Sarah Palin Speech Liveblog
10:26: I accidentally just put my headphones back on during Boehner trying to get the convention to come back to order. They must have added a sound effect to his gavel; it sounds like he’s in a video game.
10:16: Dropping the national anthem one or two half-steps probably would have prevented that voice break and I’m-screaming-into-the-mic face. Oh crap, that’s it. I can’t believe I’m missing Simon Cottle for this.
10:14: What the hell is a Cowboy Troy and why is it on stage? Oh quoting the Founding Fathers, with a little bit of Rev King from the African-American guy. What?
10:12: Holy crap, is that horrible synthesized music coming from the convention or Fox? [And why was MSNBC down earlier?]
10:09: Not to be outdone, McCain just appeared. Um, Levi is chewing gum and didn’t even have the sense to stop masticating when shaking McCain’s hand.
10:08: Wow, Levi is actually out on that stage. Any of the rest of the Palin kids have boyfriends or girlfriends?
10:07: And she’s done. Out of primetime. Did the networks hold for the finish?
10:03: That’s the third slam against community organizing I’ve heard today (and I’m sure there are more). Democratic commercial with working class and poor people talking about their experience with organizers, pls!
10:00: Oh, did she really mean to mention how entrenched interests have been trying to fight a John McCain presidency since the 2000 primaries? Because I’m pretty sure the sitting president is the special interest that got rid of that candidacy - by, you know, saying he had a black baby and stuff.
9:57: Heh, Palin’s trying to talk about how Obama’s ‘tax increases’ are going to hurt small business people and the working class, and Fox just cut to rich-ass-looking people booing. Seriously, that lady’s earrings have got to cost more than I’m going to make this year.
9:55: ‘Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot’ - nice Hollywood liberals reference.
9:54: Obama’s authored ‘two memoirs, but no laws’… Um… lobbying ethics reform bill?
9:51: Here come more ‘Drill, baby, drill’s - I can feel it. ANWAR!
9:47: She Ebayed Alaska’s jet? I don’t know if that’s awesome or ridiculous.
9:46: Spirit of service part is nice. Oh, kind of getting undercut by her ’sudden and relentless reform’ bit - since she wasn’t quite as much of a changer as she claims.
9:44: Heh, Bob Schieffer’s microphone looks like an extension of his nose.
9:42: Being mayor is ‘…sort of like a community organizer except that you have actual responsibilities.’ Holy shit, did she really say that?
9:41: ‘You know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.” Pretty funny, but little insulty, too!
9:40: ‘Homemade’ Hockey Moms for PaLin signs all look surprisingly exactly the same. Also, why is the L capitalized?
9:40: Ah, the ‘always proud of America’ line - yet still no reference to Michelle Obama directly.
9:39: Palin’s mom looks awesome. How did they get Bristol sitting next to them? She was sitting next to Cindy McCain a second ago!
9:38: Oh, golf claps for Todd’s steelworker unionism.
9:37: That’s nice. She looked like really meant it when talking about being an advocate for parents with special needs kids if elected.
9:35: Eek! Chant together, kids!
9:33: Man, they really raced her on here. Looks like Rudy was going on a bit long…
9:32: Her outfit is weird. It looks like a spacesuit or something (but with pearls…)
9:31: Dude, show some executive experience and settle them down!
9:29: Is that the liberty bell behind her?
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