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Quote of the Day

ACORN:
“Jesus was a community organizer; Pontius Pilate was a governor”

McCain’s Speech Left a Void

I can’t really comment on John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convention last night because I haven’t watched all of it yet.  After watching the Rethugs political exploitation of 9/11, listening to Lindsey Graham accuse Barack Obama of treason, and Cindy McCain’s painfully boring speech, I had endured all I could stand about [...]

Video and Full Text of John McCain’s Speech

Full text of John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convetion is available here. I would have made the video available, but the code provided only allows for it to run non-stop and I don’t know the proper parameter to supply for viewing on demand. The last thing I need on the front page of [...]

Palin tanks in NBC straw poll

The results from NBC News latest straw poll.
How did you feel about Palin’s speech? Demonstrated her abilities — 20% Left doubts about her — 72% Raised doubts about Obama — 8%
I don’t know how well Palin is going to do in the real polls, but [...]

GOP Convention Schedule for Tonight

Once again, the Rethugs published their schedule at the last hour. I just received this by email. They still have nothing published on the web, but when they do, you can read it here if you prefer. (All times are local / Central)
The evening’s program will feature John McCain’s speech accepting the Republican Party’s nomination [...]

Notable Comments

Here are a few comments I read at Salon that I thought were interesting and deserved passing along.
GOP Preznit qualifications
Constitutional lawyer, teacher, Community organizer, two-term state senator, freshman U.S. Senator=Not Qualified
Small town mayor, freshman governor, hockey mom, PTA member, fisherman =Supremely Qualified
Damn, I’m living in the wrong world.
Oh, and Joe… she didn’t say "constitution" in [...]

The quintessential elitist

Oy! Cindy McCain’s outfit for her night at the GOP Convention was a whopping $300,000.

Greenwald is right

(Updated below)
It would be hard to surpass Glenn Greenwald’s superbly written critique of Sarah Palin’s and Rudy Giuliani’s speeches last night at the Republican National Convention.
With last night’s cheerfully vicious speeches from Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin, the Republicans did what they always do in order to win elections: they exploited raw cultural divides while [...]

Video of Palin’s Speech

This is the video of Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican convention last night. The full text of her remarks follows the video.

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Biden: Palin did not address issues in GOP convention speech

In an interview with CNN this morning, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden slammed GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for not addressing the issues in her speech to the Republican National Convention last night. Biden praised her ability to deliver a stirring “red meat” speech, but said it was void of any substance that [...]

Text of Gov. Sarah Palin’s Speech

Gov. Sarah Palin’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Republican Party’s National Convention.
Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States…
I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America.
I accept the challenge of a [...]

Text of Rudy’s Speech

Rudy Giuliani’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Republican Party’s National Convention.
Almost exactly one year ago during a Republican presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, I said that if I weren’t running for President myself, I’d be supporting John McCain. Well, I’m not, and I do.
Every four years, we are told that this Presidential [...]

Mike Huckabee’s Speech

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Hukabee’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Republican Party’s National Convention.
As much as I appreciate the opportunity to speak tonight, I really was originally hoping for the slot on Thursday called the acceptance speech. But I am delighted to speak on behalf of my 2nd choice for the Republican nomination [...]

The Mittster’s Speech

Former Governor Mitt Romney’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Republican National Convention.
For decades, the Washington sun has been rising in the east - Washington has been looking to the eastern elites, to the editorial pages of the Times and the Post, and to the broadcasters from the coast.
If America really wants change, it’s [...]

Gov. Palin’s Speech Tonight

Here are advance excerpts, sent by the McCain campaign, from Gov. Sarah Palin’s prepared remarks, which she will deliver at the Republican Party’s National Convention tonight (sometime after 10:00 PM ET).
On her experience as a public servant:
“I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average [...]