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So...did anyone soften their opinion on Palin after her speech?
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Anonymous
Since when did everyone have to agree with everyone on everything? Seriously, you're saying that it's "scary" that the poster above has a differnet opinion on things than you? This is AMERICA. A melting pot. I hate how republicans and democrats think of the opposite party as such "scum" or "crazy". That being said..I was completely thinking that Palin was the worst choice for McCain and that as I haven't decided yet on who Im voting for (Because Im not too crazy about either candidate) I thought her speech was refreshing and smart. They look like a real family with real every day issues..Not a stuffy rich politician. It was refreshing to see that. |
Anonymous
Hey, PP who posted the links here. Correction: she didn't vote to slash the funding. She plain old cut the funding. |
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Yes. I thought she was a very good speaker. I also heard on CSPAN this morning that she did a good part of her speech off the cuff because the teleprompter was broken. Although she did have a certain amount of sarcasm in the speech, I think she needed to do that. People keep criticizing her lack of experience, and I think she needed to point out that she has at least as much experience as Obama. I didn't think she did it in a mean/cheap shot way; I think it was more in a rallying way. I thought Giuliani, on the other hand, was completely obnoxious and condescending.
As for the family, pretty much every candidate parades their family out on stage after their speeches. If she DIDN'T do that, it would have been strange. The baby slept for most of the speech and was awake when he went up on stage. When my kids were 4 months, I toted them everywhere with me and they slept as needed. I didn't have a problem with that as all. Before last night, I was 100% sure on voting for Obama and thought McCain was a fool to choose Palin (but fine with it because I didn't want him to win anyway). I no longer think he is a fool for his choice. I have to say, that speech last night is going to make me pay a lot closer attention to this election, and to really educate myself on the candidates' positions. All politicians are (or should be) good speakers. Now that I can't honestly discount one side as being a couple of bad choices, I will be more motivated to look behind the rhetoric. Note the distinct lack of exclamation points and question marks. |
Anonymous
I totally agree with you, Im really finding it tough to decide and im going to pay more attention to everything now. |
Anonymous
Do you have a political point of view? Seems to me the candidates' platforms are quite different and align with their parties' typical platforms. Are you a registered voter and do you have a party affiliation? I just wonder who might be undecided when the platforms are so different. Also, I'm glad that reading well from a teleprompter takes all the sting out of this woman's super right wing politics, laughable resume, and Jerry Springer family. |
Anonymous
As the first poster quoted above, I do have political views; neither candidate 100% shares them. There are things I very much like about each, and things I very much dislike about each. I just don't fit into a neat little box. I am a registered Democrat and have always voted that way. However, I don't feel completely bound by that affiliation. My point is, I need to look into the finer points of each platform rather than just the highlights each candidate spouts off in their speeches. And as I mentioned above, she did NOT just read from a teleprompter: "BREAKING: Sarah Palin "Winged" Her Speech Because of "Broken" Teleprompter Halfwaythrough Sarah Palin's speech tonight at the RNC, people followingthe speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text. According to sources close to the McCain campaign, theteleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As aresult, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolledsignificantly from where Governor Palin was in the speech. Themalfunction also occurred during Rudy Giuliani's speech, explaininghis significant deviations from his speech. Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver herspeech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point inher speech." |
Anonymous
... and watch her wrinkle her nose. How cute. I do that with my toddler when I'm making faces. Gag me. |
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Other than for the personal jabs and making fun of the "community organizer" (which btw, I don't know what's so funny about that), the speech played on emotion, with the number of pans to her family. Yes, Piper was cute straightening out his hair with the palm of her hand, but back to reality. Anybody notice all the empty seats? She did not address the issues: economy, international affairs and how to make diplomacy work again, war ... which brings me to wonder where they're going to place her son who will leave for Iraq. Guess what? The bad guys watch tv and know who his mama his. They sure kept the camera on his face a long time. He'll probably be stowed away in the Embassy complex to serve his country, whether the Reps win or not.
I'm not moved. I'm even more annoyed by her political platform, voice, cutesy wrinkly nose. Christ! Is anybody thinking these days? I really don't see McCain living out his 4 years in the White House. |
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from the obama campaign email response to community organizer jabs:
Both Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin specifically mocked Barack's experience as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago more than two decades ago, where he worked with people who had lost jobs and been left behind when the local steel plants closed. Let's clarify something for them right now. <b>Community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies.</b> |
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I find her politics scary and thus I found her speech scary -- in that she gave an entertaining, sarcastic speech which didn't address her extremist views.
She also continued to present herself as a reformer when further examination has shown that she was formerly a supporter of the Bridge to Nowhere and only rejected it when it became politically prudent to do so....and she kept the money rather than return it to the Federal government. |
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Anonymous
| I was hoping to see some glints of intelligence. I saw suburban mom pettiness. |
Anonymous
Nope; those would be the parts I strongly disagree with. I'm 100% on the Democrat side for social issues. That's why I *feel* more like a Democrat than a Republican. I just tend more towards the Republican side (or at least towards the middle) on economic issues. I don't know enough about either candidates' economic policies to make a decision. I know what they say in their speeches (about themselves and each other), but it's important to look at their records. I flip flop on the Commander in Chief issue (I feel like McCain has more experience, and might be in a better position to protect our country; I also feel like he would be more likely to lead us into another war). And I also haven't heard McCain speak yet. Admitedly, as a Dem, I didn't pay attention during the Republican primary process. I don't think I am scary or frightening; I am just willing to admit that I don't fully agree with EITHER candidate, and I need to really educate myself before making a choice. |
Anonymous
| With 5 kids, I hardly doubt she is anti-sex. |
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Katherine,
Very well put. I appreciated your blog and thought it was great! |