‘I Can See Russia From My House’: A Year of Sarah Palin, The Video Highlights

Sept 3, 2008 – Two days after it is revealed that her teenage daughter Bristol is pregnant (enter Levi!), Sarah Palin gives a rousing, impressive speech at the GOP convention in St. Paul and leaves everybody wondering whether McCain’s decision was, in fact, a stroke of genius. Little did we know, this was as good as it was going to get. That said, the strength of this speech carried Palin through the next couple of weeks of scrutiny; right up until the SNL premiere.

Related: This is the video I took inside the Pepsi Center in St. Paul right before Rudy Giuliani introduced Sarah Palin. Drill baby Drill!

This is myself, Rachel Sklar, and Ana Marie Cox reacting to Sarah Palin’s speech outside the Pepsi Center.

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