Yes She Can Read Rhetoric, Fluff, and Lies -- But We Knew That Anyway

Get a job, get a life and get over it. For someone with political background your certainly display a vivid naivete' about speeches and the current two party system in the U.S.A. Obama is great at using the teleprompter. Speeches don't make a President. Obama should be running for Orator of the year. You make a great point about fluff and stuff. In this great technological age why should it take a year to get know someone. All the information you need to now can be found in less than a week. If you want to find out if Obama has written in major legislation it can be found instantly. If you want to find out what executive orders Obama has made it can be known instantly. If you want to know what budget balancing Obama has done there are massive search engines to uncover this lack of experience. As always, one should do their own discovery and make their own choice. Or you can believe the media with their respective agendas.

Palin ability to read the speech was excellent as you say. What is even more stunning (I listened on the NPR) is the way she delivered the speech. She hit every punch line with passion. Her delivery is Vice-Presidential. Palin electrified the Party she believes in. I don't believe your were her audience.

The scrutiny of Palin has started and you can count on the media to do their work; some of the media with integrity others with a political agenda. if your have issues with the vetting process take it out on McCain.

Right on! I completely agree with you Andrew. I cannot believe that people are defending that speech. They have to be putting us on.

I too feel Palin was arrogant and I may add "mean". She reminded me of the Republicans of 20 years ago and this is scary stuff. She and John McCain are being led by folks much more savvy than the both of them. She put out some heavy charges and I hope the media does not back down like they use to. This is a new day. Show the Republicans that they will be challenged. This woman carries a lot of baggage, I can tell. They dressed her up like Andy of Mayberry's girlfriend and she shouted all the great small town America rhetoric with vigor. Now all of a sudden all Democrats are liberals again. The media is against her. We need to find out the truth about Palin. I am so disappointed at the positive headlines I saw this morning. Maybe, I am reading them wrong. Okay, she can read, she can give a good speech. She can not be compared to Obama. That is an insult. The Republicans do not have their Obama. They have a woman who can give a good speech. Obama believes in what he is doing. He has been through the mill and has proved that he believes every word he says. I doubt if Sarah Palin even understands the concept of what she said last night, understands the ramifications of what is to follow.

Please spare us the double standard. All major political candidates have their speeches written, and they read their speeches from teleprompters. However, not all politicians deliver a speech as well as Palin did.

Your disagreements with the contents of her speech are equally dubious, unless you apply this same standard to the Obama and Biden speeches. Convention speeches are mostly political theater and an introduction into the heart and mind of the candidate. They are not policy statements. I recall nothing specific in Obama's speech. It was merely a listing of the traditional liberal wishes. It was essentially the same old worn out speech given previously by Gore and Kerry, only Obama, using a teleprompter and a speech writer, delivered it better.

You disagree with her. You probably do not even like her-that is clear. But to blather on about how she is an unknown compared to Obama is mind boggling. Please tell me what is a community activist? I have not heard the questioned asked. What did Obama specifically do on a day to day basis as a community activist? I have not heard the questioned asked. What did he successfully accomplish as a community activist? I have not heard the questioned asked. When has Obama ever challenged his own party or party leadership on a major issue? Why did he wait until he was running for President to visit Iraq? Why does he refuse to acknowledge that the surge worked?

When you have asked Obama these tough questions and more, then your criticism of Palin may carry some weight. But remember: Obama is running against John McCain for President, not Palin.

Exactly right Andrew - I find it suspicious that she is being kept from the media. She still has a lot to prove as far as I'm concerned.

Funny thing... Palin kept referring to her 'small town' in Alaska.

Wasilla bills itself as a "city", and has a population and budget that are on par with a typical suburbian school district.

So... Palin's executive experience would be relative to that of the superintendent of a local school district.

Oh sure, she's ready. (gulp)

Not to worry, Mr. Spagnoli. McCain has already announced that the VP in his administration has only two responsibilitites: cast a tie breaking vote and check on the well being of the president on a daily basis. So for all of those women out there that are ready to throw their vote to McCain, wow, what a slap in the face. This is not making history, this is keeping a woman "in her place". Sarah is just along for the ride.

In her speech, she was bragging about her small town ties, yet she was bashing community organizers. I sure hope they're paying attention and taking notes. I would love to see how she takes her stilleto out her mouth. Then again, she might get a free pass because the media wouldn't want to be called biased if they point it out. Funny! Not too long ago, that woman called Hillary a whiner, look who needs some cheese with her whine now.

Liberals really make this country weaker. Look at all the stupid comments.

Moving Speech....just push me further left if that's what the Republicans can come up with. No solutions only accusations, it's like a wild animal cornered and bearing it's teeth lashing out at anything hoping to strike. Where are the policies and solutions this Republican Party is endorsing, hopefully they'll come up with something.

It is good to see that the Democrats are starting to panic. This article's one sided view of the world shows just how little the Republican have to fear. You proved how much a man you are by taking shots at a 17 year old girl but can't take someone putting a little heat on Obama. You and Keith Olberman make a great pair he looked and sounded like a 5 year old last night. I could tell that Chis Matthews was ashamed to be on the same program as him. Good article. Hack!

It is good to see that the Democrats are starting to panic. This article's one sided view of the world shows just how little the Republican have to fear. You proved how much a man you are by taking shots at a 17 year old girl but can't take someone putting a little heat on Obama. You and Keith Olberman make a great pair he looked and sounded like a 5 year old last night. I could tell that Chis Matthews was ashamed to be on the same program as him. Good article. Hack!

It is good to see that the Democrats are starting to panic. This article's one sided view of the world shows just how little the Republican have to fear. You proved how much a man you are by taking shots at a 17 year old girl but can't take someone putting a little heat on Obama. You and Keith Olberman make a great pair he looked and sounded like a 5 year old last night. I could tell that Chis Matthews was ashamed to be on the same program as him. Good article for the drones not much info. Hack

redsky That may not be calm that maybe a stoke. Do you have feeling in both of your hands. :)

Just a few comments from an Alaskan. Sarah is popular in this state but you need to consider the demographics. I believe the only Republican they haven't supported for President since Alaska became a state was Goldwater. Oil runs Alaska. Sarah "fought" the oil companies, not to stop drilling in sensitive areas or to protect wildlife, but to get more taxes/royalties from them! This was immensely popular as some of that money goes into the Permanent Fund, which gets paid out to each resident to the tune of about $1000 a year. Up until a few months ago, Sarah was very supportive of Ted Stevens and all of the money (read Pork) he has brought into the state. Now that he is under indictment, she was quick to throw him under the bus. Alaska is also where people flock to if they represent the fringe. Sarah toned down most of her very fringe stances during the speech, but she is, in reality, somewhere to the right of our current president. And this plays well in Alaska, and especially in Anchorage and Wasilla. What you are seeing is a work very much in progress. They are making this up as the go along.

Palin's speech last night was commendable, but we are desperately in need of someone who knows what we are all going through and I just don't see that in her. I see this as purely a political ploy and it totally insults me. As a 49 year old mother of 4, I just don't get it. I believe that women can have it all and that all of us are capable of doing anything we want to do, but my problem is this. How in the world would a mother or father for that matter throw their child to the wolves just to get them off their back?? And then to add the child's boyfriend to the mix?? And shame on McCain for putting this family in this position. HE DOES NOT USE GOOD JUDGEMENT!! I am extremely appalled. Every MOTHER when she becomes a MOM puts her children first and this is not the picture of a mother that does that. Listen, I don't care what job or aspirations you may have or how capable you are at that job, but as a mother, as a parent, it should ALWAYS ALWAYS be family first. There is absolutely no excuse for this. I am also insulted and tired of the Republicans throwing in the sexism charge. We as American people have a right to know everything we can about any candidate no matter what gender. It isn't that she is a woman and can't handle the job, but we are not talking about a waitress or nurse, or teacher down the street. We are talking about the leader of our country. If she is thrust into that position, shouldn't she be scrutinized and thoroughly vetted for the sake of all of us! Having said that, I do hope that all of us vote on the issues that need to be fixed in this country.

This is a women who as we speak here is trying to move her trooper-gate trial to a panel were she had appointed all the people on that panel if she has noting to fear or hide why is she insisting on moving it to a different court that favors her. I still say there is a lot about her that is unknown and we should wait til all the dust settles from her speech and she is really fully vetted.

Isnt it funny how Obama can be snide, sweetly malicious and condescending and it is overlooked by the media. When Palin gives it back (finally someone has), it results in whining and howls of protest. grow up-it's an election.

Oh Andrew it hasn't stopped, they are still saying he's a muslim. Last time they surveyed, 12% of voters still believe he is. Because he takes the high road by not answering to their sewer attacks, they say he's an elitist. I listen to the "bitter comment" and still don't see why they made such a big deal about it. Now imagine that he spoke the way Palin and McCain have been speaking, he would've been portrayed as an angry black man. The man just can't catch a break. Where are the real issues? Voters need to be educated and not fall for petty attacks like these. A girl can dream I guess.

McCain is and insult, If he wasn't in the Navy. What would he be running on Oil and Iraq and taxes, he speeches has nothing of substance. McCain convention is all about war with Iraq and him being a P.O.W.
You would think he was the only P.O.W IN America the way they was speak about him. Our men in Afghanistan and other region are being left out of his speeches, its about him. We elect this man well be in war before 2010. Cindy McCain should be ashamed bringing up her marriage to McCain, where are your morale's,values and respect for the mother of his first wife and kids. McCain and her happiness came at the expense of being unfaithful to his wife.

How the heck do you attend 6 schools in 6 years .