The Republican Convention

[Acebot44]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

I'm interested to see what those crazy protesters do.

Funny story.

My brother and a couple of his buddy's went up to Santa Barbara on Friday to stay at some chicks house for the weekend. I find out that today, as they were driving around the city, they came upon an anti-bush shenanagan. Being the people they are, the group decided to make a sign which said something along these lines, "Vote Bush, our Hero! Man of the Millenium" and joined the crowd

Needless to say, the protesters got suuuper pissed and "almost killed" them. One 60 year oldish man comes up to my bro and pushes him, my bro comes back with something like, "what the ****, bitch!?" and a cop comes and arrests the old dude. Soooo funnnay

[mickydaniels]

This convention has been boring and almost unwatchable at times. Especially retarded has been the segments where the music would be playing and, like on the first night, Dick Cheney and his wife were introduced to everyone as they went and found their seats. Just to find seats, wow. I just never get the feeling that anyone was going to say anything memorable or special. Like last night with Mr. Rod Paige, Elizabeth Dole and some black guy who was Lt. Governor from Maryland, just gave some dry speeches, and even though there were some good parts, their tones were so distant and seemed so rehearsed and corny.

[Professor S]

I really likewd the Lt. Governor's speech. It wasn't exactly Mayor Guiliani's great speech, but it was pretty good and hit on a lot of the points where I disassociate myself from more liberal values. Swarzenegger's was pretty good and entertaining.

Most conventions are boring for the most part. There is a lot of down time where specifics are ironed out and roll call is taken. Tonight will be good, though. Zell Miller is a great speaker.

[Dylflon]

I thought it was funny that Michael Moore was there.

Go Mike! Rouse that rabble!

[Classic Rocker]

Do they always have these conventions or are they once in awhlile? In the past presidental elections while I was alive, I don't remember conventions like these.

[Fox 6]

I think they do them before an election.

[Jonbo298]

Economic Girlie-Man

[Professor S]

The girlie-man remark was more in response to all the reduculous criticism he's received for another girlie-man remark he made about trying to make hard changes in the Californian economy. People have even gone so far as to call him a homophobe and anti-gay, when in fact he's probably one of the most moderate republicans and for gay rights as part of his platform (I'm not positive about this, but its what I heard).

[Bond]

Wow, what an awesome convention. All of the primetime speeches were great: McCain, Giuliani, Arnold, Zell Miller, and President Bush.

Part of Arnold's speech:

"If you believe that government should be accountable to the people, not the people to the government...then you are a Republican! If you believe a person should be treated as an individual, not as a member of an interest group... then you are a Republican! If you believe your family knows how to spend your money better than the government does... then you are a Republican! If you believe our educational system should be held accountable for the progress of our children ... then you are a Republican! If you believe this country, not the United Nations, is the best hope of democracy in the world ... then you are a Republican! And, ladies and gentlemen ...if you believe we must be fierce and relentless and terminate terrorism ... then you are a Republican!"