According to a story on politico.com, Sarah Palin did not “Wing it” as it has been reported.
Quoting politico.com:
Perhaps there were moments where it scrolled slightly past her exact point in the speech. But I was sitting in the press section next to the stage, within easy eyeshot of the teleprompter. I frequently looked up at the machine, and there was no serious malfunction. A top convention planner confirms this morning that there were no major problems.
Erickson writes that the same malfunction happened during Rudy Giuliani’s speech earlier in the night. Again, I watched the teleprompter during this speech, and it worked without problem. Giuliani, as is his wont, simply decided to go off-script and add some new lines, such as one attacking Obama for his “bitter” comments.
These extemporaneous comments, many of which drew huge applause, made the former New York mayor’s speech run much longer than planned. So much so that a convention planner confirms that they had to scrap a planned video ahead of Palin’s speech.
Obviously, from what you can see above there is a Pro-Obama bias at politico.com. However, it is interesting to see that she didn’t screw up as bad as some people wanted to believe. I just don’t understand it, why can’t people just accept the fact that a female made a very good speech and made a good impression on the republican base?
It’s obvious that Jonathon Martin has a bug up his rear end towards the republican party as a whole.