Townhall in Grand Rapids, MI

From the intellectual sponges at CNN:
Palin takes questions from friendly Michigan crowd

Posted: 08:46 PM ET
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took questions with her running mate Wednesday night, offering at one point to play “stump the candidate” with a mostly friendly Michigan crowd.

Asked for “specific skills” she could cite to rebut critics who question her grasp of international affairs, she told a town hall-style event at the Gerald Ford presidential library that “I am prepared.”

“I have that confidence. I have that readiness,” Palin said. “And if you want specifics with specific policies or countries, you can go ahead and ask me. You can play ’stump the candidate’ if you want to. But we are ready to serve.”

I wonder if CNN even bothered to show up at this event.

A much more in depth local report from The Grand Rapids Press

To chants of "Sarah, Sarah," Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. John McCain took the stage at Grand Rapids Community College's Ford Fieldhouse Wednesday and echoed similar themes heard in previous stops the past two days.

After making brief remarks from their stump speeches, McCain and Palin opened the floor to questions in their first joint town-hall appearance.

"Governor Palin and I will not raise taxes. It's the worst thing you can do," said McCain, R-Arizona, before he took questions.

A combative questioner began by chiding McCain and saying he disagreed with McCain's past statements and asked what a McCain administration would do to fight terrorism and "radical Islam."