From Elizabeth Robbins, Boardman, OH:

September 16, 2008
Rally at the Youngstown, Ohio, airport.
Nathanael Robbins, age 10, in a homemade t-shirt.

Elizabeth Robbins says she and her son, Nathanael, waited for the candidates behind a waist-high barrier outside the hangar where McCain and Palin were to arrive. When the candidates came along, shaking hands and greeting the crowd, another couple invited Nathanael to stand in front of them.

Governor Palin simply saw Nathanael in the crowd and seemed to be genuinely delighted to see him. She asked his name, spoke to him (”You remind me of my Trig,”) then leaned to Mr. Palin and said, “Oh, Todd. Come meet Nathanael.” At one point she said either, “I just love you.” or “I just love him.”

Nathanael has Down syndrome.

Photos by Elizabeth Robbins.

Editor’s note:

Readers, if you’d like to have your snapshots included here, please send them to patricia@patriciaebauer.com. We’re looking for shots of people with Down syndrome alongside Sen. Obama, Sen. McCain, Sen. Biden or Gov. Palin.

Please enclose the following information: Your full name and city or town; where and when the photo was taken; IDs and relationships of the people in the photo (and ages, for kids), and a few lines about the circumstances. Please also let us know where we may contact you. By sending photos, you are granting permission for their publication.

Earlier posts here, here, here, and here.

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