Palin Speech Gameday thread.

You have the whole internet at your disposal. Go!

but I think Palin lost the coveted “community organizer” vote with that joke.

You know, when they shit on people trying to make a difference in communities. That was awesome. Real American heroes, those Republicans.

What’s next, will they drop a hot steamy Cleveland Steamer on Police officers? How about some non-profit organizations?

Oh, it’s going to be awesome when they literally drop a deuce on Mother Theresa’s grave. I heard Palin has dibs on the first squat.

said Alaska doesn’t have any crack-heads. This somehow make her unqualified for VP.

I’m very wary of anyone who chooses that as a career path. Either they are obsessed with political minutiae (they are a nerd), they are power hungry, or they aer far too codependent about their fellow citizens. Either way, I’m not sure I want them making decisions that affect my life. (no offense, BG, as I guess this is what you do for a living…)

I guess a few of them are exceptions – thrust into office by circumstances beyond their control.

I completely agree with Murphy’s point about McCain.

Will be pulled by McCain everytime Palin struggles but racism is very powerful and actually exsist in this election as I stated above

because hes white?

theres still ppl who wont vote for palin because shes a woman, or mccain because he is white…

they both are but Rudy is the bottom of the barrel in my book.

…to condemn Obama for joining the political machine in Chicago (which isn’t true).

If her severed arm falls on me while I’m trying to restore power to the complex.

I was trying to identify it.

There could be, and are, worse credentials.

…A city manger here in Texas administrates the city, much like the Mayor’s Office in Wassilla (I looked at their municipal code — strong mayor form of government).

So she probably had more to do than my mom’s mayor. Probably less than my mom has to do and she’d admit that’s not much, either, haha.

she won a wet T-shirt contest in college. I can see why now.

“he’s and interesting kid.”

has not place in politics. :)

Leading during peace and crisis? I’m confused. What exactly does he lead again besides a Senate committee?

Olbermann, at the very least, is open about his bias.

your commentary is still worthless

oblermann, not you.

Put his dukes up.

Unless you have served your country. And either have created jobs or farm or otherwise produce. All I see posted is student, service economy number manipulator, legal professional, and otherwise nonproductive dollar or credential chasers promoting and pandering hype. For those who have served, kudos and make whatever choice. It’s earned.

I guess I’m not going to be at all acceptable in any political discussion. Different demographic, different life experience, different value system, and different sense of what it takes for national well being. Thus, don’t waste bandwidth hammering me or my elderly, non sociocentric views.

Now I do like rational discussion, but a national election is not at all about rational discussion. Rationalizing is compromise, accepting that which is unacceptable so one’s hands don’t get smeared with blood or dirt. Me? I like the blood and dirt. I have always tried to stay civil, even accommodating, but those who have known me for any length of time probably know I prefer the blood and dirt.

As a nation, as an economy, as a people, we win or lose. That nebulous gray mist you who are liberally inclined seek has a secret. There is no solid ground beneath it. Wander into it, and learn that it cannot be navigated, and the fall is precipitious.

I haven’t liked the past three Republican administrations, and called myself independent. I can’t buy the Libertarian view because I favor strong laws, strong enforcement, strong miitary, and strong national initiatives. I can’t surrender my sense of individual responsiblity and individual gain or loss under the approach to governance the current Democratic leadership espouses (although I did very well indeed within the tenure of the Clinton administration, which well run or not, was staffed by competent and effective people in the nation’s Departments.)

So have a good time phrasing support or antagonism for either set of candidates. My adieu to anything but baseball in this surround. Handshakes and grins to all, though.

and enut…typical.

love oratory don’t ya?? You into that Communist stuff?

And accomplishment can be bedfellows, but they usually aren’t.

What she displayed tonight was competence . They don’t need brilliant performances from Palin, they just need competence. She did everything she needed to do tonight. Considering the fact that it doesn’t look like she minds getting her hands dirty, she’ll be able to fill the role of McCain’s surrogate when certain things have to be said.

All in all, I think it was a fairly strong performance.

It’s setting the tone for the campaign. They’re going to go negative in a big way, and the Republicans are built on that.

liberals and sarcasm… hehe

are liberals panicking right now?

McCain is just a good ol boy common man.

He’s like all of us common men who forget how many houses we have.

brettgardner’s only insult.

http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/8/29/603686/ot-mccain-palin#8456157

ZING!!!!!!

I was thinking about it… But after hearing the commentary on here about all of the bashing that was going on, I didn’t feel the urge to watch her continue the bash-fest.

mccain = constipated
palin = Frances McDormand in Fargo

both spot on

Surely you don’t deny that?

that Palin will resonate with average Americans. She has more in common with 90% of America than Obama does. If she can connect with them, they will listen to her and it is game over for Obama.

“I still don’t see why some people keep insisting that this speech was the hard part, or even some major obstacle.”

She had so much pressure and has never spoken in front of a crowd or television viewing audience like that before. If she performed poorly I don’t think too many people would have been surprised.

“I also don’t get why people keep insisting that she was "attacked" by the media. Any unknown candidate would have had all their skeletons dug up. That’s part of he media’s job.”

Nobody disagrees that her skeletons shouldn’t be dug up. But questioning whether she can be a VP because she’s also a mom is sexiest and not a legitimate criticism in my opinion. And Dailykos piece on her daughter was clearly disgusting.

the blogger put on the post.

just depends on which one you are looking at.

As far as attacks go, that all the republicans do. They don’t want to talk about the mess they have created for the country in the last 8 years or how they are going to fix it or get us out of the economic crisis, the crisis in Iraq, etc. Rather they just like to send people like Giuliani and Palin out to attack and smear the dems. It has worked in the past in elections. Not sure it will do the trick this time though.