Iowa Speech

The great Iowa speech is now over. Well received, it was rousing and positive and focused on the upcoming mid-term elections. Sarah Palin delivered the approximately 45 minute speech without the aid of a teleprompter. To Politico, great recorder of any dollar earned by the governor, she did not seek or receive a fee for the speech. She did not announce or deny rumors of a presidental run. She talked about today and what needs to be done today for wins in November. I liked the speech. It was wide ranging and typical Palin. My one critique is that I think she needs to move on from the news media comments. Ok maybe make one comment now and then. She has overcome a barrage of crazy, goofy rumors and gossipy speculation and is riding a wave of success. She doesn't have to defend herself against every hack to who foams with speculation. Let others defend her. As to the success of reacting to the wack jobs in the media, consider the NPR report from the speech speculating that Palin implied in some vague way that Rove should go to h---. I submit, some in the media live to speculate. They wouldn't know a fact if they tripped over one. Bored with the drudgery of their lives they blow bubbles of speculation and then report on them. It's called creating the news from a mud tub. Thanks Dan Baltz of the Washington Post for a decent report from the Iowa speech. Thanks to C-Span for telecasting the speech live so we could hear the governor in her own words.