Lady’s night: Palin at the RNC; Rudy mocks “community organizer,” serves up juicy red meat; Lady Sarah is a champ
Scroll for updates…10:24pm Eastern Rudy is having fun…he’s got more energy tonight than he did during his entire presidential run…excoriates sexism against Palin: “How dare they do that?” 10:29pm Eastern. Here’s Sarah Palin. HUGE applause. HUGE…10:43pm Eastern…Code Pinko nut escorted off the floor…Palin shifts into high gear on domestic policy: ethics reform, fiscal discipline, energy, and the environment…Mocks the styrofoam Greek columns…har…double-har: She ridicules the Obama bogus presidential seal…Simply masterful…
Photoshop: Bored Melo
Anticipation builds. Gov. Sarah Palin will speak at approximately 10:30pm Eastern.
If there were ever a time to say “You go, girl!” — well, this is it.
Represent and keep it real.
If you can’t get to a TV, Hot Air has the streaming video embed of the convention.
And talk here amongst yourselves.
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For those of you following the Peggy Noonan drama, here’s the latest. In her latest column, she wrote of the insular “Bubbleheads” who populate Beltway punditry.
Let me say of myself and almost everyone I know in the press, all the chattering classes and political strategists and inside dopesters of the Amtrak Acela Line: We live in a bubble and have around us bubble people. We are Bubbleheads. We know this and try to compensate for it by taking road trips through the continent — we’re on one now, in Minneapolis — where we talk to normal people. But we soon forget the pithy, knowing thing the garage mechanic said in the diner, and anyway we weren’t there long enough in the continent to KNOW, to absorb. We view through a prism of hyper-sophistication, and judge by the rules of Chevy Chase and Greenwich, of Cleveland Park and McLean, of Bronxville and Manhattan.
And again we know this, we know this is our limit, our lack.
All I’ll say is this: “We” are not all like that.
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Update: Pre-release excerpts. Zing!
Contrasting her resume with that of the Democratic presidential nominee, she says: “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.”
Obama worked as a community organizer in Chicago in the 1980s before attending Harvard Law School. Palin was a two-term mayor of the town of Wasilla, Alaska, a small town of about 5,000 people.
She also contrasts Republican presidential candidate John McCain with Obama.
“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,” she says.
…”I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone,” she says.
“But 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.”
More.
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10:07pm Eastern. Rudy’s on stage…can’t stop giggling about Obama’s experience as a “community organizer” and inability to vote “yes” or “no.” More: “I didn’t know about this vote ‘present’ when I was mayor in NYC…This is no time for on-the-job training.”
Love the “Zero” hand sign salutes. Har.
10:24pm Eastern. Rudy is having too much fun. Mocks Obama: “Sarah Palin was a mayor…I’m sorry Barack Obama thinks her town wasn’t cosmopolitan enough…wasn’t flashy enough…” Rudy lambastes sexism against Palin: “How dare they do that!”
Wow.
Great lead-in.
10:29pm Eastern. Sarah’s on stage. Massive applause. The cable stations keep zooming in on Bristol Palin’s boyfriend. Crummy.
Tons of “Palin Power” signs. Applause continues.
This is history. I don’t know about you, but I am very moved.
She accepts the nomination. More huge applause.
Palin talks about son Track headed to serve in Iraq and another family member enlisted. She introduces her daughters and baby son to the crowd. Addresses families of special needs children. “I have a message for you: I pledge to you that if we’re elected, you’ll have a friend and advocate in the White House.” Introduces Todd Palin. “Two decades and five children later, he’s still my guy.”
Introduces parents. They taught me that “This is America. Every woman can walk through every door.” Honesty, sincerity, dignity. Hard-working Americans: “They love their country in good times and bad and they are always proud of America.” Jibes the Scranton poseurs vs. the San Francisco back-biting.
Take that, Snobama.
Delivers her pit bull/hockey mom joke. The difference? Lipstick.
Palin is letting it rip. For those who don’t know what the job entails, let me explain what small-town mayor entails. “I guess it’s like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.”
Shreds Obama’s bitter/clingy remarks.
Palin dives into substantive policy issues: ethics reform, fiscal discipline, energy policy, chief executive policy. Takes on the anti-drilling crowd. “Starting in Jan., we’re going to lay more pipelines, build nuclear plants, move forward on alternative sources. We need American sources brought to you by American ingenuity and produced by American workers.”
10:55pm Eastern. “This is a man who has authored two memoirs, but not a single legislative reform.” This is a man who never uses the word victory, except when he’s talking about his own campaign. When the cloud of rhetoric has passed…when those styrofoam Greek columns go back to some studio lot…what exactly is our opponent’s plan?”
More good lines: Terrorists want to kill us. Obama wants to read them their rights.
10:59pm Eastern. Palin impales Obama on his bogus presidential seal. The American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery. Obama and Biden go on about fighting, but let’s face it: There’s only one man in this race who has ever really fought for you….where winning means survival and losing means death. Introduces a veteran. Climactic ending. McCain and Palin family join her on stage.
That was so very, very satisfying, wasn’t it?
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Advance excerpts:
This evening Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee, will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Excerpts from the governor’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.
On her experience as a public servant:
“I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better. 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. Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. 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.”
On why she is going to Washington, D.C.:
“I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But 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.”
On energy policies that the McCain-Palin administration will implement:
“Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America’s energy problems – as if we all didn’t know that already. But the fact that drilling won’t solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we’re going to lay more pipelines…build more nuclear plants…create jobs with clean coal…and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need American energy resources, brought to you by American ingenuity, and produced by American workers.”
On John McCain:
“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.”
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My eyes! My eyes!
Ugh. I wish I hadn’t looked. Now I need to take a shower.
I guarantee that’s not a photoshop!
aj,
Saw the sign… ha!
PBoilermaker that image will haunt my nightmares for years to come. My 8 yr old daughter asked me “what in the world” it was LOL.
BOR lost all credibility throughout this election. He sucked up to BO so hard in order to get him on his show it was pathetic. He should have shown the class that McCain showed BO on his night, but apparently neither of the BOs have any.
Was that taken right after the filming of a League of Their Own?
Sorry folks, that actual photo of Rosie was meant for kylos.
The threads on Sarah Palin for the past week remind me of the old “Batman” TV show with Adam West…the only thing missing is electric guitar music and seeing on the screen in gaudy ’60s colors”CRACK!…POW!…OOF! during the political fight scenes between us and the dems…
Come to think of it Sarah Palin looks eerily like the gal that played “Batgirl” in the ’60s..i.e. Yvonne Craig…Hmmmmmmmm
I with you guys, I can’t watch O’Reilly ever.
But tonight we can see Palin.
Sarah Palin is coming….Can you feel hte Thunder?
Not one media outlet has noted that this is the FIRST TIMEE in our country’s history that a female VP choice has spoken at the Republican convention! Not one!
Although I am a journalist by trade (for car magazines) I am ashamed and embarrassed by the Media’s treatment of this historic moment. Their bias is so completely displayed for the world to see and, for once, I hope the landslide in November goes to the Right!
They’ve got all day to do analysis. They should shut up when something is actually going on. They want us to trust their analysis when they’re not even paying attention to what’s going on?
It sounds like they borrowed Rush’s bumper music.
Thanks, PBoilerMaker, I appreciate the effort.
Anyway, I found the pic I was looking for.
Awesome speech by Mit, I especially loved his dig (and twist) at the self professed anti American Michelle Obama.
I would have supported Mit Romney more except when ever I see him all I can think is “Bruce Campbell”. Not that it’s a bad thing I hope… then again seeing Fred Thompson and Joe Leiberman last night all I could think of was “Penn and Teller”.
Maybe I should talk with someone…
Nah.
As I started watching the convention tonight, my daughter said “I wish they would just pick the President now!”. I asked her why — she said she is tired of hearing all the talk about all the bad stuff.
She’s 8.
I asked her who she wants to see elected. She said John McCain. I asked her why. She said because — and these are her words — “Because Obama and Hillary have been … we’ve seen so much of them for so long I’m tired of them. John McCain doesn’t seem to be trying to get people to vote for him. He’s just doing his job. Obama seems to always be talking. And Hillary is … I don’t think selfish is the word. She seems to just want people to vote for her.”
Those were the views of an 8 year old.
I asked my 16 year old niece the same questions this past weekend…”Who do you want to see elected?” Her answer – “Obama”. Ok…I’m open minded and am willing to accept opinions other than my own if they are well thought out. My follow up question: “Why do you want Obama elected?” Her honest-to-God answer: “Because he has a cool name.”
Sadly, my 8-year old daughter gives more thought to the process than someone who will be voting in the next election cycle. Suffice it to say, I spent the entire weekend using “teaching moments” as to why she needs to give serious thought to the issues.
MSNBC showed Romney’s speech in whole so I’m assuming they’ll show Huck’s and Rudy’s as well.
The Huckster’s turn now.
As a resident of Dayton, OH, I was disappointed to be out of town when McCain swung through and made the stunning decision of choosing Palin. On the up side, I was in Las Vegas at the time. I’m looking forward to hearing her speak tonight, and I think she’ll be able to weather this firestorm pretty well, as ridiculous as it all is.
Rotary,
See, the problem here is the media and the loony left are so angry, SO angry that a Republican woman may actually become the first vice president of the United States and make history.
In their minds, I should’ve been a Democrat! They’re owed, don’t you know? They are entitled to it first!
Sorry mook, you need to pay me to watch that channel. $$$$$$$$$$$
Did anyone see the photochop of Sarah Palin’s head on some bikini-clad body holding a rifle (an air rifle actually). Was this supposed to be a bad thing? LOL I’m in favor of women, bikinis, air rifles, and rifles in general!
Oooops, gotta go… Shuckabee is speaking now!
OMG, the interviewer on CNN just asked Mitt “if John McCain died his first day in office…”
Mitt retorted with it would be alot better than Obama the first day.
I thought you meant Rosie O, not the Riveter.
Oops! I thought you were a troll…my apologies. When I hear the word “Rosie” around here, it almost always means pig-turd O’Donnell.
You should have added “The Riveter”.
That was actually a neat photoshop.
lol pb… nice r.o nick.
Obama’s Excellent Adventure!
Priceless — Huckleberry can be good sometimes.
Doo2,
Perhaps I should have clarified, though I thought that in context it would be clear that I was referring to the photoshop Michelle posted.
Tequila!
I’ve read Pop Mech for 40 years. Objective journalism at it’s best. How fast, how far, how new, how it works, who invented it, etc. Why slum it in the political arena where everyone has an ox to gore?
I’m looking forward to your feedback tonight.
BSR
I don’t recall the extent of the allegations relating to Franken, but think they were more serious than keeping incorporation papers filed with the state. I have been a small business owner and had to deal with red tape and know how onerous it can be. As an attorney you should know that small businesses are prone to oversights on corporate documents. It is not a felony to miss filing an annual report or to be late on paying a licensing fee. One will receive notice from the state of incorporation, and then react by filing the report and paying the fee, with penalty added of course. Case closed, unless you choose to ingore the warning letter. Then your corporation could lose its ‘legal entity’ status and the resulting protections from personal liability for you as a principle. No felonies here. Give it a rest.
“I’m a Republican because I didn’t want to be poor waiting for the government to rescue me.”
I’m not a big fan of Huckabee, but that one is right on!
Yep … Fox had their plans with 4 nights of speeches and are refusing to change to accomodate Gustav forcing extra time spent on speeches each night to squeeze it into just 3 nights …
WOW! Doooood! You have one high level of nausea! Keith “I Wish I Had A Brain” Olberman has been banned from my house by my 16 year old.
Franken didn’t pay his franchise taxes here in CA. In addition to the ones he didn’t pay in NY.
Dissin Biden on votes! lol
more votes!!! lmao!!!
My favorite t-shirt seen at tonight’s convention says: MORE COWBELL. LESS OBAMA.
lol!
Palin got more votes running for the Mayor for Wasilla than Joe Biden got running for the POTUS!!! Priceless!
OK, best line of the night…Huckleberry.
Palin got more votes as mayor of Wasilla, than Biden got during the primaries.
Or something to that tune.
Hate to watch CNN, but want to see Huck.
On September 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm, backwoods conservative said:
I was one of those “nuts” O’Reilly so disparagingly spoke of as being against it. I have no objection to him interviewing Obama, it’s the timing I object to. Bill said he might not get another chance and “anybody would do it.” Speak for yourself, Bill.
30 you got it right I think. I was laughing too hard and it escaped my short term memory!
Unfortunately this seems like the thought process of a lot of Obama supporters.
I am going to bug out and watch Gov. Palin tonight as she makes history, but not for the last time. I wish Good Luck and God Speed to her in her speech tonight.
Knock ‘em dead and take no prisoners!
Also, I heard a really funny quote today from some mild-mannered sounding older woman from Alaska who was asked how she thought Palin would do in the debate against Biden:
“Well, he better have an oversize CUP, because she’s gonna come after him!”
BayState — I’m watching CNN too, so I can relate. I’ll just switch when Wolf Blitzed comes back on.
BAL,
I got your back.
C-SPAN has uninterrupted coverage.
C – S P A N
Why don’t you watch CSPAN instead of CNN? They have no moderators.
Huck better hope that’s a true story. Very nice.
As long as San Fran Nan isn’t minding the switch.
BSR,
You mean it wasn’t vetted?
Huck was great!
The Huckster is lighting it up!
“Tackier than a costume change at a Madonna concert.”
Quickly, I too, am one of the “right wingers’ O’Reilly mouthed off about tonight. He is more interested in his ratings than offering “fairness” (that he likes to blow-off about) to the GOP. McCain and the GOP were very respectful of the Dems last week and the favor should be returned. What did we expect?
BTW, Bill will hear more from several of us “Right Wingers”.
I think Fred has done the best job so far.
omg, on MSNBC they are actually listing off the number of votes that Biden got in different primary states trying to show that he got more than Palin did for mayor of Wasilla.
Ah – CSPAN. that’s better.
I have to agree zorro Fred was outstanding last night!
I stopped watching O’Reilly a long time ago after it became evident he’s a self-absorbed gasbag infatuated with his own opinion. The sad part is how many think he’s a conservative.
O’Reilly has been utterly shameless in his Obama pandering to secure that horribly timed interview.
Yep, Fred was on FIRE last night.
Good. The more the merrier.
I didn’t stop with Bill. I also told FNC I wouldn’t be watching that time slot and why.
That’s actually quite pathetic, but sounds about right for the Leg Tingle Network.
Chuck Knobloch’s biggest fan over at MSLSD just felt the need to point out “errors” in Huckabee’s speech. Don’t remember him doing this in Denver. He added up Biden’s primary vote total. Obviously, Huckabee meant more votes in Iowa as we had heard earlier.
Fred’s speech was not aired by the big networks.
Yes but there’s always the delicious potential of a catfight breaking out on the set and I don’t want to miss it. Plus, I find the dynamic between Rachel Maddow and Pat Buchanan fascinating.
I know, I know. I need a life.
That depends on what you’re counting, right? Votes or delegates?
What morons. I can’t believe they would actually go and count. Oh yes I can it’s MSNBC.
You are kidding, right?
I have nothing against Bill O interviewing Obama … I just object to him showing the first part of it tomorrow night prior to the last night of speeches …
Next Monday and Tuesday would have been just fine …
C-span, nice thanks for the tip.
Not sure if they’re “big” anymore…:)
No kidding! What’s the rush? I don’t get that.
Steppin’ away, but I’ll be back to catch Palin’s speech. I’m hoping she knocks one outta here.
Shameless.
BlameAmericaLast said:
What I want to know is, who is going to be watching her children while she speaks?!?!?! She is an irresponsible mother!!!!!11!1!!one!1
She needs to go home, get pregnant, and cook supper in the kitchen while barefoot.
/sarcasm off
Time for Sarah to lay the smack down on the liberal media, show that competent women can do it all, and win this election!
I’ve prayed for her and I know she will be a smashing success.
thats too funny, can they count that high? better call math man rofl!
Mike, I wish I could say that I was kidding. It was truly pathetic. They got in as many states as they could before a commercial break. I had to turn straight to C-SPAN before I lost my cool in front of my daughter.
I thought of Foghorn Leghorn and with Lieberman, it is always, always Droopy.
“I’m sooo haaaapppy…”
I’m bouncing back and forth between FOX and PBS here.
My lord I just saw at how that looks in print, maybe I do need to talk someone.
Avoid CNN and watch here.
DesertLover it almost sounds like the Obamessiah is trying to steal the McCain/Palin bounce you expect from the convention. After all his bounce has been like a dead cat. Probably why he agreed to go on with O’Reilly, not that I can stand to watch Bill myself anymore.
That’s funny. It’s a joke people.
Don’t let the turkeys get you down, Sarah. The bigger they are, the harder they fall — but you already know that.
I’m a conservative junkie and most of my family thinks I’m obsessed — BUT, my mom and sister, who normally could care less about politics, called to ask what time Sarah was speaking.
Still can’t decide if you should use “Rocky” music or “Barracuda.” Kick weenie dem butt! Rush is hoping the “X” has reinforced rafters. They’re going to need them!
For those of us who believe in the power of prayer, the time is now.
sandyb …
the theme from “JAWS” should do nicely …
Side note, update, Michelle’s response to Peggy Noonan:
This is as true a statement on the political front as we will ever read. It’s the reason I’m here.
MSNBC they are actually listing off the number of votes that Biden got in different primary states trying to show that he got more than Palin did for mayor of Wasilla.
That’s funny. It’s a joke people.
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Keith gets angry easy. But he is the “star” and “biggest talent” on msnbc so he gets away with it. haha, Biggest star on msnbc is like being the smartest person in Paris Hilton’s circle of friends.
Yeah, that’s what made it so utterly pathetic. They have no sense of humor unless it is at the expense of a Republican.
Obama has never been
governor of any of
our 57 states!
Also from Michelle’s update above referencing Gov. Palin’s upcoming speech:
This ought to be a great speech.
Don’t forget the 3 he hasn’t been to yet!!
Rachel Maddow’s makeover makes her look like Matthew Modine.
just saw the first dude!
We are here.
My collie says:
Palin/Sara Evans 2012
Now that’s a very appealing soap opera
Waiting to swoop and poop when Sarah starts to speak.