John McCain made a plea for change and bipartisanship in accepting the Republican nomination Thursday, telling his personal story with new detail. He offered larger policy contrasts between himself and Barack Obama, but cited few specifics, emphasizing instead his character and experience in crossing party lines.
His speech, in full.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
McCain: Fight with me
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Why would McCain pledge to end partisan rancor, and be cheered by the Convention, when he selected a "pit bull in lipstick" as his running mate whose partisan insults were cheered by the very same Convention?
In her speech Wednesday night to the Republican National Convention, completely unqualified vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said, "In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change." Since when did "change" involve voting with a failure of a president over 90 percent of the time?
McCain can talk about Vietnam all he wants to ... but he's still an entrenched member of the Washington elite who has helped get this country in the mess it finds itself in these days.
I'm a Hillary democreat. My vote is going the McCain/Palin ticket.
He isn't saying what he'll do. All I heard tonight was 9/11 this and 9/11 that and stories about John McCain in a prision camp. I heard nothing about our country, our future, fixing the economy, etc. McCain's plan? What we have is working fine! Is he insane? Maybe those years in that camp did rot his brain a bit! I don't know!!! I said this before - being a big fan of Reagan, I just lost it. I'm done with the Republican Party. It bothers me to see how the party is these days... and although I see how Palin is, playing bad cop and McCain, being good cop... all I heard tonight were things that would have disapointed Reagan himself. I can't believe this, I'm voting for Obama. haha I'm actually voting for a Dem! Sheesh I don't know... I think we need change. I have a hard time believing McCain, who was apart of what isn't working, can actually bring about that change. Maybe Obama can? Maybe he can't? BUT I'll take my chances on fresh blood over using people from a failed policy.
Where's the plan?
Independents, Dems, and Repubs that support Obama don't worry the Karl Rove play book will not work this time. After the Debates Americans will see who has a plan for Health Care, Education, Ending the War, and Social Security.
How can any person who supported Hillary vote Mccain? Mccains policy hurt Women not help them. And the fact that he choose an inexperienced Governer who is extreme in her Pro Life stance (No exeption for RAPE AND INCEST). Plesident Palin would change the court and outlaw Roe Vs. Wade. If you vote Mccain in there is a good chance she might get the nod in 4 years. Besides when the affair with her husband's former business partner comes out she will be sunk anyway.
To Anon 12:51: you are voting based on gender alone, since the differences between the two candidates are very large.
This is what Hillary said.......
The two party conventions showcased vastly different directions for our country. Senator Obama and Senator Biden offered the new ideas and positive change America needs and deserves after eight years of failed Republican leadership. Senator McCain and Governor Palin do not.
After listening to all the speeches this week, I heard nothing that suggests the Republicans are ready to fix the economy for middle class families, provide quality affordable health care for all Americans, guarantee equal pay for equal work for women, restore our nation's leadership in a complex world or tackle the myriad of challenges our country faces. So, to slightly amend my comments from Denver: NO WAY, NO HOW, NO McCAIN-PALIN.
Well I'm a Republican that's voting for Obama! MaCain didn't say anything to me other than the same old stuff. Bush could have given that speech.
When Obama said, "Enough" it reached me as I've had enough.
"What do you talk about when you have nothing to say?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=955Y3NJTRIE
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