John McCain's speech to the RNC

Sen. John McCain spoke to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. Here is the text of that speech:

Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank you.

Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for president of the United States.

[christians]

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

[MyNameIsMO]

Yawn, I thought I was listening to Joe Lieberman

[Maverick]

Best speech since Lincoln’s. This guy really wants to help America He will be America’s greatest white knight!

[Terry]

MyNameIsMO wrote:

Yawn, I thought I was listening to Joe Lieberman

did the conservatives have something going on tonight?

[Philo Beddo]

GOP Pundits agree: McCain's speech SUCKED!

The Nation -- John McCain's nomination speech was so flat, so disjointed, so utterly devoid of any vision or affirmative plan for the U.S.-- it's hard to say much about it, other than it sucked. That's basically what CNN's Republican Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Toobin was driving at when he panned it in historic proportions on Thursday, declaring it the "worst speech by a nominee" since 1980. It was, Toobin added, a "shockingly bad," "boring," "theme-less" train wreck.

Another GOP pundit, former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, said McCain's poor policy emphasis in the speech represented a missed opportunity.

Finally, former Republican White House official and uber-pundit David Gergen criticized McCain's "rerun" of "thin" policies. "I think the country is looking for fresh answers," he said. "It's hard to separate yourself out from President Bush when you essentially have the same economic policies as President Bush."

[Confused]

Is John McCain running against himself? They brag how he is a Maverick and reaches across the aisle and that he is a tested leader. If this is true why has he not already made changes. He is part of the problem not the solution. By the way his intro video was great. It was so moving to see how he and Cindy started lying to each other at the very beginning. I can't imagine this truthful and honest man not mentioning the wife back home raising his children.

[Puppet Master]

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[Puppet Master]

Confused wrote:

Is John McCain running against himself? They brag how he is a Maverick and reaches across the aisle and that he is a tested leader. If this is true why has he not already made changes. He is part of the problem not the solution. By the way his intro video was great. It was so moving to see how he and Cindy started lying to each other at the very beginning. I can't imagine this truthful and honest man not mentioning the wife back home raising his children.

You lost me......Are you combining information about different wifes? Did you mean his first wife, the one that he cheated on, or Cindy?

[Hello]

Confused wrote:

Is John McCain running against himself? They brag how he is a Maverick and reaches across the aisle and that he is a tested leader. If this is true why has he not already made changes. He is part of the problem not the solution. By the way his intro video was great. It was so moving to see how he and Cindy started lying to each other at the very beginning. I can't imagine this truthful and honest man not mentioning the wife back home raising his children.

Well when women just sit at home and eat bon bons all day what can you say?

[MSO4]

Headline. Obama told O'Reilly that the Surge worked beyond all expectations, and was more succesfull than he could have imagined? Obama just got owned!

[Puppet Master]

Philo Beddo wrote:

GOP Pundits agree: McCain's speech SUCKED!
The Nation -- John McCain's nomination speech was so flat, so disjointed, so utterly devoid of any vision or affirmative plan for the U.S.-- it's hard to say much about it, other than it sucked. That's basically what CNN's Republican Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Toobin was driving at when he panned it in historic proportions on Thursday, declaring it the "worst speech by a nominee" since 1980. It was, Toobin added, a "shockingly bad," "boring," "theme-less" train wreck.
Another GOP pundit, former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, said McCain's poor policy emphasis in the speech represented a missed opportunity.
Finally, former Republican White House official and uber-pundit David Gergen criticized McCain's "rerun" of "thin" policies. "I think the country is looking for fresh answers," he said. "It's hard to separate yourself out from President Bush when you essentially have the same economic policies as President Bush."

My favorite line in his speech was when he said he would lower taxes "where he can"......I'm assuming he's talking about lower taxes for his supporter......BIG OIL.

[GOP LIES]

I was amazed that the speech included a 90 second acknowledgment that people making under $5 Million a year were losing their financial lives. That was the first honest thing said in his convention of lies.

Notice there were no specific policy proposals?

They don't dare reveal their plans. The silence is deafening.

[Nursinghomebound]

Four years ago, I would of voted for him. Now, I don't think he even knows who he is.

[parlo]

It was a good speech, but
How are we going to change, by staying the course???

Isnt that sort of like trying to catch up by going slower???

[parlo]

MSO4 wrote:

Headline. Obama told O'Reilly that the Surge worked beyond all expectations, and was more succesfull than he could have imagined? Obama just got owned!

Boy, talk about misinformation.
Thats not what Obama said.
With that type of fabricating, you may have a future in talk radio.

[Puppet Master]

MSO4 wrote:

Headline. Obama told O'Reilly that the Surge worked beyond all expectations, and was more succesfull than he could have imagined? Obama just got owned!

Nice excerpt from his reply. I guess it fits the way you're trying to twist it. Try posting his entire response to put it in context.

[Puppet Master]

parlo wrote:

It was a good speech, but
How are we going to change, by staying the course???
Isnt that sort of like trying to catch up by going slower???

Agree and disagree.

I disagree about it being a good speech as it was one of the worst speeches in its delivery and content that I've seen in a LONG time.

I completely that he tried to distance himself from Bush only to turn around and lay out the exact same policy plans Bush has used to get us where we are.

My favorite one liner from one of the analysts (since McCain and his camp seem to like punch lines so much).....His speech was "Back to the Future."

[Puppet Master]

GOP LIES wrote:

I was amazed that the speech included a 90 second acknowledgment that people making under $5 Million a year were losing their financial lives. That was the first honest thing said in his convention of lies.
Notice there were no specific policy proposals?
They don't dare reveal their plans. The silence is deafening.

This is because their plans are already in place. Bush put them in place, all they have to do is move into the white house

[LIBERALGOALS]

Puppet Master wrote:

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Agree and disagree.
I disagree about it being a good speech as it was one of the worst speeches in its delivery and content that I've seen in a LONG time.
I completely that he tried to distance himself from Bush only to turn around and lay out the exact same policy plans Bush has used to get us where we are.
My favorite one liner from one of the analysts (since McCain and his camp seem to like punch lines so much).....His speech was "Back to the Future."

So true. Didn't Bush try to ride his white horse into Washington with a pledge for a transperent govt. Sort of like I'm a uniter not a devider...as in reach accross party lines...to clean out corruption...I think Karl Rove gave him Bush's acceptance speech by mistake.

[parlo]

I heard McCain talk about how he was a POW.
I wasnt aware of that.
Never heard about it so far in the campaign.