Reaction to "The Speech" from Flyover Country

From Russ at Ace of Spades:

My impression? Obama should maybe put some antiseptic ointment on the burns he got last night. The last time I saw someone take that much abuse on my TV screen, Stealer's Wheel was singing "Stuck In The Middle With You" in the background. That was DEFINITELY a nice introduction to The Big Show for "The Thrilla from Wasilla". Plus, you've GOT to love The Powers That Be bringing up Bristol's fiance to stand with the family. It's like Sarah Palin is Lucy VanPelt, and she's just sitting there with the football, waiting for Charlie "Big Media" Brown to come along and try to kick it one more time. "Oh Noes, Br'er Big Media. Pleeze a-don't throws me back into the briar patch again! Iahsa can't STAND anotha five point bounce in mahysa poll numbas!"

She introduced herself, made some good policy points, and managed to land a few rounds on target while she was at it. The only things she didn't do up there were kill a caribou with a sharp stick, field dress the carcass on stage, prepare a wonderfully tasty pate out of it's liver for her kids to snack on at the post-speech parties, tan the beast's hide with a mixture of oak leaves and the caribou's own brain matter and make a stylish caribou-leather wedding dress for Bristol to wear during her upcoming White House wedding. Other than those minor details, she pretty much covered it for me. A solid speech that met expectations, even with the sky-high level of expectations the base had for her.