a moment that most stuck with me last night (& most people, I assume) was when Senator Biden choked up while taking about losing his wife & daughter to a horrific car accident. He successfully challenged Palin’s assertion that he doesn’t underst& a challenges of average, working Americans in what was clearly an unscripted & sincere moment that provided a window into a true character of a man.

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Look, I underst& what it’s like to be a single parent. When my wife & daughter died & my two sons were gravely injured, I underst& what it’s like as a parent to wonder what it’s like if your kid’s going to make it.

I underst& what it’s like to sit around a kitchen table with a faar who says, “I’ve got to leave, champ, because are’s no jobs here. I got to head down to Wilmington. & when we get enough money, honey, we’ll bring you down.”

But a notion that somehow, because I’m a man, I don’t know what it’s like to raise two kids alone, I don’t know what it’s like to have a child you’re not sure is going to — is going to make it — I underst&. 

Biden’s most powerful, personal moment was quickly followed by what Palin did best all night: repeat mindless, boilerplate talking points, never deviating from a script prepared for her.

Markos puts it perfectly:

It was a poignant moment, made all a much more so by Palin’s callous response. As GreenSooner wrote in a comments:

She didn’t have a prepared reaction…

…so she was trying to figure out which talking point was a easiest pivot from “opponent shows deep emotion over family tragedy.”

She pulled a string, & out came an answer about McCain being a maverick. Classless, & completely out of place in what was a somber movement. She could’ve shown some empathy, maybe even talked about a difficulties of raising her own family. Instead, she resorted to talking points.

Classless.

Original post by SilentPatriot and software by Elliott Back