Palin would have been much better if she had been a better speaker. She spoke in a way that made her sound as if she shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Personally, I loved who she was and what she stood for, but she didn’t come across as being presidential.
Her acceptance speech was a TOTAL KO and her debate was good also. But in the off moments I thought she could use some tutoring. She hasn't had the years of getting herself polished so she could climb the ladder. She's a natural who just needs a small amount of help in her presentation. IMHO
Or, maybe use electronic shenanigans the way Obama's boys did.
You mean that she didn't bloviate? (shame on her!)
She came off as really cool, confident, and in sufficient control of the situation not to be sweating the moronic drivel that the interviewer was spewing. I.E. a female Reagan.
Neither did McCain. He often acted and sounded like that old guy down the street that yells at kids to stay off his lawn.
She wasn't running for President. She would have had time to "grow" into it, as the saying goes. And, as her personal history clearly demonstrates, she is a quick study and applies herself diligently to master whatever skills and knowledge she needs to achieve her goals.
Palin would have been much better if she had been a better speaker. She spoke in a way that made her sound as if she shouldn’t be taken seriously.
George W. Bush would have been much better if he'd been a better speaker. He speaks in a way that makes him sound as if he shouldn't be taken seriously.
Bush, on the other hand, had eight years to demonstrate his will and determination to overcome his obvious shortcomings, and he failed miserably. He chose to stay "above it all", refused to get his hands dirty and engage his ruthless domestic enemies by defending either himself or his policies, and thus allowed them to redefine what successes he did have into "failure" in the public's perception.
The result of his personal failings is that most of the good he managed to accomplish is now going to be be undone and swept away by the enemies he refused to confront. History will show that his "new tone" was actually the bell tolling the death knell of the Republic...