BARACK, MEET YOUR NIGHTMARE

Comments: 9Read Comments Leave a Comment KINSHIP: John McCain joins Sarah Palin and her family on the stage at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., last night after Palin energized GOP delegates with a stirring speech.PHOTO GALLERY: Palin Speaks At The RNC

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S. Jackson....I guess you are more retarded and ignorant that Palin's baby. Obviously you have no info on what Down's syndrome is. Maybe google it and educate yourself you ignorant fool and hope that your kinds are not retarded like you...
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Last updated: 8:46 am
September 4, 2008
Posted: 4:10 am
September 4, 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Last night, the question about Sarah Palin wasn't if she's risen too fast, but where she's been for so long.

She may have given the best speech of either political convention. She delivered a brilliantly written text flawlessly. Politicians who've been on the national stage for decades could do no better, and usually do worse.

It is widely remarked that Joe Biden is an ideal No. 2 on a national ticket because he's a "happy warrior." Maybe. But Sarah Palin is a pretty, charismatic, winsome warrior, with a to-die-for smile, radiant upswept hair - and a steely toughness.



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Sarah Barracuda, indeed.

Newsrooms across America must be in abject despair. The unlikely VP nominee the media hoped to crush out of the gate is unaffected by their condescension and scorn - and is bent on giving better than she takes.

Miss Congeniality isn't afraid to administer an old-fashioned beat-down. Annie Oakley brought a gun to a knife fight and made like the Obama-Biden ticket was a moose lazily meandering into her gun sights.

She started with an introduction of her family that is so all-American it could have been crafted by a political consultant - if it weren't so real, as demonstrated by 17-year-old Bristol's pregnancy.

Palin quickly established her credibility as a genuine representative of small-town America in a way few politicians can - and then used it to wheel on Barack Obama as a gasbag and a fraud in a witheringly sarcastic assault.

In her introduction, she said the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom is "lipstick." It wasn't just a cute line. She immediately began to prove it, starting with her killer line that being mayor of a small town is just like being a community organizer - except you have actual responsibilities.

She was merciless on Obama's elitism, scoring him for saying one thing about working-class voters in Scranton and another in San Francisco. By the end, you began to feel sorry for him for having been so thoroughly eviscerated by a woman and to wonder - how are Obama and Biden possibly going to handle her?

Palin was obviously comfortable laying body checks on Obama. In fact, she seemed to enjoy it.

Throughout, she never lost that ineffable quality that is literally priceless - her likability.

There's no substitute in politics for being liked, and it's not something that can be faked or synthesized. Together with her poise, it could - assuming no terrible gaffes or revelations in the days ahead - make her a national force for years to come.

On substance, she spent the most time in her comfort zone, talking about energy and casting it in terms of national security. Her challenge, of course, will be proving that she can be as fluid and confident in nonscripted interviews. But after last night, can anyone bet against her with the same confidence?

Already, it's possible to see the new orientation she could bring to the Republican Party - fresher, with more of a blue-collar sensibility and more feeling.

Citing Trig, her son with Down syndrome, she said that, with her in the White House, parents with children with special needs will have a friend and advocate - and got applause from the crowd.

John McCain may have found himself the ideal wingman. And she's a hockey mom named Sarah.

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Sarah's Paling wrote:
My God!! Who would've thought.. George Bush has morphed into a woman...opposed to stem-cell research ,
thinks the war in Iraq is a religious mission..
Americans have a third chance to elect him.


9/4/2008 11:08 AM EDT
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worden55 wrote:
It is so funny, yesterday I was reading some dimwits talking about the prospect that McCain would have to pick someone else. costing him the election. The Barracuda squashed that foolish talk!! McCain, I was having a hard time voting for you, but the thought of a Obama/Biden administration is so scarey, I was going to pull the lever for you. Now I can be enthused about it, got to get my bumper sticker and yard sign.

9/4/2008 10:55 AM EDT
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Independent Thinker wrote:
Interesting how some can really reinvent Sarah Palin's speech. I watched it with an open mind--not sure what I would see...but in the end she did one excellent job and no amount of harsh criticism or "low-blow" comments will convince me otherwise! Various media (newspapers, holidaywood "rags", late night talk shows, etc.) have done their best to reinvent who Sarah Palin. Fortunately, the media could not stop the common folk from watching last night. As a teacher, mom and a real "independent thinker" I appreciate her fresh approach. She is not hollywood and not politics as usual. From someone who hardly ever blogs (no time)...Go Sarah! You are appreciated!
9/4/2008 10:43 AM EDT
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dcarter wrote:
Palin's speech made Obama's seem like he was taking first year effective communication class! Ya gotta love Sarah!
9/4/2008 10:37 AM EDT
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BenHur wrote:
Palin-McCain 2008
Palin-Jindal 2012
Palin-Jindal 2016
Jindal- 2020
Jindal- 2024
20 more years!


9/4/2008 10:37 AM EDT
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Voice in the Liberal Wilderness wrote:
Even Hollywood couldn't dream up a candidate of this caliber. You are right; where has she been for so long? Waiting for her time such as this.
9/4/2008 10:23 AM EDT
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Lucky Cargo wrote:
Great speech, which just re-inforces my belief, that four more years of a republican administration is not what this country needs. The speech didn't speak to the countries needs. Energy is only one facet of our economy. I don't blame the governor for just talking about this subject, but it might be the only subject she can bring to the table. And, if that's the case, it's hard for me to see her that close to the top job in the U.S. All in all, it was a great speech for the crowd in the room. Like Spike Lee said, just pan the room and see the faces and put it along side of the democratic room to see the difference. Stark contrast!!!
9/4/2008 10:13 AM EDT
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Ben T wrote:
This was a weak speech, both in content and delivery. Her non-stop pausing was awkward and left many moments when the audience did not understand what it was supposed to do. And there was little content to it; she spent most of the time laying petty, sarcastic attacks down that remind of Ann Richard's speech at the 1988 DNC. She seemed like a nasty extremist that thinking people could never be excited by.
9/4/2008 9:57 AM EDT
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junglejim123 wrote:
Palin's speech was magnificent. She is bright, funny and down to earth--- unlike the Obamas. No doubt Barry's team will try to destroy her because AxelFRAUD will do anything to win the White House for his merry band of radicals, criminals, terrorists and racists. Also, we wont have toask ourselves if we can trust McCain or if he is qualified. With Obama it is obvious - we cant and he isnt. Thank you Dona Brazile for conspiring with Karl Rove to knock Hillary out of the race. Brazile will get what she deserves when the radical DNC disolves in November. Good riddens to the village idiots- Brazile, Pelosi, Dean, Reid etc ... We--- FORMER LOYAL Democrats--- will now be voting for McCain and Palin this year.
9/4/2008 9:24 AM EDT
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