Sarah Palin made a stop in the Rochester area Saturday night and was welcomed by a huge crowd at Borders in Henrietta. The former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate came to sign copies of her book "Going Rogue".

Palin got here early and stayed late. By the end of the night, almost everyone who stuck around at the end of the night got their book autographed.

The former vice presidential candidate did not meet with local politicians while she was here. She brought her son Trig, her daughter Piper and a few other family members with her, but Palin's people say the purpose of this trip was to meet with the everyday average citizens who came out to meet her.

For those who waited in line, it was a dream come true.

"On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 and a half," said Fran Henry, Utica. "I could've said 14, but I wanted to be realistic."

A moment, however brief, with Sarah Palin.

"She's so friendly. So informal," said Fran.

Palin told the hundreds of people who came to see her to just call her Sarah.

Palin signed 1,000 copies of her book, "Going Rogue" in three hours. Some say she did something else. She made a connection.

"It was very genuine. She shook your hand. She said, you know, she wanted to know your name. Shook your hand and took time to sign. It was nice," said Bill Murphy, Penfield.

While Palin clearly has the ability to excite her supporters.

"I'd guess I'd say, keep at it Sarah. We love you. We're here for you," said Robin Murphy, Penfield.

Some outside the store disagreed. Some Palin protesters were more than happy to share their opinion about her.

"Her positions bother me. The fact that she's not qualified, yet, people take her so seriously bothers me, yeah," said Robin Wilt, Brighton.

After all, running for president in 2012 is not on Palin's radar screen. Some say it should be.

"We need her. We need her desperately. Our country is in so much dire straits," said Fran Henry. "We got to get back to the constitution."

After Rochester, Palin heads to Virginia to do another book signing event.

YNN received a lot of viewer comments about the wristband situation. Borders had so many people camped out that they had to give out wristbands. There were a lot of complaints that not enough wristbands were given out.

Borders would only say they gave out a lot wristbands and would not give an exact number. However, many of the people who stuck around were able to get a book signed.

Security at the event was very tight. State police, Monroe County Sheriff deputies, and off-duty members of the Rochester Police Department who were hanging around keeping an eye on things. Everything went smoothly.