From CQ/Washington Post:

Speaking at the annual conference of the Republican Governors Association, Sarah Palin told of the families and people with disabilities she met along the campaign trail. An excerpt from the transcript of her remarks:

I will remember with gratitude all the families with special needs children who were the stars of the show in our rallies: kids with autism and some in their wheelchairs and these beautiful kids who maybe before were made to feel like there wasn’t a place for them in the life of our country.

… You know, and always being warned you can’t cry on the campaign trail or you can’t show that — well, my goodness, speaking to some of these families and the challenges that they have — and they who aren’t asking anything from government or from anybody else — perhaps a hand up, but not a handout, these families.

I would see them in the audience, and they would hold up their banners. And I’ll tell you, I came close to crying few times, because they just touched my heart.

About a man with Down syndrome she met in Florida:

And I’ll repeat what I told him, because it applies to all children and adults who are so unique: that he is beautiful. And I am so glad that my boy Trig is going to grow up just like him. And every innocent life being so precious and worthy, and truly we must show them the good heart of America.

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