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Let’s All Hold Our Horses Here

By Kleinheider Posted on September 4, 2008 at 8:32 am

Not everyone was a big fan of Sarah Palin’s speech last night:

I think some of you are underestimating the percentage of voters for whom Sarah Palin lacks the standing to make this critique of Barack Obama. To many voters, she is either entirely unknown, or is known as an US Weekly caricature of a woman who eats mooseburgers and has a pregnant daughter. To change someone’s opinion, you have to do one of two things. Either, you have to be a trusted voice of authority, or you have to persuade them. Palin is not a trusted voice of authority — she’s much too new. But neither was this a persuasive speech. It was staccato, insistent, a little corny. It preached to the proverbial choir. It was also, as one of my commentors astutely noted, a speech written by a man and for a man, but delivered by a woman, which produces a certain amount of cognitive dissonance.

In exceedingly plain English, I think there’s a pretty big who the f**k does she think she is? factor.

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2 Responses to “Let’s All Hold Our Horses Here”

  1. Tom Paine writes
    September 4th, 2008 8:56 am

    I’ll be the first to admit a bias, but I have to agree my take on Palin’s speech was similar to 538’s. I think Palin unleashed a collective rush of enthusiasm by Republicans collectively holding their breaths last night. She served up more red meat than the Sizzler and they loved it.

    But the question is whether its sustainable.

    If John McCain walks in to the Xcel Center tonight and delivers a lackluster performance, a lot of wind will go out of their sails.

    Also, it’s one thing to deliver a political speech chock full of half-truths and outright fabrications, written by veteran Bush political operatives in front of a rabidly supportive audience. Its another thing to have to think on your feet.

    My general impression after the speech was whether its Bush on WMD, McCain on the economy or Palin on the Bridge to Nowhere, the GOP’s leadership has a real problem with truth-telling.

  2. Ben writes
    September 4th, 2008 12:41 pm

    I concur with everything said above. While Obama gives a great speech, he has also been questioned by the press and the public. I look forward to 60 Minutes or Meet the Press questioning about more than moose and oil and lipstick. Healthcare? Does she, like McCain, just want to continue the status quo on healthcare? Education? Continute unfunded mandates on local school systems? Does she understand the tenative balance between Pakistan and Afghanistan? Can she find Colombia on a map before they tell what to say on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement?

    When is she going to be asked questions instead of giving a speech written by Bush’s speechwriters. Where’s her substance?

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