Palin's Speech
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Regardless of what you say, she was very impressive. She's an effective speaker and the speech was well-written (although I know, just like all politicians... she didn't write it).
She swayed my wife to vote Republican. I thought there was no shot a Republican could win this election. I think she may have just boosted McCain into a neck-and-neck race. It's kinda amazing. McCain obviously chose correctly.
The question is can he deliver?
She swayed my wife to vote Republican. I thought there was no shot a Republican could win this election. I think she may have just boosted McCain into a neck-and-neck race. It's kinda amazing. McCain obviously chose correctly.
The question is can he deliver?
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Because of Bush's approval ratings. Because the sitting party almost always loses when we are in a recession or when job growth slows going into an election.
and one speech from her changed all that - funny how that works
Agree 100%. She also helped sway my wife to vote republican...she thinks anyhow.
It was a truly terrific speech, well done by the speech writer(s) and Mrs. Palin.
I'm really looking forward to the debates to help me make my final choice.
Because the people masquarading as republicans have built a big hill for McCain/Palin to climb.
I went out to dinner last Thursday night in suburban NJ around 7 in a crowded restaurant and people were just having normal conversations i.e. work, sports, etc. on a couple people mentioned they wanted to see Obama's speech. (I was a bartender in college so I still have bartender ears and can hear different conversations across a room.) Last night I went out to dinner with my family to a similar restaurant in a similar area and all I could hear were people talking about Palin's upcoming speech. A lot were dismissive saying she's from Alaska and what does she know and a few were supporting her. But regardless of your political view she definitely has brought some buzz to the GOP campaign and last night's speech didn't hurt it.
It will be interesting to see how the polls look in a few days.
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I agree about the applause at the beginning...of any speech, it gets annoying. I disagree about the speech not being spectacular...I think she knocked it outta the park with room to spare.
It was honestly my favorite speech of both conventions so far...F.Thompson and Obama and fighting it out for 2nd.
What speech has been your favorite?
my guess is you would eat up the same shit had RP been at the podium. maybe I'm wrong
Once again, I disagree, I thought the speech had substance...but then again I said the same abotu Biden and Obama's speeches and people disagreed with me as well.
Honestly, so far, the rep. convention has been far less fluff than the Dems...but I am a little tired of hearing everyone tell the exact same story of McCain POW...Thompson did it well, everyone else shoul djust make small references to it, I don't need ot keep hearing it.
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Big difference is that Ron paul actually has substance in his speeches. Ron Paul talks about issues that the other candidates don't even bother mentioning. I hear the same shit coming from both parties. How they are going to fix America but I never hear how. Ron Paul tells us how. You may disagree with how he wants to do it but at least he lays it out for you.
Dennis Kucinich had the best speech...
Wow...Satan...skipped right over Hitler huh?
I've only read some text, I'll have to check it out, it's on YouTube I'm sure?
If you try to ignore your own beliefs, you gotta admit that Palin speech was tremendous...just like Hillary's accomplished what the party wanted and Obama did a nice job...and Fred Thompson was energizing...so good work the past 2 weeks, in my opinion.
Oh what the hell, throw him in as well.
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Well we have a different definition of substance. Then again you are probably a bit more receptive to these people as I have completely shut them out. I find both candidates and both parties to be absolutely worthless. I wouldn't want any of these people running the Dirty Water Hotdog stand outside my office building never mind my country. When I start hearing a candidate talk about how the Federal reserve is damaging our economy, or how our interventionist foreign policy is putting to much of a financial burden on the American public, or how the federal government is acting outside of it's constitutional powers, or how we need to start thinking about we have created a dependency on welfare in many communities then I will start to give that politician some support.
in the end i just sat and watched knowing it was a convention speech for the republican base, so i took it with a lot of grains of salt.
I see where you'r ecoming from...you do come off as being pretty angry.
I hoep the republican party does shift towards you guy's points of view on many issues, partially because it's the right thing to do, and partially so you don't get an ulcer.
again - one speech can change 8 years of absolutely horrendous government ... pretty sad ...
I know I'm pretty angry but a little fire in the belly is good, the ulcer not so much.
Which illustrates the mentality of so many people in this country and why this country is the mess, that it is.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gG5r4m
"Both Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin specifically mocked Barack's experience as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago more than two decades ago, where he worked with people who had lost jobs and been left behind when the local steel plants closed.
Let's clarify something for them right now.
Community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies.
And it's no surprise that, after eight years of George Bush, millions of people have found that by coming together in their local communities they can change the course of history. That promise is what our campaign has been about from the beginning.
Throughout our history, ordinary people have made good on America's promise by organizing for change from the bottom up. Community organizing is the foundation of the civil rights movement, the women's suffrage movement, labor rights, and the 40-hour workweek. And it's happening today in church basements and community centers and living rooms across America."
Look at the alternative. Who knows? It may have been even more horrendous. I'm not saying it would have been. I'm saying it may have been. Regardless, we are dealt with what we are dealt. As I said, I would be very surprised if a Republican won, not because of the party's platform or the idiosyncratic qualities of their candidate.... but mainly because of the phase of the business cycle that we are in and the fact that they have held control of the executive seat for two straight terms.
That's the point, my friend.
You're missing the point, the real question is would a McCain/Palin administration be more of that 8 years or would it be different?
No one knows for sure.
The speech didn't change anything about the 8 years (thanks for telling me that, I could never have figured that out), it's about the future. If McCain/Palin are elected and everything stays the same, then the voters were duped...same goes for an Obama/Biden ticket.
I love the enlightened people with there great wisdom here...please tell us more oh wise one.
It's shit like this that really energizes people to vote, so keep it up and I hope the media keeps it up as well. Should be an interesting race.
mccain and bush arent and wont be the same.
LOL I know right? gawd his comment made me want to puke. people on message boards sometimes see themselves as gods. you really can become anyone you want. be above everyone. I would if its the same in real life.