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The Palin Family
September 04, 2008
Criticising the Democrats position on off-shore drilling for oil in American waters, Palin said, "Our opponents say again and again that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems, as if we didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling, though, won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines, and build more nuclear plants, and create jobs with clean coal, and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources."
At the conclusion of her speech, Senator McCain joined her on stage and asked, "Don't you think we made the right choice for the next vice president of the United States?"
The crowd cheered in response, clearly energised by Palin's forceful tone and no-nonsense approach. On a night in which Senator McCain was formerly nominated by Republicans, the party base seemed more coherent than it has in months.
Palin's speech, of course, was only the nightcap, the evening's final speech. On this, the second full day of the Republican National Convention, three popular conservatives hit the stage and weighed in on the upcoming election: former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
Image: Bristol Palin along with her fiancee, Levi Johnston.
Photograph: Paresh Gandhi
Also read: 'Obama is the man for the job'
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