Posted on 09/04/2004 4:32:14 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
The 2004 Republican Convention is over but it was a good one. The GOP Convention will be the most historic political convention in our time. "A well oiled machine," is the phrase most heard the day after as delegates made their way home. Even the balloon drop went off without a hitch or foul words.
The speakers gave remarkably meaningful, important speeches to pump up our party and reminding the American public that pretending terrorism isn't a big deal doesn't make it go away. If you want a better, safer world for your children and grandchildren to grow up in, vote for our president,
Oh, and don't vote for that sitzpinkler John Kerry.
Hopefully we can coax Iowa Granny and Hillary's Lovely Legs into telling us all about their convention adventures.
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"Clinton maintains that she is against same-sex marriage on 'religious, moral and traditional grounds.' She maintains that marriage is between only a man and a woman," fumes one gay rabble-rouser. "She also repeatedly says to whoever asks that she would have voted for the Defense of Marriage Act had she been in Congress back then."
A spokesman for Hillary said the senator "believes that people in committed relationships should have equal rights and benefits and has long supported civil unions."
This certainly clears things up.
Someone in his position "needs somebody they can bounce something off of and expect a true bounce from it," she said. "They don't have an agenda. They give you an absolutely true bounce. That's what I hope I've done for him his entire adult life."
full story (including description of how she wouldn't answer a reporter's question about Kerry's exit strategy in Iraq).
I'm reading "Unfit For Command" - got it Friday, and I have to say it makes me physically sick. I have to put it down after reading awhile because I am so sickened by Kerry. Everybody should read this book. It is well written and would be a quick read if detailing Kerry's exploits both in Vietnam and after w/VVAW weren't so heinous.
Perhaps you'll get to see Zell in your neck o' the woods. If you do, give him a tip of the hat from me, please!Steady on the Right, Bush Pitches to the Center
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON
ARKERSBURG, W.Va., Sept. 5
To Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Senator Zell Miller, the Democrat from Georgia who delivered a scathing attack on Senator John Kerry at the Republican convention last week, is a rabid opportunist who has become the hate-spewing face of President Bush's re-election campaign."He was so frightening that parents took their children away from the television," Mr. McAuliffe told reporters in a conference call on Sunday.
To Mr. Bush, however, Mr. Miller is his new best friend.
Campaigning here on Sunday, Mr. Bush invoked Mr. Miller's support as a reason Democrats and independents could feel comfortable voting for the Republican ticket. Mr. Bush has used a version of the same line at every campaign stop he has made since the end of his convention on Thursday night, and here, as in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio in recent days, it brought rousing cheers from the audience.
Standing at the 50-yard line of the Parkersburg High School football stadium under a blazing sun that had his audience wilting, Mr. Bush never mentioned his support for the struggling coal and steel industries, the issue he usually emphasizes when he travels to this state.
But Mr. Bush has an eye toward expanding his appeal beyond his conservative base as the race enters the home stretch. So he found time to celebrate Mr. Miller, who at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night suggested that Mr. Kerry was so weak on defense that he wanted to protect the United States with spitballs.
"See, my message is for everybody," Mr. Bush said after noting that the crowd included Mayor Jimmy Colombo of Parkersburg, a Democrat. "A safer, stronger, better America is for every citizen of this country. I think old Zell Miller set a pretty good tempo for Democrats all across the country. He made it clear it's all right to come and support the Bush ticket."
In the hours and days after Mr. Miller's appearance at the convention, Democrats predicted that his speech would backfire by providing evidence that Mr. Bush's campaign was all about attacking Mr. Kerry, impugning his patriotism and scaring voters into the arms of Republicans.
But Mr. Bush's aides said the response to the president's mentions of Mr. Miller showed that Mr. Miller had touched a chord among voters of all stripes by voicing doubts about Mr. Kerry's record on national security issues.
Ken Mehlman, Mr. Bush's campaign manager, told reporters as they accompanied the president on a bus trip through Ohio on Saturday that he had spoken with Mr. Miller that morning.
"I told him he could run for mayor in places like Cedar Rapids," Mr. Mehlman said, alluding to the cheers that greeted Mr. Bush's mention of Mr. Miller in Iowa on Friday.
Bush campaign officials are moving to take advantage of what they see as the opening Mr. Miller has provided. Scott Stanzel, a spokesman for the Bush campaign, said Mr. Bush had hoped to have Mr. Miller campaign with him this weekend, but Mr. Miller had bowed out because of an illness in his family. Mr. Stanzel said the campaign hoped Mr. Miller would campaign with the president as soon as possible.
Reaching out to Democrats is crucial to Mr. Bush in West Virginia, where Democrats hold a substantial advantage among registered voters. Bill Clinton carried West Virginia in 1992 and 1996, but Al Gore lost it to Mr. Bush in 2000. Both parties are campaigning hard here: this was the second consecutive Sunday Mr. Bush had spent here.
Mr. Bush had the campaign trail to himself on Sunday. With 58 days until the vote, Mr. Kerry and his running mate, Senator John Edwards, both took the day off, as did Vice President Dick Cheney.
Emphasizing the support he has received from Mr. Miller - without dwelling on the specifics of the Georgian's convention speech - is part of Mr. Bush's broader strategy to move to the political center and deliver a positive message. The shift comes after spending months attacking Mr. Kerry's qualifications to be commander in chief and shoring up his own base on the right.
Someone, can't remember who, asked "Where is Chelsea"...well, here she is...
Chelsea Clinton comes to visit her father, former President Bill Clinton, at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia in New York Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004.
Interesting trailer...I don't know where they will go from there, or if any conclusions will be drawn at the end.
I go to Wendy's sometimes to get a chili, and I don't know what the fat content is. .......I try to eat healthy. I had a banana and slices of green pepper for lunch today.
"He was so frightening that parents took their children away from the television," Mr. McAuliffe told reporters in a conference call on Sunday.
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Oh, please.
I couldn't read most of the black and white graphics. But, sounds interesting. Is this to be released in theaters?
I'm not really sure where all it will be shown after the DC premiere, and yes, the lettering was not the best for ease of viewing.
We're starting to get early gusts right now. Should be picking up here as the afternoon progresses, but we're well out of the eye-path. (We're in the yellow band).
Now comes Ivan. I'm almost to the point of actually hoping it comes here just because Florida's had enough.
Har! Kerry was in Steubenville on Saturday. With 3,500 in attendance, about 1,000 were protesting against him, plus there was thunder, lightning and rain there when not a single drop fell on our little town, a scant 16 or 17 miles away. I'm reminded of GWB's appearance in Charleston, WV in August, 2000. It had rained all morning, but as soon as he came out to speak, the clouds parted and the sun shined. It was surreal.
I'm printing "The New Soldier" off the internet now. It brings back all the wretched childhood memories I have of the 60s, dope-smoking hippies, hate-filled demonstrations and the rest of those disgusting times. Thanks, John Kerry, for making Vietnam the focal point of your pointless campaign.
This hurricane season has totally cured me of any desire to relocate southeast: watching some of the newsfootage of the devastation is just awful.
SE Asia is getting hammered as well; plus, they have the earthquakes to make it even worse.
I believe that God may not be all that pleased with His children's behavior on this planet...
Cheers, TO.
Yesterday it was 100 degrees with a humidity of 9%...
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John F. Kerry D-Mass., is greeted by a swarm of supporters as she finished marching with union workers in Pittsburgh's Labor Day parade, Monday, Sept.6, 2004.
Looks like she got her "meds" refilled and is good to go for another day of it.
Question: Why do all the psychics and readers have a bunch of really crappy looking cars for sale around their houses?
Or is this just a Texas thing?
Don't miss this one, folks.
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