The GOP's candidate for the No. 2 spot showed up at a Philadelphia Flyers game to drop the puck and get some quick publicity. What she got was a YouTube sensation. She was booed by Philly fans and the video is making the rounds on the internet.
Dave Zirin talks to Philly fans and residents about the logic of Palin's visit and the politics of the election in working class Pennsylvania. Full text available at Edge of Sports:
... As added insurance, the GOP vice-presidential candidate walked out on the ice with seven-year-old daughter, Piper, who wore a Flyers jersey. Palin acknowledged this strategy beforehand, saying, "I've been warned that Flyers fans, they get so enthused, that they boo everybody at the drop of the puck. But what I thought I'd do is I'd put Piper in a Flyers jersey, bring her out with me. How dare they boo Piper!" Well, they dared, and Sarah Palin once again makes her case for mother of the year...
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