A Telling Moment
What's really amazing is the transition over to Palin at the end of this:
Here's what I saw: Biden chokes up recalling the death of his wife and near death of his son. Seconds later, Palin responds with a (re-hashed) talking point and a phony smile.
I'm becoming convinced that Sarah Palin could actually be a very competent, nay, totally awesome saleswoman. The problem she's having now is that she has a crappy product to sell.
posted by VMM at 8:30 PM
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Herself.
"A salesman is an it that stinks excuse." - ee cummings
Good catch on the vid.
"The Latest in American Cryto-Fascism: the new line for Fall."
I was thinking "crappy product" == "McCain," but same diff.
Joe Klein:
"Biden's performance was strong and, happily, gimmick-free. He used no gotcha sound bites, no consultant-driven silliness — a fact driven home by the lameness of Palin's snark lines like "Say it ain't so, Joe" and — pace, Gipper — "There you go again, talking about the past."
"Palin's problem, and McCain's, is that the recent past is crucial in this election. Bush's decisions over the past eight years — to go to war in Iraq, to neglect the war in Afghanistan, to aggrandize the rich and neglect the middle class — created the dreadful moment this country faces right now, and people know that. Fearful for their futures and the nation's, they seem to be looking for something different—and that something involves steadiness, knowledge and some clear ideas about what to do going forward, qualities that Sarah Palin did not display tonight.
"What she did show was some folksy charm and some energy—qualities that might get her selected for Dancing with the Stars if not Jeopardy. But that's not enough to change the trajectory of this race, especially since nothing that was said in this debate will be remembered, or remarked on, a week from now."
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