The Official Sarah Palin Blog

Official Sarah Palin Blog Govenor Sarah Palin of Alaska did something here on Thursday that she did not do in her entire campaign as the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee: she stood behind a lectern and held a news conference. She was asked what had changed. “The campaign is over,” she said.

Granted, the question and answer session lasted only four minutes, and for only four questions. As she stood on a stage in a hotel overlooking Biscayne Bay, surrounded by 12 fellow governors, Ms. Palin was asked what message she hoped to get across.

“I’m trying to convey the message that Republican governors are a unique team,” said Ms. Palin, who said she was uninterested in discussing the campaign.

But Ms. Palin did allow herself a look back after the brief news conference ended, as she addressed a session of the Republican Governors Association and told them that she had managed to keep busy since their last conference.

“I had a baby, I did some traveling, I very briefly expanded my wardrobe, I made a few speeches, I met a few VIPS, including those who really impact society, like Tina Fey,” she said.

And yes, she spoke again of “Joe the Plumber,” the Ohio man who briefly dominated the McCain-Palin campaign and its talk about taxes.

Ms. Palin thanked the people who attended her rallies, including young women she hopes she has influenced.

We’re back. Sorry to John McCain and the Republican Party…

Didn’t mean to offend. Sorry folks.

Barack Obama gives O’Reilly a ratings bump

Bill O’Reilly’s interview with Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday brought “The O’Reilly Factor” the second-highest ratings in its history.

“The O’Reilly Factor” averaged 6.6 million viewers Thursday night, Nielsen Media Research said Friday. It was surpassed in the ratings only by the March 19, 2003, “O’Reilly Factor” that led into President Bush’s nationally televised speech about the beginning of the Iraq War.

After months of avoiding Fox News Channel, Obama entered the “no-spin zone” Thursday afternoon, doing a sitdown with O’Reilly during a campaign stop in York, Pa. It coincided with the last night of the Republican National Convention, where a few hours later John McCain accepted the GOP nomination for the presidency. O’Reilly will have more excerpts from the interview Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

- from THR