as I brought my own three in purchased elsewhere. The Sandpoint book owner required that those in line must have purchased the book from his shop. I heard from those in line that they paid the full $28.99 in Sandpoint.

It should be noted: I did not state the Former First Dude looked “hot.” I think he looked handsome.