Cuba, Barbados, U.S.A.: Palin’s Speech

Cuba, Barbados, U.S.A.: Palin's Speech

Posted 4 September 2008 13:17 GMT

Countries	Barbados, Cuba, U.S.A.
Topics	Elections, Humor, Politics, Migration & Immigration, Women & Gender
Languages	English

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While Cuban diaspora blogger Babalu is “still a bit in awe from Palin's speech last night”, Barbadian diaspora blogger Jdid says: “She tried to attack Obama on some trivial stuff that he's been attacked on before, she didn't break new ground and with her Tina Fey look and those weak punchlines was it just me or was anyone else expecting her to break into ‘Live from New York it's Saturday Night'”?

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