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we got a great gift in media in sarah palin, despite gustav and the green screen, it became a fascinating convention because of sarah palin and the palin family. in this case, are we hoping for jelly beans all over the ground, even though it's unlikely. >> chaos makes a great story, fun to cover. but what it's really about is the confusion of the republican party. the republican party's identity crisis them are trying to figure out who they are post george bush, and what they stand for. i mean, this is -- look at what mitt romney is running on. i believe in america? that's not a platform. everybody believes in america. it exists. there is no such -- and so -- >> it's a real country. >> republican party trying to figure out who it is, what it stands for and going really? the person who best represents success mi