I'm glad the GOP took the time to do a movie on Cindy McCain at the convention.  I didn't know much about her and was impressed at what she has accomplished and glad to see she gets her hands dirty.  If you believed the MSM, you would think she's just a rich, spoiled Stepford wife.

I thought the speech was a little long, but it was compelling. I think the most compelling part was, the story. McCain has had a lifetime of service behind him and the scars to prove it. He's truly someone who's worked all of his life for this position and this moment.

I liked the fact that he didn't go off on a bashing tangent. To the McCain camp: keep making him look like the good guy. When I look at Mac I think of my Dad. Let Palin do the dirty work. She does it so well. Let Mac stick to the issues and emphasize his track record on reform.

I really enjoyed at the end when he fired up and yelled "fight with me". It's certain to me that he's not George Bush. I would exploit that claim and use it against Obama.  Remember, they keep saying that McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time. But they don't mention that those votes were on non-issues like re-naming post offices, schools and stuff like that. Obama may find himself as voting with Bush on those issues too.

All and all he did a great job. Seriously, after Palin's performance, I didn't need to even hear from McCain.

Mr.L 

I give the speech a B- because it ran too long and started out slow. He gave some good ideas on education, taxes, and foreign policy, but he outright avoided global warming and skirted around immigration.

That said, I'm pretty much sold on voting for him, mostly for the sake of promoting Palin. As long as he doesn't majorly burn me before Nov 4.

PS - Goth is correct about Cindy. If McCain shows up as the man who wants to take Cindy and Sarah to Washington, he'll run away with it.

I thought he was effective in contrasting himself against Obama. He is not an orator and admits it readily but he is dedicated to putting America first. I thought he made the energy issues we face as the starting point in turning our economy around. I hope he keeps that focus on developing domestic resources along with research and development of alternative energy sources. I feel the Republican's own that issue and along with McCain's stance on cutting spending along with tax cuts they could win this election. Of course it goes without saying now that having Sarah Palin on the ticket is a huge plus.

Every time the camera went for audience reaction shots people were yawning.

John, You are not a good speaker and you should never be allowed to give more than a twenty minute speech. 

McCain's speech was gracious, smart and deeply personal and just what was needed. John McCain did not need to "top" anything in his speech and in trying to do so he would have been saying, "What I am isn't enough".

Instead McCain bore his soul and gave a deeply personal speech that was heavily seasoned with grace and smartly addressed the issues. He didn't need to be Palin again, he needed to be The Maverick and he showed himself, fully.

As well McCain displayed himself, in contrast to Obama's "Eurolove" and shallow rhetoric, to be far deeper and mature and sincerely a man of gratitude for his country and devotion to its ideals and principles.

The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!

1. Podium speaking is not McCain's strong suit. For whatever reason, perhaps as a result of his imprisonment time, he's a fidgeter, and that's distracting. He has no rhythm. McCain's strength is debate. When he's doing a town hall, he's much better. So I was surprised his campaign didn't tamp down expectations.
2. His story is compelling, not just for the pain, but for the logic. He started selfish, but under torture, his fellow soldiers fought for him, and that converted him from being selfish to treasuring service and love of country. The logic of service is personal for him, because it literally saved his life. For me, that kind of story is so much more compelling than mere "let's all hug" rhetoric. McCain can put substance behind his calls for service.
3. McCain's speech finally said something that I've been waiting to hear for a long time. When times are tough, the correct attitude is not to surrender and blame, like the Democrats have been doing ever since 2001. That's what losers do. That's what cowards do. That isn't change.
   1. Instead, as we say in golf, you "play it where it lies." Change is adapting. If you screwed up, you adapt. You study mistakes to learn from them, not to wallow in them to use as evidence to start over with a new crew.
   2. Mistakes happen. When you're playing a skilled opponent, sometimes they score on you. It happens. The way to respond is not to surrender at every hit, but to adapt.
   3. The problem with Bush is that when things weren't working, he didn't adapt. The problem with the Democrats is that when things weren't working, they wanted to quit. McCain's attitude is correct - don't give up, but adapt.

Couldn't help but notice the difference between the Hillary beast who 'fought for children for 30 years,'  whatevcer that means, and accomplished nothing, and Cindy McCain who not only went into the belly of poverty throughout the world to help, but adopted two of the children.

And I'm sure the secret service found MSNBC credentials on those Code Pink commies.

than Obama or McCain but the link doesn't work for me. It says developing

 I believe we need to take a NewsBusters vote on whether now is the time to pull out of Chicago!  We suffered many more murders in Chicago this summer then deaths in Iraq over the course of the summer. I say it's time we got out of Chicago now!

What's wrong with the Wilson sister's? They probably received more iTunes downloads for their crappy song than they'll be able to add up in their collective bimbo heads.

"Igore, help me with the bags."

"Soitenly. You take the blonde, I'll take the one in the turban."

The ability to repeat words written on a sheet of paper is somewhat important. What is more important is the words themselves. I would not grade a speech by the delivery, but by content. The speech was good, made the points he intended to make, and told us what he would try to do while president. Most of it I agree with, a few points I take issue with. But for John, it was well done. He is not a great speech giver, but he is an effective speaker when just talking to people. Sara, on the other hand, gives a great speech, I just hope she is effective in a debate. I think she will do fine, tho. Anyone that can wing it on a public stage, has got to be pretty quick.

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

Not a great speech. I don't even know if I'd call it good. But that's not McCain's strong suit. What it did do was reinforce what I've always felt was the key difference between McCain and Obama. No, not the way they look or how they sound or what their political views are. It's that McCain is real. He's genuine. I certainly have my disagreements with the man(notice how the words "illegal immigration" or "border security" never once came up last night?), but I trust him. I know him. I believe in him.

Obama's been running for President for over a year and a half, and I still have no idea who this man is. It's partly due to the complete lack of any legislative record to examine. It's partly due to the media doing a poor job vetting him. It's partly due to multiple positions he's taking on issues(finally admitting the surge has worked being the latest example). You add all that up and what we have is an enigma. An unknown. Do we roll the dice and put someone like that in the Oval Office in a time like this?

Ultimately I believe as I always have that the debates are what will really decide this election. No teleprompters, no raucous crowds, no talking points, no rhetoric. Just three men and one woman discussing where they'll take this country. And this is where McCain feels most at home, so I have the utmost confidence he can seal the deal.

Oh no, do you want four more years of the failed Bush policies? 

You stay classy, Lefties! 

A Culture of Corruption Update. 

Today's Iraq is a Quagmire! Update.

Sid the Kid was given the Order of Nova Scotia yesterday. 

It was 234 years ago today that the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.

In 1939, the US declared its neutrality.

In 1975, Squeaky tried to kill President Ford.

But, more importantly, it was today, 62 years ago, that Farrokh Bulsara was born in Zanzibar. Who? You may know him better as this man.

The Pic of the Day. 

And, finally, I KNEW I had seen Governor Palin before...

Reading this breathless screech about unemployment is why I no long trust the media.

The unemployment rate was 5.7% in July, then jumped to 6.1% in August.  MSM presents this as the highest jump in five years.  So I guess what they are saying is that the Bush economic plan has really been working well.

Almost at the very end they put this little gem:  "Workers saw wage gains in August, however."  I'm sure if they had the ability, they would have put that as a footnote in the tiniest print possible.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080905/economy.html?.v=9

O Dumby gathered a huge croud at the stadium.

Did he mention free beer free rock show free fireworks? NOOOOOOOOOOO

He thinks they came to see him 

I watched it on ABC and it seems they went out of their way to get shots of protesters and people that appeared dis-interested. They kept cutting to a shot of a protester in the balcony holding a "McCain votes against vets" sign - they must have cut to him 3 or 4 times. The final time they showed him he was no longer holding the sign so they had to troll to find another protester (the code pink wacko). Of course the camera followed her all the way out of the hall - I'm betting they were hoping she would trip so they could blame the crowd for "roughing her up".

It is 8:45 and the stars are shining brightly under this Carolina blue sky. It hasn't rain in over 2 hours. No wind. I want to go home and get in my bed. Hurry, hurry Hannah. Big football watching day tomorrow. How about them Gators and the crooks from UM? UM was crooked many years ago. I think it has gotten worse under the leadership of Donna Shalala.

If pro is the opposite of con what is the opposite of progress? Congress!

The incessant trolling, spamming, and idiocy is boring beyond belief.

I wish everyone here who is engaging in this kind of behavior would think about it....it doesn't add one bit to the boards here.

Blaze, Rick.....good luck tonite, stay dry and safe and we'll see you tomorrow! 

Shawnie, if you still are on here, back away from the computer slowly.....turn it off, put it in the trunk, and give your wife the keys!

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

I have not posted one lie, yet my comments are getting deleted because I do not worship the unqualified Sarah Palin.

I have seen all I need to here. You have been warned. This site is nothing more than the extension of the GOP.

On H&C tonight, Kirsten Powers (definitely a liberal), submitted the treatment of Palin by the MSM is unacceptable.  She went on to say NOW should change its name to National Organiuzation Of Liberal Women because they certainly don't speak for all women. 

Rocky & Bullwinkle '08

Has anybody heard from Rick this morning?

Is NB's favorite Tarheel weathering the storm ok?