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Sept. 4, 2008
Many of you have asked, so here's my take on the Sarah Palin acceptance speech. She's a fine presenter. I rate her high on the list of the people we've watched so far in the two conventions. I'm not alone in finding her likeable, attractive and a wonderful, competent spokesperson. She handled the TelePrompter with skill and delivered conversationally, personally, warmly. The writers gave her some powerful lines and she delivered them well. I was disappointed by the occasional lapses into nastiness. I realize that the traditional role of the V.P. candidate is attack dog, but she has a marvelous opportunity to bring something new (shall I call it "change"?) to the table. I'd like to see her rise above politics-as-usual and get away from snide put-downs like "I've always been proud of my country," and "He's been nothing more than a community organizer," delivered as though the community was a leper colony. I think her big opportunity (and challenge) is to feature her strength without putting down the opposition. It would make her even more refreshing. More Sarah. Less Hillary. (As usual, your comments are welcomed and encouraged.) If you’d like to receive previous commentaries, e-mail
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