Sarah Palin challenged North Carolina voters Thursday to choose Republican Sen. John McCain's promise to balance the federal budget in four years, bring tax relief to every American and drill for offshore oil.
Before an energetic crowd that nearly filled an Elon University baseball field, the vice-presidential candidate on McCain's ticket urged voters to reject what she described as Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's plan to redistribute wealth and raise taxes, Josh Shaffer reports.
"It's the choice between a politician who puts his faith in government," Palin said, "and a true leader who puts his faith in you."
Thousands packed the sun-blazed field in support of Palin, including five students who painted her name on their bare chests, along with a sixth who painted an exclamation point.
The Palin trumpeted McCain's performance in Wednesday night's presidential debate, saying her running-mate will reform the waste that led to the nation's financial crisis.
"John McCain is going to Washington to work for Joe the Plumber," said Palin, referring to the everyman voter who unintentionally became the star of Wednesday's debate.
Palin drew cheers, but the loudest reception came for country music legend Hank Williams Jr., who performed a song he wrote for the campaign to the tune of his hit "Family Tradition."
He wore a Carolina Panthers jersey with his nickname "Bocephus" stenciled on the back.
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When is terrorism ok?
When it is Republican Terrorism! Or as they like to call it, America First freedom fighters.
Be it John McCain's financial terrorist pals Keating and Grahamm, convicted terrorist G. Gordon Libby, or Mr. Big Beard, McCain embraces all kinds of terrorism.
Of course Palin and McCain think they are going to Washington to fight for "Joe" the "Plumber" -- an "undecided" voter who cast a ballot in the Republica primary, isn't named Joe, who doesn't have an apprentice's plumber's licence, and owes back taxes. He may think he shouldn't have to pay taxes since the government "owes" him a plumbing business despite having yet to prove any formal training.
Though he has as much plumbing experience that Palin has in fields other than beauty padgentry and tv sportscasting, so maybe he is on to something...