Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Mollie Hemingway, Ed. ·
August 6, 2012 at 5:04pm
From the Tampa Bay Tribune:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are among seven headline speakers announced today for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
The first look at featured speakers also includes South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.
Is everyone excited? Seriously, does anyone want to hear John McCain say anything?
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Jun '12
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
I guess Republicans were idiots in 2008, then.
And 2004.
And 2000.
And 1996.
And 1992.
Need I continue?
Apr '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
That scans and rhymes like a song lyric...
Nov '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
ConservativeWanderer
I guess Republicans were idiots in 2008, then.
And 2004.
And 2000.
And 1996.
And 1992.
Need I continue? · 21 minutes ago
So if the Democrats have 71 speakers, what does that make them?
But really, only about 10 will have many people actually paying any attention.
Aug '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Is that the guy that ran with Sarah Palin ?
Jun '12
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Leigh
ConservativeWanderer
I guess Republicans were idiots in 2008, then.
And 2004.
And 2000.
And 1996.
And 1992.
Need I continue? · 21 minutes ago
So if the Democrats have 71 speakers, what does that make them?
But really, only about 10 will have many people actually paying any attention. · 8 minutes ago
And the chances are good no one will remember anything about 9 of those 10 for more than about a week anyway.
Come on, how much of Tim Pawlenty's 2008 RNC speech do you remember (without looking it up)?
Probably less than nothing.
Jun '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
dittoheadadt
tabula rasa
Which reminds me of a great story about Fred Imus, deceased brother of Don. Early in the Obama administration, Fred was being interviewed by Don, who asked Fred whether he'd listened to one of those early, "brilliant" speeches by The One.
Fred: "I listened for a couple of minutes and then turned it off."
Don: "Why didn't you listen to the whole thing?"
Fred: "When it became clear the [expletive deleted] wasn't resigning, I just turned it off." · 2 hours ago
Edited 2 hours ago
Oddly enough, Fred died one year ago today. · 1 hour ago
I knew it was about a year, but had no idea it was one year today. I was listening to that on a podcast and almost had to pull over. Fred was a national treasure.
He and Don would argue, but they always ended the segment by saying that they loved each other. That was very touching, and sincere.
May '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Feh!! Go away, John McCain.
May '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
ConservativeWanderer
I guess Republicans were idiots in 2008, then.
And 2004.
And 2000.
And 1996.
And 1992. ....
They certainly were. That's why we are in the process of replacing them.
Apr '12
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
I'd rather hear Meghan, at least she doesn't try to defend the palin veep choice.
Aug '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
I'd like to hear his mea culpa about how he didn't do the job of vetting his opponent when he was given the nod the last time. It is not like he didn't have 2 Obama autobiographies to start with - those might have actually been enough once he found out that they were almost entirely composed of Obama's admitted drug use and fictional 'composite' characters - oh and the dog eating thing.
May '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Sigh. The stupid party soldiers on.
Aug '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Well, at least Sarah Palin won't be speaking, because if she did, the Democrats would tease us and make us feel bad!
Aug '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
The Democrats will make us feel bad AFTER the talking heads all stopped laughing and tittering like the crows on a clothesline that they are.
Dec '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
I agree, although my first choice in the 2008 primary was my favorite "donut maker" ... Realistically speaking, I think it would be politically impossible for any party to shun a former presidential candidate from speaking at its' convention. It would create more controversy than not and perhaps distract from the message of the current candidate.
Let's just hope they slot McCain for a relatively nondescript night and keep that daughter of his outta sight/outta mind.
Additional thought: It makes absolutely no sense to alienate a Republican senator (remember the GOP is still a minority in that body); Romney, if elected, will need him. Let's all stay focused on beating Obama and overturning Sebelius. Insulting McCain won't help us in achieving these goals.
Edited on August 7, 2012 at 2:07amOct '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Aaron Miller
ConservativeWanderer
I guess Republicans were idiots in 2008, then.
And 2004.
And 2000.
And 1996.
And 1992. ....
They certainly were. That's why we are in the process of replacing them. · 3 hours ago
Indeed, and hopefully Sarah Palin will be one of the replacements. If she's not one of the speakers at this year's convention, I'll know that the Republican Party neither values nor wants my vote. I'm just about done with their dog-and-pony show.
Mar '12
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
For the RNC to have made this choice is proof that it remains tone-deaf to its base.
A base, I might add, that may not be there too much longer if they continue to ignore us.
Nov '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
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Realistically speaking, I think it would be politically impossible for any party to shun a former presidential candidate from speaking at its' convention. It would create more controversy than not and perhaps distract from the message of the current candidate.
Let's just hope they slot McCain for a relatively nondescript night and keep that daughter of his outta sight/outta mind.
Additional thought: It makes absolutely no sense to alienate a Republican senator (remember the GOP is still a minority in that body); Romney, if elected, will need him. Let's all stay focused on beating Obama and overturning Sebelius. Insulting McCain won't help us in achieving these goals. · 2 hours ago
I agree. This is not worth getting angry about. It's not even really news. At worst, he'll say one or two things that would make us wince if we listened -- which most of us won't.
Seriously, the listed speakers include more of the 2010 Tea Party intake than it does the old guard. The headline could equally have been "Martinez, Haley, Scott, Kasich to speak at convention."
Edited on August 7, 2012 at 2:46amDec '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
Leigh
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Realistically speaking, I think it would be politically impossible for any party to shun a former presidential candidate from speaking at its' convention. It would create more controversy than not and perhaps distract from the message of the current candidate.
Additional thought: It makes absolutely no sense to alienate a Republican senator (remember the GOP is still a minority in that body); Romney, if elected, will need him. Let's all stay focused on beating Obama and overturning Sebelius. Insulting McCain won't help us in achieving these goals.
I agree. This is not worth getting angry about. It's not even really news. At worst, he'll say one or two things that would make us wince if we listened -- which most of us won't.
Seriously, the listed speakers include more of the 2010 Tea Party intake than it does the old guard. The headline could equally have been "Martinez, Haley, Scott, Kasich to speak at convention."
And hopefully Senator Rubio (another electrifying choice for keynote speaker)!
McCain should be asked to speak on military/foreign policy issues; topics on which he still holds a modicum of street cred.
Oct '10
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
tabula rasa
dittoheadadt
tabula rasa
Which reminds me of a great story about Fred Imus, deceased brother of Don. Early in the Obama administration, Fred was being interviewed by Don, who asked Fred whether he'd listened to one of those early, "brilliant" speeches by The One.
Fred: "I listened for a couple of minutes and then turned it off."
Don: "Why didn't you listen to the whole thing?"
Fred: "When it became clear the [expletive deleted] wasn't resigning, I just turned it off."
Oddly enough, Fred died one year ago today.
I knew it was about a year, but had no idea it was one year today. I was listening to that on a podcast and almost had to pull over. Fred was a national treasure.
He and Don would argue, but they always ended the segment by saying that they loved each other. That was very touching, and sincere. · 6 hours ago
I didn't know until today. Lost track of the Imus show over the years, here in Puerto Rico. Loved when Fred was on. Nice tribute by Cavuto here, including audio of the story you cited: http://bit.ly/NxQfzy
Nov '11
Re: Oh Goodie! Sen. John McCain To Speak At RNC!
EThompson
Leigh
I agree. This is not worth getting angry about. It's not even really news. At worst, he'll say one or two things that would make us wince if we listened -- which most of us won't.
Seriously, the listed speakers include more of the 2010 Tea Party intake than it does the old guard. The headline could equally have been "Martinez, Haley, Scott, Kasich to speak at convention."
And hopefully Senator Rubio (another electrifying choice for keynote speaker)!
Unless he's in the VP slot.
Which, of course, is why neither Rubio nor Ryan, Jindal, Christie, Portman, etc., are announced as speakers yet... not giving any unnecessary VP hints.