Peter, Huckabee/Palin would have been the end of any freedoms we have left in this country. Perish the thought!

Just expectations management on Lott's part. Why the media even feels the need to repeat it is beyond me.

Both sides do it - try to build down expectations for their own candidates, so any surpassing of expectations can be viewed as victory. And both sides do the reverse - try to build up expectations for the other side, so they fall short.

I'm sure McCain will do fine. Is he a great speaker? No. Is he a bad speaker? No. He'll do fine.

Palin isn't a great orator either. She has good timing but her voice is little on the shrill side and a little whiney too.

The only great orator in this race is Obama.

It doesn't matter if he can't give a good speech. Sarah gave a 'great' speech with no substance. She insulted millions of Americans who help in their communities. She insulted special needs mom's by saying she would be there after voting to cut spending on special needs kids. She proved, as McCain will tonight, they are in it for themselves only not for the country. Will they ever understand it is not about them?

An anti-climax may be a bad thing in most cases, but due to the abriviated schedule of the RNC convention, it will be a particulary bad thing.

After Iowa, HC should have called SP and/or the speech writer who help crafted SP's speech last night. We would not have to deal with Big O at the top of the Dem ticket. In one speech SP made the best case against him than everything HC did during the whole primary campaign.

If John gives us an actual PLAN for the ECONOMY, he doesnt have to be a great orator. Stop talking about your OBAMA and Biden and tell me why stocks tumbled today, why unemployment has skyrocketed and why a dozen of eggs is between $3-4?

I may have to miss this bit of war propaganda.

Just watch McCain's eyes as he delivers his speech tonight. Pay attention to when he blinks his eyes specifically. After 3 minutes you'll see what I mean. Notice the pattern of what words or "behaviors", i.e. telling untruths, exagerrations, etc., on his part that make him blink. Then you'll see the real McCoyn!

The most important aspects of his speech to look for the "blinks" will be when he talks about Sarah, when he claims he has "experience", when he states what he "believes" about Iraq and so on.

Turns out you really can't lie to yourself...

MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS SLID INTO THE SWAMP

The Dems and Reps are left to sell their leaders to America.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/09/dems-and-republicans-now-sell-what-they.html

Image is now everything. The real challenges have vacated consciousness.

I may have to miss this bit of war propaganda.

McCain has learned nothing from Ron Paul. All we will hear is how many more people in foreign lands we need to be afraid of.

He isn't going to top Gov. Palin's speech, but I don't expect him to. I know how he connectes with the every man, every woman in a town hall environment just talking what he KNOWS.
I don't need an ACTOR as Prez, who flies abroad with his jet (American flag painted over)to speak "as if" to crowd they lured with free rock concert by top selling German band.....or a guy who has a fake Pres. logo draped across his podium....or an author of 2 books. Give me the real guy, McCain, even without his prompter skills I TRUST HIM, and 50% of Americans vote on emotion...how they feel. I fell the McCain/Palin ticket is the only choice for me.
Even tho speeches are not his strong suit, he whipped Obama in the Faith Forum when giving answers about himself, vs. the vague "nuanced" Nobama.

Independent Voter -

A poll driven speech written by Schmidt and Rove delivered by their newest student Gov. Sarah Palin at the Republican convention.

Her attack with a smile means more negative ads.

Schimidt and Rove can't spin a extreme-conservative on the issues into a moderate.

She will attempt to draw the Democrats into the mud and fight.

What is disturbing is the attacks on the media. We count on the media to ask the questions we can't ask but we want to know about.

The Republican tactics against the media are McCarthyism.

This is a Democracy!

Obama the great orator?
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/report_teleprompter_broker_during_palin_speech/

She will attempt to draw the Democrats into the mud and fight.

Posted by: Independent Voter | Sep 4, 2008 4:28:36 PM
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I'll pay to watch that one!

Next the liberal scumbags will blame Sarah for he Down syndrome baby! Pigs!

==Next the liberal scumbags will blame Sarah for he Down syndrome baby! Pigs!

Posted by: Terri | Sep 4, 2008 4:35:58 PM==

OK, let's not start playing the incest card again. Until DNA tests are conducted, no one can prove that!

McCain: Hey Sarah, do you think we should invade Georgia tonight?

Palin: I don't know, Johnnie, what do you think we should do?

I am so glad Sarah is on our ticket! She is vibrant, smart, sassy and a dominant alpha female.

She will fill in McCain's shoes just perfect when John passes away from a heart attack/stroke after about a month or so in office! Let's face it, he's one tick away from daisy land, she's battle ground proven with all those kids she's raised!

She will lead our country to the highest levels it has ever been!

Go Sarah!