There may be some faults to Sarah Palin, This is NOT one of them….

For all things that I have criticized, mocked and made snarky comments regarding Sarah Palin. This is not one of them.

This story comes from, of all places The L.A. Times, which could be considered a hit piece, because of the piece trying to say that Palin is too emotional. However, here is the quote:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived at the Boyer Orchards here Friday afternoon, entering a sweet-smelling wooden barn full of crates of apples. "This is gorgeous," Palin said, greeting workers.

The visit was designed to highlight small businesses and their special needs and how a John McCain administration would help them.

And the Republican vice presidential candidate did talk business and taxes with Matthew and Bruce Boyer, whose family has owned and worked this 300-acre orchard for 51 years now.

But it was after their business chat that Palin had some special moments with a special fan, Amber Brown. As Palin left the barn, an excited crowd outside was mid-verse singing "God Bless America," but roared at the sight of Palin.

Brown, who is 23 and from New Paris, held a poster that said: “I have Down’s syndrome and I’m voting for you. I’m a fighter too!”

Palin saw Brown, headed straight for her and they embraced. “I love that poster!" said the mother of a Down syndrome baby (Click on Read more line below to see photo of Palin with her infant son, Trig).

"You’re a fighter and you’re beautiful,” Palin told Brown. The pair posed for pictures and hugged again.

Palin then continued down the rope line, paying special attention to the babies and children, at one point crouching down beside four little girls.

Once Palin finished, she returned to Brown and embraced her again. Palin’s husband, Todd, also came by and chatted with Brown and her family.

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As someone who grew up with a bad case of A.D.H.D. which, quite frankly, made my damn life a living hell. I can relate to this. I made offhand snarky comment in a chat room about this lady’s situation, because I felt she might be exploiting it for political purposes. But perhaps I  misjudged her a bit.

I will expect that the Communist Liberal Keith Olbermann will make some sort of smart assed comment about this on his program Monday, which would not surprise me at all. As Sarah Palin said in the Video, this isn’t about politics, this is about kids who are born with disabilities that they cannot control or had any say in choosing. Whenever I see a child with turrets or polio, I get misty eyed, because I don’t have it nearly as bad as some. My little inability to focus without proper meds is a drop in the bucket, compared to some of the disabilities that some are born with.

It also hits home for another reason, my aunt; my mom’s sister has a disability; she is developmentally disabled. The old word was, well, Mentally Retarded. (it sounds so damn cruel to call her that.) She will never be able to take care of herself. My mom has vowed to take care of her, as long as she is able. However, it pains me to see her sometimes struggle to handle her. She’s not getting any younger. I sometimes fear to think what might happen to my aunt, if my Mom passes away. I try and not dwell on it. It frightens me to.

So, accept this little sobering piece, just as a mea culpa. I get this one too.