Sarah Palin's Norfolk speech from Freedom Fest in full - video and audio

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was the prime-time guest for Freedom Fest in Norfolk Sunday, where she gave a 30 speech blasting President Barack Obama's policies and lauding America's military community for protecting the country.

Before you click on the Youtube video below you need a couple of warnings. One - the video is nearly 28 minutes long and follows her speech wall to wall from "hello" to "God Bless the U.S.A." But the battery ran low so I wasn't able to capture the quick question and answer session at the very end.

Secondly, I shot the video with my left hand while taking notes with my right. It is extremely shaky video - so if you're prone to seizures, sea sickness or headaches - avoid watching it and simply listen to the audio. I apologize in advance and expect some ridicule as a luddite that struggles with a serious case of the DT's. Unfortunately taking notes shook the camera during times when she was saying interesting things. (One colleague said it's something like a partisan Blair Witch Project) 

Palin doesn't break much new ground in the speech, it echoes a lot of the words offered by former governor George Allen and Oliver North offered to the crowd earlier in the rally. But the video does take on a little bit more significance when you realize that security at the Ted Constant Convocation Center kicked conservative bloggers from prominent partisan site Bearing Drift out the rally right when Palin took the stage. More on that later.

But here's the video in full - it's still unclear why Palin wouldn't want sympathetic ears and eyes to land on the speech.

If you want to skip through here's a quick hit cheat sheet.

4:15 - military and defense spending

8:33 - the Bush years vs. Obama 

10:01 - "War on terror"

13:46 - Israel vs. the Turkish flotilla

14:20 - lamestream media

17:15 - Obama bowing to dictators on a "worldwide apology tour

18:15 - North Korea and South Korea

24:00 - "I say not just no but hell no."

24:50 - November midterm elections vital - need to change administrations

26:20 - Military a force for good in the world

27:00 - Reload

Comments

[Gary]

You do realize that the fact this obviously home made video exists pretty much proves the blogger who claims he was tossed out is a liar, right?

[ITK7]

see how deep Team Palin rabbit hole goes in Anatomy of Sarah L. Palin...

http://intheknow7.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/anatomy-of-sarah-l-palin-re-post/

[2012Karen]

Excellent speech. Liked your outline. You warned about the video quality, I thought it was one of the better ones that I've watched probably because I could hear the audio clearly. Thanks! .