Read the text of it here.
You have to admit, she is a good speaker. Before you answer the question in the title though, remember that — as was pointed out numerous times prior to the speech on several networks — she didn’t write it. It was written originally for a man, then modified for her after she was chosen.
On a completely mindless note, what can one say about how Palin was dressed? What were they trying to do with that sack or poncho-like thing she was wearing? A hockey mom’s K-Mart counter to Cindy’s designer duds? [UPDATE: Check out the cost of what Cindy was wearing the night before.] And what about the way the baby was paraded at the end?
This is one of the dopiest posts yet on DU, and that is going. Cripes “parading the child”_- Uncle dave you can’ do any better than tha>
DOPEY!!
Okay
We now have our candidates. I’m a fiscal conservative (NOT REPUBLICAN) so I’m curious, how many people actually believe that you can add billions and billions in new spending and not raise taxes? So let’s tax the rich, hell I’m all for it but wait, a luxury tax was tried before on those big ticket items that the rich like to buy, you know, like yachts and expensive cars. What happened? The rich stopped buying as much. So what? Well, if you worked at making yachts or expensive cars you were out of luck and probably lost your job. But at least there was a higher tax on those rich people.
Tax the oil companies for making 7% profit but where do you draw the line at how much someone or some company is allowed to make? 6%? 5? 1?
So, after all is said and done out of the two candidates which do you want? Someone who is going to raise taxes (and not just on the rich) or one who is going to lower them?
Someone who actually knows how to run a government and hass passed legislation and can command troops or a community organizer (hell, my wife is a community organizer and I sure as hell wouldn’t want her as president)?
Someone who has served and protected his country or someone who has close ties to a domestic terrorist?
I have to hold my nose and vote for one and it’s clear which one. I don’t agree with everything he stands for but if I’m going to get fucked I’d rather be safe and pay less taxes at the time.
The speech was OK, but nothing impressive.
Nice speech. Did not change my mind. If you want 4 more years of Holy Fascisism rule. Vote Republican. If you want a slim chance of change in another direction in this country vote for the other guy. Last 8 years is all the proof you need.
#16 James Hill said: “Angry liberal editor…”
Is this Bush Buzzword Bingo? I can’t wait for “Terrorists are just folks which want to kill us” (sic).
Palin is much to Saccharine. I needed a shot of insulin after hearing her speech last night. Everything is great, just great! Her daughter is having the baby… great, just great! She knows how to hunt… great, just great! She has a heard of kids… great, just great! She’s a looker… great, just great! She wants the oil companies to drill… great, just great! She’s from a small town… great, just great!
What’s not to love about her? She’s the jelly donut of the campaign.
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Didn’t change my mind either. I’d still do her no matter what she says. I have no scruples.
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Cindy McCain’s outfit cost as much as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost per minute.
Diesel,
Show us ONE example of her providing any semblance of military leadership. Hell, I’d even take a cheeesy photo op at a guard base.
Unfortunately, I didn’t hear anything about talking McCain into changing our foreign policy to be less intimidating, getting rid of the Fed, stopping the bailout of irresponsible banking institutions, corpowelfare, sociowelfare, etc.
In a nutshell, I thought it sucked.
Vote Libertarian.
#52 – Smartalix
Good enough?
#10 “Obama wrote his own convention speech.”
Bull$h!t.
#52 – Smartalix
Obviously you haven’t been watching the news much because they have had lots of video of her visiting the AK guard unit in Kuwait.
Jägermeister beat me to the pics. thanks
If anyone here watches Fox you would have seen them interview a friend that said most of what she said is her, there were only a couple of lines that sounded like it was a speach writer.
I know it’s Fox but even Governor Rendell (D) said that they were the only ones not spooging themselves covering BO.
Well actions speak louder then words so I will definitely be voting democratic this election no matter what spew comes out of her mouth.
She is a good speaker and she recovered well when God messed up the teleprompter but the devil got her out of it.
Kudos to her for a fine speech but what came out of her pie hole was out of Karl Rove’s office in the Pentagon.
If I were American, she would be the biggest reason I would not vote for McCain. All because of the following. Even though he advocates green energy, his VP pick in the end is someone who denies man made climate change and sees more drilling as the solution to the energy crisis. Please vote for Obama. This is one very worried European asking you for it.
Don’t care if daffy duck wrote it or they repeat one somebody else gave.
Once they give the speach it’s theirs and they are accountable for what they said.
#55 GigG
Shit really! Ask Pat Buchanan!