Thursday - September 04, 2008
The Battle Is Joined
Interesting speech by John McCain tonight. Not the John McCain we’ve been used to, droning on and on and on, with nary a bit of emotion or energy. He started off a bit slow, and I really hope this is the last time we have to hear about his POW time. Yes, he’s tougher than dried chewing gum, and that horror was a large part of the forging of his soul, and what he survived is truly heroic. Now let’s move past it. It was looking like another typical McCain talk, complete with a botched intro (his wife Cindy spoke about him for a good half hour, and it seemed like she dropped about 5 segue lines where he could have come on stage, but he didn’t. When she was finally done talking, the lights went out and we got a FRED voiceover. Hurray, a rousing intro at last! But even FRED on tape petered out, his talk wound down, and ended on a soft an nearly inaudible note, completely unexcited. And then darkness. For several seconds. And in walks John McCain. It couldn’t have been more anti-climactic.) and after the initial applause the crowd was little more than tepid.
I know these are tough times for many of you. You’re worried about… (distraction in the hall, somebody yelling)
Please, please, please. My friends, my dear friends, please. Please don’t be diverted by the ground noise and the static. (crowd laughs, quick camera shot of security hauling away another protester)
You know, I’m going to talk about it some more. But Americans want us to stop yelling at each other, OK?
These are tough times for many of you. You’re worried about keeping your job or finding a new one, and you’re struggling to put food on the table and stay in your home.
All you’ve ever asked of your government is to stand on your side and not in your way. And that’s what I intend to do: stand on your side and fight for your future.
And I’ve found just the right partner to help me shake up Washington, Governor ...
And something happened. He barely started to mention Sarah Palin and the hall went nuts. Bonkers. Yelling, screaming, stamping. He must have drawn some energy from that, because he was off and running after that.
Governor Sarah Palin of the great state of Alaska.
And the applause continued, on and on. For her. For him too? I think at that point McCain had to shift gears for a minute, to stop and say more nice things about Palin. But the crowd was eating it up with a spoon, and he didn’t let them go hungry. And then he skillfully got back on track, and not only stole Obama’s thunder, but his lightning and every drop of moisture that false rainmaker could ever wring out of a crocodile.
I’m very proud to have introduced our next vice president to the country, but I can’t wait until I introduce her to Washington. And let me just offer an advance warning to the old, big- spending, do-nothing, me-first, country-second crowd: Change is coming.
And that’s the main theme of the speech. Change is coming. Government: clean it up, shrink it down, cut the cost, make it work. More freedom, more personal responsibility. More choices. America isn’t about the government making decisions (like health care) for you. Make the schools responsible to the parents and the students. Vouchers implied, but he never said the “V” word. He actually sounded like an honest to goodness Conservative. Un. Bee. Leave. Ible. Honor. Duty. Country. Service. Pride. Strength. Unity. Bipartisanship. It was stunning to hear what he was saying. Where has this McCain been hiding for the past year??
And then he really got going, begging for the fight, either with Obarry, or with the bloated pigs in DC, I’m not sure, but who cares, let’s fight them both. Damn, if he’d been half his age and had a sword it would have been Aragorn!
I fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in someone else’s. I loved it not just for the many comforts of life here. I loved it for its decency, for its faith in the wisdom, justice, and goodness of its people. I loved it because it was not just a place, but an idea, a cause worth fighting for. I was never the same again; I wasn’t my own man anymore; I was my country’s. I’m not running for president because I think I’m blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need.
My country saved me. My country saved me, and I cannot forget it. And I will fight for her for as long as I draw breath, so help me God.
My friends, if you find faults with our country, make it a better one. If you’re disappointed with the mistakes of government, join its ranks and work to correct them. Enlist ... Enlist in our Armed Forces. Become a teacher. Enter the ministry. Run for public office. Feed a hungry child. Teach an—an illiterate adult to read. Comfort the afflicted. Defend the rights of the oppressed. Our country will be the better, and you will be the happier, because nothing brings greater happiness in life than to serve a cause greater than yourself.
I’m going to fight for my cause every day as your president. I’m going to fight to make sure every American has every reason to thank God, as I thank him, that I’m an American, a proud citizen of the greatest country on Earth. And with hard work—with hard word, strong faith, and a little courage, great things are always within our reach.
Fight with me. Fight with me! Fight for what’s right for our country. Fight for the ideals and character of a free people. Fight for our children’s future. Fight for justice and opportunity for all. Stand up to defend our country from its enemies. Stand up for each other, for beautiful, blessed, bountiful America. Stand up, stand up, stand up, and fight! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day. This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!
transcript as usual available at CNN
Posted by Drew458
on 09/04/2008 at 10:43 PM
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