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Danny White
09-02-2008, 09:10 PM
Curious to see how he performs.
Danny White
09-02-2008, 09:16 PM
You'd think he'd have learned by now to speak without clearing his throat into the microphone.

He's got a great voice and stage demeanor, but this grunting into the mic is irritating.

Funny line he had about Teddy Roosevelt.
masomenos
09-02-2008, 09:23 PM
"Being a P.O.W. doesn't qualify you to be President, but it does define character."

Good line.
REDVOLUTION
09-02-2008, 09:36 PM
"Being a P.O.W. doesn't qualify you to be President, but it does define character."

Good line.


"John McCain can't lift his arms"

Bad line.
Danny White
09-02-2008, 09:36 PM
He sounded like Michael Irvin's HOF speech there... "step up, stand up..."

I think Irvin said: "Get up, stand up, and never give up."
zrinkill
09-02-2008, 09:38 PM
"John McCain can't lift his arms"

Bad line.

Because of the torture he experienced.

How is that a bad line?
Danny White
09-02-2008, 09:41 PM
Because of the torture he experienced.

How is that a bad line?

Makes him sound a bit frail, I suppose.

It sounded a little awkward, but I don't have a big problem with it.

Now Lieberman's up.
REDVOLUTION
09-02-2008, 09:42 PM
Because of the torture he experienced.

How is that a bad line?



I understand that.

Its still a bad line IMO. Let me rephrase that. In a media sound byte hungry world its a bad line.
SuspectCorner
09-02-2008, 09:42 PM
Hey thanks for bringing up that the Dem-controlled Congress is largely unpopular...

but don't bother to mention that it's largely the result of many American's views that Congress has rolled over to REPUBLICAN-LED EXECUTIVE BRANCH "LEADERSHIP" and their failure to impeach the outlaws the Republican Party has blessed us with - or at least work to hold those criminals-in-chief accountable.

Great job Fred!

I think McCain is a heckuva guy. But he is just plain wrong.

I sincerely believe we can dig ourselves outta the mess Republican leadership has merrily guided us into. In the meantime Repubs - take this "time off" to figure out whose leadership led you off the path - and excorcise the influence of those bastids posthaste.
burmafrd
09-02-2008, 09:45 PM
That is your very biased opinion on why the dems in congress have a lower approval rate then Bush. I prefer to think that its because they have accomplished nothing at all except make a lot of hot air.
VietCowboy
09-02-2008, 09:47 PM
because bush never threatened to veto anything they want.
ZB9
09-02-2008, 09:48 PM
"John McCain can't lift his arms"

Bad line.

he cant, not since he was a POW
REDVOLUTION
09-02-2008, 09:49 PM
he cant, not since he was a POW


I repeat.

In a media sound byte hungry world its a bad line.
iceberg
09-02-2008, 09:50 PM
"John McCain can't lift his arms"

Bad line.

but he can't. should he hide it and hope it doesn't wind up on youtube then he gets railed for not fully disclosing things and the fbi didn't give him a full physical first?
Danny White
09-02-2008, 09:50 PM
Good speech so far by Lieberman.

Still glad he isn't the VP pick, though.
iceberg
09-02-2008, 09:50 PM
I understand that.

Its still a bad line IMO. Let me rephrase that. In a media sound byte hungry world its a bad line.

in a photoshop world people make their own soundbytes.

it's not as if the media ever needed the truth anyway.
ZB9
09-02-2008, 09:51 PM
I repeat.

In a media sound byte hungry world its a bad line.

it explains why "he waves weird" like my idiot friend said the other day before I educated him as to why
Bizwah
09-02-2008, 09:51 PM
Strange moment.

Republicans applauding Bill Clinton? or at least...the mention of his name?
iceberg
09-02-2008, 09:53 PM
has a democrat ever spoke out for a repub before like this?

also, am i the only one waiting for ALF to come make a joke about eating cats?
ZB9
09-02-2008, 09:53 PM
has a democrat ever spoke out for a repub before like this?

Georgia senator did in '04 but I dont remember his name

also, am i the only one waiting for ALF to come make a joke about eating cats?

ha he sounds more like Kermit the frog to me

good man though
NinePointOh
09-02-2008, 09:55 PM
That is your very biased opinion on why the dems in congress have a lower approval rate then Bush. I prefer to think that its because they have accomplished nothing at all except make a lot of hot air.

If you'd ever looked at congressional approval rating trends before, you'd know that you're both wrong. Regardless of who's in power, congress's approval rating is constantly horrible, because "Congress" is an amorphous bogeyman, of which each voter has the opportunity to vote for less than 1% of the total membership.

The Congressional approval rating for the Republican-controlled Congress in 2005 was well below Bush's current popularity, too.

Ask each voter whether they approve of their own Senator and Representative, however, and the numbers are always a lot different.
iceberg
09-02-2008, 09:58 PM
Georgia senator did in '04 but I dont remember his name



ha he sounds more like Kermit the frog to me

good man though

nah - he just reminds me of the father on the old ALF show.
NinePointOh
09-02-2008, 10:00 PM
ha he sounds more like Kermit the frog to me

good man though

You're both wrong. He sounds like:

http://bestuff.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/dr-zoidberg-24174.jpg
Heisenberg
09-02-2008, 10:00 PM
has a democrat ever spoke out for a repub before like this?

also, am i the only one waiting for ALF to come make a joke about eating cats?

He's not a Democrat. :D
ZB9
09-02-2008, 10:03 PM
He's not a Democrat. :D

yet he was Gore's vice president in 2000
Danny White
09-02-2008, 10:04 PM
Zell Miller in 2004.

That was a very strong speech.

I wonder if the Dems will kick him out of their caucus after the next election?
ThaBigP
09-02-2008, 10:24 PM
He's not a Democrat. :D

Yes he is....sorta. Here's how it worked. After he supported GW in '04, the dems ran another candidate against him in the primary in CT. The dems turned out to vote the "other" guy in as punishment for Leiberman's "betrayal". However, that vote was party only. He switched to independent and ran in the general election, where independents and republicans can vote, and won by a trouncing. So...that's how he has an "I" next to his name yet calls himself a Dem. He still caucuses with the Dems.
ConcordCowboy
09-02-2008, 11:05 PM
You'd think he'd have learned by now to speak without clearing his throat into the microphone.

He's got a great voice and stage demeanor, but this grunting into the mic is irritating.

Funny line he had about Teddy Roosevelt.

Hey Danny you and Keith Olbermann agree...he counted and Thompson cleared his throat 70 times during that speech.

Great minds think alike. :p:
ConcordCowboy
09-02-2008, 11:15 PM
Strange moment.

Republicans applauding Bill Clinton? or at least...the mention of his name?

They were applauding accomplishments that Lieberman pointed out that Clinton had made while in office.

A surreal moment to be sure.

:laugh2:
dbair1967
09-03-2008, 07:03 AM
Curious to see how he performs.

I Tivo'd it, but from hat I heard this a.m. it was a tremendous speech...even Clinton News Network gave him A's

David
BrAinPaiNt
09-03-2008, 07:26 AM
I heard a blurb this morning on FNF that if Fred spoke like this during the primaries he might be the Repub Nominee instead of McCain.

Sounds like he had a powerful speech.
zrinkill
09-03-2008, 08:07 AM
I heard a blurb this morning on FNF that if Fred spoke like this during the primaries he might be the Repub Nominee instead of McCain.

Sounds like he had a powerful speech.

I honestly think Fred Thompson did not want to win.
BrAinPaiNt
09-03-2008, 08:09 AM
I honestly think Fred Thompson did not want to win.

I think you might be right. Never seen a candidate seem so uninterested.

Don't know what he was thinking unless he was just doing it to raise campaign money and try to pocket some of it.

Really don't know what he had to gain if he did not want to win.
zrinkill
09-03-2008, 08:13 AM
I think you might be right. Never seen a candidate seem so uninterested.

Don't know what he was thinking unless he was just doing it to raise campaign money and try to pocket some of it.

Really don't know what he had to gain if he did not want to win.

He is an actor ...... might have wanted to put "Running for President" in his resume.
Viper
09-03-2008, 08:22 AM
I honestly think Fred Thompson did not want to win.

He did disappoint, I was honestly looking forward to his bid.
iceberg
09-03-2008, 08:43 AM
I think you might be right. Never seen a candidate seem so uninterested.

Don't know what he was thinking unless he was just doing it to raise campaign money and try to pocket some of it.

Really don't know what he had to gain if he did not want to win.

sense of duty? others expected him to? he's toying with the idea but not sold himself on it yet so was gathering public reaction?

lots of reasons but yea, kinda strange on the surface.