Like Joe Namath, Sarah Palin Guarantees Victory At Beaver Rally

High School Football Stadium Hosts Republican Campaign Event

UPDATED: 1:35 pm EDT October 24, 2008

BEAVER, Pa. -- Setting aside "Joe the Plumber" for "Joe the Quarterback," Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin told supporters near Joe Namath's hometown that she guarantees Sen. John McCain will win in Pennsylvania.

"In the biggest game of his life (Super Bowl III), all the experts had Joe Namath and the Jets written off to defeat," Palin said Thursday night at Beaver Area High School's football stadium. "They were up against the elite team that had all the money, and they were held in awe by the media, and Broadway Joe replied, 'We're going to win the game, I guarantee it.' And they won."

"Pennsylvania, with your help, we're going to win this state, I guarantee," Palin said.
Watch The Video - Palin Rallies In Beaver County

More than 1,000 people packed the stands in chilly Beaver, about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, to see the Alaska governor in her third campaign visit to the region.

Palin stuck to the campaign speech she gave earlier in the day in Ohio, where she criticized Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's interpretation of running mate Sen. Joe Biden's remark that the new president would be tested by an international crisis early in his presidency.

She said McCain has the experience to confront such a crisis "or better yet, avoid it."

Palin also criticized Obama's tax plan, saying, "Now is not the time to experiment with socialism."

"Our country is facing tough economic times and we need a tough president," Palin said. "We need a leader with experience and courage and good judgment and truthfulness, with a bold and free and fair plan of action. We need someone who can get our country back on track and in a new direction. We need John McCain."

The McCain-Palin energy plan was another point of discussion.

"We are beholden, in some cases, to volatile regimes -- countries that do not like America," she said. "We should be circulating that money here creating jobs for all of you. Some of these countries use energy as a weapon against us. So for our nation's security and future prosperity, we need American energy resources brought to you by American ingenuity and produced by American workers."

Supporters reacted to Palin's speech.

“I like her [Palin's] convictions -- I like what she stands for. I think that if Obama gets into the White House, there won’t be any checks and balances in the executive and legislative branches, so that’s what I’m interested in,” said Rebecca Miller.

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