Posted on 09/04/2008 7:59:33 AM PDT by george76
Last night, the question about Sarah Palin wasn't if she's risen too fast, but where she's been for so long.
She may have given the best speech of either political convention. She delivered a brilliantly written text flawlessly. Politicians who've been on the national stage for decades could do no better, and usually do worse.
Newsrooms across America must be in abject despair. The unlikely VP nominee the media hoped to crush out of the gate is unaffected by their condescension and scorn - and is bent on giving better than she takes.
Miss Congeniality isn't afraid to administer an old-fashioned beat-down. Annie Oakley brought a gun to a knife fight and made like the Obama-Biden ticket was a moose lazily meandering into her gun sights.
she said the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom is "lipstick." It wasn't just a cute line. She immediately began to prove it, starting with her killer line that being mayor of a small town is just like being a community organizer - except you have actual responsibilities.
She was merciless on Obama's elitism, scoring him for saying one thing about working-class voters in Scranton and another in San Francisco. By the end, you began to feel sorry for him for having been so thoroughly eviscerated by a woman and to wonder - how are Obama and Biden possibly going to handle her?
Palin was obviously comfortable laying body checks on Obama. In fact, she seemed to enjoy it.
Throughout, she never lost that ineffable quality that is literally priceless - her likability.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
With:
1) A broken teleprompter - so that she was ad-libbing it, and2) Code Pink whackos storming the stage.
If there is anyone here at Free Republic that isn’t fully supporting McCain/Palin after last night....I just don’t understand you.
I’m hardly a big fan of McCain’s, as several hundred posts here demonstrate conclusively. But after what I saw last night, I’m not just going to vote for the ticket, I’m going to bust my ass to see it wins come November.
How bout you?
If there is anyone here at Free Republic that isn’t fully supporting McCain/Palin after last night....I just don’t understand you.
I’m hardly a big fan of McCain’s, as several hundred posts here demonstrate conclusively. But after what I saw last night, I’m not just going to vote for the ticket, I’m going to bust my ass to see it wins come November.
How bout you?
Sorry bout the double post....(chuckle)
I’m bustin’ mine, too, to help her get elected. She’s da bomb!!!!!
Got a link about the Code Pink whackos?
I missed that. I admit to falling asleep, but not from lack of interest. I was just way too tired.
“She delivered a brilliantly written text flawlessly. Politicians who’ve been on the national stage for decades could do no better, and usually do worse.”
Her delivery was remarkable. Part way through, I realized I hadn’t heard a single uh, or a single misspoken syllable, or any stumbles or flubs. If she had even one of the usuals uh, or even one break in her delivery, I missed it.
Expect Palin to knock squirrels out of trees across Ohio
and Pennsylvania, along with other critters, fur and
feathered. Unlike other candidates, she’ll probably do her
own shooting and skinning, and maybe roast them on sticks,
with a pinch of salt, demanding reporters eat some, so
they can say it tastes like chicken.
John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Just made my first contribution to the campaign. I am fired up!
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I noticed a point about 2/3 way through the speech. She'd just made a point and the audience was loud. She looked down and mumbled something, then looked up again and went right on with her delivery, a smile on her face.
My reaction was, was that an open-mike moment? I couldn't tell what she mumbled, but it was obvious it wasn't prepared. Now, I wonder whether that's when the teleprompter went down, or continued on its string and put her off pace. Whichever, she handled it flawlessly.
“Throughout, she never lost that ineffable quality that is literally priceless - her likability.”
That is what struck me.
My experience with women in the workforce hasn’t been positive, so I admit to a bias against them. Not to the point that I won’t work with women, but I prefer to avoid it. So, my bias comes into play when scrutinizing Palin.
What I noticed in her speech delivery is that she was flawless. She wasn’t too cute, but remained feminine. She kept a serious tone, while throwing in humor. She never seemed to get flustered, or overly pleased with herself.
The speech was topself. Now, let’s get them elected so we can see if she walks the walk.
I have not seen the Say no to Juan McCain ping list in a few days.
TELL ME THAT IS AVAILABLE AS A BUMPER STICKER!
She is amazing.
Words fail to describe her.
The dems should be scared.
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