Sarah Palin turns heads at Tammy Haddad's brunch

Sarah Palin 45x45"The nice thing about this is we're doing this for a cause, for special needs, which, of course, is near and dear to my heart," Palin told POLITICO. "A nice social event combined with helping to raise awareness and funds for special needs. We're honored to be here." And is Palin looking forward to bumping into Donald Trump, another of the weekend's most-buzzed-about guests, at some point? "He's our buddy! We appreciate and respect Donald Trump," she said. Once inside, guests of all stripes angled to get a picture with Palin, including astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The hubbub was enough to cause one reporter to quip: "Look at all these reporters who typically rip her a new one mosey on up to her, desperate to get a photograph."