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  • For those who didn't watch the speech, or didn't get what points were made, here they are:

    Presidential goals

    "Make America stronger and respected in the world."

    "Restore trust and credibility to the White House."

    War in Iraq

    Bring in more allies to share burden.

    Foreign policy

    "Never hesitate to use force when it is required."

    Meet any attack "with a swift and certain response."

    "Never give any nation or international institution a veto over our national security."

    Lead global effort against nuclear proliferation.

    Military policy

    Add 40,000 active duty troops.

    Double special forces to conduct anti-terrorist operations.

    End "backdoor draft of National Guard and reservists."

    Go to war only "because we have to."

    Never fight "a war without a plan to win the peace."

    National security

    Immediately implement 9/11 commission recommendations.

    Inspect container ships coming into ports.

    Better protect nuclear and chemical plants.

    Economic plan

    New incentives to "revitalize manufacturing."

    Invest in technology and innovation to create "good-paying jobs."

    Close tax loopholes that "reward companies for shipping our jobs overseas."

    Reward companies that "create and keep good-paying jobs" at home.

    "Fair playing field" for American workers to compete in global economy.

    Tax policies

    "I will not privatize Social Security. I will not cut benefits."

    Cut the deficit in half in four years by ending "tax giveaways that are nothing more than corporate welfare."

    Cut taxes for middle class.

    Reduce tax burden on small businesses.

    Roll back tax cuts for individuals making more than $200,000 a year.

    Make government "pay as you go."

    Education

    Demand accountability from parents, teachers and schools.

    Reduce class size.

    Create tax credit to families for every year of college.

    Health care

    Health care "a right for all Americans."

    Make system more efficient to save families up to $1,000 a year on premiums.

    Ensure that system allows patients to pick their own doctors.

    Allow patients and doctors to make decisions, not insurance companies.

    Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors.

    Allow Americans to buy less expensive drugs from countries like Canada.

    Energy policy

    Invest in new technologies and alternative fuels.

    Invest in cars of the future.

    Campaign goals

    Take the high road.

    "Be optimists, not just opponents."

    "Build unity in the American family, not angry division."

    "Make this election a contest of big ideas, not small-minded attacks."

    - From CNN.com
    "I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
    ^ The Poly equivalent of:
    "I hope you can see this 'cause I'm [flipping you off] as hard as I can" - Ignignokt the Mooninite

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    • I disagree. When you're trying to sell yourself, one of the most effective techniques is to let others do the selling. Let the crowd cheer their hearts out. It makes you seem a much better speaker.


      Dunno about that. It makes you lose your momentum, which especially hurts in long speeches.
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      • Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
        Never fight "a war without a plan to win the peace."
        This comment made me realize what ametuers the Bush administration was. You'd think that professionals would have had a plan-B in case everything went wrong. Makes me realize how good a Presidency we had with Clinton.
        Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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        • Originally posted by Ramo
          I disagree. When you're trying to sell yourself, one of the most effective techniques is to let others do the selling. Let the crowd cheer their hearts out. It makes you seem a much better speaker.


          Dunno about that. It makes you lose your momentum, which especially hurts in long speeches.
          Not if you know how to use it. You should command the speech, don't let the speech command you.
          Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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          • Good speech by Kerry, if not great. Enough to have done the job it needed to do. His delivery may not be Churchillian, but it's far, far better than Bush, who's an utterly inept speaker. The contrast will be striking.
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            • I guess none of you saw it on CNN. Go to www.drudgereport.com
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              • I don't have cable, I watched it on PBS.
                Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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                • Shi, I saw it on CNBC, but changed to CNN when they stopped showing it after Kerry's speech. The guy who ordered more balloons and said the f-word was priceless
                  In da butt.
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                  • Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
                    For those who didn't watch the speech, or didn't get what points were made, here they are:
                    I'm sorry but I'd like specifics on how he plans to do that rather than just platitudes. It's the reason I didn't watch the DNC and I won't watch the RNC.
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                    • Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
                      I guess none of you saw it on CNN. Go to www.drudgereport.com
                      I saw and heard that...and knew immediatly the far right would trumpet it to try to overshadow Kerry

                      It won't ****ing work
                      "I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
                      ^ The Poly equivalent of:
                      "I hope you can see this 'cause I'm [flipping you off] as hard as I can" - Ignignokt the Mooninite

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                      • I haven't watched a convention since '88. I dedided I wanted to see Kerry speak. I'll try and do the same for George, but it really pains me to even see him move, so I don't know if I'll be able to watch the whole thing.
                        Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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                        • Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
                          I saw and heard that...and knew immediatly the far right would trumpet it to try to overshadow Kerry

                          It won't ****ing work
                          *snicker*

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                          • Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
                            I guess none of you saw it on CNN. Go to www.drudgereport.com
                            who cares? god forbid someone says ****.
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                            • OK, I just read the speech.


                              It's really really good.

                              But from listening to him, I had no idea.
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                              • Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
                                I guess none of you saw it on CNN. Go to www.drudgereport.com
                                CNN is my source for news most of time, so yes, I did watch it on that channel.
                                A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.

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