My cubicle-mate at work is a Democrat who claims she voted for Reagan twice, but could never vote Republican again after that speech and convention. She doesn't remember who gave the speech, but does remember that she felt "frightened" because Republicans wanted to take away the right to abortion.
Personally, I rather doubt she ever voted for Reagan. But my point in relating this anecdote is that even after all this time, that convention and speech are remembered as incredibly divisive. Those who admire Pat Buchanan love the speech. Pretty much everyone else was either embarrassed by it or frightened by it.
But these are far different times. No matter what, we simply cannot let Kerry-Edwards near the levers of power. Anyone who doesn't get that is either monumentally stupid or has a death wish.
My tagline until the election:
A vote for Kerry-Edwards is a vote for Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Jacques Chirac, the UN, International Criminal Court, and Hollyweirdos.
Failure to vote, or a vote for a minority party, is a vote for Kerry-Edwards (unless you’re a liberal/Leftist who’ll vote Nader, a minority party, or stay home).