Republican National Convention Thread (September 1-4, 2008)

They hardly know each other. He didn't meet her until like a week ago.

 

Love the Abraham Simpson references ... lmao!

 

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The people on CNN are saying that he had more specifics than Obama's speech. They must be on smack or something because he never touched on one freaking specific.

 

I thought it would be more controlled than just walking up and getting a ticket. I thought you had to be on a list. I thought that's why Obama moved his speech to Invesco Field.

 

oh man, well played

 

Man McCain is so shady. Did anyone see his intentional pause then instant fake smile?

 

Seriously. Where are the specifics? Will bloggers have anything to research after this speech? I don't remember many claims at all.

 

My impressions:

As expected, largely, though not completely, lacking in substance and actual policies. After the family introductions and the thank you's, he basically just talked about the general, broad Repulican philosophy. The same one that Bush falls under. Aside from his previously stated crusade on earmarks, which I agree with, the only "reform" he specifically talked about was giving the parents more of a choice in education. After that he talked about energy policy which is largely Obama's plan with more offshore drilling. Although I disagree with him about being able to drill right away because we can't even lease sections of the outer continental shelf until 2012. Anyway, his most convincing was when he was talking about foreign policy and how he would essentially use every option and resource available in dealing with foreign powers. For a minute, I thought we'd get through the entire speech without a mention of him being a POW. Boy was I wrong. He really tried to sell that harder than he's ever done before.

Anyway, a few days ago I said that if I were an independent or undecided voter, he would need to prove to me that he wasn't W III. When they shifted the focus of their campaign to "reform", I said he needed to say what "reform" was. On the first point, he did it a little but still in no way completely divorced himself from George W. Bush. On the 2nd point, he offered very little and in comparison to Obama's acceptance speech it was virtually nothing.

I don't presume to know how this will play in the polls. I'm sure he will see a bounce but how it plays out after that will remain to be seen. I'm still very optimistic for Obama, perhaps even more than I was before the RNC.


PS - I liked the guy that had the sign that said "THE MAVRICK [sic]"

 

grandpa is my fav. simpsons character...

 

rhadamanthus, that is AWESOME.

 

Mavrick's are Morans.



DD

 

GET RED about it!

 

From being down at the Excel Center I can tell you there is no way you just walk up and get a ticket. This convention and access to it is very tightly controlled. I don't know about these protestors but the ones last night apparently had credentials who were given to them by a delegate irate at the party.

 

Agree 100%. I thought the speech was very disjointed with mixed topics, attack Obama, talk POW, then close it out.

 

Hilarious - Brokaw just asked Tom Ridge why we should give the Repubs another shot for "change" after 8 years of Republican Rule -

the response, I kid you not "John Bush is the right -errrr John McCain is the right man to bring change!"

LOLOLOL

 

i thought mccain did well. he did go into specifics (drilling, education--thought he did great there...). but the fact of the matter is you cannot divorce yourself from george bush when you agree with him on so many policies. and he still doesn't say how his economic plan is different from bush or how his foreign policy stance different from bush. b/c they aren't.

but i'm biased of course. but i thought he delivered the speech well and looked great.

it's gonna be a closer race than i thought. let's gear up for a great race.

 

You do realize that I am making a joke about this pic, right?




DD

 

you do realize I am making a joke about the Rockets new slogan right?