Gov. Sarah Palin Speech, Republican National Convention, Minneapolis - Saint Paul, September 3, 2008

Live streaming video of Governor Sarah Palin's speech, via the Washington Post.

The link will likely open to a brief commercial video, followed by live coverage by the Washington Post, Newsweek and Slate. Clicking the right tab above the video screen, entitled "from the floor" will take you to the streaming video from the floor.

The Washington Post reports that the McCain campaign has confirmed that the speech was written by the campaign before the running mate had been selected, and had to be revised, as it was "too masculine."

There was a flutter of attention when McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told a group of Post reporters and editors yesterday that his team was having to rework the vice presidential acceptance speech because the original draft, prepared before Gov. Sarah Palin was chosen, was too "masculine." While we all wondered to ourselves what might make a speech masculine or feminine, no one batted an eye at the underlying revelation: that the campaign was writing the nominee's speech before knowing who the nominee would be. ***

So when you watch Sarah Palin tonight, expect to learn something about how well she handles a Teleprompter. Expect to learn something about the McCain campaign's assessment of its political standing with women, or working families, or social conservatives. Whether you're learning what Sarah Palin really thinks or feels is anybody's guess.