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In His Speech, McCain Needs to Reassemble the Nixon-Reagan Conservative Coalition

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I agree, only speechwriter can ramble on so eloquently with no reasonable point. Is Smith arguing for McCain to try to be as deceptive and criminal as Nixon or be as a big a liar as Bush. I guess Smith is arguing that McCain should fall in line as a republican and buckle under to the mullahs of the far right religious partisans. McCain already did that in his VP choice, but has all but promised to campaign contrary to the party's platform. With speech advice like this, no wonder Bush Sr lost his reelection.

paul of 5:25PM September 05, 2008

All this talk about speeches - mentions nothing about truth and what politicians or leaders really do. If you want to really look at what has happened to our country over these years - look at how those leaders (?) and others in office and/or running for office use words, speeches, sound bites to say what they think the target audience wants to here. Just focus on the spin and how to get a vote.
Never mind about the truth behind the actions, what is really in the hearts and minds of people...Until we as a nation stop the manipulative rhetoric and really look to issues and what is in the best interest of all our citizens and our country, we will continue to exploit and say whatever will get them elected...the media and speechwriters have a hand in this as well.
What about integrity, truth, and walking the talk?
"Verita"

Verita of NY 9:16AM September 05, 2008

he calls for a change,but doesn't get the suitable qualities

Andrea of NY 7:08PM September 03, 2008

Only a speechwriter could be wishing for the re-emergence of Nixon. But he may be drawing an important comparison here to the present-day McCain.
After the lofty speeches, Nixon was later disclosed in the history books as one of the meanest, maddest, most foul-mouthed and negative men to ever occupy The White House. A perpetual hater and potty mouth.
And now along comes McCain, just like Nixon on that score, with the evangelicals kneeling to him as though he were God. But what I want to know is, "Where is the gentle nature of Jesus?"
Evangelicals are supposed to be "following" Jesus---and they're voting for vile-talking bullies again and again. Something is amiss.

of 2:24PM September 03, 2008