Palin's speech went great DESPITE teleprompter failure and lack of hard copy

[TGO David]

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/04/palin-overcame-teleprompter-problems-missing-hard-copies/

Now I'm impressed.

[TGO David]

Sarah Palin electrified the Republican convention Wednesday, all the while reading off a faulty teleprompter and an outdated draft, John McCain officials told FOX News on Thursday.

The Alaska governor overcame several glitches and technical problems to deliver her speech without getting flustered, impressing McCain and his staff and allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Foremost of the obstacles, Palin’s teleprompter was not working properly. When she took the podium, the machine rolled so quickly, it often skipped the first line or two of every paragraph on screen. The operator said he had new equipment and wasn’t sure how it would work.

However, Palin also went on stage with a slightly outdated hard copy of her speech. For various unexplained reasons, she and her closest advisers had an old draft on hand, and even had a hard time furnishing one of those for her to use. Several of the drafts were scribbled on, so one aide gave Palin a wrinkled, folded copy out of his pocket.

Officials said Palin responded in mom-like fashion, concluding, “Well, I suppose I could put a book on it and smooth it out a little. “

During one part of her speech, she couldn’t see the teleprompter because signs were blocking it. That was when she ad-libbed a line about the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull — “lipstick.”

The line was a hit with the audience. It is something she had jokingly said to staff during the speech prep process.

Full text in case Foxnews screws up their site somehow.

[DavidD]

Damn, the Pit-Bull joke was ad libbed. Add me to the

[NuTcAsE]

Damn, the Pit-Bull joke was ad libbed. Add me to the

I'm not sure about that, I think Hannity quoted it before the speech. Nevertheless, she was prepared. I smell collusion .

[TGO David]

I'm not sure about that, I think Hannity quoted it before the speech. Nevertheless, she was prepared. I smell collusion .

The media is given copies of the script before the speech is actually delivered. This way they have talking points to work from.

Also, change your signature. Mike gets to free himself in a few days.

[NuTcAsE]

The media is given copies of the script before the speech is actually delivered. This way they have talking points to work from.

I know, that's why I didn't think the joke was ad libbed. A good sign that she's got her act together.

Also, change your signature. Mike gets to free himself in a few days.

Sure.....

[TGO David]

I watched the broadcast on Fox last night. I don't recall Hannity using that line at all.

[Guest Rugerman]

I watched the broadcast on Fox last night. I don't recall Hannity using that line at all.

He did. I was angry that he was quoting the speech before she delivered it. I remember it quite vividly.

[Guest db99wj]

He did. I was angry that he was quoting the speech before she delivered it. I remember it quite vividly.

I heard that as well, on the radio show yesterday afternoon.

Did he quote the speech or did she use his quote? I don't remember what hanity was talking about at the time, I just remember the one liner.

[Guest Rugerman]

I heard that as well, on the radio show yesterday afternoon.

Did he quote the speech or did she use his quote? I don't remember what hanity was talking about at the time, I just remember the one liner.

He quoted several lines of the transcript of her speech.

[TGO David]

Well crap. We're going to need a ruling on the field.

[NuTcAsE]

We need a TGO replay booth.......

[Marswolf]

Well, I have to give her credit. I didn't notice her having any problems. Actually, I was thinking the other way. The teleprompters are so far to the right and left that most speakers look pretty dorky reading at weird angles to the front camera. I have wondered why they put them so far away from the camera angle. I thought she was doing a fantastic job of addressing the audience. I guess she was....