Northwest Indiana Discussion

5 1/2 hours away from probably what will be the most watched VP speech ever. Could surpass Obama's 38 mil viewers for his speech.

Bye, bye Obama. Sarah's gonna leave you in the dust!

Have you even looked into her extreme kook right wing views?

I thought I was watching someone running for student council. She reminded me of the character 'Lisa Loopner" on SNL

As a life long Dem I have to say that this woman gave an excellent speech. She had a great writer and she delivered the speech very well. Too bad she isn't at the top of the ticket.

I think Palin did an excellent job and made a lot of good points.

Maybe she doesn't have the oratory skills of Obama.

But personally, I look for more than a pretty face, large entourage and 'presidential' voice in a presidential candidate.

Sarah Palin:

"The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of 'personal discovery.' This world of threats and dangers is not just a community, and it doesn't just need an organizer," Palin said, a clear reference to Obama's time as a community organizer in Chicago.
And to the media that had closely examined her record, she said: "Here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country."
"When I ran for city council, I didn't need focus groups and voter profiles because I knew those voters, and knew their families, too," she said.
Before becoming governor, Palin served as mayor of Wasilla, she recounted, adding: "And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."
In another barb directed at the Illinois Democrat, Palin said: "Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."

(Edited to add:)

As the crowd cheered its approval, Ms. Palin went on: “I might add that in small towns we don’t quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren’t listening.”

Ms. Palin also displayed humor in one of her biggest lines of the night when she said that “the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull” was “lipstick.”



Also, a cool line from Giuliani’s speech (paraphrased): … change is not a destination, hope is not a strategy.

I just noticed that you beat me to it with the Giuliani quote, Amy Wigs. Great line, wasn't it?

Yes. He was really able to articulate what I've been feeling but haven't been able to put into the right words.

You put up some of my favorite things from her speech. Thanks.

There are things I really liked that she said. I'll have to put them up in the morning.

That one line captures the essence of Obama's emptiness better than anything else I've heard.

Racist!

Please don't make fun of a GOP campaign prop.

I saw the spit pomade, I was grossed out. YUCK