Vignettes of the Rethug convention, POST-barracuda dastardly speech, from the oldest-person-named-"Cindy:
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http://www.nypost.com/seven/09052008/gossip/cindy/dem_operative_eyes_hill_state_for_mccain_127643.htm?page=0.... ...About to face TV's millions, hardly what her usual press conferences off a glacier attracted, was she nervous? Uh-uh. She was backstage changing her baby's diaper. Came phrases like, "And now, ladies and gentlemen, the governor of Alaska, the future vice president of the United States of America - Sarah Palin." She simply handed the infant off to whomever and - very coolly - stepped into history.
During Wednesday's acceptance speech her "guy," as she referred to the snowmobiler husband of two decades and five kids, sat alongside Cindy McCain. Between the applause, laughs and properly inserted hoorays, no conversation was exchanged. I know. I watched.
As for reactions to her speech written by wordsmith Matt Scully with added phrases by someone named Nicole Wallace? Former RNC chairman Ken Melman pronounced it "Great. Awesome." Nonstop on his cell the next morning at the airport it was, "She hit it out of the park."
On the flight home the "Today" show's Meredith Vieira: "The speech was well-crafted. She did it excellently. No flubbing. Question is, how's she handle stuff like the economy, housing and all the rest? She seems to have her own mind. Between Sarah and Biden it'll be interesting to see which one can be contained." ....
And in this older, more sedate, semi-refined type GOP crowd, NY Post photographer Chad Rachman spied a face that resembled Abraham Lincoln. At a quiet moment, when "Abe" was in repose, Rachman snapped his photo. Instantly, a guy two seats away shrieked: "The preacher onstage is praying, you son of a bitch!"
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