Live Thread: RNC Convention Day Three.

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[ConservativeMan55]

Primetime

"A Land of Opportunity" 7:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. EDT

Convention Call to Order Representative Shelley Moore Capito (WV) Deputy Permanent Co-Chair

Presentation of Colors FDNY

Pledge of Allegiance Sarah Pyszka, Pittsburgh, PA

National Anthem Central Baptist Choir

Invocation Archbishop Demetrios Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of America, New York, NY

Governor Linda Lingle (HI) Temporary Convention Chairman

The Honorable Brian Sandoval (NV) Attorney General

Senator Rick Santorum (PA)

Rolling Roll Call of States

The Honorable Michael Steele Deputy Permanent Co-Chair Jennette Bradley Assistant Secretary of the Convention Bonnie Garcia Assistant Secretary of the Convention

Vice Presidential Nominating Process

Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) Primetime Continued

The Honorable Elaine Chao

Representative Rob Portman (OH)

Lurita Doan (VA) and Patricia Stout (TX)

Representative Paul Ryan (WI)

Music Third Day

Michael Reagan

Tribute to President Ronald Reagan

Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey (MA)

Governor Mitt Romney (MA)

Music Sara Evans

Keynote Address Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) Biography

Mrs. Lynne Cheney Biography

Vice President Dick Cheney Biography

Music Brooks & Dunn

Benediction Bishop Rene Gracida, Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Corpus Christi, TX

[cyncooper]

The convention is being called to order. Colors being presented now.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Did you notice the slight shaking of McAuliffe's hands? Since he has absolutely NOTHING to be excited about, it must be nerves. ..I was almost concerned...

[Miss Marple]

You don't know the half of it. Scottie dogs in ceramics copulating. Huge oil of a student's genitals. Statue of the devil emerging from a well with erect penis and glitter all over the figure. Nude Pope John on a swing with an erection. Etc., etc.

I recognize these folks. My daughter had many run-ins with them. They are horrible people.

[ride the whirlwind]

From Drudge -

FOXNEWS BEATS BROADCAST NETWORKS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT COVERAGE OF CONVENTION -- HISTORIC UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS FOR CABLE

10-11PM

FOXNEWS -- 5.2 MILLION
NBC -- 5.1 MILLION
CBS -- 4.4 MILLION
ABC -- 4.3 MILLION
MSNBC -- 1.6 MILLION
CNN -- 1.5 MILLION


FOXNEWS peak came during Laura Bush's speech with 5,216,000 viewers... [5,124,000 during Schwarzenegger]...

[cyncooper]

Central Baptist Church singing anthem.

Wonderful job.

(McAuliffe is a nervous wreck)

[cyncooper]

Oh my, on the account of the "art".

Greek Orthodox priest doing invocation.

[TomGuy]

Streaming from gopconvention.com

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Podium View (has audio)

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Broadcast View (had audio)

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Full Stage (weak audio)

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Aerial View (audio)

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CSPAN

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Real Player

http://play.rbn.com/?url=cspan/g2cspan/live/cspan1-g2.rm&proto=rtsp

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MS Player

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CBS webfeed (RealPlayer based)

Webpage

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/videoplayer/newVid/small_player/cbsnews_videoplayer.shtml?clip=LiveWebCast&title=Live$@$Coverage

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Real Player

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[NormsRevenge]

probably Terry's old scout injury acting up.. he got a purple star for it. ;-)

[cyncooper]

We've been keeping the convention on CSPAN in this house. If not for that we'd be on Fox.

I was thrilled to see those numbers. CSPAN doesn't do ratings. I always wish we could get a number just to know.

[Miss Marple]

LOL! I never let her father go to the exhibits. Tuition checks would have stopped.

I am proud of my daughter that she maintained her faith and principles throughout. She graduated and recently married another art student who is also a person of faith.

Two votes for Bush from them, and I am very proud.

[My2Cents]

You make a good point. Personally, I don't subscribe to the medical model of human behavior. That is one of the problems with psychiatry -- if behavior can be explained in terms of an "illness," it absolves people of the choices they make, and the attitudes and thoughts they keep. I don't buy this. I think in very few cases (e.g., tumors, Alzheimers) there actually is a physical cause and explanation of the affects of brain function and behavior. I read an excellent book years ago entitled THE DEATH OF PSYCHIATRY (written by a psychiatrist, btw), who said that what medicine calls "mental illness" is really simply "problems of living," and rather than treatment, what the mentally "ill" need is to learn better ways to cope with life's responsibilities. Another book I read more recently maintains that the onset of schizophrenic symptoms isn't a physical malfunction (e.g., an illness), but is emotional trauma. Learning a successful way to cope with that initial trauma is probably a better method of "treatment" for schizophrenia than, say, use of drugs (which is what the medical model always ultimately throws at mental "illness").

It gets back to what I was referring to as "ways of thinking." One can actually *think* their way into "mental illness." And there are psychological therapies based upon changing the way clients think, as the path back to "health."

In sum, I believe that people are responsible for their behavior -- there is no "illness," per se, that gives them an excuse, or which makes them a "victim" of something that is ultimately out of their control and responsibility.

(Disclaimer: I'm not a mental health professional, but I used to work for an association of mental health professionals; I've got a close friend who graduated with a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology from Stanford who I bounce questions off of on these topics; and I've done a lot of reading in this area. My theory about the link between the leftist worldview and mental "illness" is just that -- a theory; but given time, I think I could make a good case for it.)

[cyncooper]

Video of President Bush: Fulfilling a Promise

Or something like that

[ride the whirlwind]

Yup, I think a lot of folks prefer C-span for this kind of coverage.

[My2Cents]

Man, the hits just keep on comin'!

[OXENinFLA]

Protesters threaten to burn Brooklyn Bridge Flag

[cyncooper]

Fulfilling America's Promise
was the name of the video they just played (Barney sighting in the video...LOL)

[mathluv]

the one is blue looks like Chelsea

[Miss Marple]

Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills interviewed now. "In all honesty, I go to bed every night praying that President Bush will be elected for the next four years."

[petercooper]

Click the logo to donate to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth!

[the Deejay]

Per c-span, Zell will be on at 7 PT/10 ET.