Palin at the Republican Convention

What exactly does being a POW have to do with being President of the US? How is that relevant? Some speaker who was up tonight was going on about that. Per this speaker, being a POW is much more relevant experience than is being a community organizer. How? I truly don't understand the connection.

Palin is speaking now. It was interesting that she began her speech by accepting a nomination she has not yet received. See, she won't be officially nominated until tomorrow.

So apparently she's not waiting, she's being ugly from the beginning. Nothing quite like a giving a speech to introduce yourself to the Nation and using that time to trash your opponent rather than to tell us about yourself and what you believe in. How many minutes in and so far she has slung more mud than anything else. She hasn't talked at all about what she wants to do. There are no plans. No substance. It's all empty sound bites and slams against her opponents.

More interesting: she didn't bother to mention that she was originally for that bridge to nowhere. Nope. Of course not.

Apparently her opponents are not for alternate forms of energy. Okay, that's an outright lie.

And again she's back to trashing her opponent rather than talking about anything real, anything substantive.

This is ugly. This is exactly the kind of politics I don't like. This is exactly the kind of politics that completely undermines the entire system.

Oh good, she's now also trashed the Constitution. Wow. This woman is unreal.

Reading some about her political past is concerning. She appears to be incredibly politically astute. She appears to be very good at reading the winds of change... and changing with them. Though it's certainly true people grow and change over the years, it's troubling that she appears to change her stance on issues depending on what is politically advantageous for her at the moment.

The current "do nothing Senate." Interesting how it's the Republicans in the Senate who continue to block any real change, and yet the Democrats who are blamed for it.

Oh goody, she also believes in the idea of ruling via fear. Nothing like a little fear mongering to really get yourself some votes.

And back to him being a veteran and a POW. Again, how is that relevant?

I hope she's almost finished because I really can't stomach much more of this.

I'm now incredibly curious as to what the commentators and analysts will have to say about this speech.