Sarah Palin - it was her night to shine

I wasn’t able to watch the debate live last night. I did, however, see a recording of the first half of the debate later in the evening.

The local news report gave Palin a B+ and Biden a C-

I would agree based on the portion I was able to see.





Attorney John Hinderaker of Power Line said Governor Palin hit a Grand Slam during the first half-hour of the debate.

He further reports:

There were a number of good moments. One of my favorites was her “shout out” to her sister's third grade class back in Alaska, who got extra credit for watching the debate.

This was one of many reminders that, to the average television viewer, Palin is one of “us” and not one of “them.”

Mr. Hinderaker thought that, given Governor Palin's performance, Biden had an impossible assignment.

Biden made things worse with his inappropriate grins and grimaces while Palin was speaking, much like Al Gore in 2000, only worse.

Palin, in contrast, kept a steady demeanor while Biden was taking shots at her. Throughout, she commanded the stage and displayed more poise and confidence than her opponent.

For the first time on national prime time TV Sarah Palin was questioned in a setting that did not include “gotcha” questions to make her look bad and then edited later to make her look even worse.

It will be interesting to see how the main stream media will spin the debate to show that Biden was a big winner.