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Text of Sarah Palin's speech — ST. PAUL, Minn. (MarketWatch) - Here is the prepared text of a speech given by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, as released by the party. — Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered …
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Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Focus Group: Palin Was (Alarmingly) Strong — Several moderate-Democrat friends of mine have been emailing—few if any would ever vote for McCain—but all agree that Palin was very strong. The more liberal among them are a little panicked. — I completely misjudged how negative she would be.
Hilzoy / Washington Monthly:
Factchecking Palin — I thought Palin's speech was quite good: well-written, well delivered. And, as I said earlier, I think she's a genuinely engaging person, and comes across very well. There were just a couple of problems. One, which I have seen people notice, but which I suspect …
Erick Erickson / www.redstate.com:
BREAKING: Sarah Palin “Winged” Her Speech Because of “Broken” Teleprompter — Halfway through Sarah Palin's speech tonight at the RNC, people following the speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text. — According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks.
Mark Kleiman / The RBC:
Palin v. Reality — Well, that was quick. — The Obama campaign is doing its job. — Now we get to see whether the media will do their job, or whether they will be cowed into submission. I'm not taking bets either way — PALIN: “Our opponents say, again and again …
Ross Douthat:
Free Advice For Democrats — I'll have more to say about Sarah Palin's speech at some point tomorrow - I saw it live, from the press stand in St. Paul, which was perhaps not the ideal venue from which to judge its television impact - but based on the reactions I've heard and read to date …
Ari Melber / The Nation:
Palin's Big Strikeout — Sarah Palin gave a riveting and devastating nomination speech on Wednesday night. She shared her inspiring story and brave family, while savaging and ridiculing the celebrated life story of Barack Obama, a fellow barrier-breaking candidate, with whithering attacks …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
UMMM — Is Sarah Palin really comparing herself to Harry Truman since he only served as vice president for a few months? — 11:06 PM ... This really does put the party in party rally. — 11:07 PM ... A few other thoughts. You'll notice that Rudy Giuliani apparently ran too long …
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president.
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Joe Klein / Swampland:The Republicans Tonight — As I predicted earlier today, Sarah Palin did just fine.
Hindrocket / Power Line:LIVE-BLOGGING THE CONVENTION — 9:04: Rudy Giuliani is warming up the crowd.
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Mark Hemingway / The Corner:“Alarmingly Strong” — That's how Michael Crowley describes Palin's performance over TNR:
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
HOW CAN SMART PEOPLE SAY SUCH DUMB THINGS ABOUT SARAH PALIN? — At times like these, I'm relieved that I don't cover elections. There's bum DNA in my heart, and the agita might send me keeling over. — How else to react to the sight of sophisticated people saying, with impressively straight faces …
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The Politico:
Clinton aides: Palin treatment sexist — ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sarah Palin found some unlikely allies Wednesday as leading academics and even former top aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton endorsed the Republican charge that John McCain's running mate has been subject to a sexist double standard by the news media and Democrats.
Washington Post:
Palin E-Mails Show Intense Interest in Trooper's Discipline — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the running mate for GOP presidential candidate John McCain, wrote e-mails that harshly criticized Alaska state troopers for failing to fire her former brother-in-law and ridiculed an internal affairs investigation into his conduct.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Inside the Convention Hall for Palin — John McCain and Sarah Palin at the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, September 3, 2008. (Melina Mara/ The Washington Post) — ST. PAUL — 11:42 p.m. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) said: “I think this was a major introduction to the American people.
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Elana Schor / Guardian:
Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush — Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday that he and running mate Barack Obama could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration if they are elected in November. — Biden's comments, first reported by ABC news …
Washington Post:
In a More Diverse America, A Mostly White Convention — Organizers conceived of this convention as a means to inspire, but some African American Republicans have found the Xcel Energy Center depressing this week. Everywhere they look, they see evidence of what they consider one of their party's biggest shortcomings.
Times of London:
'She's like a moose going after a cabbage' — Here in Wasilla, the small Alaskan town where until two years ago Sarah Palin was mayor, her speech officially to accept the Republican Party's Vice Presidential nomination was greeted with tears and disbelief. — Crowded into Tailgaters Sports …
Marc Ambinder:
McCain Campaign Sees Changed Map With Palin — Gov. Sarah Palin may well draw larger crowds than Sen. John McCain ever did, and the McCain campaign plans to take advantage: they're filling a calendar that will find her deployed to places where McCain can't go, places where McCain's gone and fallen flat …
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