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So much for the redneck beauty queen mayor of a pissant town

[Update: Final thought of the night -- how stupid must Democrats feel right now? Who decided it would be a good strategy to kick a Mama Bear?]

Sarah Palin is about half way through her speech and so far she is killing. This woman has all her teeth, she can speak in complete sentences, and she has yet to cry. Those on the left must be so disappointed. So far my favorite part of the speech though was not anything Sarah Palin said. My favorite part was watching her youngest daughter Piper lick her hand and smooth her baby brother Trig's hair. (I will link video to that later. Update: Kim has linked video of the entire speech here) The speech is substantive, and articulate, but it is also accessible and down to earth. This is not the lightweight the Democrats described to us. This is not the trailer trash they spoke of this week. Hell, she's even wearing shoes! Palin is hitting all the points that a Republican needs to win. In short, she is laying out a conservative message and that is the only way Republicans win the top job.

Update: Obama's response -- the speech was written by George Bush's speechwriter. Wow. How lame is that? Almost as lame as the reaction from a Kos diarist -- liar, student council speech delivery, etc. Republicans acknowledged the quality of both Hillary and Obama's speeches. We disagree with what they said, but we are smart enough to know they made good speeches. The angry left is in an alternate reality. They are too far gone to acknowledge what every American saw with their own two eyes tonight.

This woman is a superstar and the Dems know it and they are scared spitless because they know if she does not get elected VP this year, she won't be going away. They will have to face her again so they are going to do all they can to destroy her now. But now they aren't just fighting Palin, they will have to fight all those who fell in love with Sarah Palin tonight.

Update II: Mark Tapscott has reaction, Melanie Morgan has a great Palin graphic, and there are some excellent comments being posted. I really like the one from Modean who recommends Biden wear a cup for the debate.

Update III:Here is the transcript of the Palin speech.

I am watching the response from some women Demcrats on CNN (Kiki McLean, Stephanie Miller, Debbie Wasserman Schultz) and am shocked that they don't have better criticism. Stephanie Miller found it distasteful that Palin used her family as props. Hmmmm. Who were those little girls who called their daddy Barack on the phone during the Dem convention? Sorry, but American saw that. You can't pretend no one else had their families join them on stage. Miller even repeated her charge later that Palin was using her family even when both McLean and Schultz disagreed vehemently with Miller.

One complaint was that the speech was mean. McLean brought up Ann Richards as an example of good political theater, but said Palin was too nasty. There was not one clip from the Palin speech that came anywhere close to as nasty as Ann Richards' "Poor George, he can't hep it" speech.

They are beyond flailing. They had the wind knocked out of them tonight. Hilarious. Every personal criticism of Palin that Larry King asked these Dem women about (judgment as mother, etc.) got the response "No one in Obama's camp did that." They said the only person we have heard do that is on the right -- Dr. Laura. King asked what Dr. Laura had to do with anything. I think some of us on the Right could come up with quite a few names of people on the left who have made such criticisms. Or we could direct them to two angry left websites that every Democrat knows well.

The Dem congresswoman Debbie Schultz repeated the lie that Palin cut funding for a teen pregnancy center. All were shocked that the speech said NOTHING about the economy. I guess they don't believe energy, gas prices or taxes have anything to do with the economy, but we already knew that. Seriously, they are shell shocked. I almost feel sorry for them, but then I think of the past week of attacks.

One more of many great reader comments: From Christina -- "My daughter said, "She's gutting Omaba like a freshly-killed moose." And Piper? She's a character and a half, isn't she? I'd take her home with me but I'd have to fight her mama first and her mama could whup my butt without mussing her hair."

Kim adds: Remember when we all first got word that she was the one that McCain chose and all the pundits were trying to figure her out? An Alaskan pollster said the landscape up there is littered with the bodies of those who crossed Sarah Palin. I'd say by the time Sarah's done with Obama, he'll be one of them.

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Comments (49)

I can hear it now. "Not Fa... (Below threshold)
GarandFan:

I can hear it now. "Not Fair!" "Not Fair!"
Like the comment about not going to Washington to court the elite, and choosing a president who's not on a road to self-discovery.

Oh boy...they are gonna be ... (Below threshold)

Oh boy...they are gonna be pissed off tomorrow about this one. Which is good...since they'll go off the deep end even more.

She tore it up! Wow!... (Below threshold)
Clay:

She tore it up! Wow!

Great speech, great job.</p... (Below threshold)
GianiD:

Great speech, great job.

This is a special lady.

The looney left will be up late tonight whining n complaining, just a little more than they usually do.

Wow! Go Saracuda! Fred Bar... (Below threshold)
Bob:

Wow! Go Saracuda! Fred Barnes just said, "You can't teach this. She's a natural." She was much more relaxed, sincere and presidential than HRC on her very best day. I'm more proud than I've been in a long time of being a Republican and an American.

She really tore that up! A... (Below threshold)

She really tore that up! Awesome speech. The left is running scarred now. I'm sure they'll try to hit her back hard. She can take it!

Palin shredded the dems (Ob... (Below threshold)
apb:

Palin shredded the dems (Obomber in particular) with wit and content. The media wing of the dem party will need to triple-time it to avoid catastrophe in the fall. Watch the dirty tricks fly as the media try to regain a footing for Obomber.

I love Sarah Palin...</b... (Below threshold)
lowmal:

I love Sarah Palin...

"So far my favorite part of... (Below threshold)
Herman:

"So far my favorite part of the speech though was not anything Sarah Palin said." -- Lorie

Glad you admit it.

"You Go Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!"</... (Below threshold)
Robin:

"You Go Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Glad you admit it.... (Below threshold)
Glad you admit it.

9. Posted by Herman

Oh herman, go help Barry find his jewels that were squashed tonight...you'll be happier I imagine.

Sarah's speech is in the bo... (Below threshold)
Mac Lorry:

Sarah's speech is in the books and as one commentator noted, she is a gifted speaker. Win or lose, the Obama campaign now knows they are in a much tougher fight than they ever anticipated. I expect that Sarah is particularly effective with women voters, at least those who are independent and Republican.

Can't the Paulbots just giv... (Below threshold)
Ryan:

Can't the Paulbots just give it a rest. .

Hilarious that the 1st tim... (Below threshold)
GianiD:

Hilarious that the 1st time on a national stage, she nails it. Maybe she can give speech lessons to Osama who stutters and stammers more than Mel Tillis.

She is the female Teddy Roo... (Below threshold)
guido:

She is the female Teddy Roosevelt.
She walks softly and carries a big hockey stick.
The loony left is about to go nuclear, but methinks their opportunity to off her has just gone by the boards because she just CONNECTED with real AMERICANS.

MSDNC will say she said nothing of consequence, as opposed to their praise for the earth shattering brilliance of BHO when he actually does say nothing of consequence.

THe leftists are running sc... (Below threshold)
retired military:

THe leftists are running scared. On drudge they have a report that said if the get into power they are going to pursue indictments against the Bush administration.

next you will have them talking about post impeachment hearings and frogmarching Cheney off to jail

They are trying to stablize some of the folks who are undecided from Hillary and hoping this crap will do it.

I thought she did great on the speech and will do well in the debate next month. Gonna be interesting when Biden tries to go hard on her and she pushes back.


Sarah did a great job. I ki... (Below threshold)
SpideyTerry:

Sarah did a great job. I kinda like Rudy's speech better because I thought his had more humorous lines, but Sarah really took the bat to Obama.

Also, I may be wrong, but I don't recall hearing a barrage of "uhs" or "ums" throughout her speech.

FOX NEWS ALERT......Joe Bid... (Below threshold)
guido:

FOX NEWS ALERT......Joe Biden has just shit himself!

It was also very touching t... (Below threshold)
Mike:

It was also very touching to see Cindy McCain holding Trig -- Todd Palin as well. I don't doubt for a minute that those kids will be in very good hands. And did you notice that Bristol's fiancee was up on stage with the family? Classy and gracious. You go girl!

Has Sarah explained to the ... (Below threshold)
Herman:

Has Sarah explained to the American People why we should accept Alaska as a new, independent country, or are we instead going to hear this explanation from her husband?

Hey Herman> Getting a littl... (Below threshold)
Ryan:

Hey Herman> Getting a little desperate?

Clinging desperately to your little security blanket?

Herman the German -<p... (Below threshold)
apb:

Herman the German -

Since AK is NOT an independent country, I'll assume you're just fishing. Pretty cool how Obomber had a new ass ripped all night, eh?

Has Sarah explained to the ... (Below threshold)
The Listkeeper:

Has Sarah explained to the American People why we should accept Alaska as a new, independent country, or are we instead going to hear this explanation from her husband?

Awwww... Look at Hermie referring to a long disproven lie...

She started a little shaky.... (Below threshold)
Larry:

She started a little shaky. As time went on, you could see her confidence increase and her ability (talent) for working the crowd hit its stride. I say the lady hit a home run.

I know what Fox is gonna say - listened for a few minutes, then surfed. Keith Olberman looks like he swallowed a prune or has a tummy ache.

Olberman is no dummy in spite of some of his more bizarre political leanings. And they all seem to admit that a star was born - that was, to his credit, a line from Chris Matthews. There was the female on the panel who was almost in hysterics trying to cut Palin down and I was surprised to see Brian Williams get VERY defensive about Palin's line on the media.

And, well, hate to say it, but Tom Brokaw looked and sounded, well, tipsy. The NBC types did their best to find something wrong. Fox and CNN seemed fairly balanced. I have no idea what the rest of the pack did.

Let me add just one more thing. Lorie knows I have some ideas about the emotions of people who have had affairs, whether of the sort that you find in marriages or those where someone gets disappointed with a politician they probably shouldn't have trusted. When I heard what Palin said about her husband, it had the absolute ring of truth. The Inquirer is supposed to be working on something about Palin and an ex business partner of her husband's. They have subsequently pulled that one off their web site but may put it back. I just didn't pick up any of those kinds of vibs between her and her husband, period.

Lorie,I'm back. Aft... (Below threshold)
Catherine Wilkinson:

Lorie,
I'm back. After a setback with our daughter (you know, the one that went to the White House?) I am on this election like a skunk on meth. Let me tell you....Sarah Palin is a superstar, and this was a defining moment in the sorry ass state of affairs in both parties. I am grateful and relieved that someone FINALLY had the time and energy to step up and tell my story...and the story of millions of other women, who work, and love, and have kids, and mistakes, and still have the integrity to want to change the miserable state of affairs in this country. I absolutely love her.

Getting a little despera... (Below threshold)

Getting a little desperate?

They've BEEN desperate for days, you can tell by the reckless posting of anything that might be harmful for Palin. It hasn't been working, though...

Soon, they're going to get frantic and REALLY blow their credibility.

Obama's response ... (Below threshold)
Larry:


Obama's response -- the speech was written by George Bush's speech writer. Wow. How lame is that?

Yea, even Keith Olberman made a face and said maybe they will come up with something else when they have a chance to think about it. Or maybe it was Brian Williams, I forget. Anyway, someone in the major media thought it was lame too.

"Obama's response -- the... (Below threshold)

"Obama's response -- the speech was written by George Bush's speech writer."

Uh... didn't Bush WIN?

Friggin' Awesome speach!!</... (Below threshold)
Greg:

Friggin' Awesome speach!!

I have been luke warm about McCain up until now but after this I'm all in.

"Obama's response -- th... (Below threshold)
marc:

"Obama's response -- the speech was written by George Bush's speech writer."

And that makes one wit of a difference? How?

And while that puzzlement twists your pseudo-brain name a single candidate that hasn't had his/her speech written by someone other than themselves.

"My favorite part was wa... (Below threshold)
John:

"My favorite part was watching her youngest daughter Piper lick her hand and smooth her baby brother Trig's hair.

Andrew Sullivan actually claimed Piper was poking Trig in the eye. Wow.

Compared to how far out Bush Derangement Syndrome caused the left to go, Palin Derangement Syndrome, after just five days, is like comparing a head cold to ebola.

The first thought I had imm... (Below threshold)
Modean:

The first thought I had immediately about the Obama camp's response was "Well duh it was written for her, just like Obama's speech was written for him. No candidate for national office writes their own speech and hasn't in probably 50 years."

You know what they say, winners don't whine. This was a grans-slam for Palin, in fact if I were Biden I'd wear a cup to the debate.

Palin rocks!... (Below threshold)
Cory:

Palin rocks!

Just too good!Obam... (Below threshold)
dooz:

Just too good!

Obama is clearly very worried. And he has every reason to be! He is so toast.

But why, because Palin can give a good speech? No, because it's clear now that Obama's great speeches are not going to be enough to cover up his total lack of qualification for this office.

It's over now.

Actually, I thought the gov... (Below threshold)
DoctorOfLove:

Actually, I thought the governor of Hawaii was pretty good too.

The Obama Campaign must be ... (Below threshold)
MarkJ:

The Obama Campaign must be collectively talking tonight like that guy in the Omaha Beach assault sequence of "Saving Private Ryan":

"We're gettin' murdered...and it ain't fair!"

If "The Palinator" keeps going on like tonight, Joe Biden had not only better wear a cup to the VP debate...he'd also better wear a mouthpiece and a helmet. Otherwise, Sarah will verbally grab him by his hair plugs and kick out his capped and bonded teeth with her high heels on live TV.

Oh, I can't wait to see that smarmy, insincere smirk of Biden's wiped off his face.....

Her little girl is a piker.... (Below threshold)
bc:

Her little girl is a piker. Cute doesn't begin to describe her. A major campaign asset IMO.

I think we'll be hearing fr... (Below threshold)
Skip Kent:

I think we'll be hearing from the Govenor of Hawaii again in 2012...when she's VP on Sarah's ticket.

A coupla level-headed dames running the US of A. What could possibly rock more?

As a conservative I've been... (Below threshold)
Lane:

As a conservative I've been less than enthusiastic about McCain -- really more strongly anti Obama than pro McCain. All that has changed. As I told a friend after hearing Sarah -- People will vote for McCain, but they'll go to war for Sarah. Wish I could write my campaign check to Palin rather than McCain, but I'll send it anyway.

My daughter said, "She's gu... (Below threshold)

My daughter said, "She's gutting Omaba like a freshly-killed moose."

And Piper? She's a character and a half, isn't she? I'd take her home with me but I'd have to fight her mama first and her mama could whup my butt without mussing her hair.

Dang she was great!!! I wi... (Below threshold)
Artbyruth:

Dang she was great!!! I wish she had said, "And Alaska is the 49th state, not the 57th state like some believe..."

GO SARAH!!!!

McCain/Palin '08!!!

I didn't bother watching Ba... (Below threshold)
Greg Casey:

I didn't bother watching Bama's coronation last week but was really looking forward to seeing Palin tonight. She delivered and then some! Bama is toast! I felt he jumped the shark long ago when he showed up with his ridiculous OPS (Obama "Presidential" Seal) but this certainly closes the deal! Can you spell "Landslide"?

Yeah #42, I can spell Lands... (Below threshold)
Tess:

Yeah #42, I can spell Landslide... Sarah Palin!

Obama's response... (Below threshold)
Obama's response -- the speech was written by George Bush's speech writer.

Exsqueeze me? Baking powder? The pres that Wolfson made is, um, uh, er, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, calling out AN ELECTED GOVERNOR, AN EXECUTIVE, as to whose words she was reading? Are you kidding me? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, PUHLEEEEEEASE tell me there will be an actual "townhall" debate (unmanipulated by the drive-bys) with this lightweight. Please let that happen, and I can leave this Earth a little less tortured.

Nevermind '08, I'm ready for "Palin 0-12". I am Sarah Palin! Damn the drive-bys, full speed ahead...

Mark -- I totally lost the ... (Below threshold)

Mark -- I totally lost the Biden plagiarism connection to that comment. They are really hurting aren't they. Everything they bring up blows back on them.

Thus good delivery means no... (Below threshold)
nlcatter:

Thus good delivery means nothing when she lies.

Good delivery cant hdie fac... (Below threshold)
nlcatter:

Good delivery cant hdie fact she is a lying
bookburning creationist

The debates are going to be... (Below threshold)
Curt Johnson:

The debates are going to be great! But I think they should be changed a bit: Palin should debate Obama and Biden should debate Bristol. That way, Biden can pick on somebody his own size.

LMAO, nlcatter if that's th... (Below threshold)
Modean:

LMAO, nlcatter if that's the best you Obots can do, accuse her of lying and whinning that her speech was written for her, all y'all are even bigger losers than I thought.

Face it Obot, the woman is not what you hoped she was, she's what you feared she might be, and she's gonna clean Biden's clock.


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