Can you believe it? There were more viewers of the US Vice Presidential Debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri last Thursday than the Presidential Debate on September 26th. In fact, it was the second largest national debate, gaining 69.989 million viewers, next to the Presidential debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan on Oct. 28, 1980 (Baltimore Sun, Oct. 4).

Definitely, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, Ms. Palin, was the drawing force. Not only that she represented the women, she also was considered as the “real outsider” of Washington DC. She drew those people, who either mocked or disappointed on her interview with Katie Couric of Fox News days before the debate (see “Washington Wire”, Wall Street Journal, Oct.3). People wanted to see if she could redeem herself. People wanted to know if she would be more of a vice “presidentiable” Ms. Palin, who knows more Supreme Court cases other than the Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling to legalize abortion.

Alaska Gov. Palin did a wonderful job. And, like many voting and non-voting residents in the USofA, I was happy with the debate’s result. I would not go into who wins the debate, because many who do that are bias, anyways.

Nevertheless, the day before the debate, I submitted the article, “An Unsolicited Advice to Vice Pres. candidate, Ms. Palin” to Triond.com. It was published on the NewsFlavor.com (see http://www.newsflavor.com/politics/US-politics/An-Unsolicited-Advice…28235) I saw all those unsolicited advice done, except the very pageantry(ish)winking and colloquial expressions, which I considered not to be done by a Stateswoman. Winking is alright when one is flirting with or winning the votes of pageant judges and to acquaintances (including those informal verbal expressions), but never to impersonal and undecided voters.

Overall performance of Gov. Sarah Palin was very satisfactory. She has proven to the viewers that she is more than just a “hockey mom”, a former mayor of a small Alaska town,and a governor of the 49th state of USA.

NOTE:  Beginning next week, I will be contributing articles, three-times a week, on Triond.com; however, my bi-weekly blog will go on.  Hope you’d check both my blog and my Triond write-up.