Palin's speach

[Nebe]

I think she would be better off working for comedy central.

[likwid]

Her husband is USW? He must cry himself to sleep every night.

[JoeP]

Originally Posted by likwid

He must cry himself to sleep every night.

No that's Obama and his followers crying themselves to sleep tonight... What a Speech!! What a great speech lineup tonight - Romney, Giuliani & Palin - Homeruns tonight!

[Raider Ronnie]

Tell me again.
How many times as senator did Obama vote Present !!!

[Nebe]

how many times has Palin been to Washington DC?

[likwid]

How many times did she repeat for the Depends crowd that she was from a small town?

[Skip N]

WOW! Didnt know what to expect from her....but she blew me away! Great speach

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by Nebe

how many times has Palin been to Washington DC?

Exactly Nebe! And isnt that what Obama has been preaching.....same old Washington?

Can't say that about her.

you and likwed are bumbling just like the media, looks like the repub plan worked!

[spence]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Tell me again.
How many times as senator did Obama vote Present !!!

Curious if you know what that even means?

She certainly delivered as expected, it was a job well done, although not exactly in a hostile environment.

Her life story was endearing, but also really reinforced her podunk image that detractors wish to emphasise.

She presented a very skewed version of the truth here as well. She did raise taxes, she was initially for the bridge to nowhere etc...

From what I've read her taking on big oil and corruption is real and this was, to me at least, the most compelling part of her speech.

The policy portion of the speech will turn off a lot of people. It was clearly not in her voice and she was talking about things she knows little about. They were trying to take her around the world like she's up on foreign issues when she's rarely left town.

To me she didn't have the credibility to deliver such sarcastic and mean spirited attacks. It looked instead of a fresh person newly ordained into the Republican negative campaign machine that everyone was sick of under Bush/Rove.

I also noticed she steered clear of the social conservative hot buttons that will turn moderate voters off...

The Dems certainly have to worry if she's going to be a new voice that people will work to pay attention to. But on the other hand, she may have been received so well last night that McCain won't be able to equal her performance. This could throw his campaign out of balance rather than give it a boost.

But the whining about the media isn't going to play outside of that hall. She's certainly invited herself some blistering coverage over the next two months if skeletons jump from the closet or her mouth betrays her.

-spence

[hmahady]

Originally Posted by spence

But the whining about the media isn't going to play outside of that hall. She's certainly invited herself some blistering coverage over the next two months if skeletons jump from the closet or her mouth betrays her.

-spence

Agreed, Spence you might like this:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/in...in-gender-card

Howard

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

Curious if you know what that even means?


-spence

That's pretty friggin cheap, Spence. Not everyone googles info and spends time researching every aspect of the debate so they can look smarter then everyone else. Most of us are just speaking from the heart and learn from each other as we go. I know what "Present" means and it means he doesn't have the balls to vote an actual yes on the subject at hand because he may some day have to explain that vote.

-steve

[stripersnipr]

Originally Posted by spence

But the whining about the media isn't going to play outside of that hall. -spence

MSNBC and it's like have become the brunt of ridicule all over America. Decent people are disgusted by their blatant bias and indecent attacks on her. But the lunatic fringe can't see it through the glaze covering their retinas.

[Nebe]

In all seriousness. She gave a great speech.

[PaulS]

She had to spend half the speach telling us who she was. There was no other candidate that was more well know that had the same attributes Mcsame was looking for.

The security was terrible there. I saw an African American actually on the floor. I'm suprised he was able to get by security.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by PaulS

She had to spend half the speach telling us who she was.

So she's a pitbull mom and a hockey fish that is dumb as a stump and swipes at shiny things?

I like how she "fought for Alaskans to get their piece of the oil profits," as if that weren't state law since before she was governor and something that Chavez (who she took a dig at) already did before she was even a mayor.

[Bronko]

I really thought she was fantastic. Upon conclusion, I immediately flipped to Obama's media team at CNN and MSNBC to see reactions. Wolf Blitzer was yelling 'a star is born' and Olberman and Matthews looked like they had their lunch money stolen. Matthews was disheveled and at a loss for words muttering 'great speech.'

[RIJIMMY]

You guys are hilarious. Spence, she was mean spiritied? Give me a break.
you know what I truly liked and my wife who watched it agreed, it was nice to hear a ploitical speach that was not a "woe is me, the sky is falling" The lady has a child with down syndrome, a son goign to Iraq and a 17yr old pregnant. Did she feel sorry for herself? Did she ask for help and support. No way, it was a bring it on speech and I got the sense she can handle it.
Best line ever - some leaders use change to further their careers, some use their careers to further change. Im sure she dindt write it, but that us f'in brillant.

[likwid]

I'm from a small town.
I'm from a small town.
I'm from a small town.
Downs baby.
Pregnant daughter.
I'm kinda like a dog everyone is afraid of.
Stab at left
Stab at left
Stab at left

entire speech summarized.

[PaulS]

Didn't she say that if someone has a special needs child, she is going to be an advocate for them? Whats been the repub. stand previoulsy? I thought it always was "I got mine, I could care less about anyone less fortunate than myself"

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Didn't she say that if someone has a special needs child, she is going to be an advocate for them? Whats been the repub. stand previoulsy? I thought it always was "I got mine, I could care less about anyone less fortunate than myself"

Thats cuz your lib-washed and dont do any research on your own.

[top rod]

No If i remember correctly it was the republicans who brought forth the equal right and cival rights movement,not the dems.such as Sen. Bird

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by top rod

No If i remember correctly it was the republicans who brought forth the equal right and cival rights movement,not the dems.such as Sen. Bird

Thank you! I was going to post something similar. The dems have claimed ownership of the civil rights movement.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by top rod

No If i remember correctly it was the republicans who brought forth the equal right and cival rights movement,not the dems.such as Sen. Bird

So your saying the repubs have always supported increasing funds for special needs people?

[justplugit]

Danica Patrick of the political world.

Nobody's lunch meat.

[EarnedStripes44]

It was a good speech, not too over top, as expected. McCain has his attack dog and I don't think Obama or Biden will turn into Mike Vick.

[EarnedStripes44]

...what I loved most about the speech was all that talk of laying pipe

[likwid]

Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44

...what I loved most about the speech was all that talk of laying pipe

Ok, I feel better for not being the only one who laughed at this.

[likwid]

lol @ cnn

[RIROCKHOUND]

How how how how how
does she appeal to independents??!??! That is the direction you want us to head? Huge families, strong evangelical influence? Extremly socially conservative?
Leave the forum, but answer that, please.

Absolutely loses me.
Same with the women all over talk radio who 'love her because she is a women' forget party lines, forget race, forget gender. think issues. She gave a great speech, sounded believable, but Spence among all his gibberish, posted an observation I made last night as well. She avoided all these social issues that should turning off a lot of independent/moderate voters. I think she will hold her own in a debate, but I do want to see her grilled on that by Biden.

She is
Anti-abortion completely, no exceptions
Creationist
Mixed environmental record.
I understand she is the VP, and we all talk like McCain is going to drop dead year 1, but still, how is she winning over moderates and independents!

[likwid]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

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Mixed environmental record.

Mixed? MIXED?!
Dude, she might as well come out and say "eff fisherman and eff polar bears."