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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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This makes Governor Palin and even more remarkable lady since she continued her speech flawlessly.
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Impressive. Obama would have duhhhhed through his speech.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:03:53 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(McCain/Palin 2008)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
She should give Odumbo speech lessons.......Not one Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....Bravo Sarah.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:04:19 AM PDT
by
geege
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:06:32 AM PDT
by
g'nad
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
bravo and Sarah and bravo Rudy
Rudy for AG!
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:06:41 AM PDT
by
RDTF
(my worst nightmare is being on jury duty sequestered with 11 liberals)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Ah, so she DID write her own speech... On the “fly”.
Take THAT, B. Hussein!!!
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:07:09 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Vote Obama bin Biden 2008 - "Because the world doesn't suck enough yet".)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Ok, sources please. Don’t flame.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:07:58 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Now I'm even more impressed - with both speeches.
Rudy was good, Sarah was awesome.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:07:58 AM PDT
by
IrishMike
(Gov Sarah Palin - she's unleashed the fury of the castrated Left)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Thank God they both were excellent speakers. If it happens to Obama, he might go uh... err... uh...
Anyway, is it that difficult to have a good telepromter machine that actually can be set manually to follow the pace of the speech?
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:08:05 AM PDT
by
paudio
(Can you tell me a single thing Obama has done in the senate?)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
If she’s that good WITHOUT a teleprompter...that’s what the media should be talking about today.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:08:31 AM PDT
by
albie
To: SolidWood
Obama would have stuttered and drooled and made an even bigger fool out of himself than he already is.
Palin was the right choice at the right time, and she proved that in spades last night.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:08:31 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
("And how can this be? For I am the Kwisatz Haderach! " - Barack Obama)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech. Let's see Obama do that! There would be a lot of uhs and ohs if the teleprompter ever malfunctioned during one of his speeches.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:10:10 AM PDT
by
Ol' Sparky
(Liberal Republicans are the greater of two evils)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
One more thing Sarah Palin can do effortlessly that Zerobama would struggle with.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:10:10 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Governor Palin doesn't need a teleprompter. She is a remarkable speaker.
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I had the impression that she had paper in front of her as back up. At certain points in the speech, the camera clearly showed a teleprompter -- but at other points, I thought I saw her glancing down at a written speech from time to time.
She was smart enough to bring backup just in case of a technical problem. I bet Obama doesn't do that.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:10:37 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Et si omnes ego non)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
She is the real deal!
Bravissima!!!
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:10:48 AM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients, pray for us.)
To: albie
“If shes that good WITHOUT a teleprompter...thats what the media should be talking about today.”
Don’t hold your breath.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:10:56 AM PDT
by
diverteach
(http://foolishpleasurestudio.com/eyewool/slap_hillary.html)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Cool story if true, and needs more details about the degree of disruption.
I forwarded the “breaking” story to Drudge.
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:11:07 AM PDT
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
If Obama was giving a speech, and the teleprompter broke down right before the closing line, which was “Thank you, and I ask for your vote in November,” and if that was the closing line of all his speeches, he’d still start stammering, “duh, uh, uh, uh, uh....”
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posted on
09/04/2008 5:12:23 AM PDT
by
puroresu
(Enjoy ASIAN CINEMA? See my Freeper page for recommendations (updated!).)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
She was well prepared!
The legend continues...:)
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