Live Thread: Final Night: RNC Convention: Bush Speaks

http://gopconvention.com/schedule/ ^ | September 2, 2004

[Howlin]

Primetime

"A Safer World,
A More Hopeful America"
7:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. EDT

Convention Call to Order
Representative Henry Bonilla (TX)
Deputy Permanent Co-Chair

Presentation of Colors
New York Port Authority

Pledge of Allegiance
Mary Lou Retton and Kerri Strug
Olympic Gold Medalists

National Anthem
Nicole C. Mullen, Nashville, TN

Invocation
Bishop Keith Butler, Southfield, MI

Lynn Swann
NFL Hall of Famer

Dorothy Hamill
Olympic Gold Medalist

The Honorable Michael Williams (TX)

Music
Donnie McClurkin

Music
Michael W. Smith

Governor George Pataki (NY)
Biography

President George W. Bush
Biography

Benediction
Cardinal Egan

[alancarp]

(re: 1,000 recently-released protestors)

couldn't the paperwork have been delayed until the next business day????

[cyncooper]

Dagnabit, man. The protesters infiltrated their space and they're entitled to "get in their face" in the peaceful way they did.

The news would say later that protesters had made it in and been escorted out, so I say THANK YOU delegates for not sitting and taking it but not being ugly about it but using gracious good humor and fervent support of your candidate to fight back.

[Janan Ganesh]

Flip flop, flip flop. The delegates are doing their part.

[asgardshill]

"There's nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat."

[roses of sharon]

How about we give Kerry some serious payback, all the way to Nov.

[Soul Seeker]

Nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat!!

[Lil'freeper]

"There's nothing complicated about supporting our troops!"

[nopardons]

And now he's slamming Kerry and Edwards for voting against the money for the military. THERE'S NOTHING COMPLEX ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS IN COMBAT!

[Max7]

"Exactly, what a bone-headed move.

Bone-head people do bone-head things. And he is a BONE-HEAD.

[TexasGreg]

THERE'S NOTHING COMPLICATED ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS IN COMBAT.

[Dr Snide]

You want the truth, YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH

[ConservativeMan55]

I'm with you!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

"Because religious charities provide a safety net of mercy and compassion, our goverment must never discriminate against them."

 

"I support the protection of marriage against activist judges."

 

"I will continue to appoint federal judges who know the difference between personal opinion and the strict interpretation of the law."

 

"If you say the heart and soul of America is found in Hollywood, I'm afraid you are not the candidate of conservative values."

 

"If you voted against the Defense of Marriage Act....you are not the candidate of conservative values."

 

"Three days after Sept. 11th, I stood where Americans died....workers in hardhats were shouting at me, "Whatever it takes!"....."I will never relent in defending America...whatever it takes."

 

"We are staying on the offensive, striking terrorists abroad so we do not have to face them here at home."

 

"More than 3/4s of Al Qaeda's members and associates have been detained or killed.."

 

"We have led. Many have joined...and America and the world are safer."

 

"We must and we will confront threats to America before it is too late."

 

"Our nation is standing with the people of Afghanistan and Iraq, because when America gives it's word, America must keep it's word."

 

"We are serving a vital and cause that will make our society safer.."

 

..."Our troops will return home with the honor they have earned."

 

"Our men and women in uniform are doing a superb job for America."

 

(standing O, and LOUD cheers!)

 

"Tonight I want to speak to all of them and their families."

 

"...We owe you our thanks, and we owe you something more. We will give you all the tools, all the resources and all the support you need for victory."

[steveegg]

W's breaking out the 'I voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it' line from Ketchup Boy.

"There's nothing complicated about supporting our troops." Amen.

[txradioguy]

"Nothing complicated about souuprting our troops..."


HOOAH! Mr. President!

[Gunder]

Props to Tony Blair!!!!!

[Pyro7480]

Thanking the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing!

[Stew Padasso]

Why? Bush has my vote.

[Sofa King]

"There's nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat."!!

Liberals everywhere have got to be foaming at the mouth right now!

[TexasGreg]

30 countries are with us in Iraq???? But ... But ... Kerry said we were there along!!!!??