Game Change Page #5

make sure

you're doing okay.

Should John McCain consider

replacing Sarah Palin

on the gop ticket?

I want to talk

to the press.

I want to set the record

straight on this stuff.

I'll just go put

trig's p.J.S on.

Hey, there.

- There you go, baby.

- Just gonna put your PJ's on.

Now, we don't want you

to talk to anyone

until after

the convention

because no one knows

anything about you.

If you answer these

ridiculous allegations,

you'll be defining yourself

in a defensive posture.

But isn't the press

defining me right now?

No news story lasts

more than 48 hours any more.

News is no longer

meant to be remembered.

It's just entertainment.

So if you hit your convention

speech out of the park,

the next news cycle will be

the comeback of Sarah Palin.

Yeah. I can do that.

Now, everyone's heard a lot

of crazy stories about you.

Now it's time for you to tell

the world who you really are.

You tell Senator McCain

I won't let him down.

And good evening from the g.O.

P. Convention in St. Paul.

All eyes will be

on Senator McCain's

V.P. Choice,

Governor Sarah Palin,

when she takes the stage

at the r.N.C.

She's likely

never seen a night

fraught with

so much anticipation,

expectation and pressure.

The food's terrible, but I hear

it's gonna be worse in Iraq.

- My boy's so brave.

- Come on, mom.

Thank you for inviting me,

Mrs. Palin.

Thank you for cutting

your mullet, levi.

I really appreciate it.

I didn't really

want to at first,

but I think it looks

way better now.

I think it does, too.

Sorry to interrupt,

but the palins need

to go to their seats.

- Bye, mom.

- Okay.

I don't know.

I don't know.

Hey, she's gonna

be fine.

- Really?

- Absolutely.

Is she gonna be okay?

I'm more concerned

about one on ones.

How bad?

I'm not sure how much she

knows about foreign policy.

She didn't know why North and South

Korea were different countries.

( Sighs )

Okay, let's keep

the press away from her.

We have five days

to bring her up to speed.

She'll be fine.

Shshe's on in five minutes.

I've gotta get up there.

Good luck.

Man:
In choosing

Governor Sarah Palin

as his running mate,

John McCain has chosen

- for the future.

- ( Crowd cheers )

Governor Palin represents

a new generation.

She's already one of the

most successful governors

in America

and the most popular.

Let's get John McCain

and Sarah Palin elected,

and let's shake up

Washington

and move this country

forward!

( Loud applause )

You're gonna do great.

Woman:

Ladies and gentlemen,

the Governor of Alaska

and the next vice president

of the United States,

Sarah Palin!

( Music playing )

Sarah:

Thank you.

Mr. chairman, delegates,

and fellow citizens,

I will be honored to

accept your nomination

for vice president

of the United States.

Thank you.

Our nominee is a man

who wore the uniform

of his country for 22 years

and refused to break faith

with those troops in Iraq

who now have brought

victory within sight.

Good, good.

She's really good.

We were so blessed

in April.

Todd and I welcomed

our littlest one

into the world--

a perfectly beautiful

baby boy named Trig.

( Crowd cheering )

Sarah:

Children with special needs

inspire a very,

very special love.

She's amazing.

To the families of

special needs children

all across this country,

I have a message for you.

I pledge to you

that if we are elected,

you will have a friend and

advocate in the white house.

She's incredible!

Before I became governor

of the great state

of Alaska...

I was mayor of my hometown.

I guess a small-town mayor

- is sort of like a community organizer.

- ( Crowd laughs )

Except that you have

actual responsibilities.

Now I know why they

call her "Sarah barracuda."

( Laughter )

( Chuckles )

I love those hockey moms.

You know they say

the difference

between a hockey mom

and a pit bull?

Lipstick.

Yeah!

She just came up

with that.

Join our cause

and help America

elect a great man

as the next president

of the United States.

Thank you.

And God bless America.

- Great job! You did a great job!

- Couldn't have gone better.

- Congratulaonons.

- My God!

She did it without

a teleprompter.

It broke halfway

through her speech.

- You're kidding.

- No.

If that happens to me

tomorrow night, I'm f***ed.

( Crowd cheering )

We can win this!

Oh, oh, oh, ohh

and up, up, up

can only

go up from here

up, up

up where the cloud's

gonna clear

up, up, there's no way

but up from here...

Thank you for calling.

Yes, we do take credit cards.

- I'd be happy to...

- I've got $500.

We're grateful for

every dollar we get.

Yes, Sarah Palin will be giving

a speech in Florida this week.

Thanks.

Hey. Here we go.

- Thanks for coming.

- I love you.

( Chuckles )

Hi. Hey. Hi.

- God, this is crazy.

- I know, they really love her.

Sarah:

How are ya? Hey.

- Hey, what's your name?

- I'm Sarah.

- ( Gasps ) Sarah?

- Yeah.

That's my name, too.

That's amazing!

- I know.

- Oh!

Hey, thanks for coming out.

Thank you.

We never felt welcome to go anywhere

before we saw you

give that speech.

Oh, thank you.

Thanks so much.

Look at you.

I want to look at how handsome

my son Trig's gonna be

when he's all grown up.

She understands that you can't

solve problems with government,

that government

is the problem.

When she talks about her faith,

you can tell it's for real.

When she talks about guns,

you can tell it's for real.

I've got five kids, too,

and there's

something about her--

she's talking to me.

And nobody talks to me.

CNN has us even

with Obama.

- Are you kidding me?

- Hey, Gallup has us up by five.

She's given us

exactly what we needed.

We've made more money

in the last few days

than we did

all last month.

I've never seen crowds

like this in my life.

- They love her.

- She's a bigger star than Obama.

We can really

win this thing.

I really understand

your frustr--

I'm sorry, pool.

It's not gonna happen today.

- ( Reporters clamoring )

- Sorry.

- Five minutes!

- Views matter.

Did you know that

Todd Palin is an Eskimo?

Oh, yeah, Steve?

That's really interesting.

Seriously,

he's a Yupik Eskimo.

We're gonna take some serious

blowback from the press

if we don't let them

speak to her soon.

- They're really getting pissed.

- I know, yeah.

Well, I don't know

how ready she is.

Nicolle,

you worry too much.

We always knew she'd

be weak on foreign policy.

We'll get her up to speed.

Steve, I don't think foreign

policy is her only weakness.

Sorry to bother you,

governor. Okayto talk?

Sure, I'm just reading the e-mails

from the prayer warriors.

These guys are awesome.

I just want to take

a moment to inform you

of how thrilled

Senator McCain is.

You're exceeding

his wildest expectation

for what a running mate

could achieve.

I am so happy to hear that.

These are the largest crowds

I've ever seen

in my entire

political career, ever.

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