Sarah Palin Speaks at the Goofball Convention (Raw Video)

This is—no joke—how Sarah Palin began her speech to the tea partiers: “I am so proud to be an American. Thank you so much for being here tonight. Do you love your freedom?” She then thanked the troops for her freedom, repeated that she was proud to be an American and said “Happy birthday, Ronald Reagan!”

Media Matters fact-checks Palin’s speech here.

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