Post Register Update

I had an interesting conversation with Dean Miller on my field trip to the Post Register this afternoon. Mr. Miller explained that they chose the A.P. article yesterday afternoon, prior to Palin's speech. He acknowledged that they missed an opportunity to publish an article that resonated with most of the audience of the speech last night. The Post Register receives criticism no matter what they do, and they have been trying to be "fair" in their coverage of convention speeches, even down to the inches they allocate to stories on the respective candidates' speeches. They hadn't even planned to put anything on the front page on Palin's speech because they didn't put anything on the front page on Biden's speech on the front page. But obviously the attention on Palin's speech was much greater than Biden's, so Miller decided to put a story on the strategy behind Palin's speech on the front page, albeit the bottom of the page.

It was interesting to learn where Dean Miller is coming from. I learned he is not a registered Democrat or a registered Republican--he definitely considers himself an independent. I learned that his parents are both die-hard Republicans.

I learned that he thought Sarah Palin did a great job in her speech last night, and that he thinks Biden will be in trouble in the debate against her. He thinks Sarah Palin will come off as one of us and Biden will come off as an arrogant Senator. (And I think she will shine because of her conviction and principles more than anything!)

I still think it was a lame choice for an article, but Dean pointed out the Post Register has at least stayed away from trashy articles about Bristol Palin. Kudos to them for that.

I was glad I had the opportunity to express my opinion in person. I appreciated that. There is always "more to the story."

I hope that the Post Register will run a story on how energized the Republican base is over this ticket, thanks to this Maverick Governor from Alaska. Regardless of how one felt about the speech, there is no doubt that conservatives are more energized than they have been in a LONG time, and I think that is newsworthy in itself.