10 minutes into Sara Palin's acceptance speech at the 2008 GOP Convention
I recall her suddenly stopping her speech, facing the audience and giving the brief hocky-mom comments. I thought that rather strange. Then, she continued on, without missing a beat.
Why the pause? That was when the teleprompter broke. She used the hocky-mom comments to gather her thoughts. She didn't panic.
After she finished her speech, the media commentators mentioned that the teleprompter had broken down.
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The irony now, two years later, is that The One can hardly even make normal political comments without a teleprompter. Sarah Palin basically have her acceptance speech at the GOP Convention, broadcast to multi-millions, without the teleprompter.
Notice the contrast:
7:36 minutes of Obama without being able to refer to his teleprompter
Sarah Palin basically have her acceptance speech at the GOP Convention, broadcast to multi-millions, without the teleprompter. Without notes.. from memory. The Won would've melted down into a hemorrhage of "Uhs," "Ahs," and "You-You-Yous"