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Official CPAC McCain Speech Thread
CSPAN ^ | 2/7/08

Posted on 02/07/2008 12:11:11 PM PST by BubbaBasher

Live McCain Speech at CPAC


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; cpac; mccain; mccaincpaccspan; seniorjuan; speech
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To: JohnnyZ

“hE SAYS SECURE BORDERS FIRST?????

He’s been saying that for a while now.

I guess we’ll see if he intends to follow through.”

Yes, and the borders will be secure, when McCAin says they are secure...and YOU better believe him no matter how many aliens are still getting through the ‘virtual’ barrier.


261 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:21 PM PST by AuntB (" DON'T LET THE PRESS PICK YOUR CANDIDATE!" Mrs. Duncan Hunter 1/5/08)
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To: RadioCirca1970
He never took AMNESTY off the table..secure the border first ....then???

During the last debate, he said the Governors would determine if the Borders are secure...and they all endorsed him. It is a setup, a fix. He is an open borders candidate, and it is just sickening.

262 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:25 PM PST by jan in Colorado ("It's easier to believe a lie one hears 1,000 times than to believe a fact that one has never heard)
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To: SUSSA

You’re absolutely right. It’s no wonder spineless is thrown around so much.


263 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:29 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: Brett66
After watching Romney’s speech, McCain appears so lame.

Just think how people felt in 1976 at the convention when Ford spoke after Reagan...

264 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:31 PM PST by NeoCaveman (other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the theater)
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To: TheLion
Some of them will, but most who have already been through this screwing before with Bob Dole and Ford will NOT do it a third time.
265 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:32 PM PST by Cold Heat (NO! (you can infer any meaning you choose))
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To: newconhere

I concur that he’s a terrible speaker. I was referring to the content, which is a lie anyway. He’s saying the right thing. I just don’t expect him to honor anything he’s saying execpt for his commitment to finish the job in Iraq.


266 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:37 PM PST by saganite (Lust type what you what in the “tagline” space)
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To: BubbaBasher
The REAL Juan MxCain...

"I hope at some point we can just calm down a little bit and see>>> if <<< there are areas we can agree on for the good of the party and the good of the country," McCain said. "I think they've made their case against me pretty eloquently."

Golly Juan, ya think?

McCain/Kennedy
McCain/Feingold
McCain/Lieberman
No on Bush Tax cuts
Consideration of VP for John Kerry
Keating 5
Global Warming
NY Times endorsement
LA Times Endorsement
Opposed federal gay marriage (before realizing the consequences)
Pro choice(before realizing the consequences)


McCain’s the candidate of amnesty for illegal aliens.
McCain supports embryonic stem-cell research.
McCain has said “I would not support repeal of Roe vs. Wade”.
McCain opposed the Bush tax cuts, and refuses to sign the “No New Taxes” pledge.
McCain supports legislation that would increase taxes on energy.
McCain was the ring-leader of the Senate “Gang of 14”, which kept the then Senate Republican leadership from ending the ability of Democrats to filibuster Bush’s judicial nominees.
McCain supports legislation to grant due-process rights to terrorists.
McCain sponsored the inept legislation which restricts free-speech rights of those involved in the political process, (the McCain/Feingold bill)
McCain called evangelical-conservatives an “evil influence” on the Republican Party.
McCain - member of the Keating 5 that caused a bipartisan scandal during the S&L meltdown.
McCain had a recall election ran against him by the conservatives in Arizona.
McCain blocked the investigation into whether Viet Nam and the Soviets were still holding over 600 of our missing POWs in 1990.


(Credit to the two FReepers that put this together, I don't recall which but they know who they are and they don't drink the kool-aid.)



A detailed history of his voting JUST on amnesty…

2007: Voted on Senate floor in favor of motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639, a bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted in favor of a second motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Edward Kennedy), a bill to reward up to 6 million illegal aliens with amnesty. The motion to invoke cloture would have limited further debate on the bill and moved it to a final vote. A vote for cloture was effectively a vote in favor of passing the amnesty-guestworker bill. The motion to invoke cloture failed by a vote of 46 to 53.

2007: Voted on Senate floor in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens Sen. McCain voted in favor of a motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Edward Kennedy), a bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty. The motion to invoke cloture was a move to initiate debate on the proposal and limit further discussion of amendments to a previously-agreed upon set of proposals -- thus a vote against cloture was effectively a vote in favor of killing the amnesty-guestworker bill. The motion to invoke cloture passed by a vote of 64 to 35.

2007: Voted on Senate floor against reducing amnesties for illegal aliens Sen. McCain voted in favor of a motion to invoke cloture on the substitute amendment (SA 1150) to S. 1348, a bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty. The motion to invoke cloture would have ended debate on the proposal and limited further discussion of amendments to a previously-agreed upon set of proposals -- thus a vote in favor of cloture was effectively a vote in favor of the amnesty-guestworker bill. The motion to invoke cloture failed by a vote of 45 to 50.

2007: Voted on Senate floor in favor of amendment to create a disincentive to apply for amnesty Sen. McCain voted in favor of the Cornyn Amendment (SA 1250) to S. 1348 to discourage applicants from applying for amnesty by eliminating the provisions protecting the confidentiality of the information contained in amnesty applications and, instead, requires the sharing of application-related information upon the request of a law enforcement agency, intelligence, or national security agency, or DHS component when requested in connection with a duly-authorized investigation of a civil violation. The Cornyn Amendment passed by a vote of 57 to 39.

2007: Voted on Senate floor against amendment to bar certain criminals from amnesty Sen. McCain voted against the Cornyn Amendment (SA 1184) to S. 1385 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Harry Reid) to bar criminal aliens from receiving amnesty. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff has estimated that 15% of illegal aliens are criminals. The Cornyn Amendment failed by a vote of 46 to 51.

2007: Voted against amendment to strip amnesty provisions from S. 1348 in 2007 Sen. McCain voted against the Vitter Amendment to strip the amnesty provisions from S. 1348 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Harry Reid). The Vitter Amendment failed by a vote of 29 to 66.

2007: Cosponsoring S. 774 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty S. 774 (whose main sponsor is Sen. Dick Durbin) would reward illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would qualify for this amnesty.

2007: Cosponsoring S. 340 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens (AgJOBS) Sen. McCain is a cosponsor of S. 340 (whose main sponsor is Sen. Dianne Feinstein) to encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty.

2006: Voted on Senate floor in favor of S. 2611 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted in favor of final passage of S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) which includes an amnesty (both immediate and deferred) for 10.2 million illegal aliens (6.7 million illegal alien workers and 3.5 million illegal alien spouses and/children). S. 2611 passed by a vote of 62 to 36.

2006: Voted in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens Sen. McCain voted in favor of a motion to invoke cloture on S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) which includes an amnesty (both immediate and deferred) for 10.2 million illegal aliens (6.7 million illegal alien workers and 3.5 million illegal alien spouses and/children). The motion to invoke cloture passed by a vote of 73 to 25.

2006: Voted against amendment to reward 2 million illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted against the Feinstein Amendment to S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) to create an "orange card" that would allow an estimated two million illegal aliens to pay a fine, and after 6-8 years, adjust to Lawful Permanent Resident status. The Feinstein Amendment failed by a vote of 37 to 61 .

2006: Voted against amendment to kill amnesty provisions Sen. McCain voted against the Vitter amendment (SA 3963) to S. 2611 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Arlen Specter) to remove provisions authorizing the “earned legalization” and “agricultural worker” amnesty schemes that would grant amnesty to an estimated 16 million illegal aliens and their families (according to a May, 2006 study by the Heritage Foundation’s Robert Rector). The Vitter amendment failed by a vote of 33 to 66.

2006: Voted against procedural move to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain voted against cloture on SA 3424, a "compromise amnesty" proposal by Sens. Hagel (R-NE) and Martinez (R-FL). The purpose of voting against allowing a final vote on this proposal varied from Senator to Senator, with many of them favoring the proposal but not willing to bring it up without a lot of votes on amendments. At the least, those voting against cloture were insisting on a chance for opponents of the bill to make their case with amendments. The Hagel-Martinez proposal would reward illegal aliens with amnesty. S. 2611 includes an amnesty (both immediate and deferred) for 10.2 million illegal aliens (6.7 million illegal alien workers and 3.5 million illegal alien spouses and/children). The cloture motion failed by a vote of 38 to 60.

2005-2006: Cosponsored S. 2075 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty S. 2075 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Dick Durbin) would reward illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would qualify for this amnesty. The bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2005-2006: Cosponsored S. 1033 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain was a cosponsor of S. 1033 to reward virtually all illegal aliens (except those with criminal records or terrorist connections) with amnesty. This could potentially reward 9 million illegal aliens with amnesty. This bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2005: Voted in favor of amnesty for agricultural workers Sen. McCain voted to invoke cloture, a procedural move requiring 60 votes to limit debate and ensure a vote on the AgJOBS amnesty amendment for up to 3 million illegal aliens, introduced by Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), to the Iraq supplemental spending bill. The Senate voted 53 to 45 not to invoke cloture, effectively keeping the amnesty off of the final bill.

2005-2006: Cosponsored S. 359 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. McCain was a cosponsor of S. 359 to encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty.

2003-2004: Cosponsored S. 1645 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. McCain cosponsored S. 1645 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Larry Craig) to encourage more illegal immigration by rewarding certain illegal aliens who work in agriculture with amnesty. This bill died in the Judiciary Committee.

2003-2004: Cosponsored S. 1545 to reward illegal aliens with amnesty S. 1545 would have rewarded illegal aliens under the age of 21 who have been physically present in the country for five years and are in 7th grade or above with amnesty. An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 illegal aliens would have qualified for this amnesty.

2003-2004: Cosponsored S. 1461 to encourage reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. McCain cosponsored S. 1461, to create a legalization process for almost all illegal aliens who will then be eligible for green cards after 6 years. Amnesty has been shown to increase rates of illegal immigration. The bill did not come to a vote.

2000: Voted against an illegal immigration amnesty. Sen. McCain voted against including an amnesty for illegal aliens from Central America in the Senate H-1B bill (S.2045). This not necessarily a vote against the amnesty, but rather a vote against including it in the H-1B legislation. The move to attach the amnesty failed 43-55.

1997: Voted for an amnesty to illegal aliens from Nicaragua and Cuba. Sen. McCain voted for a procedural move that helped allow the Mack Amendment to be included in S.1156 (the District of Columbia Appropriations bill). This amendment granted amnesty to illegal aliens from Nicaragua and Cuba and is expected to add close to one million people to U.S. population. 96 N/A N/A

1990: Voted for a bill that included an amnesty. Sen. McCain supported S.358 (whose main sponsor was Sen. Edward Kennedy), which provided an amnesty for up to 165,000 spouses and minor children of illegal aliens who were granted amnesty in 1986. Ultimately, the 1990 bill passed 81-17.



So. There it is.

Juan MxCain.

Between Juan, Billary and Obama (because that is all the MSM will allow) we as a nation are finished. Better get ready for it.

I do not mean “plastic and duct tape” either.

When those 35 million new amnesty welfare and socialist voters hit the booths in 2010 we are going to get b-slapped. And when they vote in 2012, we are history as a nation.


267 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:40 PM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: 11th_VA

You’re not alone, his speech is excellent. For God’s sake we can’t possibly allow the Clinton/Obama approaches to these issues. McCain is the opposite not the same as them.


268 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:55 PM PST by Williams
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To: 11th_VA

...yes, you would be the only one.


269 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:57 PM PST by GeorgiaDawg
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To: Williams; All
That's a fine speech if you actually believe any of it. But you cannot believe anything this man says. He says he believes in Liberty, yet sponsored the biggest assault on our most fundamental freedom EVER! What freedom is more important than Freedom of Speech????

Do not pee on me and tell me it's raining!!!

270 posted on 02/07/2008 12:45:59 PM PST by Dems_R_Losers (Waiting for 2012 to vote for an actual Republican)
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To: BubbaBasher

“Says he would appoint judges like “Alito”. Yeah right.”

Yea, he’d probably appoint Lynne Stewart to the USSC before naming someone like Alito (Stewart is the left-wing nutcase lawyer for all the WTC ‘93 bombing defendants)


271 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:01 PM PST by SilvieWaldorfMD (Hard lesson learned in the 1980's: "Never perm and dye your hair at the same time!")
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To: DoughtyOne

272 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:02 PM PST by VU4G10 (Have You Forgotten?)
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To: MNJohnnie
>You would be wise to simply walk away and let Freepers vent.

they aren’t that wise, MN.
Neither is McCain, but thats another reason why I’m not voting for him...

273 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:06 PM PST by bill1952 (The right to buy weapons is the right to be free)
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To: 11th_VA

No, we’re just quieter than the others. :)


274 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:15 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (Careful guys, someone spiked the Mitt KoolAid.)
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To: Williams

You are right. He’s not a good candidate. But, vs. Hillary/Obama he gets my vote on (1) defense, (2) taxes, (3) life, (4) SCOTUS appointmets.


275 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:16 PM PST by Tigercap
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To: Pravious

“He doesn’t ignore it, he has contempt for it. And right now, he’s spitting in our faces by reading through a playbook of “things Conservatives want to hear.”

Contempt is a better word. Correct.

“I don’t believe a word he says, and never will.”

Nor do I.


276 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:22 PM PST by milford421 (U.N. OUT OF U.S.)
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Don't believe you're lying eyes over the last twenty years.  Believe me now!
277 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:25 PM PST by DoughtyOne (That's right John McStain, you'll get my vote when you peel it from my cold dead fingers.)
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To: Just Lori
"You like hearing lies?"

Nope, that's why I'm glad Myth finally did something classy - he quit.

278 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:25 PM PST by joebuck
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To: Williams

“Those criticizing this speech are not listening to what the man is saying. It’s a conservative speech defending a conservative record.”

Too bad the person giving the speech doesn’t believe in his own words.


279 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:43 PM PST by Hayzo
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To: newconhere
Non-CPAC members??

There was/is at least one Freeper there reporting back that the audiance was packed w/ Liberal Republicans, not Conservatives.

CPAC is now LiRPAC

Liberal Republican Action Committee!

280 posted on 02/07/2008 12:46:47 PM PST by TexasCajun
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