Mike Gravel On Palin

The interview was on Pacifica Radio. They brought him on to slam Palin. You can tell the interviewer is upset that he spends the entire time defending her.

H/T: Atlas Shrugs

Does Palin Lack Guts?

Hell no:

Campaign and network officials had said on Sunday that her first television interview would be a sit-down with Charles Gibson of ABC’s “World News.”

But it turns out that she is spending much of Thursday and Friday with Gibson — at the ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, and at her home in Wasilla, Alaska.

Campaign aides said the anchorman will get extensive, repeated access to Palin throughout her first trip home since becoming the nominee.

“ABC News will have plenty of time to question her and examine her and spend time with her,” a campaign official said. “They’ll do multiple interviews over two days. No topics are off-limits – there are no ground rules. There’s tons of time to talk to her about every topic.”

How refreshing to see a VP candidate that is willing to do this kind of thing. Once again the McCain campaign has allows the democrats to help their cause. The dems, including Biden have been suggesting that McCain and Co. are scared to allow her to do interviews. Well this shines a light on how worried the McCain campaign are.

Is The Left Concerned About Palin?

Their first reaction to the news that Palin was going to be McCain's running mate was one of joy. They loved that McCain had picked a women from Alaska that was not very well known. Those warm and fuzzy feelings soon disappeared when she spoke at the convention. The countries introduction to the Mayor of Wasi..., oh I'm sorry, the Governor of Alaska slapped them in the face. And they are scared.

Need proof? What do the left do when they are threatened? They attack. The attacks do not have to contain one shred of fact, as long as they are attacking.

Mr. Martin from the blog Explorations has put together a list of debunked smears coming from the left here. He is going to update as they come up, so check it from time to time.

A few examples:

1. Yes, she is Governor of Alaska. No, she’s not the Lieutenant Governor. No, she’s not currently Mayor of Wasilla. Yes, she was Mayor of Wasilla, some years ago.
2. Yes, as Governor of Alaska, she’s the Commander in Chief of the Alaska National Guard. And yes, her professional military subordinate is quite impressed with her in that role.
3. And yes, the New York Times says the job of Governor of Alaska is one of the harder, and more powerful, jobs in state government.
4. Yes, there are people in Alaska who think she’s too liberal.
5. Yes, she did giggle when someone called Lyda Green a “bitch.” Yes, Lyda Green is a cancer survivor. Yes, it was the same Lyda Green who tried to force a scheduling conflict that would make Palin miss her son’s high school graduation. Yes, this would also be the Lyda Green who complained no one had asked her about Palin during the vetting process.

There are 71 as of now. I'd say the lefties are pissing their pant.

Sarah Palin Has Proven To Be Cool Under Pressure

She gave a great speech last night. Of course the MSM was quick to point out that she did not write it. That is true. I ask you; how many of them write their own speech? That is right, none.

How did she prove to be cool under pressure? Check this out:

Halfway through Sarah Palin's speech tonight at the RNC, people following the speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text.

According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As a result, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolled significantly from where Governor Palin was in the speech....

The same thing happened while Rudy was giving his speech. A few minutes into his speech I noticed Rudy freak a little. Quite frankly, it was probably a good thing. During the first few minutes of his speech he did not look good. But when he started just talking to the crowd, he gave a wonderful speech.

As far as Palin goes, I saw no change in the way she delivered her speech. You have to admit, she was standing on the biggest stage of her life. She had to be a little nervous. Then she had to "wing" her speech. And she delivered wonderfully.

What happens when Obama's teleprompter goes down?:

Fred At The Convention

At about 4:15 he gives a detailed description of McCain's time in Vietnam. It is amazing:

Biden Is In Trouble

I can't wait to see him debate Palin. Go here and listen to her speak about oil.

She is definitely not a Washington insider. And Hillbilly White Trash has an interesting fact up about her experience here.