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Palin Speech Viewership Beats Obama

Wow…

NEW YORK (AP) - Barack Obama apparently isn’t the only “rock star” in presidential politics this year.

After days of intense media coverage about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s qualifications, more than 40 million Americans tuned in Wednesday to see for themselves what they thought of her.

The huge audience for Palin’s acceptance speech rivaled that for Obama’s address at the Democratic National Convention six days earlier, and set a tough standard for the top of her own ticket. John McCain was to accept the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday.

“More than 40 million Americans” does more than merely rival Obama’s numbers.  Obama only got 38 million viewers for his speech, and his speech was covered on four more networks.

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According to Rasmussen, the Palin Speech shaved 4 points off Obama’s lead.  However that poll is a 3 day moving average.  To shave 4 points off a lead in a single day, you have to have a BIG SWING in McCain-Palin’s direction.

He doesn’t state what the polling numbers were the final day (post Palin), but I am guessing a 2 to 3 point lead for McCain to come up with an average deficit of 1 point after Obama was ahead by 5.

Bill Mitchell on September 5, 2008 at 08:42 am
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She lied real well in it too. 

The jet was not sold on Ebay.  It was sold by a broker to an Alaskan businessman at a 600k loss.

Doesn’t look like McCain will need to teach her anything in Washington, she already knows how to lie with a smile.

Hawk on September 5, 2008 at 08:43 am
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Ok, can anyone explain to me why on the biggest night of his political career, McCain had a big picture of some Middle School in Hollywood, CA behind him for the first half of his speech, thus bathing McCain in ugly green light?

I mean, the green background was bad enough but what possible message could there have been showing that picture of the school?

Add this together with all of the malfunctioning teleprompters and you have to wonder, is the McCain Team really this incompetent or was there some sabotage afoot?

I hope its the latter cause that was just WEIRD.

Bill Mitchell on September 5, 2008 at 08:46 am
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The jet was not sold on Ebay.  It was sold by a broker to an Alaskan businessman at a 600k loss.

Hawk: Nice cut and paste of the lie you posted and was refuted
here.

Don’t you turkeys ever learn?



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Proof on September 5, 2008 at 08:47 am

The jet was not sold on Ebay.

It was a joke, fool!  It’s called “connecting with the people”.
I guess the part where the audience exploded in laughter.

Duh.


"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.

robert108 on September 5, 2008 at 08:50 am

LOL, we already knew that Hawk was a serial liar.

Carrick on September 5, 2008 at 08:52 am
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She said she listed it on eBay.  That it didn’t sell there is hardly her fault.

Just so you know, Hawk, your stupid comments and baseless attacks are part of the reason why Sarah Palin is the most popular politician on any ticket.


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Rob on September 5, 2008 at 08:52 am
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Speaking of liars, Malkin has a post up at RealClearPolitics (pardon if you’ve already posted on this below) about the O’s “community service” with ACORN ‘getting out the vote’.

Like the ‘experience’ meme, his campaign is unable to think two steps ahead.  I’m beginning to think Kerry will have done better, after all the recounts, challenges, suits and counter-suits.

Gary Gulrud on September 5, 2008 at 09:27 am
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The point of the airplane story (which seems to escape some) is that she got rid of an extravagance that the state did not need, cut any further losses or expenses on it, and put that money back into the state treasury, rather than raise taxes to do it!

One commenter over at the page Hawk either couldn’t find or wouldn’t link to, seemed to think that the $600K depreciation over three years was a good deal for the state! I don’t know. But, then, I’m not calling anyone a liar over it!



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Proof on September 5, 2008 at 09:48 am

Can we start laughing at McCain and the gop for getting the wrong Water Reed picture in the backdrop now?

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I know I will.

gop! What a party!


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realitybasedbob on September 5, 2008 at 09:53 am

If Gov. Sarah is ready right now to be president as Flipper has told us, I guess we should be seeing her doing a lot of press conferences, town hall meeting you know...campaigning thingy...where will she be today?

What? What’s that? She is not available?

Oh well, I guess the straight talk express needs a little pit stop - ya know - to give her the answers.


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realitybasedbob on September 5, 2008 at 09:58 am

What? What’s that? She is not available?

You lie again, rbb!  She ripped Obama a new one today about his bullshit on the surge, and what it says about his values.
I’ll post the video as soon as it’s available.
Happy bullshitting!


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robert108 on September 5, 2008 at 10:07 am

Can we start laughing at McCain and the gop for getting the wrong Water Reed picture in the backdrop now?

Pretty small-minded and mean-spirited, but then, that’s your style.


"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.

robert108 on September 5, 2008 at 10:09 am
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Just heard the Palin quote:

“I put it on ebay”

Yes she did! Let’s all wait here for a retraction and apology from the individual that repeatedly called her a liar.

Should be...any second now!



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Can we start laughing at McCain and the gop for getting the wrong Water (sic) Reed picture

As soon as we stop laughing at the doofus who doesn’t know it’s Walter Reed!



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Proof on September 5, 2008 at 10:12 am

RBB, I’m sure there was just as much thought put into that “Water Reed” photo as there was in those styrofoam Greek columns.

Carrick on September 5, 2008 at 01:11 pm

RBB, I’m sure there was just as much thought put into that “Water Reed” photo as there was in those styrofoam Greek columns.

And a lot less money; and arrogance.


"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.

robert108 on September 5, 2008 at 01:24 pm

Really?

So when the Democratic team said get us some Greek columns - they got Greek column.

(I haven’t seen them up close, so I don’t know if they are Greek or Roman. I will take your word on that)

When the gop team said get us a picture of Walter Reed Hospital and got a picture of a junior high school in the SF Valley…

Just as much thought.

Well, Flipper doesn’t know the differnce between Sunni and Shia so a picture of a big building works just as well for him as any other.


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realitybasedbob on September 5, 2008 at 01:27 pm

Well, Flipper doesn’t know the differnce between Sunni and Shia…

Do you mean Flipper OBiden, or Flipper Barack, who voted against reparations before he voted for them?


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robert108 on September 5, 2008 at 01:33 pm
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It’s so funny the nits that rbb has to stoop to pick these days! Then, adding his own stupid mistakes while he’s criticizing the mistakes of others makes him a laugh riot! (Or did you mean to say “Water” Reed, boob?)



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And to top it off, he’s trying to hijack the thread, because he has no answer to the fact that Palin’s speech outdrew Obama’s! Too funny!



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Proof on September 5, 2008 at 01:43 pm

She’ll bring the votes to McCain too...that’s a given. She’s just begun to fight...and man what a fighter she is! Let the liberal controlled media and naive befuddled democrats yell and smear all they want, this woman is a fierce Barracudda...and she has the bite of a pit-bull with lipstick. LOL She can more than take what they dish out!...and give it back to them in Spades with TRUTH as her weapon!

Maybe God is given us a reprieve from having Islamic Sharia law instituted in America in the next administration.

Democrats are so clueless about the man they have chosen and what he will do to this nation if he wins. Think White-hating racist Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan, nation of Islam leader ruling with Hussein Obama from the White House...Think head scarves and burka’s and long drab clothes...yeah all of you liberal women won’t like that one bit!

Amazingly...Libya’s leader Gaddafi stated Barack Hussein Obama was a Muslim brother...Islamic nations love him...illegal money from terrorist groups have been given to his campaign...and he doesn’t give it back! The Muslim terrorists will be dancing in the streets in the Middle East and the Democrats that were so fooled, will be crying as the last vestages of freedom are snuffed out in this great land of the Free! Yes, Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim...it’s not just a rumor spun by the neo-cons - I take Gaddafi’s word for it...these people know one of their own...and everyone of you will know it if he makes it to the White House!


‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ (Edmund Burke)

JazzyKat on September 5, 2008 at 04:37 pm

boob is right! Water reeds look nothing like that pic of the Inn at Schofeild Barracks.


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2Hotel9 on September 5, 2008 at 05:01 pm

Oh, I almost forgot. Oop, there it is, oop there it is, oop there it is.


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2Hotel9 on September 5, 2008 at 05:04 pm

Oop, there it is, oop there it is.


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2Hotel9 on September 5, 2008 at 05:49 pm
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