NO Key Issues Discussed In McCains Speech! No Key Issues In His Platform!!
By zydecokitten
@zydecokitten (451)
United States
September 5, 2008 2:56am CST
How many times do we have to hear about his experience as a POW, it was mentioned by every speaker. Being locked in a cell for five years does not qualify anyone for anything except a Purple Heart and retirement. I think we all have the message that McCain was a hero but that was 25 years ago. I don't need to hear a Patriotic speech from a Presidential Candidate, I assume that anyone who would take such a difficult and thankless job, is patriotic. That is all McCain is basing his platform on.
However, he is running for the President of this Country, we need a leader. He has been in D.C. for 25 years, why has he let it get to the point where he criticizes it and says it is broken, he is part of the problem and now talks it down. Where was he when he was in a position to change what he is now criticizing?
Isn't it interesting that there was exactly one BLACK person in the audience that they kept showing. A token black that represented the Republican party, so obvious that they had to show him time and again during the whole convention to let us think that they had the support of Blacks. Looks like McCain has lost the support of the Black Vote. There were exactly 36 Hispanics at the Convention he has lost their vote as well, probably because he is an elitist. How dare he call Obama a Celebrity.
Recently McCain was quoted as saying "everyone has health insurance, they can go to the emergency room". How naive and ignorant a statement. That is only one example of his lack of being in touch with reality. It is an example of why our health care system is in trouble. People who have no insurance clog up our emergency rooms, do not pay for their care, and insurance does not cover emergency room care for non-emergent issues. Sending uninsured people to the emergency room is causing a health care problem, not resolving the problem.
Where were promises regarding heath care, health insurance, changes in the education of our children, resolution of our environmental problems, helping the middle class, the economy? Those subjects were not discussed. Why? Because they would alienate his friends. But he sure jumped on off shore drilling, which will not help us in the immediate.
Mrs McCain was interviewed last night and she stated that she does not agree with her husband on issues related to "Choice". She thinks that women who have been raped or whose pregnancy is a result of incest should have access to legal abortions. She is AGAINST overturning Roe v. Wade. At least she is on the side of women's rights. Governments should not be making these decisions for women. It is something between women, their God and their doctors. Not their Congressman, and their President or any other ourside party. NO ONE is pro-abortion.
Why does McCain keep talking about how much Obama is going to raise taxes. Does he have a pipeline into Obama's head? The Dem. Convention is over, and Obama shared his platform with the American Public. It did not include tax increases other than for the 4% of the country that is rich. I am tired of the Lies of the Republicans that put words into Obama's mouth. Get your own platform McCain, the race is almost over.
All in all, the comparison between Conventions is dramatic; the first, full of hope, energy and leadership; the second, a somber, walk down memory lane time and again, and more of the same, digging this country deeper in the hole made by the same party.
I am so over this. I am going to support my candidate. I am not going to argue here on myLot any more, I have found it fruitless. This country has been divided as it has never been divided since the Civil War. It started during the Bush years. Bush will go down with a legacy that no other president has had to endure, one of shame. It will probably not be fully realized to him but the history books will show it probably not long after his death. God Bless us all, he is the only one that can help us.
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8 responses
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I guess you could probably see why I stay out of arguments about "who's better".
RNC was alot of hot air, with little actual substantial material to it -- although Palin apparently has alot of spitfire and venom for us until the election.
But yeah, hypocrisy and "for appearances"...and they wanna make it out to be like they're the most like regular folks! Do regular folks give a d*mn who gets upset when you discuss their problems? No. So...if McCain's so for us, why did he even care? Certainly in such dire times, even in a party atmosphere that a convention brings...you touch on the worries of the entire nation watching, instead of blatantly ignoring it and focusing on "me, me, me".
The nation's divided because of opportunist politicians and argument-loving people...mostly. Without them I figure our problems would unite us. But there's no use focusing on could'ves, should'ves, would'ves...I guess.
Bush and his godd*mned legacy. He wanted history to remember him, he said -- well he should've been more specific! We didn't need a bad example President in our history books, we didn't need the problems a President like him wiould give to us in such abundance for our childrens futures...
But yeah.
Thank you for expressing such honest thoughts, dearie.
Refreshing, really...especially after all the hyped up sleepers on her yelling.
I'm glad you've the resolve to support who you're supporting (regardless of who that is, or what anyone's said about 'em).
*thumbs up* Awesome discussion.
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@Pitgull (1522)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Actually I saw two black people. One was in front of the audience, near the stage so the cameras could get them, and then the other woman was sitting right behind Cindy McCain. The only other time was when the band came out.
I am appalled at the demonstration put on by the Republicans.
They were even playing music of a convicted Heroin user....so yeah...RNC rock on...not
@zydecokitten (451)
• United States
5 Sep 08
The black female behind Cindy is their adopted daughter.
@Pitgull (1522)
• United States
6 Sep 08
Uhm...I apologize.
If that is their adopted daughter though, I do not understand why she was behind and far from Cindy, considering there were not too many people around her.
If their adopted daughter is one of the only colored people in the entire room...what does that say about the Republican party? They are obviously not reaching across any lines, just going farther right....
Shouldn't a daughter be more involved? Like the Obama's, you know who their daughter's are. And Palin, her family is right there. Why doesn't McCain have his adopted daughter with him, if she is supposed to be his family, and is obviously in the room????
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
5 Sep 08
May I ask which network you were watching the speech on? DO you think that because the camera continuously showed one black person that that was all there was? Did you watch it on the others? Do youthink they all cut to the same one black person? If you had really been watching, you would have seen thousands, the delegates, various black congressional members and governors, and just plain spectators. 1 token black? Sorry, that was just an ignorant thing to say.
I'm not going to bother to go to much in to the pow thing, it falls on eaf ears in here, but it had nothing to do with his experience this time but the heroism of the other's with him and what it did to effect his time there and his time after the war. but again, I guess it's point less because he has an (R) after his name so I stop here.
He said Obama is going to raise taxes because OBAMA said he was going to.
I don't know why I even bother anymore. People don't listen, people don't care. You're all so enamoured by your candidates you won't hear or see anything other than what you want to believe and then you come in here and spout every clice's you hear in the news snipets like parrots.
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@taface412 (3175)
• United States
6 Sep 08
You're right. Stop arguing and listen. I myself support Obama. Why? Because in contradiction to what you said "Obama shared his platform with the American Public. It did not include tax increases other than for the 4% of the country that is rich."
Have yoiu read up on your chosen leader's bill that he sponsored in Dec 2007? Specifically S. 2433. Requiring the president to develop and implement a strategy to reduce GLOBAL poverty. Mandating 7% of US gross national prodcut to be contributed to FOREIGN aid. Adding up to 65 billion a year. Making us also subservient to UN mandates.
Second. McCain did cover "heath care, health insurance, changes in the education of our children, resolution of our environmental problems, helping the middle class, the economy? Those subjects were not discussed." Oh yes they were. Did he not mention on creating jobs here, not being reliant on foreign oil, which causes more pollution in importing....and getting rid of the bad teachers and replacing them with good ones and returning the parents and students as the decision makers on education.
Third. "Isn't it interesting that there was exactly one BLACK person in the audience that they kept showing. A token black that represented the Republican party, so obvious that they had to show him time and again during the whole convention to let us think that they had the support of Blacks."
I recall seeing several people of color. But then again I watched it on PBS as well as on CNN.
Fourth. "I don't need to hear a Patriotic speech from a Presidential Candidate, I assume that anyone who would take such a difficult and thankless job, is patriotic. " Difficult and thankless job???? I assume you mean serving in the military....well when you put it that way...I doubt you listened to anything this veteran had to say about knowing what it means to serve his country first. Maybe you should rethink what your country means to you. As the other speakers said the military men and women serve to protect us....and if you think it is a thankless job thank a vet. I do even if it is not Veteran's day.
@zydecokitten (451)
• United States
8 Sep 08
It must be a new "Republican thing" since the Bush administration, to "Twist Words" of others. The thankless job is the job of the *President*. Claified? Good.
@taface412 (3175)
• United States
6 Sep 08
I stand corrected upon re reading my first statements. I do not support Obama...I support McCain. Sorry for the typo.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Thanks for summing it up since I missed it too. My husband wanted to watch the Redskins opener...I like spending time with him instead of watching the convention in another room...so that's what we did.
John McCain's campaign has been contributing to some mood swings that I've noticed in my husband recently. He's a Viet Nam vet, one who was on the ground and in the jungles, who saw combat and is now on disability due to severe PTSD which, thanks to the great work and attention from the Mental Health team at the V.A., is controlled 90% of the time. Yes, John McCain was a hero and I think my husband really wanted him to be his hero...or his generation's hero...a fellow veteran of that terrible war who he could stand up with. He watches a variety of news programs every day because this election used to seem important to him but it doesn't seem that way any longer. He hasn't talked to me about it...yet...but we will and, in the meantime, he wanted to watch football instead of a war hero.
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
5 Sep 08
You summed it all up great. Trying to debate here with Conservatives has made me fall of the fence of sitting in the middle and voting the person not the party. You said so much and said it so wonderfully that I can't really add anything, thank you!
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I also am not going to go into who is the best candidate here as that is a futile discussion!
I do not feel that we heard much about the platform and policies of either candidate during the conventions. By the time the conventions were held, all other possible candidates had been eliminated and it was just a matter of formalities in actually nominating McCain and Obama as the final Presidential candidates. I think they didn't feel the need to elaborate on the issues to their own parties for that reason.
I do feel that most of that information was withheld to be exposed in the next few months and we will soon be seeing what each candidate has in mind.
@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I have to disagree with you and Obama. I took notes as I listened to McCain last night and there were plenty of specifics. At least if you're one who is looking for the government to be reduced, spending to be reduced, and people to learn to help themselves.
One of the things I loved about McCain's specifics was his plan to veto pork belly spending and NAMING NAMES. I want to know which of the creeps in Washington are wasting our tax dollars.
Another thing I loved was that McCain wants to reward good teachers and to ask bad ones to find a new vocation. YES!!! And he wants schools to be accountable to parents and students instead of the unions. YES again!!!
Another excellent plan is when someone is laid off and has no hope of being hired back, McCain plans to supplement his/her income when he/she takes a lessor job IF he/she also takes some kind of re-training for a new job. AWESOME!
John McCain has been bucking Washington since he arrived, as a Congressman and a Senator. Both sides of the aisle would tell you that (if there weren't a campaign going, the Dems would admit that).
McCain cares about America, about every person in America. And he will work hard to see that we are empowered and encouraged. The Dems just want to keep people down, want to control them, want to tax them!!!
There is no comparison, in my mind.
The only thing that can save us right now, is the "kick-butt" team of McCain/Palin.
