Los Angeles - The prime time speech of Republican vice presidential pick, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, at the party's national convention on Wednesday night was watched by more than 37 million viewers on US television, according to tracking firm Nielsen Media Research.
The ratings almost matched the record-setting 38.79 million viewers who tuned in last week to watch Barack Obama accept the Democratic presidential nomination.
Washington, Sept. 4 : Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been branded the worst running mate in American history.
According to The Mirror, the Republican vice-presidential hopeful''s selection has complicated matters for the Grand Old Party, as serious questions are now being asked about her vetting process.
The tabloid predicts that the Republicans could pay the price for selecting Palin as their vice-presidential choice.
Here are just a few things that are expected to turn voters off Palin.
Washington, Sept. 4 : Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin may never have been to Israel, but according to sources close to her, she is a staunch supporter of the Israeli cause, making her a favorite with the staunchly pro-Israel neo-conservative elements in the Republican Party.
According to the Washington Times, most Republicans and conservatives outside Alaska know little about Palin''s foreign policy views, but Palin’s counselor Tucker Eskew, leaves no one in doubt about where she stands.
New York, Sept. 4 : Even after Senator John McCain named her as his running mate on Friday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin remained an unknown quantity to most Americans.
Sixty-six percent had no opinion of her in a CBS News poll conducted over the weekend?
In polling completed on Monday and Tuesday, sixty percent still had no opinion about her.
But of those who did have opinions, 26 percent of the most recently polled were favorable, while only 13 percent were not favorable.
London, Sept. 4 : Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s son, Track, will be heading for the Middle East next week to prepare for military service in one of the most dangerous corners of Iraq.
A year after enlisting in the US Army on the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Private First Class Palin will fly to Kuwait next Thursday for acclimatisation, and will be deployed a few weeks later to an area of Diyala province teeming with al-Qaeda insurgents.
London, Sep 4 : Alaska Governor and John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, launched a counterattack on her critics, and said the Republican convention hall that she had accepted the No. 2 slot on the ticket to serve the people, not to win “the good opinion” of her detractors.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I would be honoured to accept your nomination for vice president,” The Telegraph quoted Palin, as saying.
Los Angeles - The prime time speech of Republican vice presidential pick, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, at the party's national convention on Wednesday night was watched by more than 37 million viewers on US television, according to tracking firm Nielsen Media Research.
Washington, Sept. 4 : Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been branded the worst running mate in American history.
Washington, Sept. 4 : Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin may never have been to Israel, but according to sources close to her, she is a staunch supporter of the Israeli cause, making her a favorite with the staunchly pro-Israel neo-conservative elements in the Republican Party.
New York, Sept. 4 : Even after Senator John McCain named her as his running mate on Friday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin remained an unknown quantity to most Americans.
London, Sep 4 : Alaska Governor and John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, launched a counterattack on her critics, and said the Republican convention hall that she had accepted the No. 2 slot on the ticket to serve the people, not to win “the good opinion” of her detractors.
