Palin Nabs Highest '08 Broadcast TV Convention Ratings

[bijou]

davepc  (1000+ posts)       Thu Sep-04-08 11:16 AM
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Palin Nabs Highest '08 Broadcast TV Convention Ratings
 Advertisements [?]Source: TV Week

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech during Wednesday night’s Republican National Convention bested Democratic speeches from Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and, in some cases, Barack Obama in preliminary ratings.

Speaking last night, along with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Gov. Palin took in a 5.4 rating/8 share on NBC, according to preliminary overnight household data from Nielsen Media Research, measuring 55 markets across the United States.

In terms of this year’s conventions, the preliminary rating for NBC’s coverage last night is higher than any other night of the convention on the broadcast networks, including Sen. Obama’s nomination acceptance speech on Aug. 28.

However, the ratings are preliminary and are subject to change.


Read more: http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/palins_speech_powers...


 

dkf  (1000+ posts)      Thu Sep-04-08 11:17 AM
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1. I'm glad people got to see sarcastic, snide Sarah.
 I'm doubly glad they didn't get to see a nice soft biopic.

Way to go Rudy!

GoddessOfGuinness  (1000+ posts)       Thu Sep-04-08 11:18 AM
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2. It's because nobody knows who she is...
 Naturally people tuned in, out of curiosity.

I can't wait to watch her in debate with Joe Biden.

gratuitous (1000+ posts)      Thu Sep-04-08 11:19 AM
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4. 38 million people watched Obama
 38 million.

An 8 share translates (if I recall correctly) to about 8 million viewers. But I suppose if you squint your eyes enough, look at it from the right angle, and hold your mouth just right, then yes, 8 could look bigger than 38.

Wotta load.

high density  (1000+ posts)      Thu Sep-04-08 11:22 AM
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7. That's great
 I'm glad all of America tuned in to see her craziness.

TwoSparkles  (1000+ posts)       Thu Sep-04-08 11:24 AM
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10. It's interesting that....
 Every online poll is strongly trending negative about her speech.

80 percent of the online comments--on CNN, You Tube, MSNBC, etc. about this speech
are very negative.
Yes, a large audience saw it. I watched it. So did most of us. Those high numbers
don't necessarily translate into approval of her or praise for her speech.

If anything, I'm seeing a very strong negative reaction to it.

The MSM is singing her praises--as if they're being paid commission for every compliment
they give her. However, that's their job this week. They kow towed to the Democrats
last week. This week is for the Republicans.

Reality will set in next week. Right now the Republicans are enjoying their buzz from
her speech. Next week, comes the hangover.

She can read off of a teleprompter and deliver sardonic insults--with great charm. However,
she will utterly fail when the press asks her open-ended questions. So far, they have protected
her from the press. They know she's incapable of pulling off being in front of a microphone.

THAT will be a huge problem, during the rest of this campaign.

 

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[Lord Undies]

Curtland1015 (35 posts)        Thu Sep-04-08 11:34 AM
Response to Reply #10
17. Interesting. I was on CNN.COM a little while ago,,,
   The poll asking about Palin's speech had most people disliking it (which is how I voted of course).

I just went back on now, and "more people" suddenly liked it... by a pretty wide margin. I wonder what happened?

"As The World Crumbles" starring Eileen Leftward

[JohnnyReb]

It appears that the DUmmies laid out of work today so they could tilt the online polls....again.

Maybe next week they can be part of the unemployed number.

[terry]

The only one I could find on CNN.COm

How do you rate Republican VP choice Sarah Palin's convention speech?
Thumbs up    44%    127071
Thumbs down    34%    96079
Didn't watch    22%    63305
Total Votes: 286455


Not really looking negative.

[Lauri]

i saw that CNN poll last night and then again this morning.. it never really changed, so there was no "what happened??" at all..

44 percent of nearly 290,000 people gave her a big thumbs up!

[tuolumnejim]

still_one  (1000+ posts)     Thu Sep-04-08 03:28 PM
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12. Good. There was no substance and tremendous hate in those speeches
 Nothing was said about healthcare, jobs, social security, medicare, people who have lost their houses or the downturn in the economy

The emporor has no clothes

I wonder if these dipshits know, thats what McCain will talk about tonight, not something that the VP pick talks about.

[Rebel]

dkf  (1000+ posts)      Thu Sep-04-08 11:17 AM
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1. I'm glad people got to see sarcastic, snide Sarah.
 I'm doubly glad they didn't get to see a nice soft biopic.

Way to go Rudy!

After you assholes have been trashing the ever-living shit out of that woman, her morals, and her family, how in the hell was she SUPPOSED to act? Like a subordinate housewife? Should she have stay this one out and taken care of the kids? Maybe baked up some pies?

MY GOD! You f'n idiots hypocrisy is astonishing.

NM, no it's not. You're liberals. Its your MO. 

[Chris]

still_one  (1000+ posts)     Thu Sep-04-08 03:28 PM
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12. Good. There was no substance and tremendous hate in those speeches

Speech they don't agree with: hate
Policy they don't approve of: impeachable offense

[USA4ME]

TwoSparkles

The MSM is singing her praises--as if they're being paid commission for every compliment
they give her.

This dimwit is definately not on this planet.

The few people I've talked to about it loved the speech and loved her.  Of course, I'm prone to making conversations with actual human beings who can think and have a heart and a soul.  No doubt that if I ran into a kook lib they'd see it the way the sparkly couple do.

.

[GOBUCKS]

Way to go Rudy!

They were understandably buried by the acclaim that followed Palin's magnificent speech, but Rudy and Huckabee gave outstanding performances as well. Just first rate in every way.

[DumbAss Tanker]

GoddessOfGuinness  (1000+ posts)       Thu Sep-04-08 11:18 AM
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2. It's because nobody knows who she is...
 Naturally people tuned in, out of curiosity.

I can't wait to watch her in debate with Joe Biden.

Oh, me too, beergut.

TwoSparkles  (1000+ posts)       Thu Sep-04-08 11:24 AM
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She can read off of a teleprompter and deliver sardonic insults--with great charm. However,
she will utterly fail when the press asks her open-ended questions. So far, they have protected
her from the press. They know she's incapable of pulling off being in front of a microphone.

THAT will be a huge problem, during the rest of this campaign.

Now THERE is a classic example of unintentional humor!

 

[franksolich]

GoddessOfGuinness  (1000+ posts)       Thu Sep-04-08 11:18 AM
Response to Original message
2. It's because nobody knows who she is...
 Naturally people tuned in, out of curiosity.

I can't wait to watch her in debate with Joe Biden.

Oh, me too, beergut.

You read my mind, which was holding similar thoughts.

[jendf]

gratuitous (1000+ posts)      Thu Sep-04-08 11:19 AM
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4. 38 million people watched Obama
 38 million.

An 8 share translates (if I recall correctly) to about 8 million viewers. But I suppose if you squint your eyes enough, look at it from the right angle, and hold your mouth just right, then yes, 8 could look bigger than 38.

Wotta load.

"Gratuitous" needs to brush up on their critical thinking skills. That 8-million mark is for NBC alone. The article doesn't mention the other networks.

Dork. Your candidate sucks. Ours kicks ass. Deal with it.

[Lauri]

TwoSparkles

The MSM is singing her praises--as if they're being paid commission for every compliment
they give her.

This dimwit is definately not on this planet.

The few people I've talked to about it loved the speech and loved her.  Of course, I'm prone to making conversations with actual human beings who can think and have a heart and a soul.  No doubt that if I ran into a kook lib they'd see it the way the sparkly couple do.

.

my hippy dippy neighbor girl sent me an email this morning, saying, "your girl did good last night!" even though she will probably still vote for Obama.. we are still great friends and she is a real novice about the world around her, but she should be; she's got toddlers and is potty training

[Lord Undies]

TwoSparkles

The MSM is singing her praises--as if they're being paid commission for every compliment
they give her.

This dimwit is definately not on this planet.

The few people I've talked to about it loved the speech and loved her.  Of course, I'm prone to making conversations with actual human beings who can think and have a heart and a soul.  No doubt that if I ran into a kook lib they'd see it the way the sparkly couple do.

.

my hippy dippy neighbor girl sent me an email this morning, saying, "your girl did good last night!" even though she will probably still vote for Obama.. we are still great friends and she is a real novice about the world around her, but she should be; she's got toddlers and is potty training

If you are her friend, let her know that voting for a Marxist terrorist sympathizer in no way helps her children, but in fact, puts them in danger.  What kind of mother would do that to her kids?

[Red October]

She can read off of a teleprompter and deliver sardonic insults--with great charm. However,
she will utterly fail when the press asks her open-ended questions. So far, they have protected
her from the press. They know she's incapable of pulling off being in front of a microphone.

THAT will be a huge problem, during the rest of this campaign.

Gosh... I'll have to hope that if some crusading young scribe of the Washington press corps were to ask her for her thoughts on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, she'll at least concede it is, in fact, within her pay-grade to answer. 

[miskie]

lets do some comparisons, shall we ?

Obama:
two years of campaigning, major media support, followed by an entertainment spectacle at the Barackopolis ? 38 million viewers.

Palin:
less than one week on the national stage and some of the nastiest crap the media and the web has to offer ? 37 million viewers.

Suck on that DUmmies.


 

[Chris]

lets do some comparisons, shall we ?

Obama:
two years of campaigning, major media support, followed by an entertainment spectacle at the Barackopolis ? 38 million viewers.

Palin:
less than one week on the national stage and some of the nastiest crap the media and the web has to offer ? 37 million viewers.

Suck on that DUmmies.

I'm trying to confirm this, but I heard the DNC convention was carried by five more network channels than the RNC convention.  They had more of an opportunity to get their message out.

[Texacon]

gratuitous (1000+ posts)      Thu Sep-04-08 11:19 AM
Response to Original message
4. 38 million people watched Obama
 38 million.

An 8 share translates (if I recall correctly) to about 8 million viewers. But I suppose if you squint your eyes enough, look at it from the right angle, and hold your mouth just right, then yes, 8 could look bigger than 38.

Wotta load.

Maybe DUmmie should *gasp* wander over to Drudge.  Drudge is reporting that Palin's speech brought in 37 MILLION viewers.  Only 1 Million less than Barack.

KC

[BlueStateSaint]

TwoSparkles

The MSM is singing her praises--as if they're being paid commission for every compliment
they give her.

This dimwit is definately not on this planet.

The few people I've talked to about it loved the speech and loved her.  Of course, I'm prone to making conversations with actual human beings who can think and have a heart and a soul.  No doubt that if I ran into a kook lib they'd see it the way the sparkly couple do.

.

my hippy dippy neighbor girl sent me an email this morning, saying, "your girl did good last night!" even though she will probably still vote for Obama.. we are still great friends and she is a real novice about the world around her, but she should be; she's got toddlers and is potty training

She's potty training the toddlers, or she's the one going through potty training?

[Texacon]

[youtube=425,350]AR4TRrojNJQ[/youtube]

Because their guy is soooo smooth ......   

They just thought GWB couldn't speak well.   

KC

[Texacon]

[youtube=425,350]Njy-5X2huFQ[/youtube]

Yup, he is a smooth!!  I just WISH Palin and Mcain were so good.   

Obama and his boy Biden are toast.

KC

[DixieBelle]

^LOL! You know he just wants to say, "Well, Shit!!"