The GOP is intent on keeping George Bush -- and his disastrous legacy -- as far away from John McCain and the convention as possible. If they could have had him beam in his speech via satellite from Mars rather than Washington, they would have.
But with McCain closely aligning himself with Bush's ruinous policies, this race really is a referendum on The Bush Years. So we decided to bring a stark reminder of those years to the Republican Convention. We took the posters award-winning ad exec Rich Silverstein, with a huge assist from the HuffPost community, created to graphically remind voters what the last seven-and-a-half-years of Republican rule have wrought and put them up in bus stop kiosks around St. Paul. And then we went to Minneapolis and rolled out a 60-foot version.
Check out the video of the unrolling:
We've created a screen saver of the final poster that you can download by clicking here (for Mac users) or here (PC users). Watch the last seven-plus years roll across your desk top. Be prepared to shudder.
And you can purchase the posters here.
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African-American Republicans Weigh in on Obama
Mika and Joe Channel Hepburn and Tracy, Moose Stew, and More Palin Reactions
Arianna on Cindy McCain's Comments
GOP Strategist Defends Palin: At Least She's Not Playing Golf Or Having Affairs
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Lets hope they did.
As I watched the convention looking for someone younger than myself it did cross my mind that maybe not unlike that of some casinos, seemingly the convention as well had bussed people in from nursing homes and retirement villages.
It’s no wonder these folks were cheering for Sarah Palin she not only is something new-she’s something younger, though eerily as if she traveled in a time machine she
speaks as if she is from an era and a time that convention goers would identify with from their own youth.
Stirring my own childhood memories of the 6th grader mean girl, Palin spoke as if the smiling executioner, providing antidotes and sharp quips that would make anyone who was behind in any race say –“yeah there you go- that was a good one –you tell em Sarah”!
The RNC is using Sarah Palin to reach its base by pandering to a demographic in emotional and nostalgic terms- providing homespun philosophies of a time gone bye and heart felt feelings as opposed to strategies –that will dig our children and grandchildren out of the effects of the current administration that Sarah Palin supports. The sad reality is that the current administration has not only abandon the country’s needs but more specifically the elderly.
Not till their limp bodies swing from a tree, shall I believe justice has been done.
Impeach, Investigate, Indict, Imprison, Execute.
(Undecided Minnesota voters reject Sarah Palin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnV1pS7qVD8
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Here are some brave moose hunters:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjYdRHxaTc
“They had their chance. They have not led. We will. And now they come asking for another chance, another shot.”
“Our answer?”
“Not this time.”
“Not this year.”
“This is not a time for third chances it is a time for new beginnings.”
Gov. George W. Bush Acceptance Speech at First Union Center
Philadelphia, PA, August 3, 2000
Hmm....was he thinking 2008?
What about journalists being arrested and brutalized for pursuing their First Amendment rights?
That is the real story.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184111&title=john-mccains-big-acceptance
You simply must wait until the "change" comparisons are made between Johnny and BU**SH**. It should be Obama's campaign commercial... and it is priceless.
Fight on, America... and OBAMA/BIDEN '08
Not only is Sarah Palin a gimmicky nomination made by a reckless man, but I believe her lack of anything resembling world leadership qualities and experience makes her truly dangerous.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-wallis/palin-owes-some-good-peop_b_124198.html
record and what she would implement if she had the power.
It seems to me that that this would be an eminently justifiable course of questioning
by the democrats . As she obviously loves her children and grandchild what kind of world
re Alaska would her legacy be if all her policies on enviroment ( icecap melting, wildlife, big oil, etc)
were implemented.
No matter how well phrased a comment... if it is pure BS then it is pure BS. If they let them all in we wold STILL be seeing rants about Obama was a terrorist in 1962 when he was a one year old.
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