Posted on 02/07/2008 2:44:18 PM PST by tgslTakoma
Edited on 02/08/2008 4:15:59 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Video at Michelle's blog.
The sound on this video shows that the boos were much louder than the MSM's podium mikes picked up.
No wonder McCain didn't look to comfy on stage, even with his cheerleaders up in the front.
Direct link to You Tube page with video.
****EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT*****
To: Will88; tgslTakoma
The CPAC crowd was fired up during Romney’s speech until, at the end, he broke his news, and things came crashing down. Then after a panel of senators and congressmen, and a speech by Dick Armey, the McCain ballet commenced.
1. It was an exercise in professional crowd control. Shortly before his speech, McCain staffers and volunteers were escorted in and seated throughout the room while conservatives were denied entrance.
2. Those attempting to save seats for family members, etc. were told that the people they were saving the seats for would not be getting into the room and that they had to let the other “guests” have the seats
3. The McCain crew shouted and cheered boisterously at all of the appropriate points, and gave dirty looks to any who booed. Still, lots of people booed.
4. McCain’s speech was undeniably a good speech. It did not change the fact that conservatives do not trust them, but it was a good speech, so it was difficult not to applaud with some points. (How can you boo all the time when someone quotes Edmund Burke twice?)
The total crowd was the usual CPAC packed room, probably about 5,000 strong in the room. Of them, possibly 10-20% were McCain supporters, but much of the rest of the crowd were simply polite, and seeing no viable conservative hope, gave McCain a moderate level of applause.
In the past, we have left CPAC energized. Today, we left for the day feeling like we had been punched in the gut.
74 posted on 02/07/2008 9:29:33 PM CST by Huber (And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
Liberal Republican Political Action Committee!
Seems CPAC let non-member liberal republicans in to cheer their guy.
Betrayed every which way! ...I'm totally disguested.
Pure class - NOT!
We’ll see.
All I know is that a No-vote is a vote for Obamary.
(maybe we can twist his arm).
I posted Michelle Malkin's video of McCain's reception at CPAC.
Time for this party to go the way of the Whigs.
Lets see a 3rd party run for POTUS.
Man, I’m PO’d. I had to pause Dwight Sings Buck for that and I only heard a few scattered boos.
Let him sign Roy Beck’s immigration pledge and debunk global warming, then I might vote for him.
A few scattered boo’s...nothing more or nothing less.
To all the McPain supporters, how can any of you describe you choice as a Conservative? What a joke !
Wow. He got a really warm reception.
It proves how infantile those are when they don’t get the 100% conservative...Look what we got with all the so called 100% conservatives the past 8 years...not much that would satisfy this crew....Frankly, I don’t think there is really anyone out there that can.
I think it suggests exactly what the poster stated. What we saw from the MSM (Fox News) was sanitized.
From tgslTakoma's first post.....AGAIN!!
"The sound on this video shows that the boos were much louder than the MSM's podium mikes picked up."
If you need the font BIGGER, let me know.
That's true. Mike Pense was the biggest liberal when he tried to come up with a compromise for immigration.
To all the McPain supporters, how can any of you describe your choice as a Conservative? What a joke !
Saw that video, the one in October with a reporter from Des Moines.
Had to stop it midway because he began prattling on about that damn amnesty. He still intends to see it through, obviously. And securing the border - what does he mean by that! Double walls with moat? The National Guard patrolling regularly? Or just cameras and the occasional Border guard minus substantial walls?
I’m not reassured that this man is the Republican we need and want at this moment.
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