Sarah Palin's speech was loaded with so many memorable, pointed, zingers that it is hard to keep them all in mind. I could not find a copy of the text of the speech, but did find several articles that quoted bits and pieces. The following are among the most insightful and biting lines:
- “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer’ except that you have actual responsibilities.”
- “I might add that in small towns, we don’t quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they are listening, and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren’t listening.”
- "There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform - not even in the state Senate."
- “This is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting, and never use the word ‘victory’ except when he’s talking about his own campaign."
- "Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems -- as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all."
- "But when the cloud of rhetoric has passed, when the roar of the crowd fades away, when the stadium lights go out, and those Styrofoam Greek columns are hauled back to some studio lot, what exactly is our opponent's plan? What does he actually seek to accomplish, after he's done turning back the waters and healing the planet? The answer is to make government bigger, take more of your money, give you more orders from Washington and to reduce the strength of America in a dangerous world. America needs more energy, our opponent is against producing it."
I recorded the speech and listened to it twice last night. What a stunning delivery. Apart from the brilliant content, her intonation, facial expression, body language, and timing were flawless.
