The Republican Convention Thread.

[JonTheRvelator]

yeah.

[mantra4]

wow... there's a new forum.















alpine sucks

[Rob]

I hope it goes smoothly with no terror plots or other crap. Other than that, I couldn't give less of a shit.

[mantra4]

I hope it goes smoothly with no terror plots or other crap. Other than that, I couldn't give less of a shit.:thumbsup

political parties suck

[JonTheRvelator]

http://www.drudgereport.com/af.htm

:lol

[Crumbo]

alpine sucks

:twak

this will be my only post in this forum :monkey

:goat

[mantra4]

:twak

this will be my only post in this forum :monkey

:goat :thumbsup

*edit* enjoy the gorge... ass :goat

[JonTheRvelator]

:lol :lol

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040901/D84R0S6O0.html

[JonTheRvelator]

:twak

this will be my only post in this forum :monkey

:goat

I had to man, I had to.

we gonna hang at gorge?

[JonTheRvelator]

Hey Chris, the only thing that sucks more they parties is protesters.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&u=/ap/20040901/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_bush_women_7&printer=1

[Dancing Ants]

mmm bush twins.

[stimmerman]

:lol :lol

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040901/D84R0S6O0.html
"Besides, since we've graduated from college, we're looking around for something to do for the next few years. Kind of like dad." -- Bush Twins

They don't know how true that is.

[cbsauder]

the bush twins speech was horrible. at least they are tryin to help their dad tho.

[stimmerman]

Barbara is hot!

[cbsauder]

Barbara is hot!
very much so! but she isnt much of a public speaker.

[stimmerman]

I was watching Fox News last night after all the speeches and they went down to a correspondent on the floor saying he was witness to a security breach on the floor of the convention. So, I'm thinking that someone got a weapon in somehow or that some was injured in some way. But then the correspondent began relaying his eyewitness account of the security breach. He said a convention goer was screaming up at Cheney's box seat asking how much money he is making off of the war in Iraq.

I thought it was funny the way they are viewing protesters as security breaches this week.

[Number27]

mmm bush twins.
eww, they're vile.

[Eckie]

I'm still hoping for tons of balloons on the last night, like at the DNC. "Where are the BALLOONS? We need more f'in BALLOONS"

Anyway, I don't know if anyone watched the C-Span coverage on Monday night, but did any of you hear that guy who called in from Statan Island after the convention coverage, around 11:30 or so? "Oh baby, stoke it!"

[themonkey]

I'm going tomorrow night....i guess I'll be the guy chilling with Al Franken... ;)

[ModestMouse2003]

wow... there's a new forum.















alpine sucks


u suck


and alpine/gorge rule.


heh

go bush!

[Fluff]

Bush 2004

[marco j]

Bush is a freaking moron . and this new 'W' sloagan is just pathetic and very insulting.
he's not malcomX. but if he keeps it up someone's gonna shoot him like malcom.

[stimmerman]

Bush is a freaking moron . and this new 'W' sloagan is just pathetic and very insulting.
he's not malcomX. but if he keeps it up someone's gonna shoot him like malcom.
Whoa.

*runs away before secret service bursts into thread*

[marco j]

Whoa.

*runs away before secret service bursts into thread*

hey i'm a peace loving fool, probably why i hate bush so much. i'm just pointing out the stupidity of using only a letter to advertise your ame when at the same time you are trying to gain support from th african american community. the republicans continue to go too far.

[cbsauder]

whats wrong with "W"? its a nickname...

[marco j]

it's not a nickname . it's trying to use a one letter word as a reference to himself.
like 'X' . it's wrong and they are going to offend the afrocan american community mark my words.

[stimmerman]

Apparently Bush gives everyone in his administration nicknames.

[saygoodbye12]

Wearing flip flop on your hands and screaming "FLIP-FLOP" is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen.

How uncreative.

[eric_dmbfan03]

"President Bush doesn't need a permission slip to defend the American people."

To me, that's like saying screw the UN. Am I correct to assume that or what?

[marco j]

i know ! the republicans seem to have found the gene for no fun or something.

^my best imitation of a republican

[marco j]

"President Bush doesn't need a permission slip to defend the American people."

To me, that's like saying screw the UN. Am I correct to assume that or what?

yes that's exactly what he meant.

and it's ssooo damn dumb. it is a good thing to get world support to do something. :monkey

[eric_dmbfan03]

Now it's time to watch The Daily Show and get my fake news.

[AU1880]

it's not a nickname . it's trying to use a one letter word as a reference to himself.
like 'X' . it's wrong and they are going to offend the afrocan american community mark my words.
That is by far the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

[eric_dmbfan03]

It is his nickname, "Dubya." W.

[mantra4]

That is by far the dumbest thing I have ever heard.:thumbsup

[Dancing Ants]

yes that's exactly what he meant.

and it's ssooo damn dumb. it is a good thing to get world support to do something. :monkey


dood, the UN is nothing more than an imperialistic organization. and i know, you're going to give me the whole "Bush is an imperialist" jingo, but honestly, the UN is only one more step toward world government *shudder*.

[eric_dmbfan03]

I don't understand how we can support the UN so much and encourage other countries to follow its sanctions and encourage other nations to join, and then turn our backs to it. That's what doesn't make sense to me.

[Dancing Ants]

I don't understand how we can support the UN so much and encourage other countries to follow its sanctions and encourage other nations to join, and then turn our backs to it. That's what doesn't make sense to me.

i haven't seen much of that happening in the last two years...before that, yes, beause for a while, the UN had to exist, as did NATO, to protect and hopefully STOP a WW3. I don't see a point for it now. Ethiopia is the leader of the Human Rights Council...pointless.

Also, if you search for some of the comments from Woodrow Wilson's Special Adivsor to the President (i think that was his post)..from 1918...the UN would scare you. When Wilson promoted the League of Nations, it was a total puppet job to create world government.

[Number27]

That is by far the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
This, and loving the Gators, is the only thing I will ever agree with you.

[eric_dmbfan03]

So at this point, having a UN is pointless?

[Number27]

So at this point, having a UN is pointless?
They only good thing the UN is good for now is the tour.

[mdude85]

So at this point, having a UN is pointless?

It's not pointless to the rest of the world ... some people think, however, that it is useless for the US to be a member of the united nations. I don't have enough information on this subject so I prefer not to give my personal opinion. If you put a gun to my head and told me to give an answer I'd tell you that of all the nations who need the UN, the US needs it the least but is ironically the country which has the greatest effect on its policies.

[eric_dmbfan03]

Yeah, I feel the same way as you. So as an average American, I see America as a major supporter of the UN. While we may or may not need it, it's clear we support it. So if we support it, we should follow it. That's what I gather from this whole thing anyway.

[ss10mets]

Just a question, don't attack me, did the Republicans say anything they plan on doing to get us out of the trouble we are in or did they just attack Kerry?

[eric_dmbfan03]

As far as tonight went, the theme was continuing to show how the President went after the terrorists following 9/11. No mention of the economy or health care or anything in the prime time coverage at least. But I'm fairly certain everything's supposed to be addressed tomorrow.

[mdude85]

As for the bash Kerry comments, the most likely reason that the republicans are bashing Kerry and not talking about Bush is because everyone already knows what Bush has done in the past few years. After all, he is president -- all of his actions are closely followed by the media and political analysts with big mouths. Bush will likely reveal his plans for the next few years when it is time for him to speak.

[Number27]

Yeah, they are just shoving 9/11 down our throats.

[eric_dmbfan03]

You think they're exploiting it?

[Number27]

Yeah, I do believe they are. But to be fair, Democrats would be doing the same thing if Gore were President right now. Its just politics.

[mdude85]

The republicans are trying to bring back images of bush's 'glory days' when he stood on top of a fire truck in new york city and told america that, you know, the infidels will pay. this is why they keep mentioning 9/11.

[pkpro1]

the bush twins speech was horrible. at least they are tryin to help their dad tho.
i'd be on barbara like chocolate on a twix bar

[ugahairydawgs]

Just a question, don't attack me, did the Republicans say anything they plan on doing to get us out of the trouble we are in or did they just attack Kerry?
We are in trouble??? Did I miss a meeting or something?

[gryspn41]

As for the bash Kerry comments, the most likely reason that the republicans are bashing Kerry and not talking about Bush is because everyone already knows what Bush has done in the past few years. After all, he is president -- all of his actions are closely followed by the media and political analysts with big mouths. Bush will likely reveal his plans for the next few years when it is time for him to speak.




Well Kerry has had aple time to at least lay out some of his plans and he hasn't done anything. He's still worried about Vietnam 35 years ago. By the way did anyone see Zell Miller last night??? His speech was amazing, I laughed so hard when he was bashing Kerry. Someone finally brought up Kerry's last 20 years in the Senate and it is definitely going to carry some weight w/ voters. It will be very interesting to see what W. has to say tonight.

Roger

[mdude85]

I saw Zell Miller's speech. It was over the top, in a bad way.

[gryspn41]

I saw Zell Miller's speech. It was over the top, in a bad way.

How was it over the top?? He stated facts in that speech and you can't argue any of those points. Bottom line is Kerry needs to start putting out some ideas on the economy, the war, foreign policy, and domestic policy which he has done none of so far. Miller was right when he said the Dems are way to the left, and they just need to sit back and see how out of touch they are with the rest of the nation.

Roger

[ss10mets]

As for the bash Kerry comments, the most likely reason that the republicans are bashing Kerry and not talking about Bush is because everyone already knows what Bush has done in the past few years. After all, he is president -- all of his actions are closely followed by the media and political analysts with big mouths. Bush will likely reveal his plans for the next few years when it is time for him to speak.

And by using this logic, since the approval rating of the President is below 50%... would it be safe to assume that this is a really bad tactic considering less then 50% of tha nation approves of what the President has done in his first term?

[stimmerman]

Miller was right when he said the Dems are way to the left, and they just need to sit back and see how out of touch they are with the rest of the nation.

Wouldn't the President be leading in the polls by a much higher percentage if the Dems were, as you say, so out of touch with the rest of the nation?

[gryspn41]

Wouldn't the President be leading in the polls by a much higher percentage if the Dems were, as you say, so out of touch with the rest of the nation?


Well if they would just stop trying to make everyone look so bad on the other side of the aisle and just go back to the partisan politics that we had after 9/11 then they would be doing better than they are. And I might add that these are polls that magnify a small percent of the nation. But when people walk in to the polls on election day and finally weigh in on who they think is more worthy of 4 years in the WH this election will be a landslide for W.

Roger

[mdude85]

How was it over the top?? He stated facts in that speech and you can't argue any of those points. Bottom line is Kerry needs to start putting out some ideas on the economy, the war, foreign policy, and domestic policy which he has done none of so far. Miller was right when he said the Dems are way to the left, and they just need to sit back and see how out of touch they are with the rest of the nation.

Roger

You seem to have a problem with the democrats bashing the policies of Bush and not focusing on their plans for the future, yet you have no problem with Zell Miller's speech?

[stimmerman]

And I might add that these are polls that magnify a small percent of the nation.
That may be so. But how many people who aren't interested in voting would really participate in one of these polls?

But when people walk in to the polls on election day and finally weigh in on who they think is more worthy of 4 years in the WH this election will be a landslide for W.

That is speculation, but you're entitled to your opinion.

[gryspn41]

You seem to have a problem with the democrats bashing the policies of Bush and not focusing on their plans for the future, yet you have no problem with Zell Miller's speech?

I don't have a problem w/ anyone bashing W.'s policies, but I do think it is a little sad that they spend so much time doing it. Kerry and most of the dems. in general has just beat it over and over to death. Why doesn't he try to put some of his own ideas out so we can see how he feels about certain ideas. And Miller's speech was from a man who was disinfranchised with the Dems. ideas and thoughts.

Roger

[stimmerman]

I was reading an article the other day that stated that voters ask themselves two questions when deciding who to vote for in an election with an incumbent:

1)Does this incumbent deserve my vote?
2)Can the challenger do better?

In that order.

I think the Kerry campaign is operating with these questions in mind. Therefore, he is going to tell you first why the President doesn't deserve your vote, hence all the bashing, and then he'll tell you that (not why) he'll do better.

[gryspn41]

You know I'm just sitting here at work and wondering why is it that the Heartland of America is overwhelmingly Conservative Republicans and each coast is pre-dominantly Liberal Dems?? Is that just the way it is or are there certain reasons for this. Just tossing ideas in my mind while I'm raking in the dough and surfing the internet. :rolleyes: I just love my job.

Roger

[stimmerman]

I think the closer you get to water the smarter you get.

Just kidding, but I've noticed the coast thing before, too. I don't think there is a scientific explanation for it. Just the way things worked out.

[FunkyTeaParty]

I'm just waiting for the name Osanma bin Laden to be mentioned at some point during the Convention.

[gravedigger13]

I think the Kerry campaign is operating with these questions in mind. Therefore, he is going to tell you first why the President doesn't deserve your vote, hence all the bashing, and then he'll tell you that (not why) he'll do better.

But doesn't every candidate facing an encumbent have this luxury? Frankly, I'm surprised that Kerry isn't destroying Bush in the polls. In all honesty, I think he should be. I don't think it says a lot about Bush, but more so it speaks volumes about Kerry. In this election, I just get the feeling that Donald Duck could run against Bush and have just as much backing as Kerry does. The fact that Kerry isn't running away with this thing, when most of the population is against this war, is a little unsettling.

[Fluff]

not all republicans are bad....im not

[pkpro1]

i have to say, much as i hate bush, his speechwriters did a very good job in putting the first 25 mins of his speech together (up through the point he mentioned kerry's name).

it actually made you want to believe that he would come through on the empty promises he was making.

[pkpro1]

not all republicans are bad....im not
yeah, most are just fucking ignorant.

[saygoodbye12]

i have to say, much as i hate bush, his speechwriters did a very good job in putting the first 25 mins of his speech together (up through the point he mentioned kerry's name).

it actually made you want to believe that he would come through on the empty promises he was making.
:thumbsup

Beginning of the speech was great and the end of the speech was fantastic.

[pkpro1]

:thumbsup

Beginning of the speech was great and the end of the speech was fantastic.
didn't watch the end... switched to the greatness of the daily show instead as jon stewart blasted cheney/miller......

[pkpro1]

btw, did anybody see the blonde chick with the "blondes for bush" tshirt?

:lol
i wanted to smack her.

[gryspn41]

yeah, most are just fucking ignorant.



I'll take that as a compliment I guess! :confused:

Roger

[ugahairydawgs]

yeah, most are just fucking ignorant.
Kind of like the statement you just made.

[Davenumber40]

But doesn't every candidate facing an encumbent have this luxury? Frankly, I'm surprised that Kerry isn't destroying Bush in the polls. In all honesty, I think he should be. I don't think it says a lot about Bush, but more so it speaks volumes about Kerry. In this election, I just get the feeling that Donald Duck could run against Bush and have just as much backing as Kerry does. The fact that Kerry isn't running away with this thing, when most of the population is against this war, is a little unsettling.

I have a real problem with democrats electing someone just because he's not W. And before you say I'd do it too, I wouldn't have voted for Bob Dole.

[marco j]

ok everyone ....now let's all pray!

sorry i'm still upset about a priest coming out after cheney and leading us to prayer.

[cyberhound]

That podium did look like pulpit. It resembled crosses as well. Of course I can't see why the preist and prayer are so upsetting.

[marco j]

That podium did look like pulpit. It resembled crosses as well. Of course I can't see why the preist and prayer are so upsetting.


are you serious?!?

there are more than one religeon in this country and it is at the very least
insulting to think everyone is christian. why not then have a rabbi come out and then maybe a muslim cleric?!?!

this reinforces my belief that the christian right is trying to take over this country and convert everyone.

[Fluff]

yeah, most are just fucking ignorant.


wrong again

[cyberhound]

are you serious?!?

there are more than one religeon in this country and it is at the very least
insulting to think everyone is christian. why not then have a rabbi come out and then maybe a muslim cleric?!?!

this reinforces my belief that the christian right is trying to take over this country and convert everyone.
And having a rabbi or imam pray would really change things for you?

[JanelleM]

Just wanted to say I thought Bush gave an amazing speech. I wasn't able to watch it last night, but just reading the transcript this morning gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes. I believe he deserves four more years as our President

[mdude85]

JanelleM: perhaps his speechwriters deserve four more years in their posts.

[JanelleM]

Oh for sure, the speech writers did a great job, but recounting the events that happened over the past 4 years were not something writers created.

[mdude85]

Oh for sure, the speech writers did a great job, but recounting the events that happened over the past 4 years were not something writers created.

It seems like from your post that reading his speech made you want to re-elect him.

[stimmerman]

......but just reading the transcript this morning gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes.
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol