Thread: US Presidential Campaign 2008

Originally Posted by raycarey

it also give the republicans an opportunity to further hide two of the most reviled politicians in america.....bush and cheney.

Yeah, I thought about this also.

BWB and Cheney will skip the convention because of the Hurricane.

Very convenient. Let the GOP/McCain try to distance themselves from the two.

Originally Posted by chinthee

^More total crap by raycarey. Everybody knows GW Bush is not scheduled to appear at the Republican Convention. Jesus. Talk about grasping at straws. A democrat brainwash victim.

try again tubby.

he was scheduled with cheney for the first night....but now he's "busy".

^Oh, come on Ray. It's been reported for a long time he wasn't going to appear. BTW, I'm on your side, dickwad. I support Obama for now.

President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will skip the Republican National Convention because of Hurricane Gustav, the White House said Sunday. The first lady, Laura Bush, is still scheduled to address delegates at the convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday, the opening day.
The convention schedule had Bush as the featured speaker before delegates late that night.

Bush and Cheney to skip convention due to storm, White House says - International Herald Tribune


and honestly, for someone who thinks he knows something about US politics.....how could you even imagine that a sitting president wouldn't be scheduled to speak at his party's convention?

it's mind boggling.

ray, you're grasping at straws. Everybody, including GWB, knows he's the most unpopular President in history. Why don't you try some original thought? A doctoral candidate should be capable of that.

Originally Posted by chinthee

It's been reported for a long time he wasn't going to appear.

a long time, eh?

admit it, you really have no idea what you're on about.

I don't care about the bickering. But the point is:

Q: was GWB scheduled to speak at the convention, originally?

That is the question.

Originally Posted by Milkman

was GWB scheduled to speak at the convention, originally?

of course he was. see my link above in post #1629.


but this is what chinthee posted....

Originally Posted by chinthee

More total crap by raycarey. Everybody knows GW Bush is not scheduled to appear at the Republican Convention. Jesus. Talk about grasping at straws.

now that the evidence has been presented, i wonder if he would care to retract.

my guess is he'll just slink away......

This scrimmage ought to be over.

Here is the answer to the question:

President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney scrapped plans to address the convention Monday night,

Link: McCain: Convention curtailed for Gustav - The conventions - MSNBC.com

I do think this cancellation was very convenient and we'll see if GWB and/or Cheney re-schedule the appearances.

Originally Posted by Milkman

we'll see if GWB and/or Cheney re-schedule the appearances.

they may, but it seems more likely that they'll only be there on tape.

because GWB is really busy leading.

when is gimmick scheduled to speak? i know she had a spot before the VP nod, but i'm sure they've moved her now.

btw, don't underestimate the opportunism and cynicism of the bush white house....if the gulf coast is even slightly less damaged than it was when bush stayed on vacation 3 years ago, i'd be willing to wager he makes an appearance and tries to make is seem that he is responsible for increasing the gulf coast's hurricane preparedness.

Excellent video depicting BO's unreadiness to become POTUS:

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: A new McCain spokesman for Obama’s unreadiness

^Another hotair blog, eh! Not worth looking at.

Yawnn-

Commie
Moslem
Empty Suit
Celebrity
neo- Black Panther
effete Latte Liberal
dirty south side Chicago politician
wet behind the ears

Anything new to tell is about your next POTUS then booner?

Originally Posted by sabang

Yawnn-

Commie
Moslem
Empty Suit
Celebrity
neo- Black Panther
effete Latte Liberal
dirty south side Chicago politician
wet behind the ears

Anything new to tell is about your next POTUS then booner?

Well, if McCain kicks the bucket while in the WH, heh...we got ourselves an outstanding Conservative Babe as POTUS with ALL the right priorities!

Originally Posted by chinthee

Everybody knows GW Bush is not scheduled to appear at the Republican Convention.

Originally Posted by chinthee

It's been reported for a long time he wasn't going to appear.

well, not only was GWB scheduled to appear tubby, he's re-scheduled.

ABC’s George Stephanopoulos reports: After skipping the opening day of the Republican National Convention to personally check the emergency response to Hurricane Gustav, President George W. Bush will keep his appointment with the party faithful.
Bush will speak to the RNC Tuesday in St. Paul, one day after the convention opened to an abbreviated schedule due to the storm.

Political Radar: Bush to Speak to Republican Convention

Originally Posted by Bugs

I expected at least one comment on Biden – which did not come.

Coz he's nothing to worry about. Plagiarist and a jaw-flapper and everybody knows it.

Originally Posted by Bugs

Lieberman also was only OK.

Notable in his address is my somewhat paraphrased message. It should be the principal in which government should behave and IMO should be applied in this forum a lot more.

"Stubborn partisanship is why we have the problems we face. Congress should not be a Republican against Democrat contest to see who who can win but a contest to do what is best for America."

Poll averages show Obama with a 6.4% lead over McCain as of September 2. Up from a 2% lead on 27 August.

This has got to be troubling for the GOP!

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - General Election: McCain vs. Obama

^ Boons, I saw your bumper sticker that the Dems are upset that Gustav never made it to devastation level. Possibly. I think the divine winds helped the Reps -- hey, no Bush/Cheney show, op to show the Reps' support for the people (hey, we're calling off the show) and keep the conv focus on McC and Palin.
The crap dirt dredged up by the lefty papers will help Palin in the end -- people will see this crap news for what it is: demeaning crap.

The evidence keeps mounting!

Political experience

Obama: Worked his way to the top by cultivating, pandering to and stroking the most powerful interest groups in the all-pervasive Chicago political machine, ensuring his views were aligned with the power brokers there.

Palin: Worked her way to the top by challenging, attacking and actively undermining the Republican party establishment in her native Alaska. She ran against incumbent Republicans as a candidate willing and able to clean the Augean Stables of her state's government.

Political Biography

Obama: A classic, if unusually talented, greasy-pole climber. Held a succession of jobs that constitute the standard route to the top in his party's internal politics: "community organizer", law professor, state senator.

Palin:A woman with a wide range of interests in a well-variegated life. Held a succession of jobs - sports journalist, commercial fisherwoman, state oil and gas commissioner, before entering local politics. A resume that suggests something other than burning political ambition from the cradle but rather the sort of experience that enables her to understand the concerns of most Americans..

Heh...love how BO is being portrayed as a 'greasy pole-climber' too!

Dr. Sanity

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You're welcome! Thanks for the news update. I gave my $25 to McCain.
I didn't know that McC had talked about stem-cell research, pro-choice (obv, this is referring to Palin's pro-life) or more $ to Iraq in the past day. Musta been in the Huff'n'Puff Post.