Posted by
Ron Devito on Sunday, January 30, 2011 9:52:02 AM
Hunting
and fishing are part of America’s “heritage” and the country’s
“exceptionalism,” Governor Palin said last night at the Safari Club
International Convention, David Jacobs of the Reno Gazette Journal reported.
“Don’t retreat, Relaod!” she said, emphasizing the "importance of
responsible conservation." Gov. Palin also spoke about the danger to
our Second Amendment rights posed by the Obama administration. She urged
the crowd to count on Congress, where the Republicans re-took control
of the House of Representatives last November. In discussing our Second
Amendment rights, Gov. Palin also spoke about the Tenth saying that
policy should be set at the local level. Jacobs wrote:
“The best (management) is local” not “bureaucrats
thousand of miles away” in Washington making the decisions, she said,
drawing on her experience as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, before becoming
that state's governor.
Pro-American, Conservation
Jacobs recounted attendee impressions, which were very positive:
Speech attendee Carol Kjorstad of Pinedale, Wyo., said she was impressed with Palin’s focus on conservation.
“Everyone knows that hunting won’t survive without animals being
protected,” Kjorstad said. “I wasn’t pro-Sarah Palin, but I really
enjoyed what she had to say. There was so much common sense to it.”
Dave Tofte of Williston, N.D. and speech attendee, said he thought the speech was "great."
“She stands for what I like,” he said. “She’s very pro-American.”
Electrifying Excitement
Jacobs reported on the excitement that had built since "days before" Gov. Palin's visit:
Heidi Smith, Republican national committeewoman for
Nevada, considers the lucky ones to be those who got their hands on the
tickets.
“I know a lot of people wanted her to do something for the (local)
Republican Party, but right now she is a hunter and a shooter, and that
is what Safari got her for,” Smith said. “They’re paying the big bucks
for her.”
Smith’s phone had been busy the past few days with local residents asking how they could see Palin.
“We have always had a lot of people excited to see her,” she said.
“Whether people feel that she is presidential material or not, they
still want to hear what she has to say. Reno is pretty happy to get her
back again.”
Excerpts retrieved from: Reno Gazette Journal.
H/T Ian Lazaran, Conservatives4Palin for story lead