4 September 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Even as the news media began scouring Sarah Palin's background, the Alaska governor used her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul to accuse the media of liberal bias. She said that since the announcement that she had been chosen to be Sen. John McCain's running mate, she had learned "that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country." Newsweek reported that at this point in her speech a group of delegates began shaking their fists at the NBC booth, chanting "NBC, NBC, NBC!" In fact, the media, by and large, graded her appearance an A+. The Associated Press, which had given Barack Obama's acceptance speech one of a handful of tepid reviews, said that Palin "rocked the GOP convention with a star-turning performance." TV columnist Tom Shales wrote in the Washington Post: "If the Republicans win the presidential election in November, it may well be said that they won it last night -- the night that John McCain's brilliantly screwy choice for a running mate changed from laughingstock to national star." Indeed Daily Variety reviewed her address as if it were reviewing an actress's stage performance, saying that she "electrified the crowd."
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