Manzullo: “Wow.”

1 comment September 3rd, 2008

U.S. rep. Don Manzullo, R-Egan, talked to me this evening following Sarah Palin’s speech in St. Paul. Here’s what he said:

 “Wow. That was quite a performance. This woman knows how to talk.  She’s strong, she’s not afraid of a fight and she knows a fight’s coming. She’s on her way to Washington, not to please the national press, but to serve the people.

   “Those may sound like zingers, but I’ve always been a populist, and I certainly can relate to what she said. I thought it was stunning, a magnificent speech. Within an hour of McCain choosing the governor, we had eight phone calls in 10 minutes from people wanting signs. Both the Democrats and Republicans are stirring up a lot of people to become active in the political process, and that’s exciting. My biggest concern has been that people have given up on public service, and it takes an election like this to regain hope that young people are excited and are becoming engaged.