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That is exactly what I said to my hubbie. She reminds me of a Margaret Thatcher, except with an “Annie Get Your Gun” Americana kind of prairie feel.
PALIN - Have gun, will travel to Washington.
The Republican base will now be highly energized.
Biden has become irrelevant.
Sarah’s “star power” may soon exceed Obama’s. She is Margaret Thatcher, Sarah Connor and Princess Diana, all in one package.
The election is now McCain’s to lose.
Thats our girl.
I missed the speech because I had to get to work. I’ll watch it when I get off later in the morning (I’m recording it). Its reads well, I’m assuming she delivered it well. This will be a very interesting election. I’m not a McCain fan, though I respect him. His pick of Palin for VP has me voting for him. Funny how that works.
:-)
Thank you for posting this. I recorded it but wanted it in print as well to share and share......
I’m still in awe!
"But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed ... when the roar of the crowd fades away ... when the stadium lights go out, and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot - what exactly is our opponent's plan? What does he actually seek to accomplish, after he's done turning back the waters and healing the planet?..."
This so closely matched Reagan's ability to use humor to cut through the platitudes & rhetoric of his opponent to reveal the truth behind the facade.
This was brilliant!! She hit it out of the park!
I was almost in tears. It was the best speech I've ever heard. One thing not mentioned much is how smart she is. Her speech was strong on Republican themes, but it was smart and she really is smart.
>This is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting, and never use the word “victory” except when he’s talking about his own campaign. But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed... when the roar of the crowd fades away... when the stadium lights go out, and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot - what exactly is our opponent’s plan?<
>I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a “community organiser,” except that you have actual responsibilities. I might add that in small towns, we don’t quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren’t listening.<
Money.
The styrofoam columns slew me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyR-HmJS2qQ&feature=related
And if the real thing don’t do the trick
You better make up something quick
You Gonna burn burn burn it to the wick
Ohhh
Barracuda!!!!!
Thanks for the link. On an odd schedule (I usually work nights) I slept late on my night off and the first thing I came to FR for was to read Palin’s speech. Right now I waiting to see the speech on tv.
BOOKMARK
BTTT for later.
I have been saying for months that I didn’t see a future “Reagan” for this country. I was wrong. I have seen a potentially great President tonight whether McCain wins or not. She is amazing, lets hope she has the strength of character to stay that way in the face of the amazing pressures that are coming her way.
Republican Convention: Sarah Palin makes speech of a lifetime
Daily Telegraph (London) | Sep 03, 2008 | Julian Kossoff
Posted on 09/03/2008 10:26:58 PM PDT by Labour-Watch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074286/posts
Excerpts from Palin’s Speech
nationalreview
Posted on 09/03/2008 4:13:26 PM PDT by flyfree
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074114/posts