Video: Palinmania
posted at 12:05 am on September 4, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Prediction tomorrow the Obiden Camp drops the Palin experience attack and goes back to the stale McCain = Bush mantra
William Amos on September 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Does “Meet The Press” REALLY want to meet her?
SouthernGent on September 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM
By the way Allah, your pal Rudy gave a damn fine runner-up speech.
MadisonConservative on September 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM
How is McCain supposed to follow that?
Who write’s Obama’s speeches? The Wizard of Oz?
thecountofincognito on September 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM
But…..but…..she has a pregnant daughter! What about the HYPOCRISY?!?!
It's Vintage, Duh on September 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Comcast utterly failed me tonight. I lost cable and internet the moment her speech started and it came back as soon as she was finished. I would consider some sort of conspiracy but that would assume too much competence on their part.
bj1126 on September 4, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Palin / McCain
It was the best of times / It was the worst of times
jaime on September 4, 2008 at 12:23 AM
“This election is between Barack Obama and John McCain/George Bush…”
Purple Fury on September 4, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Sarah to Meet the Press” How about this size 6 pump up your ass.”
lorien1973 on September 4, 2008 at 12:23 AM
The MSNBC crowd looked like they were attending a funeral. A Superstar is born and boy did we need one.
rightonamerica on September 4, 2008 at 12:23 AM
At least that would be more merciful to Biden.
Maxx on September 4, 2008 at 12:23 AM
dunno…thing is the McCain camp can safely and slowly distance themselves from the administration’s less well-recieved policies from a positon of strength now.
Nobody in their right mind will ever confuse Bush and McCain…not even on foreign policy.
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Great, great delivery by Palin. You have to be very comfortable with yourself, your subject and speaking to audiences to have that kind of connection with people.
She’s has a wonderful personal one-to-one style that comes across even in a huge arena. She’s talking right to you.
She’s one of the best political speakers that I’ve heard since Reagan.
I like the skirted suit style. It combines femininity with seriousness. Margaret Thatcher wore skirted suits. She was a lady and no one messed with her.
INC on September 4, 2008 at 12:24 AM
But enough about you. I despise O’Reilly, but I have to watch tomorrow just to see the strain on Obama’s face.
Jim Treacher on September 4, 2008 at 12:24 AM
I cannot bring myself to watch PMSNBC – so I am thankful you posters here are sharing their misery with me.
HawaiiLwyr on September 4, 2008 at 12:25 AM
That is the only attack Obama has in his arsenal. He has to feed off the Bush hate.
William Amos on September 4, 2008 at 12:25 AM
They had deluded themselves into browbeating McCain into dropping the Arctic Fox…..that would have let them coronate O’bama the next day in essence.
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:25 AM
The best line:
“To the most powerful office on earth, [John McCain] would bring the compassion that comes from having once been powerless”
That was the best part of the speech, in a speech that was filled with good things, and had no bad parts.
Still, that is the line that should be repeated over and over again.
Sackett on September 4, 2008 at 12:25 AM
The speech was well written, but there was too much sarcasm in the delivery at times. And too much self-congratulations. Came off a little bit arrogant in parts (too much patting-oneself-on-the-back), which is just what our side doesn’t need when we’re trying to contrast Obama’s notorious arrogance. Also, once was enough about the community organizer, the first time was great in its conext comparing her to being mayor, but the second time will be seen as disrespectful to Obama because she left out the fact that he is an elected Senator. I suppose that this is what VPs do, however, Guliani’s speech coming directly before I think is the better way to deliver attack lines: with a friendly chuckle.
There were some great lines, though. Loved the part about smalltown folks not liking being spoken about behind our backs. And anytime McCain was mentioned. Loved the POW tribute as well. The story that went along with that was inspiring, I hadn’t heard it before.
Aslans Girl on September 4, 2008 at 12:25 AM
Grand slam home run. Biden is sweating bullets about the debate. The elites go into another gear to try and bring her down. A new generation of conservatives are ready to carry the Reagan Banner.
The liberals are fighting for their political lives. If McCain/Palin win in November, liberalism is going down. It will show that Americans are proud of our country and are tired of same old big government spending and higher taxes.
Mallard T. Drake on September 4, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Sarah Barracuda didn’t serve up your typical red-meat faire; she served up Steak Tartare, finely filleted and with just enough spice.
Schmo on September 4, 2008 at 12:26 AM
I had to chuckle after the speech when Donna Brazil said Palin’s speech displayed “style over substance.” So sayeth a spokesperson for the candidate of style over substance.
raybaron on September 4, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Man, look for huge media coverage on Thursday of that National Enquirer report about Palin allegedly having an affair to take the focus off tonight (you know, the same way they immediately jumped on and publicized the paper’s reports about John Edwards having an affair last December).
jon1979 on September 4, 2008 at 12:26 AM
There is a God. Thank you for Sarah Palin.
indythinker on September 4, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Well…will people love Sarah Palin and optomism and a plan for the future energy needs of this nation beyond unicorn fats and tire gauges, or does the middle hate Bush more than they love the prospect of fresh growth and harder strategic thinkers?
I know what my answer is, but admittedly you know me rather well Famous…I am with Sarah.
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Allah – just go to Kos where you belong. You will be happier.
BuckNutty on September 4, 2008 at 12:27 AM
I want 3 VP debates. Geaux Sarah!
huckleberryfriend on September 4, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Do we really have to wait until October for the debate? I hope she keeps throwing those jabs :)
renasoncegent on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
I was watching it abroad and five minutes into the speech, the people were so depressed that they cut it off. I ran to the enarest web cafe to watch it.
Before watching it, I was so nervous. Now I am celebrating.
BTW< thank you Sarah for all the way you slew Obama. I have been burnin gup with pent rage about his provoicative remarks. Thanks.
promachus on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Dammit! I can’t get the video to play.
ideas?
Kat_Mo on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
True. All of us can’t be Abraham Lincoln…
eanax on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Conservatism has a future.
Cicero43 on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
LOL…
I can’t remember a single ticket evah where the VP was the buzz.
Limerick on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Anybody read the transcript that’s linked here? Every time Palin said nuclear, they have it transcribed as “new-clear.”
Must be a disgruntled, liberal transcribing pin-worm going for the Palin=Bush angle.
rileytod on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Lol. Nice, SG.
Spirit of 1776 on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM
I don’t think they would enjoy meeting The Un-Fairness Doctrine.
Dusty on September 4, 2008 at 12:29 AM
He runs the site, not you.
MadisonConservative on September 4, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Let it…that feeds into a good scenario for us if we push Sarah in our personal outside the net lives and encourage people to watch/read the speech. The harder they try to slime her the bigger an opening they give to non-rabid partisan’s desire to see what she is about. I seriously have not, allowing for this perfomance, ever seen ANY downside to her as a pick and much upside.
The “real minds” of the party leadership made the same judgement.
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:29 AM
Palin/Jindal 2012
bill30097 on September 4, 2008 at 12:29 AM
typical. sissy boy.
redrock on September 4, 2008 at 12:29 AM
She has got “it.” Get used to Sarah Palin for the next 12 years.
Mallard T. Drake on September 4, 2008 at 12:30 AM
MSNBC’s text message poll has 66% of respondents saying that they are “less likely” to vote for McCain, after this speech.
I was wondering where the Ron Paul text monkeys went.
yo on September 4, 2008 at 12:30 AM
The difference is that Obama hasn’t actually accomplished anything worth bragging about. Palin has.
“It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.”
Redhead Infidel on September 4, 2008 at 12:30 AM
You could argue Teddy Roosevelt amongst the intelligenzia of the era.
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:30 AM
Dang it, carbon, you beat me to it.
Wouldn’t have been awesome if they just played that Heart tune when she was walking out on stage?
yeah yeah yeah, too theatrical. Too Obamish. I don’t care. I’m in love. I wanna see it happen.
-FatOldGuy
Fogpig on September 4, 2008 at 12:30 AM
Just imagine Palin taking on the Hildabeast. Bring it on!
Cicero43 on September 4, 2008 at 12:30 AM
Yeah just like 71% of respondents to MSN’s webpage want the press to “dig deeper”….whatever…glad the Kos kidz have a ball of string…Bush lost back in 2004 by 15 points accordig to those polls.
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:31 AM
:) you get points on that.
Limerick on September 4, 2008 at 12:31 AM
[eanax on September 4, 2008 at 12:28 AM]
Sure, a 24/7 campaign and 5 kids to take cars of and now they want her to write her own speeches, too?
She may yet. This one was a little short on notice.
Dusty on September 4, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Dan Quayle who?
Mallard T. Drake on September 4, 2008 at 12:32 AM
cars = care
Dusty on September 4, 2008 at 12:32 AM
With Palin, McCain has once again scored a direct hit on the Good Ship Obama, this one more devastating than the last. If you’re able to see through the dense smoke, you will notice the Good Ship Obama is listing heavily to the left.
Gulp… I don’t see the bow anymore.
Maxx on September 4, 2008 at 12:33 AM
To those that mis-understood Rush Limbaughs,Operation
Chaos,its Mission,and that inludes me,it was a resounding
and smashing success!
It put Hopelss in the seat as Liberal want to be”The One”
and knocked Hillary out of the political picture!
Then,under the radar,the cup’de gra,the Republicans
nominate a Smart,Savvy,gun totin, bible clinging,
Govinator Sarah Palin!
“Mrs.Smith”,goes to Washington to a boom,ala shacka,boom
to shake it all up!!!
Asolutely Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!
Vice President,Sarah “CUDA” Palin,a real Americam Patriot!
canopfor on September 4, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Yep. Unless Roland Martin’s Army of Offended Community Organizers challenge Sarah Palin to a fight (I’d bet on the lady), the Democrats new motto will be “Palin who?” All that completely ludicrous Eagleton garbage was a psychopathological projection, a wish fullfilment. Except for a few truly demented cases (Andrew Sullivan?), it will be for the Democrats as if it all never occurred, and as if the Republicans haven’t even made their VP choice yet. The media won’t be able to cooperate as much as it might like to, however, because Sarah! is going to be a big tabloid seller.
CK MacLeod on September 4, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Memo to Obama and the Chicago thugs: YOU WILL NOT MAKE SARAH PALIN CRY.
SouthernGent on September 4, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Great job from Sarah. No big shocker except it took at least an hour for MSM to regroup. Keith Olberdork just quoted a new AP article that made it sound like if the press should leave the kids alone than the kids shouldn’t have been on the tarmac today. Even Keith didn’t look happy about quoting it.
Life is good tonight. Let’s get ready for tomorrow because everyday it’s going to be something else.
Saddle up and let’s ride!!!!
JeffinOrlando on September 4, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Allahpundit runs Kos too?
Loxodonta on September 4, 2008 at 12:34 AM
Obama had to have pillars built to make his speech interesting.
Palin made the pillars in Rome shake with just her speech.
MadisonConservative on September 4, 2008 at 12:34 AM
You can never have too much sarcasm…. Giuliani has a slight advantage in experience, but I think they’re matched in raw talent. I believe we just saw the beginning of something major.
ElectricPhase on September 4, 2008 at 12:34 AM
Olby’s trying to dig up indignation for the community organizers.
Phpt. I’m a community organizer in Chicago, and Palin was dead on.
yo on September 4, 2008 at 12:34 AM
Sarah Palin will not be misunderestimated.
Mallard T. Drake on September 4, 2008 at 12:34 AM
TY the thing about the GOP is we are the true reformers…we don’t get bought and we don’t empire build with reform. Look at the FDA and trustbusting differences between TR and Clinton….anyway don’t enjoy tonight…bone up tomorrow.
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:34 AM
“That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay.”
eanax on September 4, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Geraghty has the following note of caution, which we should all heed, regardless of how thrilled we all are:
We’ll know in a couple of days. Imagine going into the stretch run with McCain actually leading Barry in the polls.
Physics Geek on September 4, 2008 at 12:35 AM
HER-story in the making!
Tru2my2 on September 4, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Out-f*cking-standing!!
She rocked the casbah!
Screw the Washington elites, Palin is here to stay, suckas.
omnipotent on September 4, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Yep. Long ones. It’s gonna be a frantic 8 weeks for her scheduler.
a capella on September 4, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Maybe it’s not too late for McCain to dump Sarah Palin and find a good community organizer to be his VP pick.
Cicero43 on September 4, 2008 at 12:36 AM
It’s not just that Sarah Palin is funny, authentic, tough, smart, commanding, and a natural communicator. She is the accessible Everyman — or Everywoman — who seems to live the conservative middle class values that so many in the GOP hierarchy give only lip service to. She is the compelling argument against class warfare and for self-determination. She is the antithesis of the conservative straw man demonized by the left since the advent of Ronald Reagan. She is the most devastating threat to the Democratic platform in 20 years.
No wonder they are scared spitless.
Terrie on September 4, 2008 at 12:36 AM
I had heard that Palin wrote the speech with two campaign officials.
gmoonster on September 4, 2008 at 12:36 AM
“And there is much to like and admire about our opponent.
But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even in the state Senate.”
eanax on September 4, 2008 at 12:36 AM
I LOVE da C U D A
allrsn on September 4, 2008 at 12:36 AM
MSNBC’s text message poll has 66% of respondents saying that they are “less likely” to vote for McCain, after this speech.
So lets’ see, That’s Olberman and Matthews texting less likely and Brokaw voting more likely.
That prety much covers their viewership.
MagicalPat on September 4, 2008 at 12:37 AM
I believe it is spelled “potato”…correct?
d1carter on September 4, 2008 at 12:37 AM
LOL, aren’t we all??
carbon_footprint on September 4, 2008 at 12:37 AM
Allah i think we are waiting on you.
upinak on September 4, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Maybe what “the undecideds” really want is for McCain to quit and have Barry make his Asst President in charge of foreign policy….I love these people that think the undecideds look at the conservatives as if they are from Mars but the donks as cousins….whatever with a unified party we just need 50% +/1 3-6% and we win
sven10077 on September 4, 2008 at 12:39 AM
This prediction already came through and Fox said precisely the same thing- stale and likely to be revised soon.
I cheered.
I suspended my boycott to watch the lefties squirm on CNN and MSNBC. Olby and whatever his ugly blonde floor lacky’s name is look and sound like they want to hang themselves. They are all but shoving negative statements in peoples mouths and getting shut down each time. Roland Martin and the angry black superdelegate woman (forget her name too) are visibly furious. Campbell Brown seems to be going out of her way to backpedal on her “unfit mom/ trash Palin’s experience” mantra.
Sarah should head up to the media booth and put them all out of their misery with a swift roundhouse kick to the head… the same kick she taught Chuck Norris.
Damiano on September 4, 2008 at 12:39 AM
SarahCuda!
CapitalistPig on September 4, 2008 at 12:39 AM
I smell moose cooking on the grill… here’s a little photoshop for our new star.
Go Sarah Barraccuda!!!
cannonball on September 4, 2008 at 12:39 AM
myamphibian on September 4, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Nothing Allah, go back to sleep.
Maxx on September 4, 2008 at 12:40 AM
I think Allah baited us with his post, and so far he’s got a big catch.
MadisonConservative on September 4, 2008 at 12:40 AM
It’s BIDEN SEASON in Alaska…
cannonball on September 4, 2008 at 12:40 AM
Well, let’s put it this way. At the end of the speech Chris Wallace turned to Howard Wolfson and said (I paraphrase), “your side’s in trouble” and Howard did not disagree.
Buy Danish on September 4, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Heres the current news headlines at CNN..unreal:
Ike ignites to Category 4; Hanna looms
Dems say Palin mimics Bush divisiveness 7 min
Ticker: Giuliani’s approach may backfire
malkinmania on September 4, 2008 at 12:41 AM
I’m half expecting Biden to pull an Eagleton so that Obama can pit Hillary against Sarah.
Wouldn’t that be something?
Tennman on September 4, 2008 at 12:41 AM
I love Sarah Palin. She even managed to dig at Harry Reid.
carbon_footprint on September 4, 2008 at 12:41 AM
awesome speeches all around. sarah-ccuda is gonna be drawing more tasty blood in the coming weeks.
fantastic debut for her, and leading up with rudy was perfect.
homesickamerican on September 4, 2008 at 12:41 AM
I’m so happy, I’m gonna risk physical damage to my home here in Seattle, and put up a McCain/Palin sign!!
gmoonster on September 4, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Rudy loaded the bases and Sarah hit it out of the park. Hell, I even liked Huckabee. Great night for the RNC.
David Combs on September 4, 2008 at 12:42 AM
ABSOLUTELY NOT! Allah was one who (even in his eeyoreish way) was not happy about Gov Palin, not just the threads he was putting up… but also his writing showed he had no faith.
I want to see Allah’s opinion. As many of us saw what Ed’s was.
upinak on September 4, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Yes, when a democrat does it they call it unity. If it is a republican uniting the base, they call it divisiveness.
carbon_footprint on September 4, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Let’s not get carried away here!!! ; P
That could be considered suicide in Seattle.
carbon_footprint on September 4, 2008 at 12:44 AM
gmoonster
CapitalistPig on September 4, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Guy: Her husband won’t be campaigning with her much.
Gal: Because he is going to stay home and take care of the family?
Guy: No, because he can’t string together 3 words without dropping the f-bomb.
Gal: Oh, I like him even more.
Blake on September 4, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Well what do you know. From nutroot blogs to Olby’s mouth in less than 30min.
p0s3r on September 4, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Barack Obama’s campaign responds to Sarah Palin’s speech:
Obama Team Response:
Of course the Bush people wrote her speech bit was dutifully repeated my Obama’s media parrots as often as possible. At least AC360 and Hume had the stones to call out the blatant hypocrisy of this before returning to the same line.
Damiano on September 4, 2008 at 12:45 AM
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