Prior to the 2008 Republican National Convention , Senator John McCain ( the Republican Presidential nominee to-be ) asked Scully to write the acceptance speech for his Vice Presidential nominee , whom McCain had not yet chosen . Scully wrote the speech two weeks before the convention . He wrote the speech for a man to deliver , not a woman . Four days before the convention , Scully was surprised when he was informed that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was to be McCain 's running mate . Scully then worked all night to tailor the speech to Palin and also to incorporate new campaign strategy shifts that were being rapidly formed in intensive discussions by McCain campaign staff
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Matthew Scully