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...once in a lifetime experience," Weatherl said. "Everyone in the convention center was moved by his story of how being a POW changed his outlook on life, and made him truly fall in love with his country. When Senator McCain gave his charge at the end of the speech, all the convention attendees were on their feet cheering at the top of their lungs...
...There were few complaints from Harvard affiliates about the convention, despite some griping about the choice of the Twin Cities as the location for the event. However, Downer did have one regret about Palin's speech...
...Palin’s active brand of Christian faith displays internal contradictions as well, the hypocrisies that always dwell with zeal. Asked whether she thinks evolution or creationism should be taught to Alaskan schoolchildren, Palin fell back upon the language of free speech: “Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information…Healthy debate is so important, and it’s so valuable in our schools.” Yet, as mayor of Wasilla, Palin hoped to ban certain books from the town library. For Palin, the belief that the Judeo...
...Alaska National Wildlife Refuge) to creationism (she’s a believer), has made traditional conservative constituencies rejoice while Democrats froth at the mouth. Focus on the Family leader James C. Dobson applauded the choice as “outstanding,” while Palin’s fiery speech at the convention prompted a rash of donations to the Obama campaign that totaled close to $10 million in the 24 hours that followed. The political advisability of McCain’s controversial choice will be revealed in the months to come.We have some concerns about what the selection...
...Comparing Palin’s relatively paltry service in the small Wasilla and 20 months as Alaska’s governor to Obama’s tenure as state senator and then U.S. senator for Illinois can only hurt the Republican Party. Her speech weakly hid this fact, instead comparing her tenure as mayor to his pre-Harvard Law School service as community organizer. “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities,” she quipped...