Comments on: Palin To Hit Media, Obama’s Experience In Tonight’s Speech http://donklephant.com/2008/09/03/palin-to-hit-media-obamas-experience-in-tonights-speech/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: berlet98 http://donklephant.com/2008/09/03/palin-to-hit-media-obamas-experience-in-tonights-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-415307 berlet98 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:01:53 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7521#comment-415307 SLIMES AND TRUTHS In the SLIME Department: Palin’s “affair” (according to the National Enquirer: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml. The Enquirer responds, noting it’s “an incredible charge:” http://drudgereport.com/flash3ne.htm. In the TRUTH Department: Ann Coulter on why “The Best Man Turned Out To Be a Woman:” http://www.anncoulter.com/. “She Did It Her Way:” http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080904/D92VL6D00.html. SLIMES AND TRUTHS

In the SLIME Department:

Palin’s “affair” (according to the National Enquirer: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/03/politics/fromtheroad/entry4413030.shtml.

The Enquirer responds, noting it’s “an incredible charge:” http://drudgereport.com/flash3ne.htm.

In the TRUTH Department:

Ann Coulter on why “The Best Man Turned Out To Be a Woman:” http://www.anncoulter.com/.

“She Did It Her Way:”

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080904/D92VL6D00.html.

]]> By: Ed http://donklephant.com/2008/09/03/palin-to-hit-media-obamas-experience-in-tonights-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-415300 Ed Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:11:59 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7521#comment-415300 I'm sure the right wing will go ga-ga over her speech, and the pundits will applaud her for her feistiness. But unlike Obama's, it's not going to win over any converts. Strictly red meat for the base, and came off sounding overly condescending and mean-spirited, and not very professional. As someone on another site said, it sounded more appropriate for a keynote speaker, not someone who is trying to sound presidential. Since McCain himself is not going to wow anyone with his speech, this was the Republican's big chance to pull in moderate Dems and Independents, and I just don't think that was accomplished. I’m sure the right wing will go ga-ga over her speech, and the pundits will applaud her for her feistiness. But unlike Obama’s, it’s not going to win over any converts. Strictly red meat for the base, and came off sounding overly condescending and mean-spirited, and not very professional. As someone on another site said, it sounded more appropriate for a keynote speaker, not someone who is trying to sound presidential.

Since McCain himself is not going to wow anyone with his speech, this was the Republican’s big chance to pull in moderate Dems and Independents, and I just don’t think that was accomplished.

]]> By: Joshua http://donklephant.com/2008/09/03/palin-to-hit-media-obamas-experience-in-tonights-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-415298 Joshua Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:42:59 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7521#comment-415298 Palin impressed me. Again, like Obama's speech last week, it wasn't quite a grand slam, but she definitely established herself as a tough but genuinely likable candidate. While she spoke at length about her family (but not Bristol's pregnancy) and her small-town background, she stopped well short of any explicit culture-war rhetoric, but she didn't hesitate to attack the Obama campaign with gusto. It seems to me that's her real value to McCain, her ability to play the anti-Obama, and to win "hearts and minds" among Republican voters, particularly younger ones, in a way that the doddering McCain is hard-pressed to do. She could have done without McCain's little cameo at the end, though. Palin impressed me. Again, like Obama’s speech last week, it wasn’t quite a grand slam, but she definitely established herself as a tough but genuinely likable candidate. While she spoke at length about her family (but not Bristol’s pregnancy) and her small-town background, she stopped well short of any explicit culture-war rhetoric, but she didn’t hesitate to attack the Obama campaign with gusto. It seems to me that’s her real value to McCain, her ability to play the anti-Obama, and to win “hearts and minds” among Republican voters, particularly younger ones, in a way that the doddering McCain is hard-pressed to do.

She could have done without McCain’s little cameo at the end, though.

]]> By: BBQ http://donklephant.com/2008/09/03/palin-to-hit-media-obamas-experience-in-tonights-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-415296 BBQ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:33:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7521#comment-415296 Well she seems to do exactly what I thought she could do. She absolutely has the base excited. Pawlenty wouldn't have done that and Lieberman would have led to a convention fight. She doesn't help most independents I would assume but in the end it's probably McCain who would have had to do that anyways. I don't know many indies that vote for someone because of the undercard. They are voting for the top of the ticket. As long as she doesn't scare away too many people it seems she still is a good pick. But your right Justin she has to prove it during this next few weeks and months. Well she seems to do exactly what I thought she could do. She absolutely has the base excited. Pawlenty wouldn’t have done that and Lieberman would have led to a convention fight. She doesn’t help most independents I would assume but in the end it’s probably McCain who would have had to do that anyways. I don’t know many indies that vote for someone because of the undercard. They are voting for the top of the ticket. As long as she doesn’t scare away too many people it seems she still is a good pick. But your right Justin she has to prove it during this next few weeks and months.

]]> By: Joshua http://donklephant.com/2008/09/03/palin-to-hit-media-obamas-experience-in-tonights-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-415288 Joshua Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:54:41 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7521#comment-415288 I'm watching the undercard speeches tonight as I type this. Mitt Romney, meh. Mike Huckabee, moving but not really stirring. Rudy Giuliani's next. I, too want to hear Gov. Palin speak for herself before pronouncing her the GOP's next Ronald Reagan, or even their version of Barack Obama, as some righty bloggers and commentators elsewhere already have. Right now her star is rising at least as fast as Obama's did during the primaries, but as Obama himself found out this summer, there's no telling how long the honeymoon will last. I’m watching the undercard speeches tonight as I type this. Mitt Romney, meh. Mike Huckabee, moving but not really stirring. Rudy Giuliani’s next.

I, too want to hear Gov. Palin speak for herself before pronouncing her the GOP’s next Ronald Reagan, or even their version of Barack Obama, as some righty bloggers and commentators elsewhere already have. Right now her star is rising at least as fast as Obama’s did during the primaries, but as Obama himself found out this summer, there’s no telling how long the honeymoon will last.

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