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PALIN QUITS AGAIN: LEAVES 400 SUPPORTERS WITH UNSIGNED BOOKS
Indianapolis Star - What started as a Sarah Palin lovefest in Noblesville ended in a chorus of boos. Palin left her book signing at a Borders at Hamilton Town Center with hundreds still waiting for her signature. Advertisement
The crowd booed as she left and shouted for her to stay, said Sylvia Gordon, 43, Noblesville, who waited for more than four hours Thursday night for Palin's signature.
"I will never go to that Borders again, the way that was handled," Gordon said Friday. ". . . It was such a sour experience."
Those who were left standing in the cold and rain Thursday night estimated that about 400 people who had received wristbands -- their "ticket" to the signing -- had not gotten Palin's autograph by the time she left shortly after 9 p.m.
Borders spokeswoman Mary Davis couldn't offer an explanation why so many were turned away.
"Governor Palin is a hugely popular figure," Davis said. ". . . We just couldn't get to all the customers."
Palin issued an apology on her Facebook page, under a post titled "Not Enough Hours in the Day."
"I've been told that yesterday there were supporters in Noblesville who stood in long lines for hours in the cold and rain, and the book signing event ended without a chance to say hello to everyone who showed up," Palin wrote. "I am so sorry.". . .
Fans weren't told why Palin left without signing everyone's books, but Gordon said a Borders employee told her that Palin and her youngest son, Trig, who accompanied her to the signing, were tired and that Palin's hand was cramping.
The crowd booed as she left and shouted for her to stay, said Sylvia Gordon, 43, Noblesville, who waited for more than four hours Thursday night for Palin's signature.
"I will never go to that Borders again, the way that was handled," Gordon said Friday. ". . . It was such a sour experience."
Those who were left standing in the cold and rain Thursday night estimated that about 400 people who had received wristbands -- their "ticket" to the signing -- had not gotten Palin's autograph by the time she left shortly after 9 p.m.
Borders spokeswoman Mary Davis couldn't offer an explanation why so many were turned away.
"Governor Palin is a hugely popular figure," Davis said. ". . . We just couldn't get to all the customers."
Palin issued an apology on her Facebook page, under a post titled "Not Enough Hours in the Day."
"I've been told that yesterday there were supporters in Noblesville who stood in long lines for hours in the cold and rain, and the book signing event ended without a chance to say hello to everyone who showed up," Palin wrote. "I am so sorry.". . .
Fans weren't told why Palin left without signing everyone's books, but Gordon said a Borders employee told her that Palin and her youngest son, Trig, who accompanied her to the signing, were tired and that Palin's hand was cramping.
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