WASHINGTON (AFP) – A Harley-Davidson-riding Sarah Palin, outfitted in black leather and heels, joined a massive annual motorcycle rally Sunday, in a high-profile appearance amid speculation she will make a bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Palin was at the “Rolling Thunder” Memorial Day holiday weekend rally, in which tens of thousands of motorcyclists ride through the nation’s capital to honor US war veterans, for the launch of her “One Nation” tour up the east coast.
“There’s no better way to see DC than on the back of a Harley!” Palin said in comments posted on her website.
But her presence was not greeted with universal approval.
Rolling Thunder’s national legislative director Ted Shpak told the Washington Post he was unhappy with the commotion surrounding her appearance, at what has been a traditionally non-political event.
“I’m very not appreciative of the way she came in here,” he said.
But some veterans said Palin was welcome, provided she was not attending the rally for political reasons.
“That’s fine if she wants to come here and join in the festivities as a citizen of this country, not running for office or any political gain,” Sheldon Wagner, a 65-year-old
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