Tuesday, August 31, 2004 from New York
 DAY
ONE: MCCAIN AND GIULIANI
Things got underway with a bang last night in Madison Square Garden when John
McCain took to the podium and removed all doubt as to his support for George
Bush's re-election. He took a shot at those who believe appeasement is the
way to win the war on terror, saying "there is no avoiding this war. We
tried that, and our reluctance cost us dearly." That's right...8
years of the Clinton administration's lack of action against Islamic terrorism
did cost us dearly. But ... Democrats are appeasers and there's probably
not much you can do about that.
So what about McCain's supposed differences with President Bush over the war in
Iraq? The media loves to highlight their differences...as if somehow
McCain weren't a supporter of the war in Iraq. Nope...McCain had this to
say: "Our choice wasn't between a benign status quo and the bloodshed of
war. It was between war and a graver threat. Don't let anyone tell you
otherwise." He also addressed the weapons of mass destruction
controversy by saying "Whether or not Saddam possessed the terrible weapons
he once had and used, freed from international pressure and the threat of
military action, he would have acquired them again." The media
disappointment was off the charts...how could he be agreeing with Bush?
Wasn't he secretly a liberal Democrat that was going to run with The
Poodle? I guess not...looks like he meant business all along when he said
he was a Republican that was supporting the president.
 One of the best parts of the speech was when he took a shot at that worthless,
lying sack of goo Michael Moore (who was in attendance as a columnist for USA
Today.) McCain referred to Moore as " .... a disingenuous
filmmaker....who would have us believe that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace,
when in fact -- when in fact it was a place of indescribable cruelty, torture
chambers, mass graves and prisons that destroyed the lives of the small children
inside their walls." Zing! The crowd loved the line so much
McCain repeated it twice. He closed with this line: "Do not yield. Do
not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our president and fight. We're
Americans. We're Americans, and we'll never surrender. They will."
And with that, he walked off the podium. Good speech...he's probably going
to run for president in 2008, although he'll be 72 by then.
Then it was former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's turn, and that's where the gloves came
off. He brought the house down highlighting President Bush's successes in
the War on Terror, and taking on The Poodle. He highlighted the
flip-flopping, explaining Kerry voted against the first Gulf War, then
later said he supported it. Of course, he then voted for the invasion of
Iraq, but later voted against $87 billion in funding for the troops (that was
after he voted for it..or something.) He talked about John Edwards'
"two Americas," and said one America was for John Kerry to vote for
something, and the other so he could vote against it. Good line.
Rudy also talked about the world's decade-long history of appeasement with
terrorists, and why it has done nothing to stop the spread of Islamic
terrorism. Time and time again the Euro-weenies have set terrorists free,
and now George Bush is putting his foot down and crushing the jihadists.
The speech was long...but the crowd loved it.
Tonight is First Lady Laura Bush, Education Secretary Rod Paige and the
Governator....California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Already, this
convention is way better than the Democrats'.
GRATEFUL IRAQI THANKS AMERICA
Much to the disdain of the anti-war left in the mainstream media, a pro-Bush
Iraqi spoke. Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic
Congress, addressed the convention at length, thanking America for liberating
her country. She talked about what it was like to live in Iraq before it
was liberated....apparently she didn't get the memo from Hillary Clinton who
said women were better off under Saddam Hussein.
Anyway, she had this to say: "Living under Saddam Hussein, we could
not gather as we do now to discuss things like democracy and freedom. We could
only dream of a day when we could speak freely, and worship God in ways of our
own choosing." Because her speech makes President Bush look
good, you can expect the media to ignore it. According to them, all of the
Iraqis hate America...and we are nothing more than "occupiers."
She closed with this line: "I promise you: we will never forget what your
sons and daughters did for us." Sounds like there are some grateful
Iraqis (the Iraqi national soccer team excluded.)
No matter what The Poodle and the left would have you believe, Iraq is
infinitely better off today than they were two years ago. Even though the
media does its best to paint the war as a failure, the facts are the
facts. Of course, facts don't matter too much to the media these days, do
they?
RON
SILVER CALLS OUT THE HOLLYWOOD LEFT
Actor Ron Silver took to the podium and gave a rousing speech condemning the
hypocritical liberals who are bashing George Bush for the war on terror.
Said Silver: "Even though I am a well-recognized liberal on many issues
confronting our society today, I find it ironic that many human rights advocates
and outspoken members of my own entertainment community are often on the front
lines to protest repression, for which I applaud them, but they are usually the
first ones to oppose any use of force to take care of these horrors that they
catalogue repeatedly."
Finally, somebody said it. The left wants it both ways....they love to
protest human rights abuses, but when somebody actually does something about it,
they protest that too. Could it be that the left in Hollywood is basically
ignorant of the causes they support and only do it for show? They're never
even remotely consistent.
The truth is that Hollywood hates George Bush .. and the Hollywood liberals
who make their livings reading words written for them by someone else continue
to flounder when they become their own script writers.
Silver may never work in that town again, but he let them all have it.
BUSH
SAYS WE CAN'T WIN THE WAR ON TERROR...OR DID HE?
The Poodle's campaign has seized upon a statement that President Bush made to
Matt Lauer in an interview aboard his campaign bus that was broadcast yesterday
on the 'Today' show. Here is what he actually said, when asked by Lauer if
the war on terrorism can be won: "I don't think you can win it. But I
think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less
acceptable in parts of the world. Let's put it that way." Of course
that is all the eager Democrats needed to demagogue the issue during what is
traditionally the quiet period during the other party's convention. So The
Poodle sent out the Tort King to attack.
Speaking last night on Nightline, the ambulance chaser said they believed the
war on terror could be won, and accused the president of flip-flopping. Oh
really? What a load. We are now supposed to believe the Democrats
are going to win the war on terror after they have spent months accusing the
president of fighting a war on terror in the first place? What happened to
the appeasement strategy? Turning it all over to the U.N.? I guess
that doesn't matter when you're an empty-headed political opportunist. The
Kerry/Edwards ticket not only continually flip-flops, but they're now
flip-flopping over their flip-flops.
It was a dumb thing to say....the President stepped in it....and it will no
doubt wind up in campaign commercials. But anyone with half a brain knows
what the president meant. That excludes most Democrats. You can't
expect to win the war on terror as if it were a conventional war with a peace
treaty or a surrender.
DEMOCRATS GETTING NERVOUS
Polls continue to show George Bush is surging, especially in battleground
states, and that is before any bounce is figured in from this convention.
Even the mainstream media is admitting as much...saying that things are looking
pretty good for the president.
As the convention gets started, the latest polls show the Bush campaign has
pretty much erased all of The Poodle's gains in key categories, including trust
to handle the war on terror, the war in Iraq and the economy. George Bush
is even ahead in the liberal battleground state of Wisconsin. Keep in mind
that the Democrats have already had their convention, and it got them
nowhere. sKerry reported for duty, but the American people didn't care.
So why is The Poodle not gaining any ground? Because right now America is
at war...the war against Islamic terrorism, and Kerry is still fighting the
Vietnam War. For some reason, he is making his Vietnam service the
centerpiece of his campaign. Now you have the Swift Boat vets calling that
into question...and things aren't looking too good.
Expect the left (and the media) to start getting really desperate if things slip
any further.
ANGRY LIBERALS ATTACK DELEGATES
When the Democratic National Convention was being held in Boston, do you recall
hearing any media reports of Democratic delegates to that convention being
physically attacked by evil Republicans? (There are some Republicans in
Massachusetts, including the governor.) You didn't, because there weren't
any. Of course, the Democrats kept all of their protesters in a cage, so
that may have had something to do with it.
Anyway, outside a hotel in Times Square, delegates to the Republican Convention
were attacked by "protesters" dressed in black and swearing at
them. There have been other encounters . "Protestors"
dragged a cop from his motorcycle and beat him unconscious. Don't you just
love the Kerry supporters? These leftists have promised to continue their
harassment of convention delegates. Now why do you suppose this is?
Because the left can't just let the Republicans have their convention like the
right let them have theirs. They have to be malcontents....and cause as
much trouble as possible. A lot of these morons probably have no
idea what they're protesting.
It's not enough for them to just vote for the candidate they agree with,
they have to harass and insult people who are making a different
choice. This proves once again that liberals are really the intolerant
ones. Remember that Atlanta Journal Constitution article profiling a well-known
Atlanta anarchist a few weeks ago? This jerk liked to show his disdain for
high-achievers by trespassing into expensive homes under construction and
urinating in bathtubs. He's probably up here in New York right now trying
to get into c delegates hotel rooms so he can leave them some organic surprises.
READING ASSIGNMENTS
In case you missed it, here
is a transcript of John McCain's speech to the Republican National
Convention. While you're at it, here's
the full transcript of Rudy Giuliani's address before the delegates.
Also, here
is the transcript of actor Ron Silver's excellent remarks.
Prime time coverage begins tonight on the broadcast networks, and
here is the lineup. One hour each night for the next three days, with
the rest on cable.
Bush's bounce is building....Dick
Morris explains what Kerry has done wrong and the president has done
right. Morris says it's not out of the realm of possibility for the
president to expect an 8-10 point bounce from the convention.
Scrutiny continues of The Poodle's anti-war past. A
flyer has surfaced from his time as an anti-war Vietnam veteran, and it
includes the lies he told in front of Congress. Check it out.
In case you missed it, here
is the video of The Poodle's daughters being booed at the MTV Video Music
Awards. Priceless.
So what is McCain up to at the Republican National Convention? Kirk
Victor says he may be thinking about 2008, and has an interview with McCain.
Democratic Georgia Senator Zell Miller speaks at the convention tomorrow, and
Fred Barnes explains how a Democrat found himself at the Republican
convention.
The mood in New York is different than it was in Boston...Republicans say Bush
is a better politician than The Poodle, and their fortunes are rising. Kate
O'Beirne explains.
Why is the media savaging the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth? Pat
Buchanan says it's because they know the Swiftees could doom The Poodle's
candidacy.
The Poodle has pooched his lead in two critical battleground states, and
Susan Page explains how it happened. Things aren't looking good for the
Democrats in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The mainstream media is fretting about the supposed damage the presidential
campaign will do to our democracy. John
Podhoretz says that doesn't matter, it all comes down to who is best-suited
to be the United States' next Commander In Chief.
The liberal media continues to be out of control. From Matt Lauer on NBC
begging Bush to raise taxes to Claire Shipman on ABC calling Dick Cheney an
"evil genius," it's
all in this report from the Media Research Center.
Saturday is the 41st anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a
dream" speech, and
Star Parker says if you look around the country, people still aren't getting
the message.
South Korea shares the 'Ingrate of the year' award with the Iraqi national
soccer team. Dennis
Prager explains that without America, the world would collapse into chaos.
The media and the Democrats are doing their best to spin Iraq as being a
disaster, but
David Limbaugh says nothing could be further from the truth. As
always, an excellent analysis.
Professor Mike
Adams continues to take on anti-conservative academia, and has a letter from
a colleague who has had some success.
Ever wonder if the supposed "protesters" ever really know what they're
protesting? Joel
Mowbray has an interview with a protester, and this one' a real eye-opener.
The Republican convention is all about the differences between Bush and Kerry,
but George
Will says that when it comes to political free speech, President Bush and
The Poodle are one in the same.
Wondering what makes Zell Miller tick? Matt
Towery has some insight, and history. Zell continues to be one of the
most popular politicians in Georgia history, with an approval rating of 64%. |
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