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John McCain / Sarah Palin
2008
"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."
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"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.
Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans, and we never give up.
We never quit.
We never hide from history. We make history.
Thank you, and God bless you, and God bless America"
John McCain September 4, 2008 St. Paul, MN
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9 comments:
One of the best speeches I've ever heard him give, particularly at the end.
St. Ignatius Loyola understood quite well that at the core of any vocation was service to others.
I was very pleased, they say he doesn't like to give these types of speeches.. I thought it was one of his best:)
Man, oh Man, I loved it.....especially at the end..I was jumping up and down going "Ok, I will, Yes!!! Alright!!"
My husband was smiling and laughing at me....thinking I was kidding around! I wasn't!
Got some cool stuff in the MAIL to day!!! yippeee!!!!!!!!1
Love and HUGS!!!
Ebeth
This is not Catholic. Neither is it religion (unless you count mammon).
Let's hope they make it. But as unpleasant as this may sound, I think Obama will benefit strongly from the anti-Bush sentiment more than he will from being Obama. The question now is whether the Bush unpopularity can translate to a significant number of votes for Obama.
Simply put, a segment of those voting for Obama are actually voting against George Bush. It's up to McCain and Palin to draw a sharp contrast between them and the current administration. With just under two months before the elections, and debates still pending, anything can happen.
Aw, c'mon, Tom - the Evil Bush B.S. is a construct of the far radical left - I swear, I wish we didn't have arbitrary term limit; I'd vote for W again, for the third time.
Bush hasn't been perfect, but things could be MUCH worse...
That being said, I'm on board with the McCain/Palin ticket. I was impressed by his speech considering he doesn't like this type of setting.
Hi Laura:0)
I have to respectfully disagree with you. While I do acknowledge recognizing a media bias in favor of the liberal, Democratic ticket, George Bush is tremendously unpopular right now. Whether you think he should be or shouldn’t be blamed for the current economic slow-down, or for the quagmire in Iraq, or for whatever else you think is wrong with the world, undoubtedly a segment of Americans who voted for him last time will assign him culpability. The question now is HOW BIG is this segment of crestfallen American voters.
I’m trying to look at things objectively without inserting my own political inclinations - which are in favor of McCain and Palin. And I still assert the same fondness I had for him eight years ago because he - despite having made some rather tragic mistakes - still has some very attractive political traits.
BTW, on a purely technical level, if I had to blame anyone for George Bush’s miscalculations, I would readily appropriate accountability to advisors like Paul Wolfowitz, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld.
Tom --
The problem is that GW is a puppet for the "advisors" that you listed (and others) who actually controlled him and his "decisions". Even though you could call him "responsible" on the theory that the buck stops on his desk (Truman), it is only moral to recognize that this man is a person who is physically handicapped by his past alcohol consumption, and whose school record demonstrates the limitations on his intelligence.
No, much as I dislike what these people have done to the country, charity requires me to recognize that GW is another one of the victims -- just like you and me.
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