>> and from dayton, ohio. >> what brings you here so early to the sarah palin book signing? doesn't have anything to do with the sweatshirt you're wearing? >> it has everything to do with it. in fact, i went to sum up for rallies and got up and stayed all night to get in the front row. got a hug from her. >> how can you explain to us your enthusiasm for sarah palin? >> well, because she stands for the values and the principles of what i believe and, smaller government, less taxes, strong military. and a big defender of the constitution. and she walks the talk basically. she's one politician that walks the talk. >> will you be supporting her in 2012? >> i'll be supporting her probably for the rest of my life. i'm just leave to be living this long to see a publication like

this. >> what makes her different from other politicians? the mac because she's not afraid to take on her own party. she has impeccable integrity. she says what she means and means what she says and she's not afraid to bring down her own party. or if she sees something that's wrong or corrupt, she tackled the. plus, she's not from, you know, she's not inside the beltway. she has not been to d.c. she's just an unbelievable politician, somebody we have it been -- it's going to be mrs. sarah goes to washington. >> finally, is there something inside the beltway that needs to be fixed, what is that, what is wrong? >> i think we need to get rid of these, what to call them, long-term politicians who have been here 30, 40, 50 years. they just get entranced with that kind of mentality. and they are corrupt.

you see every senator and tv have another corrupt politician with an ethics charge. and they don't listen to us anymore. they don't listen to us in the heartland. they don't listen to us. she does. >> there something that you are missing. >> she's a woman with impeccable integrity and a very strong faith in god and she's not ashamed to let the show. >> and i agree with you 100%. >> we heard your words and we believe in now. >> gas, said perfectly. >> you are all here. >> so we would have a chance to meet her. >> yes, exactly. >> do you remember when you first learned about sarah palin and what's your reaction was when he learned about her? >> my reaction was that i went to the republican national

office and started making phone calls for the campaign. as soon as i heard she signed on and heard her speech, that was it. so, great inspiration. >> what about her inspires you? >> juster integrity, how she holds herself and her confidence and who she is and what she stands for. and she can express it to the average citizen in a comfortable way that's easy for us to say, she comes from the same background, same situation that we are in every day. she's just a great inspiration to the country and will make a lot of changes in whatever she does. >> i agree with that 100%. i think she is one of the best things. i think we're finally beginning to get people like herself.

and i think we need to start turning our country around. we are becoming a socialist country right now with obama and i am totally against that. and i think sarah would be the best person to come through and come out and i think she will help turn our country around. >> now when you say we're becoming a socialist country, what do you mean by that? >> obama. >> but specifically why? >> i just don't like his ideas. i do not like what he does. and i think it's around this. >> i think it's a mindset common to in regard to socialism. and socialism but people that government does for the citizens and we have to get back to the values we do and we make our own lives and our own future, not because of what the government is giving us.

so it's a symbol -- the socialism is a simple term. it's not something that intricate in regards to the policies he's making two mindsets. he's instilling in so many people in the population. that's what socialism is. [inaudible conversations] >> and i want to be able to create some feelings of support for sarah palin. i think she is a great leader and i have to say, in all due respect, you guys who have been running our country for so long, you just can't seem to get it right. and i think we need a leader in the female gender to get the world turned around. we need to be on the committee. we need to run the committee. and sorry guys, but you have goofed up too many times over the years and we need new

leadership. as far as obama, i think he is an abomination. and to go before our troops and say, you make a good photo op, that did it. i think he doesn't know what he's doing and i think the sooner the better we get a lady, woman who is the caliber of sarah palin, we can turn things around. thank you. >> so you think she'll be running in the next election? >> that's up to her. and that's here to tell her to do that or not to do that. i think she's got a lot of spunk and a lot of leadership qualities. and whatever she believes she can do, i'm sure she will. and i think she'll do it with gusto and i think she's got a lot of followers to help her along the way. i think that she is not good every time by the loony liberals

and the people that want to tear things down. they do it because they know she is a force for good. and i think they are only a force for evil. i'm sorry to say it. i'm 75 years old and i've seen a lot of changes in our country. but we are on the wrong road, absolutely on the wrong road. who does obama bring into the fold? people that haven't paid their taxes, people whose goals and youth leadership qualities are mousey tongue and others of that ilk. why are we letting some little squirt who might have a good view and a good ability to speak turn us going in the wrong direction? we've made a grave mistake and we need to correct that mistake as soon as possible. and i urge every person in this country to get behind someone

who can help us instead of taking us in the wrong direction. and at this point in time, one of the candidates for that event is sarah palin. >> i'm charlotte willoughby from cincinnati. actually live in oxford just out by there. i like her conservative values. i think she's a great role model for young women. i think she's what america needs right now. she's just great all the way around. i just love her. >> when you say you like your conservative values, what do you mean by that? >> specifically, she believes in the constitution. she -- on the abortion issue, i'm against abortion. just good american values. i just love that about her. she's a real person. she's one of eyes. she's not some washington d.c. she doesn't act like anything

she's not. she's just yourself and i really like that. >> my name is nancy chasteen and i from dayton, ohio. >> have you ever seen her in person before? the mac now, now so i'm really anxious about seeing her and having the book signed. >> have you heard anything about the book at or have you read it yet? >> no, i haven't read it yet. i watch fox news a lot and they have lots of interviews and stuff like that on there. and i've been watching those and enjoying those, just watching her. so, i'm really excited. >> what is it that you like about sarah palin? >> just about everything. i like her. i like your conservative values. she's one of us. like she said, she's not ever trying to be something that she's not. she's down to earth. she's got her head on straight. she's not like some of the

people we are dealing with now and the governments that seem to have their head above the clouds. >> hi, do you have your ticket? >> no. >> unfortunately, were completely sold out. sorry about that, folks. thank you for coming out. hi. hi, do you have your line letter for the event? >> i was just wanting to buy a magazine. >> unfortunately, we're closed for the sarah palin event. we are closed until 3:00 neared sorry about that. >> no problem. >> completely out of tickets. no, unfortunately we are closed for the event, sorry. hi, do you have your event ticket? >> if you are to pay for it, you can go right there. >> do you know anything about

jesus clton health care? >> any rate, two weeks ago -- >> do you have your receipt? come on in. thank you all for coming. >> how do i get to the coffee shop? >> you just go out into the coffee shop door. thank you very much. [inaudible] >> i think the current administration wants us to go downhill all the way to the bottom. >> she represents everything i think is good here die of five girls, five granddaughters and we all feel that sarah is going to do really great names. >> what is it about her that makes you feel like that?

>> i think probably the fact that she is truly like a real woman, a real person really. i mean, she raises a family, she does all the things and wants to be very versatile and live our lives and just be a good person. i think she is really living what she does. >> to girardi have tickets to get in? >> we had the tickets. we called. [inaudible] >> you guys are great. this country would not be the same. bill o'reilly, sean hannity, we love all of you.

[inaudible] >> i think she speaks her mind. i think she knows what she is talking about. i think she knows what's best for the country, especially from an energy standpoint. i think she is the constitutionalist. and i think that's what happened. >> she went through such a high amount of people just one year after the election past, nixon asked, what does that mean for the united states? what is going on in this country? >> we're finding that most of americans have voted for barack obama are depending on the government, that they feel that the government going to give them peppery. we're trying to support pharaoh by telling her that we

understand that our future is in her hand, that the government was supposed to be there to protect the country and that's their main position in society and in the united states. and we don't need them for social agendas. we need to instill hard work, integrity and independence. and that is being lost in america right now. so, as individuals, we need to tell people that government is not the answer and that is what sarah is striking against. >> after sarah palin was aspiring and position in government, so how does she do for from the establishment system? >> because she doesn't believe in adding agencies, adding department of education to the federal government. but supposed to be at the state

level. >> i mean, -- >> hi, my name is thomas shall want to do. i'm originally from sunnyvale, california, but i live in cincinnati, ohio now. >> what brought you here so early? >> i wanted to scout out the area, for my late to find out how the parking would be, to see if any lines have been developed. but there were not a lot of long lines here because they use the system here that was not a first come first serve, but rather groups, based on the letter. so worked up pretty good good we didn't get a lot of backup of people in the parking lot. worked pretty good here at >> your says conservatives for palin, we've got your back, guys. >> conservatives for paling.com is the premier website out on the internet that defends their pale and against the media attacks and also puts columns

out on certain issues related to politics. it was originally started by a gentleman named joseph russo with about $10 now it's a very popular website out there, where people can go to get their information on sarah palin. it's very factually based, very professional and they starkly recommend it. it's www.conservatives for palin.com. >> what are you so enthusiastic about their pale and -- sarah palin? >> were both to the third children. i am the middle son. she's the middle daughter with the oldest brother. our fathers were both school teachers, high school teachers and coached words. also, where the same age, born in 1964 in our political beliefs

are pretty much the same. fiscal conservatism, social conservatism, should the western liberal conservatives on. she then being jellicle and she is very strong defense. though i think that reagan really played a big part in both of our upbringing in their formation of our beliefs as we drew up. >> what does conservative mean to you? >> conservative, there are many strands of conservative. i tend to gravitate most to the vandenberg or russell kirk that i call kirk and bert conservatism, with tends to believe indurain in moral order and also the virtue of prudence. and i would recommend, if you want to know more about kirk and bert conservatism i would like edmund burke or russell kirk. if i could recommend one book, to be russell kirk's, a conservative mind, which came out i believe in the 60's, 50's or 60's.

but that was kind of a movement book. >> if you look around a political leaders right now, who is closest to kirk and bert for you? >> would have to be sarah palin. she has three things going for her. she is the convictions, she's got the charisma and most important she's got the courage. the country right now is kind of had a very collectivist and we can see economically we have problems with unemployment and slowing economy and a growing government that's really kind of getting out of the various constitution has really permitted. and i think sarah pale palin is the leader today. >> we were allowed to release 1000 kind is guaranteed blind letters out to people we were pretty sure and her team was pretty sure she would deal to get through and the three-hour signing and then we also did 200

standby ticket in groups of 50 to kind of run. so we ran out of the guaranteed tickets last friday and out of the 200 standby tickets sunday, so two days later. [inaudible conversations] >> she arrives at noon. she's going to come on her bus, which is, you know, completely draped bust. and she'll come in, get her family settled in the background and then come out to give a very brief hello to cincinnati and to her fans. and then she will begin a book signing. her team, harpercollins and my team here have worked to get the signing area of sort of sat according to her request and she

will begin signing books very quickly. no personalization, no post photography and try to get as many of her fans as possible. she's also going to have the photographer your who is taking a series of still images that they're handing out cards where people can go into the website and hopefully find a picture of them getting their book signed by ms. palin. >> how is this compared to other events of this size? >> yeah, you know, just in my time, we just had booksellers in the cincinnati location. we posted caroline kennedy which had about 3000 attendees, stephanie meyer, for her book eclipse. and people coming in from sid stays away. shadows this and go from the bengals. we've had a number of very large events here. johnny bench, so yeah, it's sort

of spans the gamut. >> how do these events at the big store, what's in it for you? >> i think the biggest thing is the challenge of letting people know that we do event is always tricky. you know, seems like every time we do one of these big events, with people who live in the city or live in even the neighbor had better like i knew you were a bookstore, i didn't realize you had authors where you post 20 to 25 authors in mind. so getting people, getting back mind awareness is probably the biggest benefit. but also just having people experience an event here, understand how we do it with the line letters and just kind of getting that muscle memory on most of what it takes to get from their door to our door and back to their door, w hopefully convert people from maybe it once or twice he or visitor to someone who comes in and just read the lot more.

>> my name is nina walmer from here in cincinnati. >> what time did you get here this morning? >> about 7:30. >> so you've been over three hours now. >> i had breakfast while i was waiting for this to start. >> why did you come to early? >> i wanted to make sure i got in and had a place. it was really important to me to be here today. >> why is it important for you to be here? >> because i wanted to be sarah palin orly theatre in person. i think she is an up and comer and i agree with her politics and i voted for her. >> what do you like about her politics? >> she really follows for most of the people that i know, middle-class, mid-america is about. my kind of candidate. >> what i most of the people you

know, what are their politics? >> most of the people i know want a smaller government. we don't want the government interfering with a bias to the extent that it is. we don't feel that we need a nanny state. people in my family go back for generations in the united states and we do not believe that we need to be taken care of. we take care of ourselves. the government should be very limited and i think that's more her style than the current president. >> so you are not in favor of any kind of health care reform? >> i think there are some things about health care than it should be changed but i don't think you have to take over everything to do it. and what they're saying, they said it was those to be originally to cover everybody that wasn't covered here and none of the bills they ever going to do that. instead, it's going to tax us. that's going to create a lot more problems. i have medical problems that i know are going to be seriously

affected here do i read the bills. congress doesn't, unfortunately. we had one congressman get on tv and speak and say he can't read the bill even in three days because he couldn't understand it if you read it. now, this is what they're voting on? >> whether you going to say to sarah palin if you have a minute to say something to her? >> 2012, baby. >> governor palin will be joining us pretty shortly. thank you for your patience. no need to be enclosed guys, really. there's lots of room. enjoy yourselves. please, please enjoy yourselves. >> i understand you came up away from florida for this sarah palin book signing. >> gas, for sure i did. i had to see the women who represents pedal america. she is our voice.

>> why is that? can you explain a little bit more about that? >> everything she says pertains to the middle people. she is dynamic. she is for middle america. she knows the issues and i think that she's going to represent us more than we anticipate. >> when you say middle america, what do you mean? >> just the commoners. people who don't know where to go to get information, don't know where to go 12 representation. i think that she will be their voice. >> who do vote for mccain and palin and no weight? >> by all means, i did. >> and so, why do you think they didn't win the election? >> i think there was too much outside influence and i don't think that she was given the opportunity. i think there was too many people that were strategizing

and kept her from speaking out. >> a number of people i've talked to seemed to be sort of upset about how she's treated by the media. would you agree with that? and what would you say about that? >> i think she was treated unfairly. i think she should've been able to speak for openly and have her own platform. >> and are you a lifelong republican? >> no, i used to be a democrat. but when she came on the scene, george bush, too. but when sarah came on the scene, i felt that i needed to vote for somebody who was in my corner. >> thank you very much. >> what about you to? you said that she knows what the country needs. what does the country need? >> the country needs honesty. they want to hear the truth. and we're not hearing the truth

right now. we are hearing a convoluted information that is totally confusing on matters. we can think were voting for one thing, but really it could be all twisted around and tied up into another piece of legislature that will then make a something that we didn't really vote for. and that's what scares me. i think we need someone that tells us the straight story and we're not getting that. >> your name and where you're from? >> i am linda hogan from cincinnati, ohio. and this is my daughter, jill. >> hi, i think that sarah palin is a real voice for america and she is a platform to stick up for us and to give america the change, people are talking about change. she is the change that we need. [inaudible conversations]

>> you look familiar. >> ps. do i look a little like sarah? >> what is your name and where are you from? >> cari cassio from kings mills, ohio. >> are you dressed up to look like sarah palin on purpose? >> actually this is my look and we just happen to look-alike. >> and why are you here today? >> absolutely to meet sarah palin and get my book signed. >> what do you like about sarah palin? >> i like her because i believe that she is just real. she seems like one about and, you know, raising her children and also doing everything that she does, you know, running for vice president and hopefully she'll continue. >> so if she were to run for president in 2012, why would you support that? >> i support it because, you know, i believe that she is a

woman who, you know, knows what she's doing and i just support her and i like her. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you everybody for being here. we're going to have a blast. thank you for being here especially those of you who are going broke with me. [cheers and applause] really, it is good to be here on this book tour and i appreciate those of you who want to read my words unfiltered and i call it like i see it.

i'm not worried about what anyone else is going to say. i just get up there and speak truth which is why you guys are wired otherwise you wouldn't be here. so let me get to work and families book and i want to shake everyone of your hands. and thank you so much for being here. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [inaudible conversations] [cheers and applause]

[inaudible] >> if you're trying to speak with sarah palin yourself, you're out of luck. in fact, this store remains closed when the book signing this over with. >> fellas, thank you. nice to meet you. thank you so much for being here. >> the lady in the green -- >> thank you, thank you. >> i want you to be comfortable, guys. we're going to get you all through and get your book signed in time. >> why did you come here to get your book signed today?

>> she believes everything that i believe and is a great girl and a conservative, you know, i just love everything about her, great mom. >> thank you for being here. what is your name? >> it was so nice to meet her. >> did she talk to about? >> yes, a little bit. i do few words to tell her. i told her i was the radars are and she needs to readjust our radar and will see her in 2012. >> and show the signature? >> yes, i have my signature. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you so much. very good, okay.

[inaudible] >> i thank you so much. >> hi, how are you? [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> joe d'amato and i'm from cincinnati. >> and what brings you adhere to the book signing today? >> first of all, i believe that this woman is a lot different from the average politician you see today. she actually answered the

question without trying to dodge it and i think that's the best thing i like about her. also, i think if you look at all of the political books, you'll see she dedicates it to american, just like mark levin, with his book i saw, liberty and cure any. they are dedicated to the people. most politicians dedicated to themselves. and i think that's a difference. but look around you. there is no northeasterner california people here. they are all midwestern and, you know, people that i like her writing, which is not like the normal politician we see today. >> now, i'm going to have to ask you what's around with northeasterner california? >> nothing, i was born in new york. but they think when you're leaving new york city, you're camping out. and that's not true. you know, again, i think she

sounds like the average american. and when you ask her questions, she answers it just the way the average american wet inside of the politicians today that runaway for most of the questions. >> do you think she is a chance to be president someday? >> i think she has. my own guess would be her plan would be to get on the campaign trail with other conservatives. she'll raise a lot of money for them. she'll be able to stand next to them and i think show that they are somewhat like her and not they can make the average politician. and i think after the elections next november, she'll sit there and say, you know what? i've got enough people out there that really think like i think. i think she can. >> do you consider yourself a conservative? >> gap, i do. yes, i do. >> what does that mean to you?

that means i don't think that government should be as large as it is. i think most of the freedoms that we enjoy we should continue. you know, i think this health care thing really shows you the problems we have. we've got somebody who would've broken a leg and we want to take his heart out. and there's a couple things we can't fix, tort reform being one of them. i can buy insurance across state. we should be able to do that. that will solve most of the problems without having to go through the extra tax for going to be putting on ourselves. and we are. and my grandchildren are going to wind up having to pay for this. [inaudible] >> thank you very much. michael, seriously, thank you so much. >> you just came down from getting your book signed? what was it like? >> it was amazing.

i just graduated from ohio state today so i just got in the car and came down. she told me i had a ticket and it was amazing. i love sarah palin and i just saw her and oprah this week. >> you have a law that fellow students at ohio state but also followed sarah palin and like her? >> yes, i'm also part of the college republicans club so we have a strong following up there. >> what is it about her that you're attracted to? >> i think she's a strong woman, like a good family, like a great mom. she's a down-to-earth, nice person. >> and achieves anything to up their? >> just that it was wonderful and really nice to meet me and she bacchae moderation, as today. >> thank you for a match. >> thank you did >> michael link -- [inaudible] were about halfway through the day, how is that going? >> it's still very early, so you

know, just having them come in and get situated. so i think a little, you know, working everything through, but the people are incredibly excited and they've been going right through their. a lot of people who are very, very passionate about ms. palin. so it's been a remarkable experience. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you so much for being here. thank you so much. >> the book officially released this past tuesday. are signing up today and friday. so there is just a couple of days in between. so they pre-ordered the book by voucher and then give them a book they could swap for the buck. when they bought the book they would get a line list, and a, e., c., et cetera. to call people up in groups of

50 and allow them to sit wherever cfortable and only stand in line for a very short, relatively short period of time. we bring them up in groups of 55 letter. they go read it through, get their book signed, shake ms. palin's hand and then agree to shop or go home. >> this is certainly unique situation as far as the national media goes. we are fairly familiar with oliver cincinnati media cincinnati media partners. the national media, network media we have quite a bit. but we are thrilled to welcome news that german tv, canadian tv, some of the networks entertainment programs that's been following palin and of course our good friends at c-span. >> and finally for those of you who don't know, joseph s. booksellers, how would you describe it? or original about company and where and what content and cincinnati and then after the first couple of years, the women

who started daviess booksellers in memphis and nashville decided to retire in their succession plan was kind of telling to neil vana, the owner of the company. and then he expanded into his hometown and then charlotte and pittsburgh. so seven stores, seven stores and yeah, we kind of focus on being the regional booksellers. [inaudible conversations] [iudible conversations]

>> former treasury secretary henry paulson talks about his book "on the brink." with warren buffet. and the book secretary paulson discusses the actions you take to the 2008 economic collapse haired this event was part of the greater omaha chamber of commerce is 2010 annual meeting.

[applause] >> first of all, i want to thank you for coming. you have honored us. i should declare right of the bat that i'm a friend of hanks. i have been so for some years. i admired him before he took the job and i admire him a lot more after the jump you start by secretary of the treasury. the name of this book is "on the brink." and that's exactly where we were in september and october of 2008. and at that time, our economy, our financial world went into cardiac arrest. and we had four people in the operating room that we were very fortunate that the country to have in place. we had hank, we had been burning the, we have tim geiger and

shoot a bear head of the fdic. i know a lot of people in finance and a lot of people in business. i know people in government. and i can't think of for that would have done a better job of getting us through that. not kind of fashionable to look back and look at one little aspect or another of what was happening then. but our country's financial system froze up during that period. some of you in this room were at a party or was that in september 2008, when the talk was our money market funds safe. now, when you have 3.5 or more trillion funds held by 30 million people, who won a sunday are worrying about whether they can get their money, that money was half of all the deposits held by u.s. banks at the time. you have a panic.

you had commercial paper frees up entirely and you have some of the biggest companies in the united states and some are described in this book. they worry about whether they're going to meet their payrolls in a short period of time. the other sixth-largest bank as far as domestic product grew washington mutual failed over the weekend. the third-largest bank, wachovia, that needed a shock on monday morning to survive. most interestingly, this book starts in early september, when freddie mac and fannie mae essentially were broke. here are two institutions that guaranteed 40% or so of all the residential mortgages in the united states, whose death was held all over the world in very significant amounts, including by foreign governments that would not taken kindly to a default of freddie and fannie. you had that owning a