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Palin fans speaking out
Byron Aynes said he wasn’t going to miss Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speak tonight, even if he isn’t old enough to cast a vote next month.
Aynes, 17, is joining six of his Greenville Christian Academy classmates today for the rally at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum.
Among the issues Aynes said he would like to hear Palin address were gay rights and abortion.
“I hope she pounds that and really lets people know where she stands,” Aynes said. “I want her to come out as a real conservative leader.”
Aynes said he has noticed a lot of his peers supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, but he often tries to convince them otherwise.
“It’s a good thing that they care though because I think it is important that young people are concerned about their well-being,” Aynes said. “I wish more people would take action and get involved.”
John Stallings traveled from Windsor today to see the rally. He said he hopes that Palin continues to point out flaws in Obama.
“I think he is about raising taxes and he might be a Muslim although he claims to be a Christian,” Stallings, 86, said. “I am very skeptical.”
Stallings said Palin’s values were in line with his and he agrees with her policies 100 percent.
Greenville’s Amanda Allen, 22, and Clinton Melton, 25, were the first ones in line today. The two Republicans said they arrived around 9 a.m.
Allen said she hopes Palin addresses the economy and foreign policy tonight.
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