After a "low key" meal of Famiglia's sausage and pepperoni pizza in front of thousands of people in Times Square with Donald Trump last night, Sarah Palin retired to the Hyatt in Jersey City. The Hyatt makes sense as being a stop along Palin's tour of "the great things in America" along with Mount Vernon and The Liberty Bell, because it was the site of the Great Ice Machine Miracle of 2003, when Dwayne Hicks shook a broken ice machine to provide cold libations to everyone on the 4th floor. Today, Palin and her daughter Piper visited Liberty Island and Ellis Island, including a tour of the Statue of Liberty.
"It gives me goosebumps walking through [Ellis Island]," Palin told the Post,probably because the thought of giving "amnesty" to immigrants seeking refuge gives her the willies. When asked for the 834934th time whether or not she will run in 2012, she said "I'm campaigning for our nation's history." Here's what Palin posted on SarahPAC:
What a wonderful day to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island!
Seeing all the young students on field trips - and generations of families visiting as one - I was reminded of a Ronald Reagan speech from Liberty State Park in September 1980. He spoke of the Americans who passed through Ellis Island and whose first glimpse of their adopted country was the grand statue in New York’s harbor. He talked about our shared values and the common thread of the American dream across an endless mix of backgrounds.
And I was struck by the many visitors from overseas who were drawn to this place, not merely for its aesthetic beauty but also as a symbol for freedom and liberty.
Ellis Island and Liberty Island truly endure as lasting beacons of hope and the opportunity to live an American dream. Lady Liberty is the symbol of unity and friendship we have with other freedom-loving nations. It's also a "warning" of sorts, as France encouraged us to keep democracy alive as the recipient of this gift... basically telling us not to blow it. Thank you for this reminder, France!
Now on to visit colleagues at the FOX studios.
Yes, she's currently at FOX News headquarters in midtown, perhaps there's history (and a check) to be found there.
