I was only able to catch the first 20-25 minutes of the debate..

[opiate69]

So, I was wondering, did Failin answer any of the rest of the questions with anything other than "Alaska/Energy"?? Because, I swear,for that first 20 or so minutes, that's all I heard out of her slack-jawed little mouth.

[murielm99]

1. She answered a buncha questions

that weren't asked. You betcha.

[opiate69]

5. Well, they were on her script, so she had ta, donchaknow??

:rofl:

[murielm99]

9. Most of my family lives in Minnesota.

Many of my relatives who have not traveled or received much education speak that way. But they know how to laugh at themselves. (Especially after the movie "Fargo").

I have a Midwestern accent myself. But I am not running for Vice President. If I was, I would have a speech coach.

I was not able to detect any kind of regional accent in Biden's speech. It is not a crime to have a regional accent. But anyone in the public eye should learn to minimize quirks so that they do not override the message. Bush used his odd accent to show his folksiness. That is what Palin is trying, too. It is getting tiresome.

[chiefofclarinet]

10. She makes a "MinnesOOta" accent sound normal!

I'm an Iowan with Minnesotan heritage. Half of my family is in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and I love the state. I also like the Minnesotan accent.

Palin's accent isn't Minnesotan. It's a bad cross between North Dakotan and Deep South. It isn't charming; it's grating.

Any Alaskan DU'ers... is that how all Alaskans sound, or is it a fake accent like Dubya's "Texan drawl"?

[NMDemDist2]

2. poor you, you missed the winks and the "Say it ain't so Joe" zinger

that she set up at the beginning but called him Senator throughout the debate prior to the line

but to answer your question, no she did not.

[opiate69]

4. "Say it ain't so, Joe"!!! She really went there????

Sweet Jebus,what a fucking tool.. (not that there was any doubt before hand of her extreme assholeishness..)

[FrenchieCat]

3. Also....(insert run-on sentence here)...also.....

[opiate69]

6. LOL.. yeah, I heard a few of those before I had to get out of the car...

she's nothing if not predictable, eh?

[FrenchieCat]

7. yes......also (insert cutsie smile and the batting of eyes)

[opiate69]

8. Fortunately, it seems like maybe the schtick is'nt working for Barbie anymore..

that is, if all these post-debate polls and wraps I'm seeing now are an indication.

[Johonny]

11. she ran out of stuff at the end

Her answers started getting very stump speech like. Basically the answer to every question was low taxes, victory, thousand points of light and a Reagan speech.