Fewer than expected turn out for Palin book signing in Alaska

[WI_DEM]

Hundreds turned out Saturday for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book signing at the Anchorage Dimond Boulevard Costco store.

It was her first public appearance in Alaska since she appeared at a political rally for then-U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller in late October.

The store was prepared to give out paper wristbands to 1,000 customers, assuring the first 500 they would see Palin. The next 500 had no guarantee; however, fewer than that showed up.

A line that started forming in the single-digit temperatures before sunup numbered about 200 at 9 a.m. By the midway point of the event, fewer than 500 had passed through, Costco general manager Trevor Desatoff said: "We're having a good flow, and people are able to get their books signed, and so far it looks like ... whoever wants a book signed during the time is going to be able to, at least so far, and people who need to get a little Christmas shopping can do that too."

The store had portable toilets outside the night before, Desatoff said, but nobody camped out overnight in the subzero cold.



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[Turbineguy]

1. The others were

probably looking at Russia.

[napi21]

2. The funniest part to that story was when several people were thrown out

of the Costco store because they wore "Worst Governor Ever" t-shirts to her book signing table. Poor little Sarah doesn't take criticism very well!

[Kdillard]

6. Lol. No she doesn't.

[Bumblebee]

3. Costco is a "blue" business, isn't it?

Why are they doing it?

[sharp_stick]

4. Blue or not

getting people into Costco is the main goal of owning a Costco.

[niyad]

5. emphasis on "business"

[badgerpup]

7. The 'blue' refers to how they treat their employees...

...i.e., pretty damn good.

I've gone into Costco and found Palin's, Beck's, et al latest efforts to make a bit more cash off the credulous poplulace..er...pathetic effort to convince people that the sky really IS falling and only they can stop it...oh, hell...book on sale.

I just :eyes:, walk on by and continue my shopping.
Nothing in my membership contract says I gotta BUY it.

[Arkana]

8. Heh. She's even less popular in Alaska than Obama.