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Blessed By Misfortune - McCain’s Speech
Strata-sphere ^ | 11:29 pm under | Published by AJStrata

Posted on 09/04/2008 8:51:58 PM PDT by Perdogg

What is it to be an American? The John McCain I met tonight was incredibly Reaganesque as he reminded us that American pride comes from winning the fight - not from whining for handouts as victims. McCain, through his own riveting personal story of transformation from self centered cocky fly boy to dedicated man of his country. McCain reintroduced himself to America, and reintroduced us to ourselves. The speech was a huge hit. And the comparisons to Obama were striking.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008rncconvention; mccain; mccainpalin; rncconvention; vietnamvets
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1 posted on 09/04/2008 8:51:58 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Norman Bates

ping


2 posted on 09/04/2008 8:52:47 PM PDT by Perdogg (Maverick - Barracuda 2008)
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To: Perdogg

Okay, so he won me over. So sue me.


3 posted on 09/04/2008 8:55:48 PM PDT by Saundra Duffy (For victory & freedom!!!)
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To: Perdogg

This for me was the most striking part of the speech...that challenges are not to be avoided at all cost, but your character is how you respond to challenges.


4 posted on 09/04/2008 8:56:31 PM PDT by garbanzo (Government is not the solution to our problems. Government is the problem.)
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To: Perdogg

I thought he gave a very good speech


5 posted on 09/04/2008 8:57:51 PM PDT by Piers-the-Ploughman (Just say no to circular firing squads.)
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To: Perdogg

Great speech. McCain/Palin, a force to be reckoned with.


6 posted on 09/04/2008 9:00:58 PM PDT by davetex ("We are Americans, we don't hide from history, we make history" John McCain 9/4/2008)
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To: Perdogg

Who picked Tom Ridge to speak tonight?

I have a couple of killer dogs that would have been warmer than him.


7 posted on 09/04/2008 9:01:26 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (shoot low, they are riding Shetlands..)
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To: Perdogg
He knocked it out of the park. If he does even a quarter of the things he talked about as President, we will be in excellent shape.

What a contrast between Obama and McCain - one is like a whiny teenager who is mad that the world isn't "fair" - the other is a grown-up adult.

8 posted on 09/04/2008 9:02:27 PM PDT by ikka
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To: Perdogg

Also — “Do not be distracted by the ground noise and static!”

Standing ovation followed!


9 posted on 09/04/2008 9:02:49 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Perdogg
McCain closed the sale tonight. He will be President.

The McCain/ Palin ticket is about real change. About changing the nature of government and government programs to match the needs of the 21st century. McCain sharply contasted himself to 0-bama with Mcain/ Palin being leaders of a better tomorrow not just some politician promising to spend and spend and spend our tax dollars.

I will be comfortable in the voting booth this November.

McCain/Palin will be my choice.

10 posted on 09/04/2008 9:03:21 PM PDT by A message (Governor Palin is a great choice for Vice-President. McCain/ Palin '08)
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To: Saundra Duffy

Yup. I told my husband, I’m a McCainiac now!!! He was just wonderful, and I learned things about him and his life that I didn’t know before. It’s funny, he’s been in public life forever, and I thought I knew him, but I learned so much more tonight. I’m totally down with him— so much so that I’m sending money,


11 posted on 09/04/2008 9:04:34 PM PDT by walden
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To: A message

Someone else wrote that Palin is what 99.99% of politicians CLAIM to be, but aren’t. I think the same qualifies for McCain. A lot of politicians claim they will bring change to government, but government usually ends up changing them. Not so with McCain and Palin. They WILL change government and they have the record to back it up.


12 posted on 09/04/2008 9:08:03 PM PDT by GLDNGUN
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To: Perdogg

Well done Senator (soon to be President) McCain. You are the man!


13 posted on 09/04/2008 9:10:25 PM PDT by janee (janee)
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To: Perdogg

I think the McCain/Palin ticket will unify the Republican party again after hearing tonight’s speech. The Dems are whining all over the TV & radio!

The great part is that there were no put-downs, just straight talk about who had more actual experience. I think this ticket will bring in a lot of Republican voters who were reticent about McCain a few weeks ago.


14 posted on 09/04/2008 9:12:35 PM PDT by senorita
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To: GLDNGUN
It took a lot of guts on a national stage for John McCain to say on education, among other statements about school choice and seeking the best in educators, that a better solution is also to help bad teachers find a new line of work.
15 posted on 09/04/2008 9:13:30 PM PDT by A message (Governor Palin is a great choice for Vice-President. McCain/ Palin '08)
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To: GLDNGUN

You’re exactly right.


16 posted on 09/04/2008 9:14:10 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Saundra Duffy

Forget the lawsuit- an intelligent person knows when to change direction.


17 posted on 09/04/2008 9:15:28 PM PDT by newhouse
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To: Perdogg

McCain’s da man and Palin is the W O M A N

What a team...If they are not a winning team i don’t know what is...I hope they win by a huge margin in November and then surprise Americans by restoring America and the Republican Party to it’s true good roots that benefits all.


18 posted on 09/04/2008 9:15:47 PM PDT by billmor (Friday:Red Shirt Day- silent no more..,McCain and Palin-the right team for '08)
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To: Perdogg
McCain's speech was a great milestone in the respect it was aimed at Americans rather than Republicans. Admittedly, he isn't glib, and he isn't the orator that Obama is...but he's genuine. But great speeches are not always made by great people, i.e. Hitler (Ein Rich, Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer), Mussolini (famous 1925 speech to the Italian Chamber of Facists), by Lenin and by Americans such as Wallace ("segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever")...

The best presidents IMHO haven't been great speech makers. Eisenhower was a terrible speech maker, so was Truman.

I remember how estatic the (media said the public) was about Mario Cuomo's speech to the Dem convention back in 1984 on behalf of Mondale, how disappointed it supposedly was with Reagan. How Michael Dukakis was a great speaker and how ineffective was Bush 41. Guess speeches aren't everything...

McCain will be just fine...can't wait for the debates!

19 posted on 09/04/2008 9:15:53 PM PDT by meandog (please pray for future President McCain, day minus 142-Jan. 20--and counting)))
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To: meandog

It was more of a presidential speech to all Americans, vs a rallying speech to the republicans.

While watching it, I thought it started slow. Great middle portion, where McCain gave substance on the differences between his plans and Obama’s. And such a strong, touching, ending. Powerful ending.

At times, if you closed your eyes, it almost sounded like Reagan speaking. Don’t misunderstand, I am not claiming McCain is Reagan.

However, after re-reading much of the text of the speech, I must say it was better than I first thought. There is a lot of powerful stuff in McCains speech. A lot of depth and complexity, that I did not hear or understand fully the first time.


20 posted on 09/04/2008 9:20:40 PM PDT by gswilder
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