Republican convention, night four: Some guy to speak, denying us a double dip of Palinmania; Update: Or will he?
posted at 7:32 pm on September 4, 2008 by Allahpundit
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The line-up’s noticeably weaker than last night’s, consisting mainly of the host governor plus McCain’s inner circle/cronies: Mel Martinez and Pawlenty in the eight o’clock hour, Grahamnesty and Ridge at nine, then Maverick at 10. Totally disinterested after last night’s blowout? Don’t be. Remember, something like 70 percent of the public says the VP choice is irrelevant. If there are votes to be swung, tonight’s speech may well do more to swing them than Palin’s did.
If you missed Ed’s post about the contrast with Obama’s speech that they’re trying to draw through the staging, here it is. “There will be no negativity,” says Mark Salter, apparently not taking Limbaugh’s advice to have McCain come out and say, “I’m looking forward to working with Democrats in November — those that are left, anyway.” (Follow the link for video of that during his appearance on Neil Cavuto today.) Instead, they’re going to emphasize … change. Exit quotation from Spengler’s cynical optimism about McCain’s chances:
Obama will spend the rest of his life wondering why he rejected the obvious road to victory, that is, choosing Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential nominee. However reluctantly, Clinton would have had to accept. McCain’s choice of vice presidential candidate made obvious after the fact what the party professionals felt in their fingertips at the stadium extravaganza yesterday: rejecting Clinton in favor of the colorless, unpopular, tangle-tongued Washington perennial Joe Biden was a statement of weakness. McCain’s selection was a statement of strength. America’s voters will forgive many things in a politician, including sexual misconduct, but they will not forgive weakness.
That is why McCain will win in November, and by a landslide, barring some unforeseen event. Obama is the most talented and persuasive politician of his generation, the intellectual superior of all his competitors, but a fatally insecure personality. American voters are not intellectual, but they are shrewd, like animals. They can smell insecurity, and the convention stank of it. Obama’s prospective defeat is entirely of its own making.
Update (Ed): We may indeed get a second dose of Palinmania, although indirectly. Word is that the GOP will play the bio video that got scratched last night when Rudy Giuliani’s speech ran too long.
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You made it pretty clear what your “proclivity”, as you call it, is. One doesn’t even have to be a psychiatrist, alive or dead, to figure that out. Psych 101. You are certainly out of the closet now.
Sigmund on September 5, 2008 at 2:17 AM
:)
Schadenfreude on September 5, 2008 at 2:21 AM
That was a remarkable speech from a remarkable man tonight. It wasn’t flashy, but it was authentic and sincere in the way that only John McCain, alone among politicians, can speak to the American people.
RightOFLeft on September 5, 2008 at 2:21 AM
Devastating analysis, Watson!
semloh on September 5, 2008 at 2:25 AM
RightOFLeft on September 5, 2008 at 2:21 AM –
Straight forward speech from a straight forward guy.
Sure, he had a few hiccups. But refined stentorian a la Ted Kennedy public speaking isn’t what we will elect him for.
I dislike to the extreme all those who fall for an orator, especially a populist orator…Huey Long, Father Coughlin, William Jennings Bryan, George Wallace all the way down to that failed painter from Braunau am Inn, Austria.
coldwarrior on September 5, 2008 at 2:28 AM
Isn’t “canuck” to Canadians the equivalent of what the “N word” is to African Americans? Are people allowed to comment here who do that?
semloh on September 5, 2008 at 2:47 AM
It;s late and I am catching the re-run, but tears are rolling down my eyes now.
HawaiiLwyr on September 5, 2008 at 3:06 AM
and nose too and other areas of my face…dang
HawaiiLwyr on September 5, 2008 at 3:08 AM
You can’t be serious. It’s like calling an American a “Yank” or someone from New Zealand a “Kiwi.”
Melchiz on September 5, 2008 at 3:10 AM
What does McCain have against partisan politics? Dopes he prefer we have a one-party state?
Why do I always have the feeling that he’s rather clueless about many things?
And why the jabs at Republicans? he’s taken in a hundred million dollars of money from us Republicans and hundreds of thousands of man-hours of hard work by volunteers. Now he’s at the damn Republican National Convention and sticking it at the Republican Party. I want my two grand back, you old prick!
It’s like having someone come into your living room, complain about the decor and then crap on the couch..
TexasJew on September 5, 2008 at 3:15 AM
Canuck usage and examples link from Wikipedia
Perhaps, in honor of Governor Palin, Hockey Mom, the reference was to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.
Or perhaps, in deference to Allahpundit, the reference was to Team Canuck, a Canadian team in Robocup competition, irregardless of whether any of these teams are in the Humping Class, which I take to be a technical term.
I hope this assuages any concerns regarding this matter.
Loxodonta on September 5, 2008 at 3:16 AM
It does. Thank you.
Now maybe you can assuage my concern on this small matter.
As it sure sounds like someone saying that they want another male to suck their @ock and suck it long and hard.
semloh on September 5, 2008 at 3:32 AM
Little Known Fact about Senator Obama:
He actually has more than one hackle.
Little Known Fact about Governor Palin:
One speech from Palin and Obama felt his hackles raise.
(This is a woman with power.)
Loxodonta on September 5, 2008 at 3:36 AM
I hope you don’t mind. You helped me, I help you. Reciprocity.
semloh on September 5, 2008 at 3:39 AM
I didn’t realize that David Blaine was an anti-war nutty protestor. Funny how C-Span and PBS gave him close to thirty seconds of air time, I believe Fox News only showed him for a second.
Why are the networks showing them at all, maybe to provide context for McCain having to pause but it should be like people who run onto fields at sporting events.
Amazing how these people can get into these events. The two code pinko nuts got in Wednesday night by asking someone who was leaving for their pass, is this the kind of security we want at a Convention???
War69DotCom on September 5, 2008 at 3:48 AM
The subject of Bone Sucking is something I have never studied, as I am a vegetarian and therefore do not eat meat.
However, as near as I can tell, some Hot Air posters are culinary experts, into competitive BBQ’s and recipe trading. So, I imagine you may have stumbled upon some bragging or even argument over who has the best BBQ sauces. While I cannot vouch for the taste of the interlocutors in question, a simple Google search of “Bone Sucking Sauce” results in several recipes, including southern and teriyaki styles.
Loxodonta on September 5, 2008 at 3:58 AM
I have some beach front property in Kansas to sell.
Will you start the bidding?
Do I hear $500,000?
Do I hear $1,000,000?
semloh on September 5, 2008 at 4:21 AM
That’s too easy. The “yous” that paid for the convention and the high priced food, booze and parties. Whoopy!
semloh on September 5, 2008 at 4:34 AM
I don’t accept the notion that Obama is the intellectual superior of his opponents.
Have you ever listened to the guy trying to speak off the cuff?
MarkTheGreat on September 5, 2008 at 7:00 AM
Forty minutes of soaring oratory and awe inspiring thought and empathy; followed by more than five minutes of mind bending, ear shattering, applause, shouting and good olde fashioned up country hootenanny…!
Good on you Johnny Mc’…!
If I heard the word “change” once, I heard it thirty one times…?
Good Lord knows, that’s something that’s definitely required, Senator McCain.
Getting the Senator ten feet closer to the teleprompter with that “model’s runway” allowed easier reading for him, that minor physical change really allowed the Senator’s personality to soar.
We all saw the real McCain yesterday evening…!
Go John…
Go Sarah…
Go Republicans…!
J_Gocht on September 5, 2008 at 7:46 AM
He rocks everyday on the radio from 11 till 2PM, eastern time.
BTW: Did anyone know there were actually thirty-six black delegates at the Republican convention this year…!
Darn, we just hit 6.1% unemployment the higest in five years…!
J_Gocht on September 5, 2008 at 8:36 AM
This should have been the lineup for last night
Ann Coulter leads off doing 15 minutes on why MSNBC is infilatrated by Commies
Michelle Malkin
interlude where a liberal anarchist is beheaded or somebody beats up Chris Mathews
Short film on ACORN sponsored BO community organizing job
Jackie Mason
Mark Levin
then maybe 30 minutes of John Mcain
kangjie on September 5, 2008 at 10:59 AM
coldwarrior -
I completely agree.
My best guess as to what would set off Obama face to face would be in a debate setting. Someone proves Obama is wrong about something, then calls him “stupid” or “evil.”
What will he go to the mat for and defend? Probably his wife and kids and that’s it.
indythinker on September 5, 2008 at 11:40 AM
indythinker on September 5, 2008 at 11:40 AM –
“What will he go to the mat for and defend? Probably his wife and kids and that’s it”
Well, that’s one thing Obama and I have in common…’cept for the wife part, thank God and Greyhound on that one.
coldwarrior on September 5, 2008 at 11:52 AM
McCain needs a slogan for his economic plan. Obama has “the change we need,” or “the change _____ needs” where ___ could be any subgroup.
Bush had “a reformer with results.” Clinton had “a bridge to the 21st century.”
Anyone have a slogan idea?
How about “Through difficult waters to a new dawn.” ?
indythinker on September 5, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Spengler writes:
He still has issues concerning his own identity, which is not “society’s” problem, it’s HIS problem, issues a 40 something year old man should have resolved long ago. Thin-skinned, race-conscious, still seeking a father role model, tries to be all things to all people, thrives on the adoration of others, the list goes on and on. In shorthand, he’s a narcissistic personality. Besides that he hasn’t really done anything besides, as Newt said, spoken and written.
Paul-Cincy on September 5, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Paul-Cincy:
Just to reprise what another poster said some time ago:
Obama– Looking for Daddy in all the wrong places.
Too subtle for a bumper sticker I expect.
Fortunata on September 6, 2008 at 12:51 AM
Sarah could have “girls rule boys drool.”
Mojave Mark on September 6, 2008 at 8:58 AM
As I laid in bed last night watching Benjamin Martin, in the Patriot, discover the weakness of Lord Cornwallis- I could not help but think of McCain and Obama.
Pride really does goeth before the fall- just ask Barack Obama.
http://conservativepolitics.today.com/2008/09/06/pride-really-does-goeth-before-the-fall-just-ask-barack-obama/
Virginia Shanahan on September 6, 2008 at 2:31 PM
If we’re going to reprise, let’s morph the Reagan-era lib bumper sticker:
I know Watt’s wrong into
Wright is wrong
Paul-Cincy on September 7, 2008 at 1:15 PM
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