Thread for McCain's speech

[GimmeDANEger]

yep...it just started

[prodigal_green]

1. Eeew, he's picked up the Christian rhetoric

Good Lord, is he born again all of a sudden?

[misterphelps]

2. Nobody knows whether to clap at the FDR quote

[berner59]

3. 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11.....

terra terra terra...here we go again...

[Doosh]

4. McCain is SLEEPWALKING through his speech

seems like he's just going through the motions, very dull, drab

[Democat]

5. Will he bash Kerry after they've been friends for all those years?

After Kerry defended McCain from Bush's attacks, will McCain stab Kerry in the back again?

[annxburns]

6. There is nothing worse than his betrayal.

I actually volunteered for him in 2000. I sent him a note today, resigned from his newsletter, I let him know how betrayed I felt.

He is supposed to talk about courage. He had plenty of physical courage as a young man. He has no moral courage as an old man. Very, very sad.

[henslee]

7. I swore MSNBC cut to Michael Moore for one tenth of one second during

the entrance. Didn't they?

[berner59]

16. "a nation united"....

yeah...what happened then John?? Tell us how this country got so angry and divided, huh John huh????

[spanone]

19. Just showed MM again. He's there.

[michigandem2]

8. he is NO Gore..he was fired up on the first night...

we had lots more energy then these old freaks...

[GimmeDANEger]

9. isn't McCaine on the daily show tonight? n/t

[zulchzulu]

10. McCain could make history or be seen as a has-been Chimpy Errand Bot

I'm guessing the bot thang.

[zulchzulu]

13. BTW, welcome to DU!

Do a 100 tonight.

[BootinUp]

11. "Only the most deluded..."

can deny the necessity of this war

or something like that.

Guess I am deluded then. Somebody call the men in the white coats for me.

[Democat]

17. Name calling is bad, unless it's done by Republicans!

If Kerry called half of Americans "deluded" the media would call him a traitor.

[michigandem2]

18. we know of half a million yesterday that protested

in their delusional state..and many more would of been there if they could have...PUKE

[marlakay]

12. Haven't heard a word yet why to vote for bush!

Just going on and on about 9-11.

Take back...what a f*ckn spin!! on what he just said about the dems and war!

[misterphelps]

14. Is Cheney breathing?

Oooh, and the camera pans to that same black guy again

[bigtree]

15. All I can hear is a big sucking sound

[UTUSN]

20. Isn't This Speech Above Wingnuts' Heads???????? n/t

[BootinUp]

We sincerely believe John

that George and his gang are ruining the country, lol.

[misterphelps]

21. Sounds like groundwork for 2008

Not what the hardcore want to hear. Some look confused

[jab105]

44. he'll be too old in 2008...I wish he'd gain the backbone that I used to

admire in him...but it seems to have gone away...

I just dont understand how anyone that risked their life in Vietnam can support the war in Iraq...boggles my mind...

[gauguin57]

22. They attacked us for who we are ... MAKE IT STOP!

"They hate us for our freedom." Blllleeeaaahhh.

They hate us for our foreign policy, you a-holes!

[gauguin57]

30. Don't you love how Lindsey Graham said ...

... there'll be no class warfare in this hall tonight.

Of COURSE not ... there's only ONE CLASS in the hall tonight.

Rich fat cats!

[keyzersoze13]

23. His heart is not in it

I usually like McCain, but his heart is just not in it today. He is actually pretty boring. I'd almost bet that when McCain gets into that booth, he's voting Kerry.

[AntiCoup2K4]

41. I would hope to God his heart's not in it.

Because this speech is 100% PNAC bullshit, and it's hard to believe John McCain had anything to do with it :puke:

[girl gone mad]

24. I'm really surprised they aren't booing him..

he was praising Democrats and you could hear crickets chirping.

Now he has won them over saying we should expect support from foreign nations because we've helped them in the past.

This convention really lacks the energy that the Dem convention had.

[Doosh]

25. zzzzzzzzzzzz

[wicket]

26. McCain just slammed Clinton

"We cannot ignore this war, we tried that, and we paid dearly."

:eyes:

[atre]

84. That sounds more like it is directed to Bush than Clinton

Clinton didn't have the Oct. memo titled, "OBL determined to attack in United States."

[Toby109]

27. This is a Unity speech

setting himself up for 2008. He sure has invoked Democrats and their viewpoints an awful lot.

[MrScorpio]

28. It started off right

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x696418#696700

[spanone]

29. McCain is off his meds. By the way, Cheney looks like hell.

[phish420]

31. Im Losing my mind

He is making great point after great point, but NONE if it has to do ANYTHING with IRAQ!! He still hasnt said how this Iraq War has made us any safer when they Had No F-ing Weapons!!

[phish420]

46. BULLSH*T! He LIES!! Inspectors WERE allowed!!

He was allowing inspectors when we invaded!

[chelsea0011]

32. A bit disjointed.

Like most he just lops Iraq and 9-11 together.

[michigandem2]

33. the only chant they have is 4 more years...

no reason for that..just give him four more years...

[annxburns]

34. All I can think of (former McCain fan)

is that scene in the Godfather when Michael grabs his brother Fredo and says ...

"I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart. YOU BROKE MY HEART."

Ick. My fault for trusting a republican ....

[Doosh]

35. who slipped john the valium

boy, if this was a dem giving the speech, the network pundits would be slamming him left and right.

ramble ramble ramble

[gauguin57]

36. He doesn't sound like he believes a word he's saying.

War war war war war war terra terra terra war war war ...

LIES LIES LIES

[Doosh]

43. looks like he might doze off at any moment

[kcwayne]

37. Why do these idiots keep saying we were attacked for our freedoms?

Bin Laden has said why they attacked us, and it is not because they hate our freedoms, it is because they hate our support of Israel and our interference in Muslim countries, especially the troops in Saudi Arabia.

McCain says we should not question their sincerity. How can we not question the sincerity of someone that lies and distorts with impunity, or who deeply chastises a failed president with one breath and bonds to that same president with the other.

McCain, you have 0 credibility. Take your nose out of Bush's ass.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

38. WILL DUERS FINNALLY STOP PRAISING MCKKKAIN....

HE IS A NEO-CON AND OUR ENEMY!!!

[jonnyblitz]

48. no shit!! n/t

[phish420]

Will the DUers stop telling me what to post?

I will decide who I will praise or not and not succumb to your totalitarian demands.

[phish420]

71. damn, I thought he'd come out tonight

I was so hoping he would just go on national TV and say "You know what, the only thing I have in comon with you guys is the abortion thing...Im voting for Kerry!"
Oh well, maybe in '08

[gardenista]

119. THANK YOU! McCain is not our friend.

[marlakay]

39. He's talking but it just sounds like words

I have heard a lot of speeches and even heard mccain before and he lacks passion tonight. I wonder how many times he will throw up when he gets home tonight??

[michigandem2]

yeah it sounds very read and rehearsed and definately NOT

heartfelt...snore...

[Papa]

45. You know, that's exactly what I was thinking. Just words

No passion. I was thinking maybe he is doing us a favor.

[misterphelps]

40. Is this the best they got???

[misterphelps]

49. Moore hits a raw nerve

[michigandem2]

51. What a dickhead....nt

[chelsea0011]

42. Destroyed Osmam's safe haven in Afghanistan??????????

Oh really?????????????????????

[spanone]

47. McCain Lying Now. Saddam let the UN Inspectors IN

[Julien Sorel]

50. He's defending the Iraqi war.

Defending. This is not a good speech for the Republicans.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

56. now theyre yelling at Moore

Moore's waving.

[minkyboodle]

52. OMG they are going to lynch Moore

[jayfish]

An Outright F'ing Lie

There were unfettered inspections for weeks before the war began. Someone better call his lying ass on that.

Jay

[girl gone mad]

53. Booing Michael Moore...

They are going to lose. They look so pathetic right now!!

[gauguin57]

Booing Moore ...

...YOU PEOPLE CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

[wndycty]

69. What happened is he on the big screen or something?

:kick:

[BootinUp]

118. He is sitting right down there at the press tables

You can see him from anywhere in the Garden.

[MrScorpio]

54. A blast from the past

Enjoy

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1579966

[chelsea0011]

55. Slams Moore. SBLers must be next. Right?

[spanone]

57. Are they wanting FOUR MORE YEARS OF MICHAEL MOORE???

[chelsea0011]

58. Slams Moore. SBLers must be next. Right?

[wicket]

59. McCain is MOCKING Michael Moore

So lame. :nopity:

[SlavesandBulldozers]

64. "a disingenuous film-maker"

thats what McCain called Moore

[BootinUp]

60. Michael Moore is in the lions den

Look out Mike!

[jayfish]

82. He Should Do A Short Subject Film On Each GOP...

MF'er who attacks him this week.

Jay

[girl gone mad]

61. Booing Michael Moore.

They look so pathetic. They are going to lose!

[dogtag]

67. Give Michael Moore

a medal. Now there's a brave man. AND he has a strong stomach.

[marlakay]

62. just showed Moore, he gave the peace sign and looks happy!

I think he loves the challenge. Sooo great he is there for us!!!

[annxburns]

76. You go Mike>

You have more political spine than McCain could dream of ....

[Algorem]

77. he was saying "2 more months",holding up 2 fingers.

4 Moore years!

[henslee]

63. JK respected McCain's request not to use him in his ads but what stops

JK from using all the clips/soundbites of *'s sleaze attacks in tv spots? It would be powerful stuff and would prove that both * & McCain are flipfloppers. This post might get lost with McCain's having just made a Michael Moore reference.

[mzmolly]

85. NOT only that but a 527 group could pick up that McCain ad.

;) and uhm, air it?

[michigandem2]

65. nobody in that fucking place even say F9/11....asswipes...

[Sparkly]

Look at these Great Humanitarians

cheering about the horrible living conditions in Iraq prior to our bombing the bejeezus out of them and occupying their country. Why aren't these people saying a peep about SUDAN if they care so much about humanitarian missions?!

[michigandem2]

75. old 9/11 commission report...yeah closer to the beginning

because he set us back some by creating MORE terrorists...who is delusional????

[henslee]

86. Gee, perhaps McCain could have addressed the prudent timing of the

attack on Iraq... when job was't done in Afghanistan? Sorry, Dems win on methodical thinking. Thugs win on blustery bullshit.

[michigandem2]

99. that was CRAPOLA people...crap...nt

[chelsea0011]

66. Those damn WMD. Just can't get around it. Can they?

[GimmeDANEger]

68. dammit

I wasn't paying attention when he took a shot at Moore. I heard the boos and thought that McCain had finally turned on Bush. I then turned around to see the bastards booing Moore.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

72. "safer now"

"but not yet safe."

[keyzersoze13]

70. Holy shit!

A riot nearly erupted by mentioning MM. You could tell Michael was loving it, but that was really strange. I feared for MM's life.

[phish420]

81. 43rd Reich

Kinda reminds you of Germany circa '41

[chelsea0011]

73. A lot of 20 somethings clapping for war but not joining in that crowd

[burrowowl]

74. Really bad

never liked the man, but he is generally more articulate than this.

[minkyboodle]

78. Un-fucking believable

He is still peddling that "Iraq causing a wave of democracy in the region" that Perle and Wolfowitz pop boners over. HELLO!!!! Iranian war coming up asshole!!!

[gauguin57]

79. It is now 10:18 p.m. Eastern time ... the moment I officially...

.... LOST ALL RESPECT FOR JOHN MCCAIN.

He drank the Kool-Aid for his own political gain in 2008.

He can kiss my Democratic ass.

[michigandem2]

83. i liked him until now as well...its over..I voted for him in the primary..

ugghhh...mainly to make bush lose but still...he did drink the Kool Aid...he can't believe this bullshit...he just can't...

[misterphelps]

80. Salute this George

[erik]

87. Worst. Speech. Ever.

mccain looks pickled.

[faithnotgreed]

98. hi eric - welcome to du.

[erik]

107. thanks!

i'll gussie myself up later. i'm too busy choking on bile at the moment. hope you're havin' as much fun as i.

[restorefreedom]

89. I can't believe McCain is pimping

for these hawkish, fascist bastards.
I want to puke.

And the exploitation of 9/11 is revolting.

[berner59]

He's a terrible speaker...

I'm so bored... Can he mention 9/11 a few more thousand times??

[Skip Intro]

88. One less person I can have respect for

I was a fool to ever think he was different.

Christ.

Thousands and thousands dead and maimed at bush's insistance, and he answers the silent scream of outrage with empty, tortured, focus-grouped doublespeak. All the while the crowd is holding up signs saying they just love them troops.

"yay dubya, lets kill some more!"

These people are fucked up.

[restorefreedom]

95. if they think so much of the soldiers..

why do they treat them like sh*t and send them to die?

[jayfish]

90. Did He Really Just Say "Might Makes Right"?

Unbelievably reckless.

Jay

[phish420]

94. I believe he did

sad thing is, there are a lot of people who believe that

[phish420]

91. 9/11

Once again, 9/11 had nothing to do with Iraq...why do they keep insisting it did?!?

[chelsea0011]

92. Repukes just clapped for the dead

McCain knew from the look in his face it was not the time to clap

[annxburns]

93. I'm sorry but that was totally pathetic

They attack Michael Moore? That just makes Michael Moore stronger. Big bad republican machine attacking an independent film maker. What f**king fascists!

Sorry McCain. You just shilled out all of your cred for the man who attacked your family and called your daughter illegitamate and your wife, a drug addict.

You are done.

[OHswingvoter]

113. actually though

isn't it true that his wife had a drug problem? (a la Rush limbaugh?). I could just be gullible but I believed it? Am I wrong?

[seabeyond]

122. who the f* cares, bush has drug, booze and mental problem

adn he is the friggin president

[OHswingvoter]

123. because Bush has problems

I can't be interested in anything or anyone else?

[misterphelps]

96. The only decent man in the room

oh, sorry, Moore excluded

[Doosh]

97. the far right won't be happy with mccain using the word "comrad"

[restorefreedom]

this is a pathetic display

sickening.

truly

[Doosh]

116. the shot at moore just shows how rabid they are

foaming at the mouth

that was the only sign of life in a lobotomized performance by mccain

[phish420]

100. Bush doesnt think they'll Surrender, John

[Algorem]

101. maybe McCain knows Bush campaign will bomb.

and he just loves to bomb.

[BootinUp]

102. These people don't have a clue how many

enemies they are creating.

We bomb them to save them. :puke:

[marlakay]

103. Last sentence only with passion n/t

[SlavesandBulldozers]

104. a true tool

doesnt know when its being used

[gumby]

105. somebody repeat that ending

to my ears he said "we'll never surrender, they will." I don't think that's correct. What did I hear?

[The Spirit of JFK]

106. Awful...dull...uninspired...rambling...misleading....ass kissing of Satan*

And then the commercial was over and McCain took it several steps lower.

Jesus! Are these people insane? These are the worst speeches I have ever heard. All it needs is an Enya soundtrack and my insomnia would be cured. They have no message other than "we can kick everybody's ass." Nice.

And any smidgen of respect I begrudgingly had for McCain up and vanished like a fart in the wind.

[hatrack]

108. My fellow Americans, I display to you tonight the power of Paxil . . .

As I drone my way through a rote recitation of all the phrases of a president I personally hate.

And although there may come moments of stress and strain, when my voice rises slightly above the tone used in a normal conversation, the power of Paxil commands me to remain calm. Do thou likewise, my fellow Americans - take your Paxil and remain calm and speak softly and bow to the leadership of the Maximum Leader, George W. Bush.

I could imagine speeches delivered at veterinary conferences on vaccination techniques with greater energy. Sheesh.

[BootinUp]

109. I can't get into this...can they play footage of people jumping

from the WTC or something???? that might help set the mood.

[Catherine Vincent]

110. Republicans are such hypocrites.

They hated McCain's guts when he was running against dumbass and now all of a sudden they like him? Please!

[misterphelps]

111. No, we're not using 9/11

[AmerDem]

112. That must have been the dullest speech I have ever heard!

Do these people honestly feel the majority of Americans find them appealing? What a farce, with a corrupt system of government and corporate media you can make anything seem possible.

I doubt highly this night is going to fly with everyday America.

[rumguy]

114. A disgusting speech

delivered to a gathering of ugly sociopaths cloistered together behind walls of security in a city that hates their fuckin' guts....

What a scene...

[cthrumatrix]

120. dullest speech is right...people are starving for something...so sad

the whole scene.

Crashcart Dick has no risk of heart failure with this sleeper

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

115. When does McCain get to collect his 20 pieces of silver?

I just can't believe how low he has sunk. Is he wearing a Purple Heart band-aid, too? Whatever his payoff is, it better be good, because he's sold his freaking soul for it.

[neomonkey]

117. Dear Senator McCain

Sent this:

"Disingenuous filmmaker????"

Please Senator McCain, give me a break.

Not nearly as disingenuous as those pitiful moments your puppet CIC can can barely contrive in understandable English to come

up with a Reason of the Month as to why the U.S. is fighting this mission which was supposedly accomplished a year ago.

Not nearly as disingenuous as the fact that Michael Moore never so much as intimated that Iraq was the Middle East version

of Leisure World before we so proudly toppled Sadaam Hussein from power.

I used to retain some modicum of respect for you, one of the few Republicans in this country I felt had some decency. That

is flushed down the toilet now - watching your sycophantic groveling to this evil doofus who tore you apart to gain the (R)

nomination 4 years ago leaves me with little doubt you are yet another in the long line of self-deluded neocon Republicans

subverting this country's Constitution and true spirit of free enterprise.

[hatrack]

121. They have managed something I didn't think possible

They have converted 9/11 from devastating tragedy to maudlin campaign prop. They've trivialized it and have managed to make mentioning it somehow (God help me) irritating. These people are lower than whale shit.