Direct From Sarah Palin: "Going Rogue" Tour Dates Through Thanksgiving

Here are some details of the upcoming book tour. I’m starting in Michigan, and you’ll understand why when you read the book. Last year, I made a promise to the good people of Michigan that I would be back, and now I’m keeping that promise. (Michigan is near and dear to my family’s heart! Our eldest son, Track, lived with a great host family there during his hockey days.)

From Michigan, the “Going Rogue” tour will cover as much of the country as possible. I’ve decided to stop in cities that are not usually included in a typical book tour. For instance, I’m looking forward to meeting our honorable men and women in uniform and their families at a Fort Bragg book signing, and to reconnecting with friends my family made last year on the campaign trail in different book signing venues. 

We have a tight schedule, but I’m working with the publisher to allow possibilities of stopping at a few unannounced places, too. 

I’ll Twitter information when the tour starts, so I’ll post our progress from the road. You can follow on Twitter at SarahPalinUSA.

Below are dates, times, and locations for the first part of the tour – this schedule brings us up to Thanksgiving, where I’ll get to connect with family in Washington state for the holiday. Stay tuned for our post-Thanksgiving schedule coming soon. 

Please contact each venue for more information. Can’t wait to see you soon! 

- Sarah Palin 

PS: Included below is a flyer for the tour. Feel free to pass it around! 

November 18th

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Barnes & Noble

3195 28th Street SE

Space B116

Grand Rapids, MI 49512

6:00 – 9:00 PM

November 19th

FORT WAYNE, IN

Meijer’s

10301 Maysville Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46835

12:00 – 3:00 PM

NOBLESVILLE, IN

Borders Books and Music

13145 Levinson Lane

Noblesville, IN 46060

6:00 – 9:00 PM

November 20th

CINCINNATI, OH

Joseph-Beth Booksellers

2692 Madison Road

Cincinnati OH 45208

12:00 – 3:00 PM

COLUMBUS, OH

Borders Books and Music

6670 Sawmill Road

Columbus, OH 43235

6:00 – 9:00 PM

November 21st

WASHINGTON, PA

Sam’s Club

80 Trinity Point Drive

Washington, PA 15301

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY

Borders Books and Music

1000 Hylan Drive

Rochester, NY 14623

6:00 – 9:00 PM

November 22nd

ROANOKE, VA

Barnes & Noble

4802 Valley View Boulevard NW

Roanoke, VA 24012

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

November 23rd

FORT BRAGG, NC

AAFES Bragg N Main Shop 

Bldg 8-5050, 2nd & Butner Road

Ft. Bragg, NC 28307

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

BIRMINGHAM, AL

Books-A-Million

757 Brookwood Village

Birmingham, AL 32509

4:30 – 7:30 PM

November 24th

JACKSONVILLE, FL AREA

Books-A-Million

Orange Park Mall

1910 Wells Road

Orange Park, FL 32073

9:00 – 11:00 AM

THE VILLAGES, FL

Barnes & Noble

1055 Old Camp Road

The Villages, FL 32162

2:30 – 5:00 PM

ORLANDO, FL

Barnes & Noble

Colonial Plaza Market Center

2418 East Colonial Drive

Orlando, FL 32803

7:30 – 10:00 PM

Sarah Palin: Reagan Never Stopped Regarding The Berlin Wall As An Affront To Freedom

Twenty years ago, the ultimate symbol of the division between freedom and tyranny was torn down. The Berlin Wall was constructed for one purpose: to prevent the escape of East Germans to the freedom of the West. The Wall’s cold, gray façade was a stark reminder of the economic and political way of life across the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. 

Ronald Reagan never stopped regarding the Berlin Wall as an affront to human freedom. When so many other American leaders and opinion makers had come to accept its presence as inevitable and permanent, Reagan still hammered away at the Wall’s very premise in human tyranny, until finally the Wall itself was hammered down. Its downfall wasn’t the work of Reagan alone. Our president’s actions were joined with the brave acts of many individuals who stood firm and united in facing the Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall came down because millions of people behind the Iron Curtain refused to accept the fate of enslavement and their supporters in the West refused to accept that the “captive nations” would remain captive forever. 

Though that long, tragic episode in human history had come to a close finally with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it wasn’t the “end of history” or the end of conflict as some had hoped. New conflicts confront us today throughout the world which call for courage and resolve and dedication to freedom. The new democracies and market economies that have emerged in Central and Eastern Europe still require our friendship and alliances as they continue to seek security, prosperity, and self-determination. But as we reflect on present and future challenges, let’s take time to celebrate the anniversary of this awesome victory for freedom. The downfall of that cold, gray concrete Wall should be a lesson to us in hope. Nothing is inevitable. Tyranny is no match for the hope and resolve of those who work and fight for freedom.