September 4, 2008
Posted: 09:20 PM ET

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The crowd cheered for Cindy McCain and her family Thursday night.
The crowd cheered for Cindy McCain and her family Thursday night.

ST. PAUL (CNN) — The people closest to John McCain are beginning to appear on the podium as we approach prime time and the Arizona senator's acceptance speech. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has been there since the beginning, turns the subject to Iraq and the surge. The Iraq war overwhelmingly unpopular in the country — but largely supported in this room of GOP activists.

Filed under: Republican National Convention


Desmond Sequeira   September 5th, 2008 1:58 am ET

Summing up the GOP convention: Packed with nastiness and falsehood. Very empty on substance.

shadowgovernment   September 5th, 2008 12:28 am ET

CNN, are you drowning out free speech as well as the riot police in St. Louis? What's with all of the "Comments have been closed" for most of these articles, after 5, 10, 15 posts? In some cases less than 5 — and in one case, one post! Get real! This country is going down the tubes.

Cecil   September 4th, 2008 10:56 pm ET

What A Weak Night For The GOP: The Hate Gang;

Very Weak Speech, Has No Vision For America!

Enough With The P.O.W. and War Stories!

Where Was The Policy, Millions Are Watching And Nothing.

A Little Bible Study For The GOP

Without A Vision The People Will ………..!

TyWebb   September 4th, 2008 10:56 pm ET

Where are Pat Boone and Jon Voight?

Rodger   September 4th, 2008 10:22 pm ET

We have lost over 4000 lives, spent over a trillion dollars and America is less safe. Wake up, fact the facts!

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