How great was Palin's speech? Check this out!

[Cajuncowboy]

http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/sep/04/breaking-sarah-palin-winged-her-speech-bec/

Posted by: Erick Erickson

Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 01:00AM

64 Comments

Image descriptionHalfway 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 malfunction also occurred during Rudy Giuliani's speech, explaining his significant deviations from his speech.

Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech.

Contrast this to Barack Obama who, when last his teleprompter malfunctioned, was left stuttering before a crowd unable to advance his speech until the problem was resolved.

Sarah Palin. Winner.

[dbair1967]

Yeah I heard about that. All the mroe amazing.

A certain someone we know on the top of the dem ticket would have crashed and burned.

[Cajuncowboy]

Yeah I heard about that. All the mroe amazing.

A certain someone we know on the top of the dem ticket would have crashed and burned.

And he did.

[Hoov]

A republican that speaks well - This must be so exciting for the republican party, i mean after having to endure Bush for the past 8 years.

[Cajuncowboy]

A republican that speaks well - This must be so exciting for the republican party, i mean after having to endure Bush for the past 8 years.

Yeah, that boorish Bush was so terrible he won back to back terms.

:laugh2:

[Jarv]

A republican that speaks well - This must be so exciting for the republican party, i mean after having to endure Bush for the past 8 years.

The Dems bash Bush all of the time, yet had no one during those 8 years that could beat him...lol...:)

[Danny White]

A republican that speaks well - This must be so exciting for the republican party, i mean after having to endure Bush for the past 8 years.

This is true.

I can't watch Bush deliver a speech... he makes me too nervous with his gaffes and speaking style.

She did a great job last night. It's great to once again be able to inspired by a leader who shares my ideas!

[Danny White]

http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/sep/04/breaking-sarah-palin-winged-her-speech-bec/

Posted by: Erick Erickson

Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 01:00AM

64 Comments

Image descriptionHalfway 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 malfunction also occurred during Rudy Giuliani's speech, explaining his significant deviations from his speech.

Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech.

Contrast this to Barack Obama who, when last his teleprompter malfunctioned, was left stuttering before a crowd unable to advance his speech until the problem was resolved.

Sarah Palin. Winner.

I could see the teleprompter scrolling from where I was sitting, and it definitely seemed to be off at some point... although how far off it was and for how long I could not tell.

She also had a printed copy of her speech in front of her, but she only glanced at it fleetingly during long applause breaks.

It was a fantastic moment! You could tell she was nervous at the very beginning, but that all disappeared quickly and she delivered a speech to remember!

[dbair1967]

This is true.

I can't watch Bush deliver a speech... he makes me too nervous with his gaffes and speaking style.

She did a great job last night. It's great to once again be able to inspired by a leader who shares my ideas!

Honestly I dont have a problem with GWB's speeches. Is he a great speaker? Absolutely not, but he isnt a see-right-through him phoney either like so many others.

Palin on the other hand is both a genuine person and a great speaker.

[utrunner07]

I could care less if she can memorize a speech or not, or if she is a good speaker, does not mean jack...Hitler was a GREAT public speaker and he never used a teleprompter....

She is a good VP becuase of her values, records and stances...I wish people would quit making it about all this other junk.

[JBond]

A republican that speaks well - This must be so exciting for the republican party, i mean after having to endure Bush for the past 8 years.

Yes it is a nice change. Chance we all can believe in. Change that is good. Change that is right.
:D

[Cajuncowboy]

I could care less if she can memorize a speech or not, or if she is a good speaker, does not mean jack...Hitler was a GREAT public speaker and he never used a teleprompter....

She is a good VP becuase of her values, records and stances...I wish people would quit making it about all this other junk.

Geez, the point was that since she was under tremendous pressure to perform last night she was already a bit nervous (understandably). Then in the face of this, she went through and did a great job on top of the problems. Nobama just spitters and putters when this happens. If He isn't good under small amounts of pressure like that, what can we expect if he is the POTUS?

[1fisher]

A republican that speaks well - This must be so exciting for the republican party, i mean after having to endure Bush for the past 8 years.



What we really need is a community organizer that speaks well! :bow:

:lmao2: :lmao2: :lmao2:

[Hoov]

Geez, the point was that since she was under tremendous pressure to perform last night she was already a bit nervous (understandably). Then in the face of this, she went through and did a great job on top of the problems. Nobama just spitters and putters when this happens. If He isn't good under small amounts of pressure like that, what can we expect if he is the POTUS?You are ripping Obama for getting flustered while delivering a public speech - Bush is by far one of the worst public speakers I have ever seen. Is your criticism of Obama's speaking stemming from a long time of embarasment from having to defend Bush while watching him look clueless on tv ? My point is that all of a sudden you are praising Palin for being a great speaker, ripping Obama for "spittering and puttering" when the teleprompter isnt working, but the past 8 years i guess the art and value of public speaking was greatly downplayed because Bush was just horendus.

And while Bush did win back to back elections and public speaking is not the most important aspect of being a leader, i still think it ranks pretty high on the list.

To say Obama will not be able to handle pressure because he became flustered when there were technical problems is rediculous in light of your defense of Bush who is 10 times worse than obama when it comes to speaking.

[Dallas]

You are ripping Obama for getting flustered while delivering a public speech - Bush is by far one of the worst public speakers I have ever seen. Is your criticism of Obama's speaking stemming from a long time of embarasment from having to defend Bush while watching him look clueless on tv ? My point is that all of a sudden you are praising Palin for being a great speaker, ripping Obama for "spittering and puttering" when the teleprompter isnt working, but the past 8 years i guess the art and value of public speaking was greatly downplayed because Bush was just horendus.

And while Bush did win back to back elections and public speaking is not the most important aspect of being a leader, i still think it ranks pretty high on the list.

To say Obama will not be able to handle pressure because he became flustered when there were technical problems is rediculous in light of your defense of Bush who is 10 times worse than obama when it comes to speaking.


Note to Hoov


Bush is not running for President or VP this time around.

If you didn't already know its ummm

Obama and Biden (D) and McCain and Palin (R)



May I suggest focusing your aggression on the actual participants in this election?

[1fisher]

Note to Hoov


Bush is not running for President or VP this time around.

If you didn't already know its ummm

Obama and Biden (D) and McCain and Palin (R)


It's all they've got..... just listen to everything the left has to say... "More of the same" blah blah blah

[peplaw06]

I could see the teleprompter scrolling from where I was sitting, and it definitely seemed to be off at some point... although how far off it was and for how long I could not tell.

She also had a printed copy of her speech in front of her, but she only glanced at it fleetingly during long applause breaks.

It was a fantastic moment! You could tell she was nervous at the very beginning, but that all disappeared quickly and she delivered a speech to remember!Danny you weren't one of those goofy people who went through all the great things about their state.... then "respectfully passed" were you?

That Wisconsin guy comes to mind. "WISCONSIN, the Badger state and home of the Republican Party!!!!" (hands outstretched, palms in the air) .........respectfully passes!!!" Yayyyyy!

[Dallas]

Danny you weren't one of those goofy people who went through all the great things about their state.... then "respectfully passed" were you?

That Wisconsin guy comes to mind. "WISCONSIN, the Badger state and home of the Republican Party!!!!" (hands outstretched, palms in the air) .........respectfully passes!!!" Yayyyyy!


That was not DW. DW was the guy that was next to that guy. Danny had the "Brett Favre, Come Back. Come back Brett!!" sign in his hands. :cool:

[Danny White]

Danny you weren't one of those goofy people who went through all the great things about their state.... then "respectfully passed" were you?

That Wisconsin guy comes to mind. "WISCONSIN, the Badger state and home of the Republican Party!!!!" (hands outstretched, palms in the air) .........respectfully passes!!!" Yayyyyy!

I was not a delegate... although I think it would be cool to be a Palin delegate in 2012. :p:

I was just there for one day to support some of the events my clients were hosting at the convention, and it turned out I got lucky and was there for the speech of the convention last night!

I wasn't "on the floor" with the delegates, but I did have an excellent seat in the second level right in front of the stage... that's how I had the view of the text running on the teleprompter (couldn't read it but could see when it was scrolling and when it was not).

[Hoov]

Note to Hoov


Bush is not running for President or VP this time around.

If you didn't already know its ummm

Obama and Biden (D) and McCain and Palin (R)



May I suggest focusing your aggression on the actual participants in this election?
suggest anything you like.

i dont have aggression toward either candidate, but i dont like either so i'll remain a spectator through this election.

my post was in response to cajun and intended to show how rediculous it is for anyone who has supported Bush in the past to comment on poor public speaking. I beleive the message was pretty obvious but you chose to ignore it.

[trickblue]

suggest anything you like.

i dont have aggression toward either candidate, but i dont like either so i'll remain a spectator through this election.

my post was in response to cajun and intended to show how rediculous it is for anyone who has supported Bush in the past to comment on poor public speaking. I beleive the message was pretty obvious but you chose to ignore it.

I don't like any of them except for Palin...

McCain is saying all of the right things now, but I choose to rely on his history...

I certainly respect the man as a war hero, but I don't trust him in Washington...

Who knows... maybe he is finally getting it...

[Hoov]

I don't like any of them except for Palin...

McCain is saying all of the right things now, but I choose to rely on his history...

I certainly respect the man as a war hero, but I don't trust him in Washington...

Who knows... maybe he is finally getting it...I dont know anything about Palin, other than the negative stuff they are bringing up about her, the young pregnant daughter and the under ade drinking, etc - none of which matters at all to me. I would like to find out a little more about her. Watching Mccain right now but its hard for me to put faith in him.

[trickblue]

I dont know anything about Palin, other than the negative stuff they are bringing up about her, the young pregnant daughter and the under ade drinking, etc - none of which matters at all to me. I would like to find out a little more about her. Watching Mccain right now but its hard for me to put faith in him.

"Dallas" actually knows her and has been giving us the skinny for months...

We were vetting her here before McCain knew who she was... :D

She is quite impressive thus far in her career...

[ThaBigP]

I dont know anything about Palin, other than the negative stuff they are bringing up about her, the young pregnant daughter and the under ade drinking, etc - none of which matters at all to me. I would like to find out a little more about her. Watching Mccain right now but its hard for me to put faith in him.

Well, if you visit the "Alaskan's take on Palin, her corruption fight, and 'troopergate'" thread, I linked a very nice article from somebody whom she talked to while running for Gov. He gave us all his two cents worth on her performance.

[VietCowboy]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0908/The_teleprompter_did_not_break.html

The teleprompter did not break

Sarah Palin delivered a powerful speech last night, but she did not "wing it."

Which is what Erick Erickson (http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/sep/04/breaking-sarah-palin-winged-her-speech-bec/), citing sources close to McCain, has written on his blog, RedState.

Erickson writes that "the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As a result, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolled significantly from where Gov. Palin was in the speech."

This claim has been picked up on Drudge and could quickly enter into the insta-mythmaking about a speech that need not be embroidered.

Perhaps there were moments where it scrolled slightly past her exact point in the speech. But I was sitting in the press section next to the stage, within easy eyeshot of the teleprompter. I frequently looked up at the machine, and there was no serious malfunction. A top convention planner confirms this morning that there were no major problems.

Erickson writes that the same malfunction happened during Rudy Giuliani's speech earlier in the night. Again, I watched the teleprompter during this speech, and it worked without problem. Giuliani, as is his wont, simply decided to go off-script and add some new lines, such as one attacking Obama for his "bitter" comments.

These extemporaneous comments, many of which drew huge applause, made the former New York mayor's speech run much longer than planned. So much so that a convention planner confirms that they had to scrap a planned video ahead of Palin's speech.

[Cajuncowboy]

Tell ya what Viet. We know even by your own post that it scrolled past the point where she was at during the applause. Now it's a question of how much. Is it a question of how much because anytime a Republican does something well, the left has to condemn it even with something like this?

Even our own Danny White said he could see the teleprompter scroll on during the applause. I'll take his word and the other source's report over yours.

Also, no one said it BROKE!

[Danny White]

As I mentioned before, she had the speech printed out in front of her, so even if the prompter did "break" she still had it there.

I think it probably is likely that the prompter got ahead of itself... that's what it looked like to me sitting there in the arena looking at it... but I don't think I'd call that "broken."

She did, at one point, look at her notes more during long applause lines, which would indicate a problem with the prompter.

All in all, none of this matters. It was a great speech.

Also, it cracks me up that the media keeps talking about how she didn't write the whole speech herself. :lmao2:

Like Obama, Clinton, Reagan, or any of the rest wrote their own speeches on their own. :rolleyes:

BTW, Fox just reporting that the prompter was not functioning properly and was replaced for tonight's proceedings. And apparently the speech she had with her was not the final draft, so I guess she did go off the cuff somewhat... including possibly the best line of the night, the "Pit Bull" line.


Cajun: Erick at RedState did use the word "broken" -- that's probably not the best word to use, but it clearly wasn't functioning as it was supposed to.

[burmafrd]

More damage control from the libs- now they are trying to claim the teleprompter thing was a lie. Yet we have one of our own right there.
But of course the libs never care about honesty anyway.

[Cajuncowboy]

As I mentioned before, she had the speech printed out in front of her, so even if the prompter did "break" she still had it there.

I think it probably is likely that the prompter got ahead of itself... that's what it looked like to me sitting there in the arena looking at it... but I don't think I'd call that "broken."

She did, at one point, look at her notes more during long applause lines, which would indicate a problem with the prompter.

All in all, none of this matters. It was a great speech.

Also, it cracks me up that the media keeps talking about how she didn't write the whole speech herself. :lmao2:

Like Obama, Clinton, Reagan, or any of the rest wrote their own speeches on their own. :rolleyes:

BTW, Fox just reporting that the prompter was not functioning properly and was replaced for tonight's proceedings. And apparently the speech she had with her was not the final draft, so I guess she did go off the cuff somewhat... including possibly the best line of the night, the "Pit Bull" line.


Cajun: Erick at RedState did use the word "broken" -- that's probably not the best word to use, but it clearly wasn't functioning as it was supposed to.

Danny, the original article is posted here. No where does he say it was broken. Unless I missed it. Please point it out to me. If I'm wrong then so be it.

EDIT: I just looked at the original page and the title does INDEED say it was Broken. My bad. But the story itself doesn't say that. As a matter of fact, it actually says "BROKEN" with quote marks around it suggesting something less than broken.

But I stand corrected on that one minor issue.

[Nors]

If she did that some ad lib - that is poise under fire.

[Dallas]

They explained what happend 2x different times tonight w/ the teleprompter during Palins speech.

It was a brand new teleprompter that the operator had no experience with. That was the issue. The speed wasn't adjusting properly and he couldnt get it controlled.

The pit bull w/ lip-stick was off the cuff. She did go off the speech a couple of times because of the the fast teleprompter.

If you remember during her speech, the applause takes over and she mumbles/whispers to herself where to begin again because the prompter had skipped ahead.

Really - who cares. You dems are so worried about the tiniest things to discredit her over.

At the end of the day it looks childish. It really does.

[SuspectCorner]

"Dallas" actually knows her and has been giving us the skinny for months...

We were vetting her here before McCain knew who she was... :D

She is quite impressive thus far in her career...

Oh - isn't she lovely?

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080902_palins_alaska_reaps_the_windfall_profits_ mccain_decries/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check

[Cajuncowboy]

Oh - isn't she lovely?

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080902_palins_alaska_reaps_the_windfall_profits_ mccain_decries/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check

Good to know where you hang out. Got anymore REAL fair sites you want to share?

[ThaBigP]

Misinformation at its finest. There was no "windfall profit tax" in AK. The state owns the mineral rights to the oil in its territory. So it sells it on the open market. When global oil prices went up, the revenue to the state treasury went up, so much so that the state was running a profit. She returned the excess revenue to the people there. No new tax. What it was, was Palin giving *AK's* "windfall profits" back to the citizens.

[SuspectCorner]

Good to know where you hang out. Got anymore REAL fair sites you want to share?

I'm sorry the links I've provided have offended you. Perhaps you could lead this stray horse to water and provide one or two of your own?

[ThaBigP]

Leave it up to a lib to not know the difference between a tax and revenue from the sale of a commodity, and then dare lecture us who know better on how the economy should be run.

[ScipioCowboy]

I'm sorry the links I've provided have offended you. Perhaps you could lead this stray horse to water and provide one or two of your own?

We can only lead you to water (and we have). We can't make you drink.:)

[ThaBigP]

We can only lead you to water (and we have). We can't make you drink.:)

Well, we can't make him drink anything but that blue-state Kool-Aid. Heh.

[ThaBigP]

Oh - isn't she lovely?

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080902_palins_alaska_reaps_the_windfall_profits_ mccain_decries/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check

Seriously, with all due respect Suspect, you should grow a brain on that spinal cord of yours. I went through the laundry list of "inaccuracies" - just damn. They actually say that her claim to be the CNC of the AK National Guard is factually incorrect, based on the notion that in the event they are called up for duty by the federal government, they fall under the US's CNC command. Um....OK. By that measure, Police Chiefs are not Police Chiefs because sometimes they are commandeered by federal agents in certain circumstances. Gees, dude....and whoever wrote that crap. And the notion she's not a budget cutter....somebody is flying around in a nice private jet they bought on Ebay because she sold it. Somebody has a nice personal chef because she dismissed the previous governer's cook (insert line about her cutting jobs here....). The nearly $40Billion dollar pipeline project, which was being batted back and forth for nearly 30 years or so is now in the works....ALL PRIVATELY FUNDED. For the economically challenged, that means paid for by companies investing in the project rather than taxpayer money. But you've already demonstrated you don't know the difference between tax and revenue, so I guess I'll go ahead and stop here.

:bang2:

[ThaBigP]

Oops. Looks like Palin did increase taxes on the oil companies for their mineral rights leases, etc, some of which are tied to profits directly. So it looks like Suspect found a good link... but, I'd still like to see how that works out for them. From what I read, oil production began declining in AK. Personally, I am opposed to taxes of this nature, as they naturally lead to a decline in economic activity in that sector.

See, even I can admit when I'm mistaken. :laugh1:

And by the way, if you think that means I should vote Obama, you're nuts. His idea is worse, by a mile. I finally found ONE thing I disagree with Palin on. Go figure. I knew it was too good to be true.

[SuspectCorner]

Seriously, with all due respect Suspect, you should grow a brain on that spinal cord of yours. I went through the laundry list of "inaccuracies" - just damn. They actually say that her claim to be the CNC of the AK National Guard is factually incorrect, based on the notion that in the event they are called up for duty by the federal government, they fall under the US's CNC command. Um....OK. By that measure, Police Chiefs are not Police Chiefs because sometimes they are commandeered by federal agents in certain circumstances. Gees, dude....and whoever wrote that crap. And the notion she's not a budget cutter....somebody is flying around in a nice private jet they bought on Ebay because she sold it. Somebody has a nice personal chef because she dismissed the previous governer's cook (insert line about her cutting jobs here....). The nearly $40Billion dollar pipeline project, which was being batted back and forth for nearly 30 years or so is now in the works....ALL PRIVATELY FUNDED. For the economically challenged, that means paid for by companies investing in the project rather than taxpayer money. But you've already demonstrated you don't know the difference between tax and revenue, so I guess I'll go ahead and stop here.

:bang2:

Not sure just where you believe you're going with this overly long and meandering post - so let me succinctly cut thru your BS.

Official: Palin's never issued an order to Alaska Guard

By George Bryson | Anchorage Daily news ~ September 3, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain introduced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate last Friday, the Arizona senator emphasized her role as the commander in chief of the Alaska National Guard.

Later, when questions were raised about Palin's lack of experience in national and international affairs, the McCain campaign pointed again to her military command experience as governor. Some reporters have tried to follow up.

"Can you tell me one decision that she made as commander in chief of the Alaska National Guard?" CNN journalist Campbell Brown asked Monday while interviewing McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds. "Just one?"

Bounds couldn't, because Palin has never personally ordered the state guard to do anything.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/51665.html

My brain and spinal cord are working just fine... and doubly so for my by BS detector.

[ThaBigP]

Her claim was a throwaway line that she was CNC of the AK National Guard, which is true of any Gov as far as I know. She did not claim to issue orders, move troops around, or attend live-fire exercises. You're adding "stuff" that she did not say so you can refute it. It started as hitting on Palin for what *she* said, then turning around and pretending the argument was all along what *McCain* said, with the very subjective verb "emphasized" - as if he waxed eloquent about what I mentioned above. What, precisely, was McCain's quote regarding her CNC status? Here it is for you:

"Any decision she has made as the commander of the (Alaska) National Guard that's deployed overseas is more of a decision than Barack Obama's been making as he's been running for president for the last two years."

He did not assert any "orders", merely that if she'd made *any* "decisions" whatsoever, it's more than Obama has done, even if it was signing a budgetary line item. A far cry from saying you had an uncle in the army who liberated Autzwits. No uncle in the army....Russia liberated Autzwitz...

[SuspectCorner]

Her claim was a throwaway line that she was CNC of the AK National Guard, which is true of any Gov as far as I know. She did not claim to issue orders, move troops around, or attend live-fire exercises. You're adding "stuff" that she did not say so you can refute it.

Not exactly. It was a claim to "experience" that she actually didn't possess - but spin away my brother. :D

[ThaBigP]

Not exactly. It was a claim to "experience" that she actually didn't possess - but spin away my brother. :D

You really think you're on to something, don't you? Heh. Poor Palin didn't lead the AK National Guard into battle, so she's inexperienced. Even though the claim was never made, nothing of the sort. Again, you're wadding up words and stuffing them in her mouth (and McCain's) so that you have something to take swings at.

[ThaBigP]

Oops...looks like Palin did make a critical decision, ranking up an officer to keep the AK National Guard under state control in the event of a domestic emergency....heh. Palin +1, Obama 0. Sure, it may be one, and not very impressive at first blush, but it's a very critical one...but like McCain said, "*any* decision...." would put her over The Annointed One.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Alaska_National_Guard_faces_personnel_crisis_0904. html

Again, don't read this expecting to see an article about how she lead a charge on enemy forces. It's about a personnel problem the National Guard there is having. But it mentions her approving an additional star for their commander so that AK keeps authority in the event of a national call-up for a domestic crisis.

[ThaBigP]

Might I also add this in....having national security as one of her responsibilities. Read that again...."having national security as one of her responsibilities". Not "she's been actively engaged in combat operations for the tenure of her governership". She, in fact, *is* responsible for national security, as it pertains to Alaska, as CNC of the AK National Guard. You do not have to have enemy troops marching across your state to still be *responsible* in the event something like that were to occur - you're still responsible even when it's not occuring. A police officer is not only responsible for public safety while they are arresting someone or writing a ticket. That duty falls on their shoulders the entire time they're on duty, and in many municipalities that even extends to off-duty hours as well. The left has seen fit to twist her words of being "responsible" as Governer to something other than what she said.

[Cajuncowboy]

Oops...looks like Palin did make a critical decision, ranking up an officer to keep the AK National Guard under state control in the event of a domestic emergency....heh. Palin +1, Obama 0. Sure, it may be one, and not very impressive at first blush, but it's a very critical one...but like McCain said, "*any* decision...." would put her over The Annointed One.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Alaska_National_Guard_faces_personnel_crisis_0904. html

Again, don't read this expecting to see an article about how she lead a charge on enemy forces. It's about a personnel problem the National Guard there is having. But it mentions her approving an additional star for their commander so that AK keeps authority in the event of a national call-up for a domestic crisis.

What these loonies don't understand about the NG is that they are in fact there at her command on a domestic level. Example. During Katrina, Blanco had the authority to utilize the NG to help with evacuations, flood control, etc. She chose to wait to long to do anything. Once a state of emergency is declared and the POTUS declares it a disaster area, then the President has authority over them as the federal government is involved.

So, while there may have been no major emergencies in Alaska while she was Governor she not only DID have the authority AND she also had the right to use them in anyway she saw fit to protect her state and the people of Alaska. This is something that Nobama has NEVER been entrusted with.

The only thing he's been entrusted with was writing a couple of "Rah, Rah Me" books while he was a senator.