Archive for September 3rd, 2008
Well, Palin absolutely killed. I think she’s unprepared to be VP — just like Rudy is, for that matter — and I also thinks she’s full of shit. But people just judging her on her speech tonight will like her. She’s certainly way more disrespectful of Obama than he or anyone in his campaign have been of her or McCain, but I guess that is a dumb thing to complain about. Another thing I didn’t realize: “community organizer” is apparently not a title to be proud of.
To be clear, I don’t think this is an appropriate speech, or a substantive speech, but somehow she still killed.
David Brooks just called her speech “wonky”. I think I might throw up. Good night, folks.
September 3rd, 2008
Someone tell Mitt Romney that you need to wait more than an introductory paragraph before you can launch into call and response. Just not enough time to rile up the troops. Can’t say using him as an attack dog was a complete surprise. Punch line! One liner! Zinger! Librul! Two liner! Awkward delivery! What a speech. It’s a sad day for the Republican Party when Fred Thompson is their most engaging speaker. I wonder how the Sox are doing.
“Just like you, there’s never been a day when I wasn’t proud to be an American.” Nice, subtle jab at Michelle. You stay classy, Mitt.
The Huckster is probably the most likable GOPer. He should hold a public speaking clinic for his RNC buddies. Anti-abortion lines sure get big ovations. I’m also glad they keep chanting “USA”, because some of the speeches have been achieving Canadian levels of banality. A brother gets confused.
Giuliani just said Obama has never led anything. Technically, he was president of the Harvard Law Review, but I doubt Obie will be rushing to point that out. Rudy is a lot livelier than I’d thought he’d be.
Now they’re chanting “drill baby, drill.” I would suggest the slightly longer and less catchy, “Negligible price reduction at the pump in 15 years after we drill baby, drill!” What do y’all think?
September 3rd, 2008
Clearly, I was completely wrong about the Palin pick. I guess that means my political savvy and 35 bucks will get you parking at a Red Sox game.
It seems that when the McCain campaign said they “vetted†her, they meant they googled her name. Evidently, Google didn’t turn up her initial support for the Bridge To Nowhere, her chumminess with Ted Stevens, the inappropriate and illegal sacking of her ex brother-in-law and the person who refused to sack him, and her lack of experience or interest in all things not Alaskan.
There are more women in this country than men, and yet women have made it on to the ticket of each major party just once, both times in the supporting role. I still think picking a woman was a great idea, he just should have picked Condi Rice, Olympia Snowe, Christine Todd Whitman or Kay Bailey Hutchison. You know, someone qualified. Or Liddy Dole, if he needed a pro-lifer.
I love the new Republican talking point that because Palin was the mayor of a small town, and America is made up of a lot of small towns, she is more than qualified for VP. I was vice president of my grade school, so maybe I could be VP in real life, too.
September 3rd, 2008