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August 30, 2004
Rep Con 2004

For the Republican delegates the question is: “Did he deliver?”

Thank you for this honor.
Together, we will renew America’s purpose.
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So tonight, we vow to our nation we will seize this moment of American promise. We will use these good times for great goals.

We will confront the hard issues, threats to our national security, …
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Tonight in this hall, we resolve to be the party of – not of repose but of reform. We will write not footnotes but chapters in the American story.
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The world needs America’s strength and leadership. And America’s armed forces need better equipment, better training and better pay.
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A generation shaped by Vietnam must remember the lessons of Vietnam: When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the goal must be clear and the victory must be overwhelming.
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Now is the time not to defend outdated treaties but to defend the American people.

A time of prosperity is a test of vision, and our nation today needs vision. That’s a fact. That’s a fact.
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And we need a leader to seize the opportunities of this new century …
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For me, gaining this office is not the ambition of a lifetime, but it is the opportunity of a lifetime, and I will make the most of it.

I believe great decision are made with care, made with conviction, not made with polls.

I do not need to take your pulse before I know my own mind.

I do not reinvent myself at every turn. I am not running in borrowed clothes.
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The wait has been long, but it won’t be long now.

A prosperous nation is ready to renew its purpose and unite behind great goals, and it won’t be long now.

Text of George W. Bush’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention 2000

The answer will be a resounding “Yes!”

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Comments

hee,hee,hee. great speach where’s the beef?

Posted by: onzaga | Aug 30 2004 11:39 utc | 1

the coffin protest made aljazeera,oh what a
tangled web we weave.

Posted by: onzaga | Aug 30 2004 11:54 utc | 2

“The wait has been long, but it won’t be long now.
A prosperous nation is ready to renew its purpose and unite behind great goals, and it won’t be long now.”
I forget, just what are we waiting for?

Posted by: beq | Aug 30 2004 12:01 utc | 3

Written by one of the Lizards.
No wonder they are so quick to snatch up any actor that strays too near the trap, and put him in office to read this stuff. Dub, tho not an actor, gives it his best, and listens to his coaches.

Posted by: rapt | Aug 30 2004 13:45 utc | 4

We will write not footnotes but chapters in the American story.
Well, he’s certainly lived up to that one.
Problem is, they are chapters of disgrace and deceit that will haunt this country and the world for a generation.

Posted by: SusanG | Aug 30 2004 15:27 utc | 5

Prez on war against terror: ‘I don’t think you can win it’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President Bush says staying the course in the war on terror will make the world safer for future generations, though he acknowledges an all-out victory against terrorism may not be possible.
In an interview on NBC-TV’s “Today” show broadcast to coincide with Monday’s start of the Republican National Convention in New York, Bush said retreating from the war on terror “would be a disaster for your children.”’
“You cannot show weakness in this world today because the enemy will exploit that weakness,” he said. “It will embolden them and make the world a more dangerous place.”
When asked “Can we win?” the war on terror, Bush said, “I don’t think you can win it. But I think you can create conditions so that the — those who use terror as a tool are — less acceptable in parts of the world.”
[Ohmygod.]

Posted by: Pat | Aug 30 2004 15:44 utc | 6

This “speech” hits me like everything else that comes from Bush. For two terms we had a President who could talk, think, deal and fight, and do so with a remarkable degree of composure and good cheer. And maybe Clinton never equalled Bush’s 1250 on the SATs, but he’s never had to white-knuckle his way through anything–not even the endless assassination attempt that culminated in his impeachment trial–because he knows how to think and act. Bush is just a puffed-up, tone-deaf dry drunk who can’t see the distinction between acting on impulse and finding the limits (as of resources or opportunities, through deliberation and negotiation) from which to proceed on a meaninful path of action. He’s just a whole lot of promises squandered at birth. He may have native wit, lots of desire, and an infinite sense of entitlement, but he’s never brought an initiative to any like a successful development–not even his famous tax cuts. No wonder Republicans of all stripes and shades are so discouraged by the guy.

Posted by: alabama | Aug 30 2004 16:04 utc | 7

Sir Bush_alot riding on the mighty steed America into the battle of Good versus Evil.
A man’s man with a man’s mind… who doesn’t need to feel your pulse to know that you need saving.
Sir Bush_alot, knight-errant, tilting at al Qaedian windmills.
Let us join together and pledge fealty to this brave Lord.
As one…the crowd rises, clapping their asscheeks together in a thunderous din of approving farts.
Praise the Lord Bush our saviour..praise him!
Long live the King!
Long live the King!
Long live the King!

Posted by: koreyel | Aug 30 2004 16:19 utc | 8

2004-08-02 — In response to specific terrorist truck-bomb threats against major U.S. financial institutions, Democrat presidential candidate John Forbes Kerry today called for a “livable wage” for minimum-wage workers, more funding for public schools and a government-controlled health care system for all Americans.
“These threats from alleged potential lawbreakers cast a stark light on the most important issues of our day,” said Mr. Kerry, who is also a U.S. Senator. “If the terrorists strike they may kill underpaid heads of household, underpaid school teachers and other people who can’t afford health insurance.”
Mr. Kerry added that if he were in the White House today, “these potential future victims would have had better, government-sponsored, lives before they met their untimely end. And we would aggressively prosecute their killers through the courts.”
“These are the issues that really matter to Americans,” he said. “Unfortunately, George Bush has been so distracted by alleged threats to the homeland and by rounding up so-called terrorists, that he has lost touch with the average citizen. Mr. Bush acts as if government’s primary job were to provide for the common defense, rather than to guarantee the right of single-payor healthcare for all.”
HUH? The poor murdered would have had better lives before death with proper health care? And their killers would be hauled up before the courts? And, Bush has been distracted by ‘threats to the Homeland’…need I go on?
Kerry can’t win. He doesn’t want to win.

Posted by: Blackie | Aug 30 2004 17:09 utc | 9

ha ha, above From Scrapple face:
Link
Still.

Posted by: Blackie | Aug 30 2004 17:23 utc | 10

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