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No Teleprompter, No Problem For Palin

September 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment


“Sarah Palin Speech at RNC”
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Unlike Senator Barack Obama who desperately clings to a teleprompter to enable him to complete a speech, Governor Sarah Palin does not.  Despite problems with her teleprompter, she coasted to deliver her hit address to the Republican National Convention on Thursday, September 3, 2008 .  Faulty new equipment would have sabotaged Obama, but NOT Palin!  She had her speech fine tuned so that the teleprompter issue and her scribbled-on hard copy became irrelevant.  She went on to dazzle the delegates and 37 million at home. 

Um…ah…ugh…ahhhh….umm….duh… - the favorite utterances of the Ivy league educated Obama, were nowhere to be heard from Palin.  

Congratulations to the NON-Ivy league University of Idaho, for producing in Sarah Palin, a fine, off-the-cuff speaker, amongst her many other incredible qualities!    

 
“Barack Obama.  Uhh.  Needs teleprompter.”
Image courtesy of http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-no-teleprompter-no-clue.html.

 

See:
1.  http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/04/palin-overcame-teleprompter-problems-missing-hard-copies/.
2.  http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-no-teleprompter-no-clue.html.

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Good Reminders From the RNC

September 5, 2008 · 1 Comment


“American Pride (R).  Satisafaction Guaranteed.”
Image courtesy of http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/inc/enewsletter/May2007.html.

Oddly enough, some of the points brought up at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night September 3, 2008, are great reminders about being an American, and the challenges of our government.  Something to ponder before the next election.  They bear worth repeating.

Former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney reminded us of the following.

Last week, the Democratic convention talked about change. But what do you think? Is Washington now, liberal or conservative? Let me ask you some questions.  Is a Supreme Court decision liberal or conservative that awards Guantanamo terrorists with constitutional rights? It’s liberal.  Is a government liberal or conservative that puts the interests of the teachers union ahead of the needs of our children? It’s liberal.  We need change all right: change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington.

The right course is to rein in government spending, lower taxes, take a weed-whacker to excessive regulation and mandates, put a stop to tort windfalls, and to stand up to the tyrannosaurus appetite of government unions.

Last week, last week, did you hear any Democrats talk about the threat from radical, violent jihad? No… And at Saddleback, after Barak Obama dodged and ducked every direct question, John McCain hit the nail on the head: Radical, violent Islam is evil, and he will defeat it.

Just like you, just like you, there’s never been a day when I was not proud to be an American.

Former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, reminded us of the following.

Barack Obama’s excellent adventure to Europe… (LAUGHTER)… took his campaign for change to hundreds of thousands of people who don’t even vote or pay taxes here. But let me hasten to say that it’s not what he took there that concerns me. It’s what he brought back: European ideas that give the government the chance to grab even more of our liberty and destroy our hard-earned livelihood… The fact is, my friends, most Americans don’t want more government. They want less government.

These — these brave veterans had gone halfway around the world, giving up their education, interrupting their careers and families so that we could have the freedom that we have… (APPLAUSE)… I wish we would all remember that being American is not just about the freedom we have; it is about those who gave it to us.


“Proud To Be An American”
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See:
1.  http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/romneys_speech_to_the_rnc.html.
2.  http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/mike_huckabees_speech_to_the_r.html.

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