On October 30th a gathering of Palin family look-alikes met under the rainbow flag on the Castro to the delight of tourists and locals alike. Most of the group had gotten to know each other at a Sarah Palin Look-Alike Contest held in mid-October, the brainchild of Lisa Geduldig of KungPao Kosher Comedy. They decided on an October 30 date for their reunion, one day before Halloween, in part because the Castro district of San Francisco has been shut off to outside visitors by the S.F. Police Department on Halloween to keep out "rowdy elements".

Mainstream media came out in force to photograph the group of men and women in Sarah Palin drag that dubbed themselves Palinistas. A non-plussed Bristol Palin impersonator, appearing very pregnant, joined the entourage, helping to lift the spirits of weary San Franciscans understandably nervous about November 4 outcomes.

The Palin look-alikes all said they support the *No on 8* campaign and took the opportunity to promote the cause of marriage equality as they vamped for the cameras. A moose character with a cut-out mask made an appearance, keeping to the sidelines, possibly worried about being shot by one of the Palins. A group of tourists from Alaska made the scene and reported they are happy to be taking home some San Francisco attitude with them.

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