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cincybearcat
cincybearcat Posts: 16,895
edited September 2008 in A Moving Train
I thought Fred's speech was damn good.

I wonder what people 'round these here parts thought?
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  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    I didn't agree with practically any of it, but he looked more excited for this speech than he ever did for his own campaign.
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    I didn't see it. Do you have a link to a transcript?
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I thought Fred's speech was damn good.

    I wonder what people 'round these here parts thought?

    i disagreed with 99% of it...

    the guy is a freakin actor and i am suppsoed to take him seriously? since when did he become a conservative hero?


    does the RNC have anything but old white guys to speak? i mean seriously, outside of the terrible VP choice it is nothing but old white guys representing the party at this convention. no thanks.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    mammasan wrote:
    I didn't see it. Do you have a link to a transcript?

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/thompson.transcript/index.html

    Here you go. I thought it was an excellent speech and if Thompson actually spoke like that during the primaries this might have been his convention.
    - Busted down the pretext
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    - 9/2/00
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    he s a strong speaker isnt he. always liked him on law and order.a republican AND an actor, who woulda thunk it. :D
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  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    Also, good thing Bush was there to make sure all of us potential voters didn't forget about 9/11. After all, it's why we must vote for John McCain.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,895
    Solat13 wrote:
    http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/thompson.transcript/index.html

    Here you go. I thought it was an excellent speech and if Thompson actually spoke like that during the primaries this might have been his convention.

    That's what I thought.

    It funny, it seems some on this board can only have conversation around the candidates they like...there is no all good or all bad, but many see it that way.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    could he have possible mentioned the military or warfare any more than he did... you're democratically electing a president.. not voting for Attila the Hun to enter the World Hall of Military Fame.

    is this what americans want to hear? is this what they vote for.... guys who did well in questionable wars?

    far out.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    cincybearcat wrote:
    That's what I thought.

    It funny, it seems some on this board can only have conversation around the candidates they like...there is no all good or all bad, but many see it that way.

    I thought maybe Thompson could have made a point more about McCain's clashes with W over the years because of how the Left is trying to portray him as a rank and file Republican. But I guess in time when the base is finally unified, the call was made from above not to go that route.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    John McCain cannot raise his arms above his shoulders.

    is that true? i just read it in that guys speech.. bet he's glad he wasnt in the Village People... T. M. C. A. doesn't have the same ring to it.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • John Budge
    John Budge Posts: 259
    Freddie wrote:
    To deal with these challenges the Democrats present a history making nominee for president.
    Isn't Palin making history as the first woman on a GOP ticket? :rolleyes:
    Freddie the loser wrote:
    History making in that he is the most liberal, most inexperienced nominee to ever run for president. Apparently they believe that he would match up well with the history making, Democrat controlled Congress. History making because it's the least accomplished and most unpopular Congress in our nation's history.
    Yes, and Palin has loads of experience.

    Soooo, there aren't any Republicans in Congress? Maybe they should introduce more laws to save women from being removed from life support? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    I thought the speech was Ok, after just reading it. I mean it was the same fluff bullshit you get from every speaker at these conventions. I'm sure Thompson is a great speaker, and maybe reading it rather than seeing it dulls the effect, but I saw nothing of substance there.
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  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I thought Fred's speech was damn good.

    I wonder what people 'round these here parts thought?

    I fell asleep a few minutes into the speech....;)
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I thought he gave a decent speech... I definitely had some problems with how he portrayed things or stretched the truth at times, but as far as a political speech, it was pretty well done.

    I can't figure the guy out... He had so much hype trying to get him to run, so he goes campaigning and basically falls asleep on the stump. I guess people were looking at him to speak like this as a candidate, but he must not have really had his heart in it.
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  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Yes, that was quite a speech.

    Obama gives equally great speeches.

    Both deliver their well-crafted speeches with monumental pant-load of shit.


    Will Pullman gave quite an inspirational speech in the movie Independence Day.

    Wonder if he's available for a four to eight year term?
  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Fred Thompson Speaks On Service To The Wealthy and Corporate Elite.


    For Details, see the last eight years.
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Hollywood needs better white actors also......


    also, did he fart about 5 minutes into this speech???

    He coughed and it sounded like he farted.... did anyone else notice this???
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  • g under p
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    Fred was funny and damn good, the brightest spot in the RNC so far. The pressure is on tonight to take them over the top. Joe almost put me to sleep last night.

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  • writersu
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    yeah, good speech.......

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DL7zP7Da1o
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  • know1
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    my2hands wrote:
    i disagreed with 99% of it...

    the guy is a freakin actor and i am suppsoed to take him seriously? since when did he become a conservative hero?


    does the RNC have anything but old white guys to speak? i mean seriously, outside of the terrible VP choice it is nothing but old white guys representing the party at this convention. no thanks.


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