Governor Sarah Palin was much stronger than I thought she'd be. Problem: I had my bar set pretty low.
- She attacked on a lot of fronts with a lot of inconsistencies and inaccuracies. I wonder if the McCain camp is hoping to swamp the Obama-Biden camp, the media and the blogs so much with refuting and debunking her speech that they take some time off from digging in her past.
- What the heck is with the Harry Truman reference? Do you want to remind us that McCain could croak and you might be behind that desk in the Oval Office? Doesn't strike me as a great image to bring up for you, yet.
- What is this about Russia's objective in Georgia being the pipeline? Yes, that is a valid point if you are a pundit or if you are a politician not in the White House or running for President/Vice President. It is a very dangerous thing for the official nominee of a major American political party, to one of those offices, to publicly state in a very public speech. Tread carefully here.
- Overall, came across well. Style was well suited for the base that they are aiming for. Chris Matthews said it well when he said that he was not reminded once during the speech of Hillary Clinton. She will not attract those voters. That the McCain camp seems to understand that is all well and good for them.
- I thought the loss of the mini-movie intro might have been bad but she acquitted herself well.
Some others thoughts:
- Talking Points Memo - Josh Marshall
- David Schraub: Sarah Palin: Can You Feel The Energy?
- You absolutely have to read Andrew Sullivan's live Blog on the speech: Live-Blogging Palin
- Over at Donklephant: Game on.
I'll will, I am sure I will have more thoughts over the next day or sixty.
Comments welcome,
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