Palin spent the first part of her speech introducing her family one by one to the crowd, including her husband, Todd. She also displayed humour in one of her biggest lines of the night when she said that “the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull” was “lipstick”.
Palin's speech was the big draw of a convention night notable for not a single mention from the stage of the unpopular president, George W. Bush, who addressed the delegates Tuesday via satellite from the White House after the hurricane forced him to cancel his appearance.