Overheard at "America's TEAparty at Southfork Ranch

Yesterday, as I strolled through the crowd and visited the vendor booths, Sarah Palin seemed to be the topic of conversation in several gatherings.

One vendor who spotted my Palin 2012 pin, said, "You know, I really like that lady. She has more balls than all of the Republican men who want to run for President! I'd vote for her in a heartbeat!"

I overheard a group discussing Gov. Palin's announcement to step down as Governor of Alaska the latter part of this month. The consensus seemed to be that it was a brilliant move and that she would now be free to move about the country at will spreading her message in her own way -- not being "handled" by someone who seemed to be jealous of her. They also were in complete accord that her timing of the press conference was perfect -- all the "important" anchors were away for holiday and would have to wait until her announcement was "old news" before they could mangle her for her decision to leave the Governor's seat before her term was finished.

Another woman and her friend were discussing the Vanity Fair hit piece. One of the women went so far as to say she thought that Vanity Fair had made up all the statements supposedly given by "anonymous" sources. She thought that if they were true, the sources would have identified themselves. It's not very difficult to make up anything you want and then say it came from an anonymous source. Who can dispute an anonymous source.

Two huge copies of the Declaration of Independence were on either side of the stage. At the end of the celebration, we were all asked to come up and sign it. A man and his wife were walking away as I approached to sign the Declaration. He said that under his name he had written in big, bold letters, "Run, Sarah, Run!"

These are just some of the highlights of what I overheard. Governor Palin has many loyal supporters in the Lone Star State!