RNC 2008: Comment on the John McCain Acceptance Speech

This should be interesting. Palin will be a hard act for McCain to follow, green screen or not.

Sickening, they started with a video of terror attacks, playing the fear card once again.

That's all they got, theat's all they'll give us, more war.

Bryan Clay talking now...

More of the same, so you can bet McCain will speaking about his war record once again, instead of our econony.

Not on TV

CNN is discussing whether this is an appropriate opening, showing terror attacks.

Rosa- what is Palin going to do about terror attacks, blast away with her moose hunting rifle? She doesn't know anything about foreign relations, the Sunni/Shiite divide, any of that. Actually she doesn't know much about the lower 48.

Chris, she is being "whisked away to boot camp" immediately after the convention for tutoring. I believe it was Chris Matthews who said that the other day.

McCain bio video ending...

He looks a little "creaky" - are we sure he's feeling ok?

Did you catch the protestors?

McCain speaking to Obama, speaks of respect and their similarities not differences.

Sorry Diana, are you talking about the protests earlier this night? I don't have a recent update, but Bob Collins liveblogged it.

There were some very quiet vets for peace standing in the cheap seats with a sign that read "You Cant Win an Occupation" - I'll check Bob's blog for the earlier stuff.

McCain: Ad-lib for protesters on the convention floor. Goes on to say Change is coming after saying he couldn't wait to introduce Palin to Washington.

He did fine with the ad-lib, but they made their presence known.

Speaks to regaining people's trust.

I'm only listening, but I noticed when I watched last night that his 96 year old mother looked like she had more vigor than John McCain.

Standing ovation from the crowd when he spoke about judges not dispensing legislation from the bench.

Gretchen, here in MN she's been catching notice for that energy all week.

He is against a bureaucrat standing between you and your doctor.

How about taking the insurance company out of it, too?

Did he just say he was going to take away unemployment benefits?

"Education is the civil rights issue of this century"

Diana, I'll have to grab the transcript - I don't want to guess at what that bridging the financial difference meant.

Speaks of drilling new wells offshore, "We'll drill them now"

Anyone out there tonight? McCain spoke of working across party lines. I'm looking for thoughts on that.

I can't imagine going through what he's talking about now - when he was a prisoner.

John McCain is repeating so many lies in this speech, that quite frankly, he has lost all credibility. Obama will raise taxes? He has pledged tax relief for 95% of American families -- all families who make less than $250,000.

The tone of the speeches this week does not create the kind of atmosphere that promotes working across party lines. Some if it can be expected because it's a convention after all, intended to rally the troops, but this convention has sunk to a new low.

Didn't listen. Not surprised to hear the answer to all our problems is offshore drilling. It is hard to believe for a minute that he wants to work across party lines when he selected a running mate for the sole purpose of igniting a culture war and apparently approved his pit bull's harsh and divisive speech last night. When we've reached the point where we are mocking the good in another that manifests itself in the form of community service, we have sunk pretty low. Especially when one invokes religion into political dialogue as often as Sarah Palin seems to want to. Are there no community organizers in the Republican party?

I hope he does work across party lines come next January as a Senator when Obama is his President.

I do respect him for his service, and for his experience as a prisoner of war, but there are so many others who fought for our country for little glory. They are the real heroes in my book. It is almost grotesque how they have been parading his POW story on stage and screen.

Diana, refresh my memory - have you read his book?

It's kind of sad -- seems more like a swan song than anything else. I might have voted for him in 2000. Not now. His record, especially in 2006, 2007, and 2008 speaks for itself.

Rather watch the NFL on NBC they have New York playing Washington. I won't miss anything about the convention because it's just more of the same.

"Fight with me"? I think most everyone is tired of the fighting.

Lisa Gensheimer, what did you think about what he said about working across party lines?

Julia Star, maybe someone has a transcript since you didn't catch it.

Lisa his service record is admirable. His POW experience was terrible. The fact that he choose not to be released because of who he was is unapproachable.

But his "Service to his country as a Senator is horrible.

He talks about reforming and being a Maverick. Then he talks about being a Reagan Repub and so is Palin. Reagan is not someone I would want to be associated with...he is slightly above GWB only because he was more intelligent and personable.

From what I understand McCain and Palin want to do this. Give more tax breaks to the middle class...sounds great until you realize they have changed the standards of middle class to people that make $5 million dollars or there about. Well arent those the same people that get all the good loopholes as being rich? Not reform there.

Then the war in Iraq...he wants to stay the course but now it isnt the War it is a Surge. No reform there.

So they want to reform pork barrel or earmarks...my guess they will just change the name to something else and it will be business as usual.

And if he is such a reformer and there has been a Repub in the white house in all but 8 years of the last 25 or so why is his party so ready to stand behind him...he is in essence calling them all corrupt.

I will tell you why they know he is just blowing sunshine up the peoples butts.

If elected it will be business as usual.

NPR transcript

Brian T. will you watch the debates?

Lori you wrote:

"And if he is such a reformer and there has been a Repub in the white house in all but 8 years of the last 25 or so why is his party so ready to stand behind him...he is in essence calling them all corrupt."

Is there a related Gather article about his nomination?

Where were the Bushes, neither President Bush attended. Not surprising.

I wonder if there is any beauracratic red tape between McCain and his Dr? No, he has a national plan that we the people aren't privy to.

Chris W, Palin is going to send a pack of pitbull soccer moms to do her foreign after affairs, right after she fires McCain, and cleans the good old boys out of the Republican Party, and sells Air Force One. LOL

Yep, she'll sell Air Force One on Ebay, LOL

No protesters at Obama convention. Mc Cain has to tell the crowd not to be distracted when protestors invade the rally. McCain looked mad for a second there.

McCain steals Obama lines because he has nothing else to offer - Change is coming - What? a newer war? Fight Fight Fight - he kept repeating it. Fight, fight, fight.

Is there a related Gather article about his nomination?
Julia Schrenkler, Sep 4, 2008, 11:22pm EDT


Julia there are so many political articles I dont know one except yours that is specifically about his acceptance speech.

And if you think my comment looks familiar you are right I have made that same comment or something close to it a couple of times today and maybe yesterday.

My point is I wanted 1 person to tell me why McCain is viewed as such a Maverick and if he is truly a reformer than either all the rest of the Repubs are lying and going along with him because he is the nominee....or they know he is just blowing smoke....or I dont know.

These same Repubs praise Bush and then praise McCain for wanting to eliminate Bush's kind of corruption.

Is it just me or does that not make sense?

OK here's what I dont understand. So if someone could explain this to me.

McCain and Palin are Mavericks and reformers. Now who exactly are they out to reform?

I did some subtle asking on other thread. And this is what I came up with.

They do NOT want to make rich people pay their fair share of taxes. By rich I mean people who make less than $5 million dollars to like $500,000 that is what McCain views as Middle Class. He wants to give them more tax breaks. Now is it just me or is that pretty much same old same old.

He wants to stay the course in Iraq. Again no reforming there.

He says he wants to eliminate pork barrel spending but since he covers up the fact that he has gotten pork and his running mate got even more pork I dont see that as a real issue. That is one of those elect me on this platform but I will never make it happen.

So again who are they reforming?

Bush was on saying what a great guy McCain was???

I dont get it.
Lori F., Sep 4, 2008, 10:25am EDT


Here was one of my comments from an earlier post.

Believe it or not I did get one McCainite to answer me...it was a doozy...if you are interested and dont mind me copying and pasting I will put it up for you.

Another gatherer and I were discussing taxes. And McCains way of ending corruption.

Hey, Julia, I know you were looking for "live chat," but I was busy over here with Free Speech TV. The single most disturbing remark that McCain made, imo, was his recommendation to stop giving money to those countries that hate us.

Maybe we need to find out why they hate us and then work on changing so that, at the least, they merely find us unimportant.

selling a bridge to nowhere!

Gather's Ron Hall has published some pictures taken outside the convention hall. An Everyman's Tour of the Republican National Convention.

Many countries hate us because personal and economic freedom has made us the most properous country in the world! Some countries hate us because woman can vote, own property, and run for the highest office in the land!

Many countries hate us because while France, Germany, Russia and the United Nations were profiting from Saddam Huissian's dictatorship, we ruined their good thing and invaded the country.

My mom told me that you don't have to be popular if you are right. Being a leader isn't always easy.

Yes, well, Winston, those are fine stereotypes, but I would prefer to know the real reasons, straight from the minds of the citizens who hate the United States. I'm not particularly expecting anyone here to have the answers although I know of a few Gatherites who might have some good insight. World traveler Joel Carillet comes to mind.

Envy.

winsto I just got back from Paris....they don't hate Americans......it's the ugly' Americans that don't like Paris....they don't speak English! as for our policies...I don't like those either....they've ruined our moral standing in the world....that's not what America is about!

I didn't realize there were so many conservative people here on gather, or that it was so biased to the republican side of things. I'm very sick and tired of republican rule. It's time for Obama-rama 2008.

It was very telling that when McCain actually accepted the nomination for president he received moderate applause, yet when he mentioned Palin as his VP for the ticket seconds later she received a much louder cheer....