Sarah Palin at Germain Arena

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Sarah Palin at Germain Arena

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke to a packed house at Germain Arena Monday afternoon.

Right off the bat, Palin addressed all of the hockey moms that fill Germain Arena to watch the Florida Everblades.

Less than 10 minutes into the speech you could hear anti-war protestors who were quickly escorted out of the arena. Palin told them she has a son in Iraq fighting for their freedom to protest.

There was also a group of pro-Obama students who were escorted out for their chanting.

Republican Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott was one of the introductory speakers at Governor Palin's rally. Scott used Senator Obama's middle name “Hussein”.

"Ladies and gentleman, there are three types of people in our country today. There are people that make things happen, there are people that watch things happen, and there are people that wonder what happened. On November 4th, on November 4th, let's leave Barack Hussein Obama wondering what happened," said Scott.

There was a huge roar from the crowd at the rally when Sheriff Scott made that comment. Ever since it aired it has exploded on websites across the country.

According to the CBS News website, the Palin camp has issued this statement: “We do not condone this inappropriate rhetoric which distracts from the real questions of judgment, character, and experience that voters will base their decisions on this November.”

Back in February, Cincinnati radio show host Bill Cunningham referred to Senator Obama using his entire name. Senator McCain immediately distanced himself from Cunningham saying Senator Obama should not be referred to that way.
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