LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Speech recital does not a president make

Rick Tope, Las Vegas

Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 | 2:05 a.m.

As I sat before my TV on Wednesday night and watched Sarah Palin’s speech at the GOP convention, I turned to my wife and said, “Interesting speech. Wonder who wrote it.” Later, I opened up The Wall Street Journal, and there on Page A6 I had my answer. The speech was written by Matthew Scully, a former speechwriter for George W. Bush.

It seems Palin, who is getting accolades for her speech, didn’t write a word of it. And many people are saying, after hearing her speak, that she surely is qualified to be president (in the event of McCain’s death). Give me a break. Just because she can read a speech written by someone else, this qualifies her to be president? As George W. Bush found out the hard way, there’s a little more to that job than meets the eye.

Discussion: 3 comments so far…

By jfnance32

9/6/08 at 2:44 a.m.

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"It seems Palin, who is getting accolades for her speech, didn’t write a word of it."

First, how do you know she did not write at least one word? I guess you are saying the women can not contribute to speech writing.

Second, if you found out that Obama and Biden do not write a majority of their speeches then does that mean you would not vote for them?

Third, you do know that Biden has been caught more then once stealing entire speeches from others and not giving any credit to other policitian. This is why he had to drop out of a previous Democratic primary.

Fourth, Obama rise to fame is almost built entirely on his speech making ability. He has done nothing as a state senator or US senator that is famous. He did not stand up to corrupt officals like Palin. In fact, he did not nothing for years while one of the most corrupt South Chicago crooks was his core fundraiser. That corrupt South Chicago convicted crook help Obama buy a house. I guess Obama never saw once any corrupt crooks in South Chicago.
By News1950

9/6/08 at 8:17 a.m.

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Rick Tope - Neither Barack Obama, nor most other politicians write their own speeches. Thus, your letter is INVALID and obviously, a liberal "talking-point" to discredit the GOP VP nominee. But, at least, Sarah Palin recited her speech for the most part without the use of a properly functioning teleprompter. We've already seen via his dismal perfromance at the Saddleback Church Forum that Barack Obama is entirely lost without the use of such equipment. But, you go ahead and vote for the Illinois senator because he can recite someone else's words using a teleprompter, but in the end, spouting empty promises cloaked in lofty rhetoric.
By teacher

9/6/08 at 8:42 a.m.

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To the media: Who is raising Palin's children? The same people who wrote her speeches, or a cheap illegal immigrant? Why aren't you reporting this?

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