As everyone waits for Sarah Palin’s speech tonight as the presumptive Republican vice-presidential nominee to begin, expectations are mixed. I’ve heard some conservatives hoping for a soft-spoken inspirational speech in the vein of that puff-piece footage that the Democrats ran ahead of Barry’s inaugural address, while others are hoping for a hard-hitting speech deserving of the nickname “barracuda”. (For some real pre-speech wackiness, see Hot Air’s ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’) Also, at her main site Michelle Malkin is liveblogging.

That in itself brings a whole other level to the debate. How is that the media has legitimized direct comparisons of the experience level between a vice-presidential nominee and a party’s presidential pick without noting that there is a huge difference between those at the top of the ticket and those attached. Obama’s experience is so pathetic and lacking that those in the liberal-leaning mainstream media must bypass the extensive experience (both foreign policy and legislative) of the actual Republican presidential candidate in order to try to validate the nonexistent accomplishments of their own candidate.

But enough about the Messiah… Palin will deliver an excellent address, I’m sure of it, and I would also wager that we’ll be getting plenty of red meat from the conservative base’s new hero. As much as I prefer Romney, I don’t believe that one of the established runner-ups could have united the party so easily or quickly. We needed the injection of fresh blood after the months it has taken to recover from the queasiness that we all felt after the maverick came out on top. Palin has nothing to fear from her audience at home on the couch tonight or on the convention floor. After all, you don’t go dropping moose in the wild without getting a thick enough skin to command respect from the party of Charlton Heston.

Given how quick it was for a loony lefty like Oliver Stone to cinematize Dubya, I’m already casting the movie version of this historic event in my mind.

Oh yeah.

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