Enthusiasm for Governor Sarah Palin is high among families with special needs. From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel:
Listening to a political speech is not what most children envision as a good time on a Saturday. Not so for Keith Johnson, 9, and his three siblings. It was the second time in less than 10 days that the Johnson family had attended a Palin rally. They had also traveled from their Crawfordsville home to Noblesville on Oct. 17 to hear the woman who Keith says is one of his heroes.
“I'm embarrassed to say how early we came,” Keith's mother, Becky Johnson, said. The family had arrived at the coliseum at noon, wanting to ensure what happened in Noblesville didn't occur again. At that event they were so far away from Palin, “the kids really didn't get to see her. They were really disappointed.”
On Saturday the Johnsons were front and center in the bleachers, the children chomping on snacks until the toe-tapping music of country singer Hank Williams Jr. reverberated around the room.
Hours before Palin entered the arena, Keith and his sister Mariah, 7, took turns waving a yellow, hand-printed sign, “Vote for Trig's Mommy.”
When asked why that particular sign, Keith pointed to his sister Gabby, 4.
“My sister has Down syndrome and Trig has Down syndrome, too,” he said.
