Yeah, Chuck Todd's reporting that Palin's returning to Alaska after the convention. Very weird. That's not going to look good at all. It's just going to amplify the blood-in-the-water scent the media's been circling around.
It’s the same path Europe took a few decades ago. It leads to moribund growth and double-digit unemployment.
And by "loved" I mean "hated", because it's full of shit. Unemployment for the EU27 is at 6.7% (PDF!!) per the latest annual report, and it's in double digits in... um, exactly nowhere.
It's true, I want to destroy America. On the upside though, he didn't say "200,000 Germans" like everyone else, because there were all kinds of people there -- European, American and other -- and if there's one thing we Dutch hate being called even more than Danish is German. Oh hi cortex!
Not to mention, AK and AZ are at the top of the alphabet last time I looked, so don't blink, the first part should be a blurringly fast game of yielding-the-floor.
11%? one-in-ten seems low, am I interpreting that right? I feel like it's at least 1 in 4 considering the MSNBC reportage on her imminent retreat to Alaska.
And WTF is the population of Wasilla? It's anywhere from 5k - 10k. WTF people, consult a damn census much?
"They're now moving male delegates out of the front deck of seats and moving female delegates in there, in preparation for Palin's speech (according to one of the MSNBC people on the floor)." -- Flunkie in The Thread
Yeah, but the only way I can play the RNC drinking game is if I do a shot for each policy statement. If I drank for each code word, dog whistle, talking point or mindless smear I'd be dead.
fivethirtyeight: "The RNC schedule had a [Palin] video tribute scheduled, but Rudy was too busy enjoying his 30-minute prime time speech. They scrapped the video."
She's actually doing an excellent job. She's telling the base exactly what they want to hear while presenting an image a lot of people are going to like, and she can lie without flinching. If the Democrats think this is going to be a cakewalk, they need to think again.
Biden is going to have a tough debate. Hell, McCain is going to have a hard time following this tomorrow.
It's funny that so many Republicans are excited about her because while she may be a social conservative, she definitely doesn't seem like a fiscal one.
There was trashing, Piedmont, but it wasn't generally as ham-fisted, although I'm biased.
And by the by, I'm one of those people who think Hitler gave some great speeches, but this is a really good speech IMO. I find its contents deplorable, but she's both presenting herself while at the same time rallying the base behind McCain. Add in some hardcore Obama trash talking and you've pretty much got all you'd want from a speech like this.
Although I'm not sure the being economical with the truth parts (bridge, oil) will sit very well with the media. But Republican strategists have known for a long time that people tend to forget these things quickly.
"If character is the measure in this election ... and hope the theme ... and change the goal we share, then I ask you to join our cause. Join our cause and help America elect a great man as the next president of the United States."
I agree, it was a good speech. If the public buys into a notion that its ok for her to know nothing but how to be feisty, it could end up being a decent pick for McCain, though he will still lose.
“The speech that Gov. Palin gave []well delivered, but it was written by George Bush’s speechwriter and sounds exactly like the same divisive, partisan attacks we’ve heard from George Bush for the last eight years. If Gov. Palin and John McCain want to define ‘change’ as voting with George Bush 90 percent of the time, that’s their choice, but we don’t think the American people are ready to take a 10 percent chance on change,” said Bill Burton, Obama campaign spokesman.
">My favorite line was him saying we don't want big brother.
There is simply not enough vodka in the universe to erase the cognitive dissonance of hearing these venal, evil, emotional adolescents try to not only deny the last eight years, but their whole philosophy on the facts alone. Holy shit."
Thinking about it more, she gave a nice speech to the base, but she also gave away plenty of lines of attack to the other side. Based on what we've seen from Obama's campaign before, it should be even easier to dismantle McCain now.
Is passing normal? I've never watch this dang thing before.
It is for Prez & Veep home states, so they can time it so that they will put the nominee over the top (if you've seen the DNC roll call you know what I mean). They just time it so that they stop just before the magic number, then whichever delegation has the floor at that time yields it to Arizona (I guess this time) and Bam! Nominee.
<small>*LECTURES AMERICANS ON CONVENTION ARCANA*</small>
fivethirtyeight: "I don't think the Republicans are doing as good a job as the Democrats were doing about pairing their speeches to the strengths of the speaker. It's as if they wrote seven or eight speeches, and drew lots to determine who would deliver which one. So you have Mitt Romney -- one of the wealthiest men ever to run for office -- critiquing east-coast elitism, and Mike Huckabee -- who is an economic populist in disguise -- critiquing big government, and Sarah Palin -- who voters don't know one iota about -- critiquing Barack Obama's biography."
Holy crap, The Thread is a monster. It makes my browser ache.
This thing about her son bother's more than anything else in the speech:
I'm just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way. Our son Track is 19, and one week from tomorrow, September 11th, he'll deploy to Iraq with the Army infantry in the service of his country.
Is he actually deploying on 9/11? Are we supposed to believe that's a coincidence? And isn't identifying him and putting his picture up there for the world to see putting him at increased risk? Every insurgent in Iraq will want to get him.
If anything, she's returning to Alaska to avoid the media as much as possible. She's a figurehead, she's given her little speech and now the Republicans will do everything they can to avoid putting her in the media.
I was astonished when they kept pushing that "legislators don't know how to govern angle." Not only does that make no sense, but like the "Washington insiders are bad" angle, it points out a supposed weakness that is not just present but taken to an extreme in a presidential candidate who's served over 20 years in the Senate. WTF?
Oh, they've taped the segment or or doing so now, I get that -- just figured that while I'm watching the RNC, I might as well see it as it first airs. I may figure something out still.
To start y'all off, here's Romney's prepared remarks, folks.
Romney is up. GREAT hair.
And by "loved" I mean "hated", because it's full of shit. Unemployment for the EU27 is at 6.7% (PDF!!) per the latest annual report, and it's in double digits in... um, exactly nowhere.
It's true, I want to destroy America. On the upside though, he didn't say "200,000 Germans" like everyone else, because there were all kinds of people there -- European, American and other -- and if there's one thing we Dutch hate being called even more than Danish is German. Oh hi cortex!
He deviates from the prepared remarks a lot.
(Because he fell out of a plane.)
Freedom dollars, maybe?
I hope McCain marches out with a desk tonight.
(so what were those chinese desk makers doing all that time?)
Classic red meat speech though.
FENCE THE BUILD!
Gruffness?
And WTF is the population of Wasilla? It's anywhere from 5k - 10k. WTF people, consult a damn census much?
ZERO!
ZERO!
John McCain.
TAKE THAT, DEMOCRATS.
'cept for that distance and weather and larger population.
I think it's from The Thread.
This guy was mayor of your country or something, right?
"Shut up, I'm TALKING!"
...AND ONE CAN'T LIFT UP HIS ARMS!!!!!
Did they finalize a platform?
9/11!
There it is.
Wish someone would post the Obama on O'Reilly to youtube already.
Um...maybe not the best choice of words?
A day that will live in infamy.
And now Rudy's a feminist?!
*cue daddy yankee*
T! G! S!
WAR
KIDS IN WAR
Especially him.
Coming back, though.
With that black background, it was like Mork From Ork.
*crowd grumbles uneasily*
I don't think that will last though.
Even more so since they're "proud for America".
DREZDN YOU ARE EVIL AND FUNNY THAT IS ALL
Fun!
CINDY LETS HIM FLY AROUND IN IT
Seems like if any civil servant needs a private plane, it'd be the governor of Alaska. Just sayin'.
And no personal chef!
SHE'S ONE OF US
I think the RNC folks would cheer as hard if she said "I put the jet on myspace"
UNWISE.
Biden is going to have a tough debate. Hell, McCain is going to have a hard time following this tomorrow.
And the folksy family stuff was totally strategic, to get people to start off underestimating her. This is how it's gonna work.
Wow. Just wow.
and we SHOULD read them their fucking rights, because it's not a PRINCIPLE if you drop it when it's inconvenient.
TAX TAX TAX TAX TAX
At presidential nominating conventions?
It's funny that so many Republicans are excited about her because while she may be a social conservative, she definitely doesn't seem like a fiscal one.
military intelligence
jumbo shrimp
scholar-athlete
"Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines ... build more new-clear plants"
Emph mine. She didn't name the states in the prepared remarks -- but how did she pronounce "nuclear" just now? Was this a pronunciation cue?
What ever happened to that NYT story? It seemed to only last a day or two while everyone went crazy over Edwards a few months later.
And by the by, I'm one of those people who think Hitler gave some great speeches, but this is a really good speech IMO. I find its contents deplorable, but she's both presenting herself while at the same time rallying the base behind McCain. Add in some hardcore Obama trash talking and you've pretty much got all you'd want from a speech like this.
Although I'm not sure the being economical with the truth parts (bridge, oil) will sit very well with the media. But Republican strategists have known for a long time that people tend to forget these things quickly.
Obviously he wasn't.
"If character is the measure in this election ... and hope the theme ... and change the goal we share, then I ask you to join our cause. Join our cause and help America elect a great man as the next president of the United States."
She really is talking about Obama, right?
Weird mic stuff.
(Maybe that's where he's from...)
Raisin' McCain?
Union rules.
*shudders*
Heh, too true.
">My favorite line was him saying we don't want big brother.
There is simply not enough vodka in the universe to erase the cognitive dissonance of hearing these venal, evil, emotional adolescents try to not only deny the last eight years, but their whole philosophy on the facts alone. Holy shit."
Hai we're the proud delegation from the great state of New Texarkania, home of superior potatoes, and we're voting yes!
Also, I haven't thought about Republican delegate counts since, like, February.
*sheds a tiara*
I have to look, just to see if it will make my computer asplode.
It is for Prez & Veep home states, so they can time it so that they will put the nominee over the top (if you've seen the DNC roll call you know what I mean). They just time it so that they stop just before the magic number, then whichever delegation has the floor at that time yields it to Arizona (I guess this time) and Bam! Nominee.
<small>*LECTURES AMERICANS ON CONVENTION ARCANA*</small>
Thank you all so much, and God bless America!
(Tomorrow.)
... fine.
Ooh, next she's going to say how she stood up to Big Oil.
Translation: They don't have full serve stations in Alaska.
Rudy is not the guy to pull that off without seeming ubercreepy.
Dude, Rudy could not pull off a cardigan without seeming ubercreepy.
This thing about her son bother's more than anything else in the speech:Is he actually deploying on 9/11? Are we supposed to believe that's a coincidence? And isn't identifying him and putting his picture up there for the world to see putting him at increased risk? Every insurgent in Iraq will want to get him.
A little funny:
While Mitt Romney was cracking jokes about Al Gore's private jet...
... Al Gore was flying from San Francisco to Tampa on Southwest, on the same plane as my business partner and his wife.
Crowley: Phonetic Palin (I called it first! And yes, she did say "nucular" in Dayton.)
Halperin: The 18 Ways Sarah Palin an Help McCain Close the Enthusiasm Gap
John McCain.
I was astonished when they kept pushing that "legislators don't know how to govern angle." Not only does that make no sense, but like the "Washington insiders are bad" angle, it points out a supposed weakness that is not just present but taken to an extreme in a presidential candidate who's served over 20 years in the Senate. WTF?