Come on. Did the MSM watch the same speech? Electrifying? "Star" quality. Every person I've read

[Danieljay]

other than the media spinsters, nearly everyone I've talked to, including Republican friends, thought the speech was pathetic and mean spirited.

Come on Obama Camp, time to slay the dragon.

[liberal N proud]

1. They are simply repeating what the GOP talking points memo said to.

We all expected this.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Obama needn't address her at all. McCain is his counterpart. And I agree, the

parts of the speech that I heard didn't come off well--I'm betting that nasty doesn't sell the way the GOP thinks it does, at least not this year.

[Epiphany4z]

3. we know how they

really feel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrG8w4bb3kg

[feddup]

4. Whose base was fired up??

The MSM keeps saying she fired up the Rethug base. Well, I think she fired up our base too. I just donated $50 to Obama.

[Arugula Latte]

5. Agree totally.

And welcome to DU! :hi: :toast:

[ComplimentarySwine]

6. What Republicans do you know that DON'T like "mean spirited" speeches? n/t

[Peregrine Took]

7. As Bill Press said today - its the old "rope-a-dope" strategy by Rove.

Set up a very flawed candidate then, when the media (and now bloggers) go after them - call the criticism a "high tech lynching" or, in this case, persecution of a hockey MOM. Media scrutiny then goes bye-bye.

[Hubert Flottz]

8. As mean as she was I thought that her water must have broke again

[Beer Snob-50]

9. it was a mean spirited speech

but she threw tons of red meat out to that crowd (and that is her job basically) i think that biden will chew her up and shit her right out.

that said, she did a nice job of introducing herself to the nation.