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No suprise to me. Pulled from DRUDGE this morning. To make sure he squashes the evil she-devil Hillary, he really needs to think about his VP. I think Rudy Gulliani should go ahead and run with him. I would vote for them.
NO JOKE: MCCAIN ANNOUNCES ON LETTERMAN!
Wed Feb 28 2007 20:41:28 ET
Sen. John McCain (R., AZ) announced that he will be a candidate for President of the United States in 2008 during tonight’s taping of the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN. The interview will be broadcast Wednesday, Feb. 28 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
“The last time we were on this program, I’m sure you remember everything very clearly that we say, but you asked me if I would come back on this show if I was going to announce,” Sen. McCain told Letterman. “I am announcing that I will be a candidate for President of the United States.”
McCain said although this was the announcement of his candidacy, a formal announcement will be made in April. “This is the announcement – you know, you drag this out as long as you can,” Sen. McCain said to laughter from Letterman and the audience. “You know what I mean? You know, you don’t just have one rendition. You’ve got to go over and over…This is the announcement preceding the formal announcement.”
Letterman later asked Sen. McCain if he would consider “the possibility President/Vice President, that kind of a thing, you divide that sort of deal up. You’re not interested in splitting that?” Sen. McCain said Well, you may remember that in the last election there was some conversation about me being Vice President of the Untied States, it wasn’t clear which party,” which garnered laughter from Letterman and the audience. “And I was on one of the shows and the guy said, ‘Well, what’s this about you being Vice President of the United States?’ I said, ‘You know, I spent all those years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, kept in the dark, fed scraps – why the heck would I want to do that all over again?”
Goggles Pizano
03-01-2007, 10:17
A) What makes you believe McCain is the only person who can defeat Shrillary-IF she wins the Democrat nomination?
B) Why do you think McCain is the only person for the job (POTUS)?
http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/1/100733.shtml?s=ic
:munchin
Kyobanim
03-01-2007, 10:42
Okay, lets take it a step further, why do you think Rudolph Giuliani is a good choice for the republican party? To me, he looks more like a left leaning independent. His stance on Gun control, abortion, global warming, religion, just to name a few, don't jive with the republicans and outside of the GWOT, those are the right's hot button points.
I'm just pointing these things out. I haven't seen a candidate yet that I want to vote for. Call me a died in the wool hard core independent who would prefer a wild ass, you don't need a ton of money campaign so we could find someone who really knows what it's like to be a middle class American to run this country.
Never happen.
I got my data here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Rudy_Giuliani#Global_warming) <--click me
Goggles Pizano
03-01-2007, 11:40
Not leaning toward any candidate right now Kyo. I was interested in why ABN FO thinks McCain is the best man for the job of POTUS. As a conservative Republican I am not happy with any of them at the moment, and until someone speaks to my values and beliefs I will maintain an open mind listening to the debate of available candidates.
The Reaper
03-01-2007, 11:59
Not leaning toward any candidate right now Kyo. I was interested in why ABN FO thinks McCain is the best man for the job of POTUS. As a conservative Republican I am not happy with any of them at the moment, and until someone speaks to my values and beliefs I will maintain an open mind listening to the debate of available candidates.
Concur.
The current candidates do not motivate me to vote FOR anyone.
I might go to the polls to vote AGAINST someone.
I cannot tolerate the security, immigration, defense, and Second Amendment positions of Giuiliani or McCain.
A good, CONSERVATIVE VP candidate might motivate me to vote for the ticket, especially if the candidate for POTUS has health issues (as McCain may have).
Cold, but my opinion and perceptions.
TR
Kyobanim
03-01-2007, 12:48
A good, CONSERVATIVE VP candidate might motivate me to vote for the ticket, especially if the candidate for POTUS has health issues (as McCain may have).
That's kinda ghoulish :D
The time to make your voice/view count is during the primary season. Speak with your money going to candidates that you support. Speak with your vote when your state rolls around in the primary election.
Let the big dogs that run the party know you're not happy at that time.
When the election comes it's time to Cowboy Up and trudge down to the voting place. No mater how bad your guy makes you feel he still is better than the other guy.
I vote every time, and being in NC I'm not happy most of the times I go vote; Although 6-3 did pass.
The Reaper
03-01-2007, 14:00
I really don't think McCain cares about conservatives. He must be planning to win with a lot of crossover votes.
TR
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070301-122231-3780r.htm
McCain rejects CPAC invite
By Ralph Z. Hallow
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 1, 2007
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz (AP)
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Sen. John McCain is the only major Republican presidential candidate who will not address the nation's premier gathering of conservatives this year.
Sponsors of the Conservative Political Action Conference, which begins today in Washington and brings together thousands of conservative leaders and grass-roots activists, say the Arizona Republican has "dissed" organizers by attempting to schedule a private reception for attendees after rejecting invitations to speak at the event.
"It was a classical McCain move, dissing us by going behind our backs," said William J. Lauderback, executive vice president of the American Conservative Union.
Convening through Saturday at a sold-out Omni Shoreham Hotel, the 34th annual CPAC will feature personal appearances and nationally televised speeches by every Republican presidential hopeful except Mr. McCain, said David A. Keene, chairman of the ACU, which, along with Young America's Foundation and Human Events, is a principal sponsor of CPAC.
Conservative activists have speculated that Mr. McCain did not want to be seen on television "pandering" to Republican "right-wingers" but wanted to court those same activists at a reception in the same hotel.
"He turned down repeated CPAC offers to speak but then tried to get around us by having his office call the hotel to rent a room for a reception for CPAC attendees -- without first seeking approval of CPAC organizers," said Mr. Lauderback.
By contrast, he said, other Republican presidential aspirants have called ACU to seek permission to hold receptions at the hotel during CPAC. Each of those candidates -- including Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- "called us a long time ago to arrange for a hospitality reception he will give for CPAC attendees," Mr. Lauderback said.
"We would have still allowed McCain to do something at CPAC, but by the time his folks approached the hotel, everything was in concrete and there was no facility available for what he wanted," Mr. Keene said.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible contender who is considered his party's one-man think tank, and Vice President Dick Cheney, still a crowd favorite for the conservative faithful, will also address the conference.
When an attempt was made to ask why Mr. McCain declined to address CPAC, top campaign advisers John Weaver and Terry Nelson were said to be "unreachable."
But a spokesman for Mr. McCain -- who is running an average of 13 percentage points behind former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani in the latest national polls -- said the candidate's conservative credentials are well-known.
"The senator has run, been elected and served as a conservative and looks forward to talking about his conservative record throughout the course of this campaign," said Brian Jones, communications director for the McCain campaign.
CPAC has been considered a key event for conservative candidates since the Reagan era.
"Reagan attended every CPAC from the first one in 1974 -- when he gave his famous 'City Upon a Hill' speech -- until his last year in office in 1988," said Craig Shirley, a longtime Republican activist and Reagan historian. "The exceptions were 1976 and 1980, when he was campaigning in New Hampshire for the GOP nomination."
Mr. Shirley recalled that at "the very first CPAC, Reagan brought as his guest a young, severely wounded Navy pilot who had been a POW in Hanoi: John McCain III."
Organizers say they expect more than 5,000 people -- including busloads of college students from across the country -- at what is being billed as the largest CPAC ever. This year's conference features 36 panel discussions (twice the number as last year) in two ballrooms over three days, and more than 40 private receptions held by candidates and advocacy groups.
CPAC attendees "are the people who knock on doors for candidates they support and make up the core of the ground troops on whom any candidate has to rely," Mr. Keene said. "By simply dismissing them, as Senator McCain has done, he is telling them more about himself than perhaps he wants them to know."
Mr. McCain's conservative supporters, from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to veteran conservative consultants such as Becky Donatelli, have told friends that they tried hard to get the senator to accept the invitation to speak at CPAC.
"It makes no sense," Mr. Lauderback said. "McCain alienates the left by calling for the repeal of the Roe v. Wade decision ... but he then alienates the right by dissing their organizations -- refusing to speak at the recent National Review conference, the House Republican Study Committee retreat and now CPAC."
Mr. Shirley said skipping CPAC is a mistake for any Republican candidate.
"Any GOP politician who doesn't understand this and the importance of this conference doesn't understand conservatism," he said.
Some candidates who originally hesitated about attending CPAC, including Mr. Giuliani, changed their minds. He is scheduled to be introduced by commentator George F. Will for a noon speech on Friday.
Nevertheless, Mr. Keene said he thought Mr. McCain would have been warmly welcomed at CPAC.
"Most conservatives disagree with his positions on a number of issues like campaign-finance reform, gun-show loopholes, taxes and global warming," said Mr. Keene. "But many like his stand on earmarks and his support of President Bush on Iraq and almost all respect the sacrifices he made for his country during the Vietnam era."
Roguish Lawyer
03-01-2007, 14:20
I cannot tolerate the security, immigration, defense, and Second Amendment positions of Giuiliani or McCain.
Just curious, with which of their respective security and defense positions do you disagree? :munchin