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| US Weekly Hemorrhages Readership Because Of Sarah Palin Article Posted: 05 Sep 2008 12:37 PM CDT MSNBC is reporting that at least 5,000 readers of the US Weekly magazine have canceled their subscription and the number could be up to 10,000. This is before the weekend edition hits the majority of their subscribers. All because they decided ahead of time that Sarah Palin was going to be a flop. "When Us went to print Monday night, it looked like the ticket was falling apart," says one magazine editor. "They went to print thinking Palin was dead in the water, and their mistake was thinking everyone who reads Us is a Democrat, when they're not. Readers are loyal, but the base of a political party is more loyal. They don't need to read the magazine when there's so much press around it to know to be upset." HEH Looks like everybody underestimated the appeal of Sarah Palin and Obama is now desperate so he is going to "dispatch" Hillary Clinton and other prominent females to attempt to counter the "Palin effect." First off, "dispatch"? Are they serious, what are these women to Obama, tools? Servants to "The One?" Obama has learned nothing about Hillary Clinton diehard supporters and if he thinks they are going to appreciate Hillary, who in their eyes was snubbed by not being chosen as VP, after the hard fought battle of the primaries where she received more popular votes than he did, being used and abused some more.....well, I just have one question. Is he and his campaign deliberately trying to hand this election over by alienating even more woman from the Democratic Party? The sheer "audacity" of Obama is becoming apparent to many at this point. Let us take a gander at how some diehard Hillary supporters, those over at Puma Pac, are reacting to this audacity. Headline "Hey, Precious! Fight Your Own Damn Battles. Seal Your Own Damn Deal." Not looking like a favorable reaction just by the title, now is it? The post is even worse. News last night from The NY Times, via Riverdaughter, that Obama has run home to Big Sister to plead with her to fight his battle with Saracuda Palin for him. Oh, the poor Precious! Can't face a tough woman on his own, huh? What's the matter Barack? Just tell Saracuda that she's likable enough. Call her a Sweetie and tell the media that she gets moody and bitchy periodically when she's feeling down. That oughtta work. Or send Sebelius — woo-hoo! I'm sure she can take on Palin and come out of the encounter victorious. Yes, his "audacity" is working out real good for him with the PUMA Pac Hillary supporters, now isn't it? Make sure to go check out the comment section, to get a good feel of how utterly disgusted these folks are over Obama. Riverdaughter, linked in the quote above, is far more vocal about this news about Obama using Hillary to fight his battles against the rough and tough Sarah Palin: Let me get this straight, Sarah-cuda beats you up and steals your lunch money and instead of standing up for yourself, you send out a little note about how she hurt your feelings as a community organizer and you send out another girl to fight your battle. Er, OK. Will you also be sending her out to do business with the Russians, the North Koreans, the health insurance biggies? How about if she does all the debates for you too? Because if you need Hillary to do all the fighting on your sorry ass behalf, then maybe she should be nominee. Guess Obama is showing how weak he truly is...imagine this weakness shown in running the country. The new polls, which haven't even accounted for Palin and McCain's speech yet, show that Obama's Convention bounce totally evaporated and the race is back to a tie and that is just as McCain's convention bounce has just began. Yes....today has shaped up to be a good day so far..... For the McCain/Palin ticket. . |
| Rasmussen and CBS Polls: John McCain Convention Bounce Begins, Ties Up Presidential Race Again Posted: 05 Sep 2008 01:01 PM CDT Last week Barack Obama received the traditional convention bounce seen throughout the years and the latest polls show that John McCain's convention bounce has begun, effectively bringing the race back to a tie. According to the CBS poll, 12 percent of voters are still undecided and the convention bounce for Obama of 8 points, which had him ahead by 48 percent to 40 percent the week before, had been erased. CBS polling concluded Wednesday, so it does not include any effect from last night's speech by Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The Politico report was written before the latest Rasmussen rolling three day poll was released this morning, which confirms the CBS poll's assertion that the previous Democratic bounce is gone. Rasmussen explains: Virtually all of the interviews for today's update were completed before McCain's speech last night. Roughly two-thirds of the interviews were completed before Palin's speech on Wednesday night. Accurate reflections of the whole Republican Convention bounce will not be seen, according to that explanation from Rasmussen about the timing of the interviews, until Monday at the soonest, perhaps Tuesday, when all speeches, including John McCain's and his vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin's will be inclusive to the results. Rasmussen shows that Barack Obama has 46 percent while John McCain holds 45 percent. Rasmussen also shows favorabe ratings, which shows that both McCain and Obama hold a 57 percent favorable rating and when asked about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, 58 percent gave her a favorable rating with 40 percent being listed as "very favorable." 51 percent of voters believe John McCain made the right choice in choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate while 47 percent believe Barack Obama made the right choice in choosing Joe Biden as his running mate. Voters are evenly decided as to whether Sarah Palin or Barack Obama has better experience to be the President. [Update] TechCrunch is reporting that according to Google tending data, McCain "quickly gaining ground" in online hits to the websites of the candidates. Both Obama and Mccain's websites have shown a spike, McCain's since he announced Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate and Obama's being credited to his speech. They also report that Hitwise shows the same tightening in the gap, with Obama still ahead as Mccain gains ground, but neither candidate is comparing to Sarah Palin in the captivation of the web audience. Even after Palin's initial spike they show that "Palin's search volume is more than double McCain's and Obama's." This in no way indicates how people will vote, just the amount of attention the candidates are garnering online. . |
| Hanna Headed For The Carolinas, Expected To Make Landfall Tonight Or Early Morning Posted: 05 Sep 2008 11:20 AM CDT  Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to make landfall in the Carolinas by tonight or early morning tomorrow. Tropical Strom warnings and Hurricane watches are in effect along the coast from Georgia to New Jersey. According to Weather .com the focus should not only be on the center of circulation as they warn the worst of Hanna will be felt at the center of circulation but will be felt more strongly farther away from it. ABC News reports that people along the coast are boarding up their windows and making preparations for the eventual hit. Behind Hanna is Ike, which at this point has been downgraded from a Category 4 to a category 3, which carries winds of 125 miles per hour. Right now Ike is not a threat to land but the people of the Bahamas are being warned to keep a close eye on the Hurricane because it could become a threat to the Bahamas by Sunday and into next week. No indication yet if Ike with threaten the US Coastal states. . |
| Text of John Mccain's Acceptance Speech At The Republican Convention Posted: 04 Sep 2008 10:11 PM CDT Text as prepared for delivery: Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans -- the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for President of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confidence. In my life, no success has come without a good fight, and this nomination wasn't any different. That's a tribute to the candidates who opposed me and their supporters. They're leaders of great ability, who love our country, and wished to lead it to better days. Their support is an honor I won't forget. I'm grateful to the President for leading us in those dark days following the worst attack on American soil in our history, and keeping us safe from another attack many thought was inevitable; and to the First Lady, Laura Bush, a model of grace and kindness in public and in private. And I'm grateful to the 41st President and his bride of 63 years, and for their outstanding example of honorable service to our country. As always, I'm indebted to my wife, Cindy, and my seven children. The pleasures of family life can seem like a brief holiday from the crowded calendar of our nation's business. But I have treasured them all the more, and can't imagine a life without the happiness you give me. Cindy said a lot of nice things about me tonight. But, in truth, she's more my inspiration than I am hers. Her concern for those less blessed than we are - victims of land mines, children born in poverty and with birth defects - shows the measure of her humanity. I know she will make a great First Lady. When I was growing up, my father was often at sea, and the job of raising my brother, sister and me would fall to my mother alone. Roberta McCain gave us her love of life, her deep interest in the world, her strength, and her belief we are all meant to use our opportunities to make ourselves useful to our country. I wouldn't be here tonight but for the strength of her character. My heartfelt thanks to all of you, who helped me win this nomination, and stood by me when the odds were long. I won't let you down. To Americans who have yet to decide who to vote for, thank you for your consideration and the opportunity to win your trust. I intend to earn it. Finally, a word to Senator Obama and his supporters. We'll go at it over the next two months. That's the nature of these contests, and there are big differences between us. But you have my respect and admiration. Despite our differences, much more unites us than divides us. We are fellow Americans, an association that means more to me than any other. We're dedicated to the proposition that all people are created equal and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. No country ever had a greater cause than that. And I wouldn't be an American worthy of the name if I didn't honor Senator Obama and his supporters for their achievement. But let there be no doubt, my friends, we're going to win this election. And after we've won, we're going to reach out our hand to any willing patriot, make this government start working for you again, and get this country back on the road to prosperity and peace. These are tough times for many of you. You're worried about keeping your job or finding a new one, and are struggling to put food on the table and stay in your home. All you ever asked of government is to stand on your side, not in your way. And that's just what I intend to do: stand on your side and fight for your future. And I've found just the right partner to help me shake up Washington, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. She has executive experience and a real record of accomplishment. She's tackled tough problems like energy independence and corruption. She's balanced a budget, cut taxes, and taken on the special interests. She's reached across the aisle and asked Republicans, Democrats and Independents to serve in her administration. She's the mother of five children. She's helped run a small business, worked with her hands and knows what it's like to worry about mortgage payments and health care and the cost of gasoline and groceries. She knows where she comes from and she knows who she works for. She stands up for what's right, and she doesn't let anyone tell her to sit down. I'm very proud to have introduced our next Vice President to the country. But I can't wait until I introduce her to Washington. And let me offer an advance warning to the old, big spending, do nothing, me first, country second Washington crowd: change is coming. I'm not in the habit of breaking promises to my country and neither is Governor Palin. And when we tell you we're going to change Washington, and stop leaving our country's problems for some unluckier generation to fix, you can count on it. We've got a record of doing just that, and the strength, experience, judgment and backbone to keep our word to you. You know, I've been called a maverick; someone who marches to the beat of his own drum. Sometimes it's meant as a compliment and sometimes it's not. What it really means is I understand who I work for. I don't work for a party. I don't work for a special interest. I don't work for myself. I work for you. I've fought corruption, and it didn't matter if the culprits were Democrats or Republicans. They violated their public trust, and had to be held accountable. I've fought big spenders in both parties, who waste your money on things you neither need nor want, while you struggle to buy groceries, fill your gas tank and make your mortgage payment. I've fought to get million dollar checks out of our elections. I've fought lobbyists who stole from Indian tribes. I fought crooked deals in the Pentagon. I fought tobacco companies and trial lawyers, drug companies and union bosses. I fought for the right strategy and more troops in Iraq, when it wasn't a popular thing to do. And when the pundits said my campaign was finished, I said I'd rather lose an election than see my country lose a war. Thanks to the leadership of a brilliant general, David Petraeus, and the brave men and women he has the honor to command, that strategy succeeded and rescued us from a defeat that would have demoralized our military, risked a wider war and threatened the security of all Americans. I don't mind a good fight. For reasons known only to God, I've had quite a few tough ones in my life. But I learned an important lesson along the way. In the end, it matters less that you can fight. What you fight for is the real test. I fight for Americans. I fight for you. I fight for Bill and Sue Nebe from Farmington Hills, Michigan, who lost their real estate investments in the bad housing market. Bill got a temporary job after he was out of work for seven months. Sue works three jobs to help pay the bills. I fight for Jake and Toni Wimmer of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Jake works on a loading dock; coaches Little League, and raises money for the mentally and physically disabled. Toni is a schoolteacher, working toward her Master's Degree. They have two sons, the youngest, Luke, has been diagnosed with autism. Their lives should matter to the people they elect to office. They matter to me. I fight for the family of Matthew Stanley of Wolfboro, New Hampshire, who died serving our country in Iraq. I wear his bracelet and think of him every day. I intend to honor their sacrifice by making sure the country their son loved so well and never returned to, remains safe from its enemies. I fight to restore the pride and principles of our party. We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us. We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. We lost their trust when rather than reform government, both parties made it bigger. We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both parties and Senator Obama passed another corporate welfare bill for oil companies. We lost their trust, when we valued our power over our principles. We're going to change that. We're going to recover the people's trust by standing up again for the values Americans admire. The party of Lincoln, Roosevelt and Reagan is going to get back to basics. We believe everyone has something to contribute and deserves the opportunity to reach their God-given potential from the boy whose descendents arrived on the Mayflower to the Latina daughter of migrant workers. We're all God's children and we're all Americans. We believe in low taxes; spending discipline, and open markets. We believe in rewarding hard work and risk takers and letting people keep the fruits of their labor. We believe in a strong defense, work, faith, service, a culture of life, personal responsibility, the rule of law, and judges who dispense justice impartially and don't legislate from the bench. We believe in the values of families, neighborhoods and communities. We believe in a government that unleashes the creativity and initiative of Americans. Government that doesn't make your choices for you, but works to make sure you have more choices to make for yourself. I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them. I will open new markets to our goods and services. My opponent will close them. I will cut government spending. He will increase it. My tax cuts will create jobs. His tax increases will eliminate them. My health care plan will make it easier for more Americans to find and keep good health care insurance. His plan will force small businesses to cut jobs, reduce wages, and force families into a government run health care system where a bureaucrat stands between you and your doctor. Keeping taxes low helps small businesses grow and create new jobs. Cutting the second highest business tax rate in the world will help American companies compete and keep jobs from moving overseas. Doubling the child tax exemption from $3500 to $7000 will improve the lives of millions of American families. Reducing government spending and getting rid of failed programs will let you keep more of your own money to save, spend and invest as you see fit. Opening new markets and preparing workers to compete in the world economy is essential to our future prosperity. I know some of you have been left behind in the changing economy and it often seems your government hasn't even noticed. Government assistance for unemployed workers was designed for the economy of the 1950s. That's going to change on my watch. My opponent promises to bring back old jobs by wishing away the global economy. We're going to help workers who've lost a job that won't come back, find a new one that won't go away. We will prepare them for the jobs of today. We will use our community colleges to help train people for new opportunities in their communities. For workers in industries that have been hard hit, we'll help make up part of the difference in wages between their old job and a temporary, lower paid one while they receive retraining that will help them find secure new employment at a decent wage. Education is the civil rights issue of this century. Equal access to public education has been gained. But what is the value of access to a failing school? We need to shake up failed school bureaucracies with competition, empower parents with choice, remove barriers to qualified instructors, attract and reward good teachers, and help bad teachers find another line of work. When a public school fails to meet its obligations to students, parents deserve a choice in the education of their children. And I intend to give it to them. Some may choose a better public school. Some may choose a private one. Many will choose a charter school. But they will have that choice and their children will have that opportunity. Senator Obama wants our schools to answer to unions and entrenched bureaucracies. I want schools to answer to parents and students. And when I'm President, they will. My fellow Americans, when I'm President, we're going to embark on the most ambitious national project in decades. We are going to stop sending $700 billion a year to countries that don't like us very much. We will attack the problem on every front. We will produce more energy at home. We will drill new wells offshore, and we'll drill them now. We will build more nuclear power plants. We will develop clean coal technology. We will increase the use of wind, tide, solar and natural gas. We will encourage the development and use of flex fuel, hybrid and electric automobiles. Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power. But Americans know better than that. We must use all resources and develop all technologies necessary to rescue our economy from the damage caused by rising oil prices and to restore the health of our planet. It's an ambitious plan, but Americans are ambitious by nature, and we have faced greater challenges. It's time for us to show the world again how Americans lead. This great national cause will create millions of new jobs, many in industries that will be the engine of our future prosperity; jobs that will be there when your children enter the workforce. Today, the prospect of a better world remains within our reach. But we must see the threats to peace and liberty in our time clearly and face them, as Americans before us did, with confidence, wisdom and resolve. We have dealt a serious blow to al Qaeda in recent years. But they are not defeated, and they'll strike us again if they can. Iran remains the chief state sponsor of terrorism and on the path to acquiring nuclear weapons. Russia's leaders, rich with oil wealth and corrupt with power, have rejected democratic ideals and the obligations of a responsible power. They invaded a small, democratic neighbor to gain more control over the world's oil supply, intimidate other neighbors, and further their ambitions of reassembling the Russian empire. And the brave people of Georgia need our solidarity and prayers. As President, I will work to establish good relations with Russia so we need not fear a return of the Cold War. But we can't turn a blind eye to aggression and international lawlessness that threatens the peace and stability of the world and the security of the American people. We face many threats in this dangerous world, but I'm not afraid of them. I'm prepared for them. I know how the military works, what it can do, what it can do better, and what it should not do. I know how the world works. I know the good and the evil in it. I know how to work with leaders who share our dreams of a freer, safer and more prosperous world, and how to stand up to those who don't. I know how to secure the peace. When I was five years old, a car pulled up in front of our house. A Navy officer rolled down the window, and shouted at my father that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. I rarely saw my father again for four years. My grandfather came home from that same war exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day. In Vietnam, where I formed the closest friendships of my life, some of those friends never came home with me. I hate war. It is terrible beyond imagination. I'm running for President to keep the country I love safe, and prevent other families from risking their loved ones in war as my family has. I will draw on all my experience with the world and its leaders, and all the tools at our disposal - diplomatic, economic, military and the power of our ideals - to build the foundations for a stable and enduring peace. In America, we change things that need to be changed. Each generation makes its contribution to our greatness. The work that is ours to do is plainly before us. We don't need to search for it. We need to change the way government does almost everything: from the way we protect our security to the way we compete in the world economy; from the way we respond to disasters to the way we fuel our transportation network; from the way we train our workers to the way we educate our children. All these functions of government were designed before the rise of the global economy, the information technology revolution and the end of the Cold War. We have to catch up to history, and we have to change the way we do business in Washington. The constant partisan rancor that stops us from solving these problems isn't a cause, it's a symptom. It's what happens when people go to Washington to work for themselves and not you. Again and again, I've worked with members of both parties to fix problems that need to be fixed. That's how I will govern as President. I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again. I have that record and the scars to prove it. Senator Obama does not. Instead of rejecting good ideas because we didn't think of them first, let's use the best ideas from both sides. Instead of fighting over who gets the credit, let's try sharing it. This amazing country can do anything we put our minds to. I will ask Democrats and Independents to serve with me. And my administration will set a new standard for transparency and accountability. We're going to finally start getting things done for the people who are counting on us, and I won't care who gets the credit. I've been an imperfect servant of my country for many years. But I have been her servant first, last and always. And I've never lived a day, in good times or bad, that I didn't thank God for the privilege. Long ago, something unusual happened to me that taught me the most valuable lesson of my life. I was blessed by misfortune. I mean that sincerely. I was blessed because I served in the company of heroes, and I witnessed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love. On an October morning, in the Gulf of Tonkin, I prepared for my 23rd mission over North Vietnam. I hadn't any worry I wouldn't come back safe and sound. I thought I was tougher than anyone. I was pretty independent then, too. I liked to bend a few rules, and pick a few fights for the fun of it. But I did it for my own pleasure; my own pride. I didn't think there was a cause more important than me. Then I found myself falling toward the middle of a small lake in the city of Hanoi, with two broken arms, a broken leg, and an angry crowd waiting to greet me. I was dumped in a dark cell, and left to die. I didn't feel so tough anymore. When they discovered my father was an admiral, they took me to a hospital. They couldn't set my bones properly, so they just slapped a cast on me. When I didn't get better, and was down to about a hundred pounds, they put me in a cell with two other Americans. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't even feed myself. They did it for me. I was beginning to learn the limits of my selfish independence. Those men saved my life. I was in solitary confinement when my captors offered to release me. I knew why. If I went home, they would use it as propaganda to demoralize my fellow prisoners. Our Code said we could only go home in the order of our capture, and there were men who had been shot down before me. I thought about it, though. I wasn't in great shape, and I missed everything about America. But I turned it down. A lot of prisoners had it worse than I did. I'd been mistreated before, but not as badly as others. I always liked to strut a little after I'd been roughed up to show the other guys I was tough enough to take it. But after I turned down their offer, they worked me over harder than they ever had before. For a long time. And they broke me. When they brought me back to my cell, I was hurt and ashamed, and I didn't know how I could face my fellow prisoners. The good man in the cell next door, my friend, Bob Craner, saved me. Through taps on a wall he told me I had fought as hard as I could. No man can always stand alone. And then he told me to get back up and fight again for our country and for the men I had the honor to serve with. Because every day they fought for me. I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else's. I loved it not just for the many comforts of life here. I loved it for its decency; for its faith in the wisdom, justice and goodness of its people. I loved it because it was not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for. I was never the same again. I wasn't my own man anymore. I was my country's. I'm not running for president because I think I'm blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need. My country saved me. My country saved me, and I cannot forget it. And I will fight for her for as long as I draw breath, so help me God. If you find faults with our country, make it a better one. If you're disappointed with the mistakes of government, join its ranks and work to correct them. Enlist in our Armed Forces. Become a teacher. Enter the ministry. Run for public office. Feed a hungry child. Teach an illiterate adult to read. Comfort the afflicted. Defend the rights of the oppressed. Our country will be the better, and you will be the happier. Because nothing brings greater happiness in life than to serve a cause greater than yourself. I'm going to fight for my cause every day as your President. I'm going to fight to make sure every American has every reason to thank God, as I thank Him: that I'm an American, a proud citizen of the greatest country on earth, and with hard work, strong faith and a little courage, great things are always within our reach. Fight with me. Fight with me. Fight for what's right for our country. Fight for the ideals and character of a free people. Fight for our children's future. Fight for justice and opportunity for all. Stand up to defend our country from its enemies. Stand up for each other; for beautiful, blessed, bountiful America. Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history. Thank you, and God Bless you. . |
| John McCain's Speech At The Republican Convention Posted: 04 Sep 2008 10:24 PM CDT Unlike the speech that the Republican vice presidential candidate gave last night, John McCain's speech was geared more at showing the contrast between Barack Obama and himself, putting Washington on notice and discussing problems Americans face. With a completely different tone and style than was seen last night by vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, McCain spoke about the problems in Washington, spoke about his choice of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate and spoke to what he wishes to accomplish as President. McCain pushed bipartisanship and challenged the status quo of the atmosphere in Washington and laid out the how, where and why he wanted to lead America. McCain stated "The constant partisan rancor that stops us from solving these problems isn't a cause, it's a symptom. It's what happens when people go to Washington to work for themselves and not you." Regarding Palin, McCain said, "I'm very proud to have introduced our next Vice President to the country. But I can't wait until I introduce her to Washington. And let me offer an advance warning to the old, big spending, do nothing, me first, country second Washington crowd: change is coming." The differences between his and Obama's experience were highlighted when McCain said, "I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again. I have that record and the scars to prove it. Senator Obama does not." Surrogates of John McCain this week has spoken about his trials in Vietnam and a POW, but it isn't a topic McCain speaks about often himself, although he touches on it when explaining his love for America by saying, "I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else's." he later said, "I was never the same again. I wasn't my own man anymore. I was my country's." Other topics John McCain spoke about included the areas of concern expressed by the voters, specifically the economy, Taxes, education, healthcare, reform, drilling and energy, as he laid out what he planned to do for the country. One specific excerpt which the crowd reacted to was: My fellow Americans, when I'm President, we're going to embark on the most ambitious national project in decades. We are going to stop sending $700 billion a year to countries that don't like us very much. We will attack the problem on every front. We will produce more energy at home. We will drill new wells offshore, and we'll drill them now. We will build more nuclear power plants. We will develop clean coal technology. We will increase the use of wind, tide, solar and natural gas. We will encourage the development and use of flex fuel, hybrid and electric automobiles. He ended his speech to a roaring crowd by saying: I'm going to fight for my cause every day as your President. I'm going to fight to make sure every American has every reason to thank God, as I thank Him: that I'm an American, a proud citizen of the greatest country on earth, and with hard work, strong faith and a little courage, great things are always within our reach. Fight with me. Fight with me. Sarah Palin warmed the crowd up yesterday, energized them and John McCain came out tonight and laid out his case as to why he should be elected as the President of the United States of America. It was a completely different speech than those the country heard over the last two days, meant to close the deal, so to speak. There were interruptions from Code Pink members that were taken away, but McCain got a laugh from when he said to the crowd "Don't pay attention to static and background noise." The audience applauded and there was no more interruptions after that line. Whether he accomplished that or not is up to those that heard him and it is assured that the answer to that questions will be different depending on what side of the aisle political pundits discussing it are on. Other featured speakers tonight were Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Minn.), former Gov. Tom Ridge (Penn.), U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Mrs. Cindy McCain. Cindy McCain discussed her husband's character, duty to country, saying that John McCain leads by example and she reflected a bit about her husband. You can find all speeches as prepared for delivery at the Republican National Convention website. McCain and Palin will travel together for the next few days, then they will both go their own ways, going to a variety of states which will include hitting battleground states and taking their case to the American people in different places. Then debates will be held between now and election day in November, three with the presidential candidates and one between the two vice presidential candidates. The text, as prepared for delivery, of John McCain speech can be found here. . |
| Barack Obama Admits To O'Reilly That Surge Succeeded 'Beyond Wildest Dream' Posted: 04 Sep 2008 08:17 PM CDT In the first interview granted to Fox News by Barack Obama, the first part of the interview has been shown and Barack Obama conceded that the troop surge in Iraq has succeeded beyond "wildest dreams.' Obama concedes that the troop surge in Iraq has succeeded beyond "wildest dreams", but still contends the country has not had enough "political reconciliation" and Iraqis still have not taken responsibility for Iraq. O'Reilly asked Obama if he was willing to admit he was wrong about the troop surge and Obama's response was, "I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated. I've already said it's succeeded beyond our wildest dreams." The interview took place in York, Pennsylvania, where Bill O'Reilly asked Barack Obama whether he believed America was involved in a war on terror and he said, "absolutely," and when asked to name the enemies, he stated "Al Qaeda, the Taliban, a whole host of networks that are bent on attacking America, who have a distorted ideology, who have perverted the faith of Islam." He called the Islamic republic of Iran a major threat, said it was "unacceptable" for a rogue nation to obtain a nuclear weapon, and continued on to say, "It is unacceptable for Iran to possess a nuclear weapon, it would be a game changer," Obama said. "It's sufficient to say I would not take military action off the table and that I will never hesitate to use our military force in order to protect the homeland and the United States' interests." The interview will air in three more parts next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, the report of part one of the segment aired on Thursday, September 4, 2008 can be found at Fox News. This from the man that has refused to admit the surge was not a mistake, in fact, although he admitted it worked, he still would not say the words, "I was wrong" about the surge. . |
| Nielsen Media Research: 37 Million Tuned In Last Night To Meet Sarah Palin- UPDATE- 40 million!!! Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:23 PM CDT  Day three of the Republican Convention was the day that America got to meet Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate chosen by John McCain and 37 million people did so. Reported by TV Week, and according to Nielsen Media Research, 37 million people tuned in to their televisions sets, via viewers on NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC. This puts the Republican vice presidential candidate's speech one million viewers shy of the Democratic Presidential candidate, Barack Obama, for his party's acceptance speech. The number of viewers that tuned into watch Governor Palin and GOP Veep choice, topped the number of viewers that tuned in for the Democratic vice presidential choice, Joe Biden, by 13 million and topped the speech given by Hillary Clinton by 11 million. Other reports such as Market Watch list the number at 37.2 million, showing a 73 percent jump in numbers from day two of the Republican Convention to day three. [Update] MSNBC reports that the number was over 40 million, adding in PBS, with 4 million viewers. That audience rivaled the one for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama last week. Nielsen Media Research estimated 37.2 million people watched Palin on either ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC. PBS estimated it had four million viewers for the speech. . |
| Republican National Convention Day Four: Schedule and Excerpts Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:17 PM CDT Via a few emails from the Republican National Convention website: SAINT PAUL, Minn. - This evening former Gov. Tom Ridge (Penn.) will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Gov. Ridge will expand on the convention's overall theme, "Country First," as he discusses John McCain's unique qualifications for the presidency. Excerpts from the governor's remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. On his friend, John McCain: "I speak to you about a warrior who has sometimes stood alone ... and always shown the way ... in fighting for the most vulnerable of our citizens, for the country he so dearly loves and for the founding principles we all so deeply cherish." On John McCain as a leader: "Where some people see adversity, John McCain accepts a challenge. Where some people see a crisis, John McCain creates an opportunity. Where some people see defeat, John McCain insists on victory. John knows - the purpose of elections is not merely to win. You run to win... but you win to govern." On John McCain's readiness to be president and commander-in-chief: "I am so very proud to say, 'That is my friend, John McCain.' The next president of the United States. The next commander-in-chief. Ready to lead. Ready to serve. Ready to deliver." THE SCHEDULE: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. * Entertainment (Music): Al Williams * Entertainment (Monologue): James McEachin * Call to Order, Introduction of Colors: Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan * Presentation of Colors: Fort Snelling Joint Services Color Guards * Pledge of Allegiance: Olympians Ryan Berube, Mitch Gaylord, Brittany Hayes, Barbra Higgins, Larsen Jensen, Elle Logan, Marcus McElhenney and John Naber * Singing of the National Anthem: Trace Adkins * Invocation: His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. * Speaker: U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.) * Speaker: Erik Paulsen * Speaker: Jay Love * Speaker: Charlie Summers * Speaker: Aaron Schock * Speaker: David Cappiello * Speaker: U.S. Sen. John Ensign (Nev.) * Video: "Country First: Peace," with narration by Robert Duvall * Statement of Rule Regarding Vice Presidential Nomination; Recognition of Delegates Making Motions; and Adoption and Announcement of Nominee: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.) * Speaker: Maria Cino, President and CEO of the 2008 Republican National Convention * Speaker: U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) * Speaker: The Honorable Rosario Marin 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. * Speaker: Joe Watkins * Speaker: U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.) * Speaker: Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Minn.) * Speaker with Video: Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.) * Speaker: Lt. Gen. Carol Mutter, USMC (Ret.) * Speaker: U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.) * Speaker: U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin (Okla.) * Video: "World Stood Still" 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. * Speaker: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) * Video: "Vice Presidential Nominee Governor Sarah Palin" * Speaker: Former Gov. Tom Ridge (Penn.) * Video: "America's Place in the World" * Speaker: Mrs. Cindy McCain 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. * Video: "Senator John McCain" * Speaker: Presidential Nominee John McCain 10 p.m. to Conclusion * Floor Demonstration, Balloon Drop, McCain and Palin Families on Stage * Introduction of Presiding Officer: U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) * Benediction: Pastor Dan Yeary * Introduction of Delegate for Motion, Adoption and Adjournment: U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio) More excerpts will be added as I get them. As promised, more excerpts, now from the speech Cindy McCain will give tonight: SAINT PAUL, Minn. - This evening Mrs. Cindy McCain will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Excerpts from Mrs. McCain's remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. On Americans' duty to their country: "That duty is what brings me before you tonight. And it's much larger and more important than just me or John or any of us: It's the work of this great country calling us together - and there is no greater duty than that, no more essential task for our generation -- right now." On John McCain's character: "It's going to take someone of unusual strength and character - someone exactly like my husband - to lead us through the reefs and currents that lie ahead. I know John. You can trust his hand at the wheel." On John McCain leading by example: "Forgiveness is not just a personal issue: it's why John led the effort to normalize relations with Vietnam retrieve the remains of our MIAs... to bring closure to both sides. That's leadership - national leadership. And it's leading by example." Personal reflections on John McCain: "If Americans want straight talk and the plain truth they should take a good close look at John McCain...a man tested and true...who's never wavered in his devotion to our country...a man who's served in Washington without ever becoming a Washington insider...who always speaks the truth no matter what the cost...a man of judgment and character...a loyal and loving and true husband and a magnificent father!" . |
| Code Pinkos Removed From Republican Convention Floor During Palin's Speech Posted: 04 Sep 2008 08:39 PM CDT  Terrorist supporting Medea Benjamin, leader of the Code Pinkos and another Code pink member, Jodie Evans were dragged off the floor of the Republican Convention while Sarah Palin was giving her speech.
 In 2004, Medea was dragged off the DNC convention floor. About Medea Benjamin. Below is the reason I call her a terrorist supporters----- During the last week of December 2004, Benjamin announced that Global Exchange, Code Pink, and Families for Peace would be donating a combined $600,000 in medical supplies and cash to the families of the terrorist insurgents who were fighting American troops in Fallujah, Iraq. Said Benjamin, "I don't know of any other case in history in which the parents of fallen soldiers collected medicine ... for the families of the 'other side.' It is a reflection of a growing movement in the United States ... opposed to the unjust nature of this war."------------------------- Obviously they didn't phase Palin as she continued to deliver her speech, sometimes with her teleprompter and sometimes without! . |
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