Sen. John McCain on stage for acceptance speech

reading the biased comments on thsi site is absolutely painful.

Wow you guys really weren't listening, probably couldn't hear over your own ax grinding, but he not only mentioned middle class but gave specific examples, by name, of farmers, factory workers and small business owners and how his plan would help them.

btw. Bush is done, I was never a fan, but voting Obama doesn't hurt Bush. This election is military, political and business experience, which is where McCain's $ comes from vs. Obama's experience at becoming a politician with no real platform and being a lawyer, (need more of those in the White House)

Watching this speech was absolutely painful.

No he is actually dead on with tax cuts for businesses. It is due to the high taxes on business and mandates for employers to provide certain benefits that have crushed our economy.

I have been apart of starting a few successful businesses and I can tell you, nothing is "made in America" anymore because of the high cost of manufacturing here. When automobile co.s that originated here are manufacturing overseas you know something is wrong. Also wealthy business owners are putting their $ into foreign markets, especially Japan because it cost so much less to invest in them.

Just try to start a business and have shipments crossing our borders and you will quickly see why McCain sees these tax breaks as a solution. We have already lost automobile manufacturing look at the ghost town Detroit has become.

Before attacking his plan, get some experience in the area of running a business. Oh wait, you're Obama supporter, evidently experience means little to you.

McBush: What, Obama's doing well with a change campaign.... well I'll be a change candidate too!

So one more time.....

So he's a POW...Got it!
He's survived cancer...Got it!
She's a hockey mom..Got it!
She's got a baby with downsyndrome...Got it!
He's a POW...Got it!
She's a hockey mom...Got it!

Got it! Got it! Got it! I F**cking got it! Now are these
two gonna talk about the issues facing americans and their plan of action or are they gonna talk about themselves all day

McCain/Palin are ridiculous...the 9/11 tribute was unnecessary and despicable... So much for diversity at the RNC... So much for talking about solutions to the problems that face middle class Americans

What a waste of time and money.
Nearly a week of whine,bitch, whine.
Definitely "A bridge to nowhere" and like Palin said,
"Thanks, but no thanks"

Obama/Biden 08

McCain is not very smart when it comes to economics.

His plan is to cut taxes on businesses and HOPE they use the money to build factories here and employ American workers.

But any idiot can see that doesn't work.

McCain breaks out the taxpayers debit card, hands ACEM Corp a few million dollars in tax breaks and then (like a naive little child) asks, "So! You're going to build a new factory here in the US, right?"

ACME Corp looks at McCain with pity (and a little disgust at his naiveté) and say, "Um, about that. No. Thanks for all the cash and everything, but we decided to go ahead and build a new factory in China. Cheaper. Kids works for only a penny an hour!"

McCain like a naive little child asks, "What about all the CASH we gave you? Ya gonna give it back?"

ACME Corp laugh. "No. But thanks anyway! You can come a visit me on my new boat. Gotta get going, but thanks again for all the cash!"

McCain. A nice guy, but a hopelessly naive idiot when it comes to economics.

Just handing piles of cash to companies and hoping (hoping???) they build a factory here instead of just fucking us over and going to China isn't so much a plan as just plain stupid.

Being a foot soldier/grunt doesn't make you a better General.

Being a General makes you a better General!

Working as an accounts payable clerk doesn't give you more "experience" to be a Certified Public Accountant --- the job, responsibilities, perspective, etc are all totoally different.

Being a bomber pilot really didn't do shit to teach McCain how to be a General.

Seriously, do you think flying in a bomber plane or sitting in a POW cell actually taught him how to manuever troops in Iraq?

Being a General or a NATO Commander is not "just the same as" being a bomber pilot.

Just like working a Jiffy Lube is not "just the same as" being a certified NASCAR mechanic.

We need to (respectfully, of course) keep pointing out that A does not equal Z.

Being a bomber pilot really doesn't qualify you to be a General or a NATO Commander or frankly (to be blunt) teach you anything other than....how to be a bomber pilot!

If you ask me, a 72 year old president with a VP that has NO foreign policy experience is extremely DANGEROUS during a war on terror, a war in Iraq and a mini one in Afghanistan!

But more to the point, one McCain bio video complete with voice over and one well written speech doesn't UNDO the fact he voted with Bush 90% of the time!

It doesn't change the fact that McCain himself is what needs to be changed in Washington... 40 years ago he WAS a truly great hero- but he ain't perfect and so eventually he became a just another special interest politician...

Maybe having 8 houses in 3 time zones changes a man?

In order to put "Country First" one has to NOT vote for the Status quo!

One thing that that people don't seem to understand. Especially if they never served in the military, is that someone like John McCain, who has actually seen the horrors of war is far more likely to keep us out of wars than someone who has never served....ie...George Bush. When dems cry this "more of the same" rhetoric, it's total BS, it's just a slogan.

Again, Obama's lack of any military experience scares the hell out of me. As did George Bush's when he was elected, but then again he was running against Al Gore, so the options sucked anyway.

ZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.....hmmmm/.........what what?

Didn't anyone catch the subtle foreshadow..... we're going to start WWIII with this Russia/Iran mess. Obama has never looked so good.

Wow. Most of the responses here declare a successful brainwashing from the Liberal media.

I think it's ludicrous for him to position himself as a change candidate considering republicans have had complete or partial power in Washington for the last 28 years. During which most of the problems we are currently dealing with were created.

But with that being said after skimming the other comments he connected well with his base and explained his platform.

My problem was the glaring contradiction of being a hero for being tortured at the Hanoi Hotel but being for torture at G-Bay. But I guess common sense isn't that common anymore.

McCain dispelled any ideas that he is another Bush. He is his own man.
I listened to Obamas, Palens and McCains speech. The constrast between the candidates could never be more real. The vacuousness of Obamas speech (Biden doesn't count. He has been vacuous for years) vs the real message of change and service coming from McCain and Palen is quite a difference.
Surprise. The platform the Democrats are running on, that of change, is seen for what it it- more of the same. The only real change seems to be from the Republican side.

I thought his speech was old and tired, like him... and most of the people in the audience. The perfect compliment to Palin's shrill and punditic banterings.

Since when is fighting in a war a good thing?

Why is blind support of war good?

I do not get you people.

He was a soldier, a poor one, but a soldier nonetheless. While most men fought, he got caught.

Great speech.

Other than screaming about what he will lie about doing for the country his speech actually had substance.

He is no american hero , He gets all the credit while most of us who actually fought in nam get forgotten.

the sad thing is that he's so old and senile that he probably thought it was his 150th birthday again.

Thank You John McCain! He may not be a gifted speaker, But he has my Vote.

OMG... John is a funny guy...

i fell asleep during his speech

narcissism goes on the democrat side

Using the 9/11 video was not cool at all though. that was a low point of the whole thing. and whats with the RNC being all militaristic and stuff.

Most of the mCCain rhetoric revolved around
fight for this, fight for that... POW this, POW that...
Never mind that The Vietnam war as well as The Iraq War were not needed, tragic waste of life as well as infrastructure and money- these wars were political mistakes to put iot nicely!

So I guess to be a great American you have to go fight in
in some political arbitrary war- be a warrior! Well according to this cultural belief "Rambo" would make a great president too!

Mccains speech is a microcosm of the difference between the two parties-

education vs. abstinence

evolution vs. creationism

diplomacy vs. arbitrary war

intelligence vs. narcissism

liberty and science vs. right-wing self righteousness

sustainability vs. monopoly

democracy vs. plutocracy

Obama/biden vs. McCain/Palin
The choice is clear!

The biggest thing I'll remember about the crowd at the DNC was that they were chanting O-BAM-A!

The biggest thing I'll remember about the crowd at the RNC was that they were chanting

U-S-A!

I personally thought that he did good in terms of sticking with the issues and explaining his plan to the people. now we need to decide who has the best policies between the two.

eh...... NEXT!!! Where's the issues that effect actual Americans?

"I hate war"-----but love the profits. GO AMERICA!!!!!!

justright, you are a hate monger!

I think the Vietnamese did more damage than we knew, he is really out of his mind.

"You've got me st-st-st-st-studdering"

what was the deal with that? His speech didnt move me into either his court or obamas. It was good, but not great.

Oh yes McCain, more drilling is what we need. Never mind the environmental destruction and the years it will take for it to have its minimal effect. And instead of fixing and giving more funding to failing schools lets just overcrowd better schools. God I can't stand this man.

Shout out to the Iraq Vets Against the War (IVAW)! Represent!

Stand up, Stand up!

Lets take on Russia again! USA USA USA USA USA USA

Drill drill drill...
Look at how many kids McCain and Palin have put together (12), no wonder they're drill crazy.

Sad that American voters are like moths with ether deprived minds. They are flying in the dark the whole time and then bump their heads into the two biggest light sources on the northern hemisphere and wonder why they have a headache.

that stupid smile he has...my gawd!

If 62 percent of people voted this down. why is this the number one story?

I must say, the crowd looks less than exuberant. Even Palin looks bored! He's not that interesting of a speaker, I suppose.

The RNC just reaffirmed Obama's presidency.

I wonder how much they paid the two black people to be there?

Here comes change Washington, now i plan on screwing up America even more than my lover George.

if i hear about him being in that war...ONE MORE TIME!!!!