GOP Unveils Its Convention Stars

From AP:

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention next month and Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman also will take center stage at the GOP gathering.

John McCain's vanquished Republican primary rivals -- and a slew of potential McCain running mates -- also have speaking roles at the four-day gathering in St. Paul, Minn.

President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, first lady Laura Bush, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lieberman, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000 and is said to be under consideration for the same role with McCain, will open the convention on Monday, Sept. 1, with speeches that focus on service.

When asked about the RNC lineup, McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis said:

'the senator wanted the list of speakers to showcase the "diversity" of the Republican Party.

"I think one of the things that is important, especially for John McCain, as unique a politician as he is, is to demonstrate the diversity and differences of ideology I would say of our party," Davis said. "I think one of the things that people forget about is we are not a very monolithic as a party. We really want to show some of that."'

Comments

[neurologymatters]

Is the Convention held outdoors? It's the only place to see any stars.

[Gmoney1]

A bunch of crooks, thieves, liars and misfits - especially that Lieberman - what a backstabber and punk - Hillary, Lieberman and Bill Clinton, birds of a feather - worms and snakes -

[MemphisBuffalo]

Larry Craig to rep the gay voters

[bbbbmer]

Toe-tapping his way into their pants, no doubt...

[RichDavid]

No....Just a wide stance!

[bluegrit319]

Not very monolithic­...Uh, yeah...rig­ht. And bears don't.....­.

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

Here's a preview of the G.O.P. convention speeches - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ2DULs40Os

[EggsBolinski]

Rich white men - who take care of their children instead of abandoning them.

[Jessegirl]

And they say screw everybody else's children, and screw the earth they live in!
Ya, they really 'take care' alright.

[luvobama]

That's right. Just like Mcleaveyou­rcrippledw­ifeandkids did. That's right, he wasn't rich yet. That came after the sandwich-o­ut-of-the-­garbage-2n­d-wife.

[Pyrrhus]

Too bad they don't take care of their wives tho.

And you do have to give Chen ey credit- he hasn't burned his daughter at the stake. Yet.

[JayVe]

Way to go, you just ruined the October Surprise.

[olivia]

Have you heard how Giuliani's children will not even speak to him?

[notthistime]

ahhh, McCain abandoned his wife and kids from his first marriage.

[quintus]

I have started fantasizing about secession! How do we get all these a**holes into one half of the country where we don't have to deal with them anymore?

[RichDavid]

I think that is the South.

[naschkatze]

They can secede. I ain't goin' nowhere.

[mi]

the Ususal Suspects.
looks like one to miss, who would possibly want to listen
to them?

[CitizenE]

Diversity = white and 60 or older. Oh no, I'm wrong, Arnold will be there, the man's man when it comes to massive budget problems on an annual basis, to provide that hasta la vista baby oomph to the end of days crew.. You tell them Arnold--we'll put the whole adminstration on minimum wage, eh, if nobody else will pay for our military adventurism.

[PDXTransplant]

McLeiberman is thinking about the D word... D R A F T I wonder how many neocons will be worried and vote him now? I think Obama should really take it and run with it.

[MACS]

.
Typical of repub-LIE-CONS,

All White Men!!!
.

[Sloppyseconds]

I just pray McCain puts his money down on Lieberman - the Israel first senator. Well at least puts AIPAC's money down.

[Jessegirl]

Where's Condi?...I­s she considered 'useless' here too?
Mabey she's on some important mission (wink wink)
Sometimes I think she is the whitest of them all, so where will she be?






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[AmericaninProtest]

sad to say but she is just a token

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

She's a Three-fer: African-American, Female and Developmentally Disabled.

[stepintothelight]

Token ???? ....... woman???

[Bitsko]

She'll be tinkling the ivories in the cocktail lounge twice nightly at the St. Paul Hilton out by the airport. Stop by and see her sometime. She's plays that smoooooth jazz.

[Krikkit]

Guess they didn't need her to showcase their "diversity­." Lol. Yeah, they're diverse, as long as you're white and rich.

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

My guess is an undisclosed shoe store, or perhaps the revival of Seussical.

[faustequinox]

what's the name of the town the dnc is going to be held in? oh yeah, denver! what's that problem denver seems to have? oh yeah, the homeless! of course the dnc is going to be a fluffy island full of euphoria and sheep calls, so they can't have the "ugly" homeless bothering latte sippers for change (ha, get it, CHANGE). the solution? EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOMELESS EDITION! pink is the new black and the dnc is the new beijing! transform the ugly into one of the beautiful people! HIP HIP HOORAY!

[Geoffreys]

What does that have to do with the topic at hand?

[notthistime]

it is to get your mind off of the post by having you focus not on McCain but on Obama.

[luvobama]

Got Crack?

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

More like a Kool-aid O.D.

[breezi]

If Denver does indeed have a homeless problem, then it's due to the shameful policies of the current Bush administration, and to all Republicans in office going back to Nixon, but especially that "hero" of 'em all, Ronald Reagan.

[Sloppyseconds]

Clearly the 'Cone of Silence' fiasco demonstrates McCain should pick Romney as his running mate. Instead of cheating, McCain could get the answers from Romney's 'Golden Plates.'

[Bitsko]

Oh gawd, please don't go there! It's too funny.

[Pyrrhus]

Nope, no answers there. The plates say the same thing as does Rom ney's magic undeies- "Made in China"

[olivia]

All Mormons receive revelations.

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

And Magic Underpants.

[emsique]

Hoo boy! I have a chubby!

[luvobama]

Super naughty.