Reading The Pictures: RNC Final Night Top 10

The Evil-Doers and Haters video

No surprise, Palin gets between McCain and the cameras after Mac's speech.
Meanwhile, McCain's gesture describes whose convention it really was.

Cindy with Mother Teresa

Use of giant rear projection images puts sickly green background
behind Mac again for first 10 minutes of acceptance speech.
(Here's the real backstory.) 
(And if you haven't seen it, watch the Colbert Green Screen Challenge from the 2:30 mark.)

After all the GOP bluster about the exploitation of candidate's children, Cindy
actually exploited Bridget and her adoption to boost her own humanitarian cred.

The networks managed to make it seem like there were plenty of black faces among the delegates.

MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell thought her near-drowning by balloon was an innocent thing.
No Andrea, Palin and her religious right posse are completely pissed off and they really were trying to drown you.

 
You know that plane Palin sold on eBay?  I think Cindy bought it.

Proper etiquette: When your Mom's to your right, you should acknowledge her by reading off the teleprompter to your right.

Who could resist Sarah in pearls and the paramilitary-looking outfit. (Can anyone ID the uniform?).
And, of course, the moose.

O.K, it's an eleventh. I just had to say:
I hope I don't see that whiney little war-mongering Lindsey Graham ever bear his teeth again!

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Comments

[WhoIsJohnGalt42]

a few things: A. really, they are going to try to sell that Walter Reid Middle was just a clip art coincidence and not a colossal blunder. exactly how stupid do they ... nevermind, i forgot most americans are that stupid. B. it was really subtle but did anyone catch the "Harvard" sweatshirt in the Palin Bio Video? Maybe we just need to educate all Republicans on the definition of the word "irony" and the world will be a better place. C. i love how the mccain campaign and media keep showing the adopted daughter. maybe they could get a photo op her with and Palin's newest tutor (sic. pupetmaster) Tucker Eskew co-author of the 2000 smear campaign against her. aawwwkwaard. D. is their anything funnier than when the ex-gov of Mass. and the former mayor or NYC sit around and talk about big city liberal elitist, with a straight face. E. nothing like the former POW and vet McCain having another vet dragged out during his speech and thinking on the fly calling it 'white noise'. nothing like a person running to be the president of a democracy without understanding even the most basic principles of democracy.

[Ariadne]

It's probably the uniform of the Alaska Independence Army.

[Star2000dancer]

So instead of Obama picking the number one woman ihe country for his ticket, he let's McCain run away with a rank amateur. And some people even thnk she's worthy of that whitehouse position. Ridicuous!

[rnadna]

Someone should tell the Repubs that the Moose has got to be the Dumbest four legged animal
trekking the north woods!

We have them here in Maine. They get in the way of cars and trucks all the time.

If you want one for breakfast all you have to is go out and shoot one - during hunting season of course.

If they want that Moose as a logo it will fit them just fine. And also beauty queen palin!

[libmatters]

Why is shooting down animals a prerequisite for president and vice president? And is shooting animals from helicopters any different than shooting birds whose wings are trimmed, Cheney's favorite way of hunting?

[oldgoose]

Hey, guys, I have one of those suits!...got it at the salvation army in Fairbanks! ..... and I lived in Alaska for several years when those nasty russians were using Siberia for nuclear tests.... and I once drove a dog sled for one hour...... and I hunted moose with my husband, learned to shoot a 36 odd six (I think that is what it was, gave me a good bruise on the shoulder!) ...... and I also fished trout and salmon, even learned from the natives how to smoke it! Do you think I should write Sen. McCain and ask him to put me on standby in case SarahBaracuda leaves him? Oh, I forgot I once ran an office with a staff of 165 so he need not worry, I have foreign affairs experience and executive experience too and the suit still fits me. Since I am 72 I think we could make a good pair!......what did I just say??????oh, forget it, it was a senior moment!

[endbush]

I was shocked (and it's hard to be shocked by the Rs) that there were scenes of BLOOD-SOAKED PHOTOS OF THE MISSING from 9/11. Human blood. That's what they think will turn their audience on. I guess without Ah-nuld they had to appeal to the beast inside somehow.

[CaliJim]

I tried to watch it, too...and had to turn it off. Where do they find these people who cheer and cheer as they are told nonsense? Surely they can't ALL be making fortunes off of Halliburton and other sleazy schemes the Repulsivans have been running for the last 8 years? You know, the terrible insider Washington ruling party they are so upset about...that is actually the party they are delegates for and has controlled the country since 2000? Exactly how stupid do you have to be to believe John McCain...who voted with Bush at least 90% of the time...is going to "Change" anything? If you liked the last 8 years...you'll LOVE McCain/Palin!

[717judie]

The military uniform Sarah Palin is wearing looks like an Army or Army National Guard flight suit.

[bushlies]

We went to Alaska in 2007. It's a beautiful place. However, when I think now of that vast, beautiful landscape these days, all I can see is oil derricks and "grasshoppers" pumping away.

[BottomLine2008]

Palin's "uniform" looks like something she bought from Quartermaster.

[JoDeeVa]

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." / Matthew 7:6

Hmm, along with those pearls?...
'...neither cast ye, your constitution before swine, lest they trample it under their feet, and turn again and rend you!'

[IcyAlaskan]

I don't recall seeing Sarah EVER wearing pearls before. These must have come from the wardrobe department at the RNC. The same place she and her family picked up their 'makeovers'.

[hummingb]

Talk about the "DUMBING DOWN" of America!!

[LevRoark]

Sarah Palin is wearing the uniform of Joel's Army!

[glfrgrl]

Loved the Cindy McCain tribute video! Funny, they neglected to mention the little detail that she and John finally got married in 1980 right after his divorce from his first wife Carol was final. Love even more the "family values? on this ticket!!!

[Mosby007]

Yea, and didn't mention that when they first met at that "cocktail party", and started up their relationship that McSame was still married. Their marriage was only 5 weeks after his divorce and they got the license before his divorce was even final.

And after all the right wing pundits had all that vitriol for John Edwards cheating on his cancer stricken wife, they don't seem to mention that McSame left his wife after she was terribly injured in an car accident while he was in Vietnam. He was reportedly "appalled" by how she looked after her accident. You would think he would have had more concern about her well being, instead he was more worried about how she looked at his side.