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My predictions on Palin's Speech

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I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I'm betting the conservatives are going to absolutely love her speech and the liberals are going to hate it. I know that I'm going way out on a little limb here, but I'm sticking with this prediction.

:2razz:
 
Conservatives would love the speech no matter if it was an actual speech or she read up from the phone book.. its a given.

"Liberals" will mock the speech no matter what, just as the right mocked Obamas speech (often without hearing the speech).
 
We will see. So far, she seems to be a better speaker than I expected. I'm sure I'll hate the substance of her speech, but I'm trying to keep an open mind regarding the style.

At the very least, she needs to top Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman (which shouldn't be difficult).
 
Myself, I'm going to turn the volume down and just watch her pretty lips move.
 
Any bets on her being a better speaker than McCain? :lol:
 
I think she will probably give a good speech, I doubt I will agree with it, but she seems like a fairly dynamic speaker.

Of course, I guess we could get lucky and the teleprompter go out midway through, but well, one can only hope.;)
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
I think she will probably give a good speech, I doubt I will agree with it, but she seems like a fairly dynamic speaker.

Of course, I guess we could get lucky and the teleprompter go out midway through, but well, one can only hope.;)
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Or.... we can get even luckier and she will have a "wardrobe malfunction" and show us all some tit. :rofl
 
Captain America said:
Or.... we can get even luckier and she will have a "wardrobe malfunction" and show us all some tit. :rofl
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Naw, remember the networks all show a delayed "live" cast, to avoid such things :roll: Then again, over here they don' so I will let you know if she has one :)
 
PeteEU said:
Naw, remember the networks all show a delayed "live" cast, to avoid such things :roll: Then again, over here they don' so I will let you know if she has one :)
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Say it ain't so! You mean to tell me that some foreign country has more televison freedom of speech than we do here in America? How can that be? We are supposed to be the "Land of the Free!" Nobody has more freedom than us! Nobody! It's a communist conspiracy I tell you! :rofl
 
You have to admit, she looks better than most 30, heck, some 20 year olds do. At least on camera that is.
 
P/N said:
I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I'm betting the conservatives are going to absolutely love her speech and the liberals are going to hate it. I know that I'm going way out on a little limb here, but I'm sticking with this prediction.

:2razz:
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Wow, you're really going out on a limb there, P/N.

But I'll make an even bolder predicition: After the speech, a few conservatives here are going to post that it was the greatest speech of all time and a few liberals are going to post that it was unimpressive.

: )
 
Palin is not hot, IMHO. Not a bad looking hockey mom, but I think I would rather not see her boobs fall out. TYVM.

I will be watching with interest, because if McCain gets elected, mortality statistics suggest she'd be president before 2012.
 
Iriemon said:
Wow, you're really going out on a limb there, P/N.

But I'll make an even bolder predicition: After the speech, a few conservatives here are going to post that it was the greatest speech of all time and a few liberals are going to post that it was unimpressive.

: )
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Is there any doubt?? LOL

I fully expect "someone" to declare it a grandslam or something to that effect..:roll:

Sitting around a dining room table, the McCain team has talked to her about Iraq, energy and the economy but has focused on what she should say in her speech, struggling almost as hard as she has to prepare for what will be, along with a debate in October, her main opportunity to shape the way she is viewed by voters. Not anticipating that McCain would choose a woman as his running mate, the speech that was prepared in advance was "very masculine," according to campaign manager Rick Davis, and "we had to start from scratch."

Before Speech, Running Mate Gets Some Coaching - washingtonpost.com
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cascadian said:
Palin is not hot, IMHO. Not a bad looking hockey mom, but I think I would rather not see her boobs fall out. TYVM.
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Underwires do wonders for an old body...;)
 
As long as Palin does not stumble over the teleprompter, she will probably do OK.
 
PeteEU said:
Conservatives would love the speech no matter if it was an actual speech or she read up from the phone book.. its a given.

"Liberals" will mock the speech no matter what, just as the right mocked Obamas speech (often without hearing the speech).
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I'd go a bit further.

I think a number of conservatives would love the speech no matter what she says.

Just like a number of democrats would love Obama's speech no matter what he said.

I think the phrase I used was that Obama if Obama got on stage, pulled his pants down, and shat there'd people that would've called it inspired, amazing, and something historic. You can just swap out Palin there ;)

However, I think there will be some liberal posters that will attempt to be honest and open. I expect them to still not rate it as high as republicans doing the same, but that is normal because you can't help but let the message of a speech play into your examination of a speech when you rate it.

This is similar to the Obama thread, which despite what Pete was trying to convince you here, DID have Conservatives that said it was anywhere from an above average to very good speech.
 
Something along the lines of drilling for oil to solve the energy crisis - ANWR
 
jfuh said:
Something along the lines of drilling for oil to solve the energy crisis - ANWR
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That's because drilling necessary and Democrats are so wrong this issue it's frightening.
 
I predict this speech will be so monumental that it will give the GOP a bounce in the polls all by itself.

She's had 3 full days to dial her delivery in, fine tune the text, be challenged on every level, and grasp the historic moment in front of her.

She will absolutely hit it out of the park.

She is introducing herself to America, and those voters who aren't sleeping with Barack's picture under their pillow will LOVE her.

Enjoy the show.
 
It's going to be so damn awesome, that even Obama will vote for McCain.

:tink::july_4th::



:allhail

:monkey
 
cascadian said:
Palin is not hot, IMHO. Not a bad looking hockey mom, but I think I would rather not see her boobs fall out. TYVM.

I will be watching with interest, because if McCain gets elected, mortality statistics suggest she'd be president before 2012.
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I think, in her case, "hot" is more of a figure of speech.
The people who think a matronly, jowly 44-year-old is "hot" are the same ones who think she'd make a great president if Mccain ever died- not that he ever, ever will! Why, his father lived to be a hundred and ninety!- because she can field-dress a moose.
And if that's not enough, she's got five kids! Wow, talk about executive experience! (as if "five kids" are universally considered admirable; as if conservatives consider it admirable and "great executive experience" or an excellent qualification for any job when a black welfare mother rather than an affluent white housewife has five kids).
And if that's not enough, why, she's hot! Wow! (kind of like a white version of Oprah Winfrey).

It's just hype. It's kind of like when a store-brand frozen dinner says on the package "GREAT NEW TASTE!"
I mean, you might buy it, but not because you believe it's actually going to taste "GREAT!"
It might also say "savory homestyle gravy! Melt-in-your-mouth-goodness!" and other such nonsense.
Do we actually believe these things are true? Do we buy the product even hoping they might be true?
No. If we buy the product, it's because it's cheap, not because we believe this foolish hype or even pay much attention to it.

I think it's that way with Palin and her "hotness".
It's just something to say, about a woman who isn't butt fugly.
There isn't much else positive to say, even if you're a member of the GOP base. They've got to say something positive about her.

:shrug:
 
1069 said:
And if that's not enough, she's got five kids! Wow, talk about executive experience! (as if "five kids" are universally considered admirable; as if conservatives consider it admirable and "great executive experience" or an excellent qualification for any job when a black welfare mother rather than an affluent white housewife has five kids).
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Wow, way to show your true stripes here. In one swipe you completely and utterly mischaracterize what every conservative on the site is saying (yes, they're saying she's got executive experience...from being governor, of a state, which is an executive position. Wow, nice job). In the next swipe, you manage to show your hyper partisan hack side with the obvious over generalized personal swipe.

Why bother posting if you're not even looking for honest real debate or to input anything that isn't just obviously worthy of being ignored as anything of value?
 
They just showed her preparing on stage. She has her hair up and is looking very professional and fierce. She looks like a million bucks. The hair up gives a clue as to where this speech will head. She will be attacking!
 
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