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BREAKING: Sarah Palin "Winged" Her Speech Because of "Broken" Teleprompter
Red State ^
| September 4, 2008
| Erick Erickson
Posted on 09/04/2008 5:02:21 AM PDT by 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.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008rncconvention; bho; convention; electionpresident; elections; hussein; mccainpalin; obamasama; osamabama; palin; palinping; palinpraise; rncconvention; sarahpalin; speech; teleprompter
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To: gathersnomoss
I did notice that about halfway through. She spoke to herself during one applause break clearly trying to find the thread again. She also seemed to want the crowd to stop the applause on two occasions. that leads me to believe this story.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:12:47 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.)
To: gathersnomoss; Virginia Ridgerunner
It was clear to me at the moment her teleprompter hiccuped. I’ve done enough ‘prompter work to know that “gulp” moment. What I did not know was that the ‘prompter was flopping worse than a crippled salmon while Gov. Palin plowed through a whole new speech on the fly.
BRAVO, Governor. You keep raising the bar!
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:13:35 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(ANWR would look great in pumps.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:14:15 AM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
No wonder they are panicking. She is unflappable.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:14:28 AM PDT
by
Former Proud Canadian
(I would spend more time on FR but I have to make sure my tires are inflated.)
Who is the guy rolling the prompter!
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:14:38 AM PDT
by
KavMan
To: mad_as_he$$
BREAKING: Sarah Palin "Winged" Her Speech Because of "Broken" TeleprompterI wondered why the second half of her speech was better than the first. That explains it.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:14:38 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Annoy the media, end the Obamanation, vote maverick, McCain/Palin '08)
To: detective
so then you expect she should have it memorized?
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:14:42 AM PDT
by
RDTF
(my worst nightmare is being on jury duty sequestered with 11 liberals)
To: mad_as_he$$
She also seemed to want the crowd to stop the applause on two occasions. that leads me to believe this story.I noticed she was not so eager for the applause to die down toward the latter half of the speech. That's a good time to collect your thoughts and prep for the next chunk.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:15:07 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(ANWR would look great in pumps.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
CAREFUL! This could be a trap. Someone could be setting up us to tout this “fact” over and over, and then a video will magically appear showing that the teleprompter was working, and that will only give the “she-didn’t-write-her-speech mantra another news cycle. In HD on CNN, there were several angles that showed the teleprompter, and I’m pretty sure it was in synch with her voice every time they showed it.
I want this to be true as much as anyone, but until I see a flawless, trusted source, I’m not going to go around repeating it.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:16:18 AM PDT
by
Carlucci
(Online petitions aren't worth the paper they aren't printed on.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
He'll read anything that appears on the teleprompter.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:17:05 AM PDT
by
Sax
(this idea was not a practical deterrent, for reasons which, at this moment, must be all too obvious)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner; P-Marlowe; xzins; Dr. Eckleburg; jude24
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received from a wise Colonel was “no matter what happens, act like everything is going just the way you planned. Never get flustered, never draw anyone's attention to the problem. Do that and most people in your audience will never realize there is a problem."
Got that Jude? ;-)
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:17:20 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
("Justification is withdrawn from works....that we may not ascribe salvation to them." Jean Chauvin)
To: gathersnomoss
If you watched that speech, you need no source. You could see over her shoulder at one point that the prompter wasnt moving and that she had to shuffle speech notes.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:17:50 AM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(One animal actually its eats its own brains to conserve energy, we call them liberals.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I saw glimpses of the teleprompter and it was flying.
What happen to the good ol’ days when a speaker needed only a small list to outline their speech?
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:18:27 AM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I noticed, about halfway through, she started referring to written material on the podium, from time to time. But it looked like she was only glancing at it, and kept her eyes up and her attention out.
Really well done. Bravo.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:19:06 AM PDT
by
gridlock
(The deer herd that lives around Camp David in Maryland is suddenly nervous...)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:19:09 AM PDT
by
Miss Didi
("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I noticed that she was referring to written papers in front of her, so it would appear that she had a print=out of the speech (or at least bullet points) in front of her.
In any case, she did an amazing job.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:19:18 AM PDT
by
Maceman
(If you're not getting a tax cut, you're getting a pay cut.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I guessed there might be a teleprompter glitch when she began tracking her place in the speech with the paper copy in front of her. When she made the switch, she made a small face, shook it off, and her smile seemed to impossibly brighten all the more; she knew
her speech and finished the job.
To me, it further indicates her experience, poise, and study; it was a flawless transition.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:20:16 AM PDT
by
Sergeant Tim
(In the War on Terror, there is no place to run from here.)
To: SlowBoat407
I did notice that she went for her paper copy. She had virtually all of it memorized.
What would Zero had done if he lost his mind, er uh teleprompter? She also talked about something that no politician has dared to touch. A hard stance on drilling, NOW, and nuclear, NOW!
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:20:28 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
I posted yesterday that Kelly O’Donnell from MSNBC was reporting of a rolled prompter to Olbermann and they were both saying it happens to them too.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:20:28 AM PDT
by
KavMan
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Truly Reaganesque, well done Sarah!!!!
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:20:29 AM PDT
by
Born In America
(Affirmative action is no way to elect a President, now or ever....)
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