Sarah Palin's Republican National Convention Speech Analysis

In my opinion I feel Sarah Palin's speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention was suitable and captivated her intended audience. I'm not a supporter of Sarah Palin nor do I agree with many of her ideologies and political views. However, while watching and listening to her speech I took an objective approach of analysis. Although I felt her speech was sarcastic and excessive at times, she was able to achieve what she set out to do and for that reason I feel her speech was successful. With several "Go USA!" chants and "I'm an ordinary person just like you!" stories she was able to grasp the audience's attention and pull them in.

One line from her speech that stood out to me was, "I love to drive myself to work. And I thought we could muddle through without the governor's personal chef, although I got to admit that sometimes my kids sure miss her." In this line I feel that she is trying to convey that she is an ordinary person just like everyone else. She is saying that she can do without the personal luxuries and services that the common folk don't have at their disposal. She is saying that she loves to do all the common tasks that everyone else does and she is not above doing these tasks. This line was effective because it appealed to a broad group of common people.  The audience and supporters want to feel that they have someone who is on their side and someone that they can relate to. In this line and essentially throughout her speech her underlying message is "Hey, I'm just like all of you!" Upon hearing this line the audience applauds and cheers for her.