Indiana

Palin?s Pretty Standard Stump

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

The only thing that wasn’t standard about Republican Vice-Presidential nominee’s speech this afternoon is that it was in Indiana with less than three weeks before the election.

Thousands of people (about 15,000 according the fire marshall) jammed the Verizon Music Center in Noblesville to see Palin.   The speech she gave was basically the same speech she’s given in other parts of the county sans “Hoosiers” being one of her favorite films and a couple of Indy 500 references.

In a nutshell, here’s what she said…

Taxes/Economy

• Obama wants to raise taxes, McCain wants to lower them.

Voter Fraud

• People are concerned and Obama should come clean about his associations with ACORN.

Experience

• She talked about her record as Governor for cutting taxes and reforming government.

Life

• She alluded to abortion and that every child should be placed first.

Energy

• She called for the “all of the above” approach to solving America’s energy issues.

Campaign Tone

• Palin said it wasn’t negative campaigning to point out Obama’s record.  She also said Obama and Joe Biden were looking to the past while she and John McCain were looking to the future.

Palin did a good job of electrifying the GOP crowd, which they will need in the tough race ahead.

The only thing that wasn’t standard at this rally as opposed to others is that there was a rumor floating that I would be introducing Palin to the crowd.  But somehow I think a Black attorney from the south side of Chicago whose middle name begins with the letter “H” who is also mistaken for being a Muslim might have confused some people.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on October 17, 2008 (boomark / email).