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…
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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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Was he wiping his nose on Peggy Noonan’s sweater? Those rubes are so uncouth you know…
SSHHHHHHH! We don’t want to wake up the troll!
Gosh, look at Bristol, she look so nervous. God bless her.
Did anyone watch Linda Lingle, Gov of Hawaii? She was excellent.
Heck, I just noticed that my Dish TV has RNC08 TV on channel 211. No talking heads, a lot smoother than Ustream TV (which is still going strong at Hot Air).
Good music at this convention too.
He and your husband share the title of Lucky Man!
Rudy’s up!
He’s still trying to figure out which end of his box of Frosted Flakes he should open.
Had never heard of Rachel Maddow and now see that I haven’t missed much.
Fasten your seatbelts.
Thanks bc!
On September 3rd, 2008 at 9:57 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:
just saw the first dude!
LOL was trying to figure out what to call him. He looks like he’s enjoying the heck out of this.
I’m not a big crier, but tears of joy come to me every time I think about the good VP Sarah Palin will do for this fine nation. USA!
Boomer said:
I think it is hilarious Obama is finally going to go on O’Reilly. It just shows you how desperate Obama is. He must really be feeling the heat to go on Fox.
It was like when Hillary suddenly wanted all those extra debates with Obama – she was behind and needed a chance to try to catch up. Since Obama was ahead, he didn’t want the debates. He is only doing this interview because is scared.
If my supporters were going after Sarah Palin’s children, I’d be scared of her too!
Go Rudy! Best he has something to say about mayoral responsibilities!
That truck you just heard backing up, back and forth, over Barak Obama and the Democratic Party, had “Huckabee” on the license plate!
Rudy doesn’t need notes. It’s all from the heart, even if he’s reading it.
I think a lot of Rudy, but he’d never make it as a stand up comedian.
Boomer, love the “bounce like a dead cat” line. And it fits too.
Close Boilermaker, he’s actually trying to figure out why all those orange pieces in the jigsaw puzzle don’t fit together or make a picture of Tony the Tiger.
Cooper Anderson on CNN referred to Mitt Romney as a “billionaire East Coast elitist”…
Of course, Mitt EARNED his own money, didn’t he?
Rudy: It’s a hero vs. a zero.
I love the chants from the crowd: zero, zero, zero!
Holy Carp!!!
Guiliani just got a great laugh for stating that Obama “worked as a community organizer”!
Ha!
Anyone else notice that at this convention people keep chanting, “U-S-A” whereas in Denver it was, “O-BA-MA”? Sort of says it all, does it not?
Good one!
Nice to see a fellow TN resident here.
What was the crowd chanting to Giuliani? I couldn’t make it out.
That’s harsh coming from Gloria Vanderbilt’s closeted son. Thnap, Andy!
Rudy’s ripping into Obama’s “resume”.
And doing a pretty good job of it too.
zing! Present!
I’m getting the very tiny violins ready for Obama’s whining tomorrow about what Rudy is saying about him now. I guarantee there will be some!
He couldn’t figure out whether to vote “Yes” or “No.” It was too tough!
Rudy’s getting the Obamessiah on voting present instead of yes or no. Go Rudy Go!
I used to announce myself as “Present” too… when I was in Elementary school.
Yes or No… perhaps those were above his pay grade.
Voting present isn’t good enough for the POTUS. YOu have to make a decision!
Guiliani just pointed out that it was too tough for Obama to decide which way to vote 130 times in the Illinois legislature, so he voted “present”… Ouch! That one’s going to leave a mark!
I don’t think Obama even qualifies as “present.”
My collie says:
Trollman, see post #223
Go Rudy Go!!!!
Giuliani just said Obama has never had to lead people in a crisis.
I disagree. Obama’s campaign is in crisis right now.
Rudy just swung the ClueBat hard!
Just read Cindy’s lips – she said “he’s good.”
Rudy is slammin’ Obama Noo Yawk style! Day-um!
Nada!
Hey, when did McCain serve in executive office?
\/\/ O \/\/ !!!!!!
Nice slap at BHO, quoted from Biden, the famous plagarist.
“We agree with Joe Biden…”
Mwuahahaha!
“Until Biden flip flopped and changed his position!”
TB, he had an office in Hanoi Hilton. Go get some ice cream.
He was a wing commander in the Navy.
I’m not a fan of Rudy but damn, he’s ripping Obambi a new one!
Poor Barack. Giuliani is bashing Barack like Michelle Obama bashes America!
NADA! Go RUDY!
Commander of a naval fighter squadron. If you don’t think that’s life and death decisions, you are crazy.
Hope is not a strategy! Ouch, that’s gonna leave a mark.
Change is not a destination just as hope is not a strategy. Go Rudy!
Biden must have just blown all the plugs out of his head.
Change is not a destination as hope is not a strategy. Ouch! That’s going to leave a mark.
Loving Rudy right now… pointed out that it’s NOT a personal attack to state that Obama has no experience leading anything. “Nada”!
Ouch, he just said “Hope is not a stratedgy!”
I’m likin’ what Rudy is dishing out.
Oh. TB is one of those. I hope I didn’t make his leg tingle when I wrote “in the Navy.” Sorry.
Drill baby, drill!
Drill baby drill. Crisco inferno!!!
Wish he didn’t make that jab at Clinton … I’ll have to check the Clinton supporter blogs later tonight to see their reaction. I love Rudy, but hello?
Drill baby drill.
Of course that could have meant something altogether different if it were chanted at the democrap convention.
Fox has this on about a 5 second delay. Are they afraid some of the speechmakers will cuss?
Seriously, what happened to these Republican speakers? During the campaign, they weren’t so hot, but they are all on fire at this convention.
Man, it’s crazy how quickly the tide has turned in this election.
Hey, shipmate, quit talking smack about the Navy.
Rudy is doing real well. But there’s only one person who can top the speech Fred gave last night, and we’ll hear her in a few minutes.
SMACK DOWN!!!!
About time someone laid into Obama like this.
wtg Rudy!!!
It’s Killin em and
I Love it!!!
McCain/Palin 08′
Image: Obama out shoppin for a new one, his just got torn out!!!
So far, plenty of really awesome red meat speeches. Rudy is particularly on tonight. However, what struck me is what a great presentation the governor of Hawaii gave for Sarah Palin. Hawii’s governor, I’ve heard, is a bit of a RINO, but she still gave a great intro.
Will Ayers might be offended by that as he’s an American terroist.
What a difference a Palin makes.
Time for a U S A chant to get going.
Oh my goodness, Rudy is going long..its a conspiracy, they’re biding time so Sarah can get her talking points from Karl Rove.
/sarc off
A sign in the audience says “Hockey Moms 4 McCain”! When did they start allowing Canadians to vote?
Okay, I know that was a cheap shot at both hockey fans and Canadians… slap my wrist.
I love it, Rudy took Biden’s biggest line and turned it around. Here comes the list of flip flops by BO. Bathtub Boy must be scrolling the Daily Kos for comebacks as we speak.
Get it in writing!!! hilarious!
AHAHAHAHA!
“If I were Biden, I’d want to get that VP thing in writing!”
So he doesn’t flip flop on that, too much!
Get that VP thing in writing. Good one!
OMG what a slaughter
Think Biden is looking for a contract right now for the VP slot?
LOL
Another Zing, “…if I were Biden, I’d get that VP thing in writing…”
“If were Joe Biden, I’d want to get that VP thing in writing.”
Ich bein ein Georgian!
Does Obama even know where Georgia is on the map?
Never. I meant the U.S. Navy. TB probably thought I was talking about the Village People.
AWWWW. Look at Cindy holding the baby. That is sweet.
300 advisor dig. Nice. Keep talkin’
UN Security council, man, he is killing me!
Great dig on the 300 foreign security advisors.
300 advisors. Yegg yegg yegg.
Next time, CALL JOHN McCAIN!!!
Go Rudy!
Next time call Senator John McCain.
USA! USA
hahaha, KO tried to interrupt Rudy’s speech with “Breaking News” Thank God the producers just cut KO off and let Rudy keep speaking. God, MSNBC wants to cut away now, while Rudy is tearing BO a new one.
He thinks it’s where they burned Atlanta in “Gone with the Wind” and right now that’s where his campaign might be going.
His former girlfriend wasn’t available for comment.
“Next time, call John McCain.”
Message to Obama’s campaign, Rudy’s slaying you guys single-handedly!