BREAKING: Sarah Palin "Winged" Her Speech Because of "Broken" Teleprompter

Red State ^ | September 4, 2008 | Erick Erickson

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Halfway through Sarah Palin's speech tonight at the RNC, people following the speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text.

According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As a result, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolled significantly from where Governor Palin was in the speech. The malfunction also occurred during Rudy Giuliani's speech, explaining his significant deviations from his speech.

Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech.

Contrast this to Barack Obama who, when last his teleprompter malfunctioned, was left stuttering before a crowd unable to advance his speech until the problem was resolved.

Sarah Palin. Winner.

[mware]

For a few moments I noticed a hesitation in her speech. I though perhaps she had lost track or been distracted. Way to go Sarah

[MayflowerMadam]

Guess Telepromptr Guy wasn’t “vetted” thoroughly. On the enemy’s payroll, perhaps?

[Deetes]

BOOM

[potlatch]

[I can imagine.....]

Heh, it would have involved my animated scissors!! Luckily I am busy on something else, lol.

[The Shrew]

The folks at NRO suggest the theme song from “Mary Tyler Moore”:ing to two great photos!

[3catsanadog]

I hope I'm wrong but the thought of a rabid, Obama-loving technician fiddling with the buttons has crossed my mind.

Or maybe the Code Pink moonbats managed to screw around with something.

[Ditter]

You know the dems are going to say this is a big fat Republican lie!

[GOP Poet]

another big Sarah WOW.

[devolve]

You love to post those!

[JamesP81]

Governor Palin doesn't need a teleprompter. She is a remarkable speaker.

Governor Palin doesn't read from the teleprompter. Like Chuck Norris, she causes the teleprompter to display what she is thinking by the sheer power and brilliance of her mind.

[potlatch]

Yeah, I may go back to posting ‘found gifs’, the way I started out. I have a ton of them.

[devolve]

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[potlatch]

Center WHAT??

[devolve]

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One of the first things you learned to do with graphics

[Royal Wulff]

So, isn’t it likely the audio/visual people at Xcel are unionized, and this was just a hit job ordered by the local shop?

[potlatch]

Lol, just posting one was a big deal! Wish I could remember what my first post was.

I fear I may not be able to move around here on FR later tonight when everyone is on. The pager won't stay on either. What a shame right during the convention!!

Worse than during the dem convention!

[Pinkbell]

That’s awesome. She handles herself very well under pressure. I know I would panic and stutter like Obama in that situation.

[Pinkbell]

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/259416

[Pinkbell]

That was a good idea. I would definitely do that if I gave a speech because I’d panic if all I had was a teleprompter and it went out.

[AFPhys]

The most amazing news about last night, to me. This means she really believed what she said.