No way, no how, no Mcain

Very smart comment, thank you for this. I was getting concerned about CNN's capacity for analysis as, right after the speech, I heard Anderson Cooper say that McCain gave more details than Obama in his speech. And I think it was Campbell Brown that added that he spoke about the details of his plan through the stories of Americans in need– what kind of commentators don't notice that McCain mentioned those stories but did not say A WORD about how he was going to address those people's (our!) needs? There were no details about his plan, empty "values" discussion, that's all it was. I am stunned that Anderson and Campbell can be so blind OR maybe they gave in to the Republican machine putting pressure on the press. Either way, shame on CNN.

It was already pointed out that the chants of USA were for a reason, to cover up protesters noises. Those changes were in support of McCain and his right to speak, and their right to be there and celebrate his nomination.It is NOT the place for protesters.

nothing but blowhard republican arrogance. Who is the elistist here ? ps its not the dems.

No, it was not enough.

btw, thanks Hillary for your comment!

Obama/Biden '08/12!!!

The chanting of USA to liberals is like giving garlic to the vampires. Bring on the fight… Liberalism must be defeated!

Good insight. I agree.

Not by a long shot.

Donna Brazille is right. This man is grabbing at straws. He doesnt know what he is doing or what he believes in. He is constantly changing it to get votes. This isnt how he feels..this is how he feels he will get votes and I sure hope Americans arent as stupid as he thinks they are. A man that voted 90% with Bush obviously doesnt think Bush did anything wrong.

Bill,

McCain is all about fight! fight!! fight!!! - militarily. It's all about the defense of America because the "enemy" is coming.

No concrete talk about the conditions of Americans. American ideals, ideals, principles….
This is a redundant speech.

Does it mean those who suffered similar fate with McCain in the prison camp that we don't well about today are not "heroes."

This "American hero" story of McCain is boring the nation.

As a speech writer myself, I know that this speech is a flop. He greatly diluted the enthusiasm and zest that Palin brought.

It is exceedingly clear that it is time for a change. It is time for Obama and Biden for the president and vice president of the United States of America. Too late on trying to get your maverick status back. It is forever loss.

I am so sick of all the fighting. This entire convention has been about attacking and name calling. Now, I am suppose to believe he will pull our country together? This guy LOVES a war.

P.S. Next time John have a few solutions.

I just hear Anderson say that McCain came up with specifics. Come on are you kidding! No single plan for the future of America, just empty promises. They slammed Obama over months for not talking about a specific plan. I didn't hear theirs or I am deaf?

I figured out the Republican Playbook:

Talk about McCain being a war hero
Talk about how he was treated as a POW
Bash Obama and all his ideas
Avoid making any direct statements about what they plan to accomplish
Bash Obama
Finish up talking about John McCain the Maverick.

Its that predictable!!!!!

Do the Republicans really think talking down to or badly about half or more of the people they want to lead is going to win them points? Most of us are on to that, and we're now well versed in what we get if we don't pay attention to it.

McCain did a GREAT job tonight! He is the TRUE uniter!!!!

McCain / Palin will be the next president and vice president of the United States!!!!!!!

GO JONNIE GO!!!!!!!

you are an idiot.

No it is not enough. McCain has got to stop with the POW card, he is another Bush. "I was a POW so I deserve to be President"
Palin "I am a hockey mom with 5 kids although I am not bonding with my 4 month old but if you say anything I will use the gender/sexiist card" We need some hard hitting journalist to ask those two some hard hitting questions.

OH! THIS IS IT?

In a global economy, competition is international. Some jobs will be shipped oversea for lower cost. Taxing this trend will reduce their profit so that less jobs will be created here in the USA. Taxing this trend will raise the prices of goods. Will you be better off if these two are combined? The key to winning international competition is to train people for jobs that will generate what other countries will need in the future. McCain is right on this issue.

John Stewart said it best last night….if being a POW is enough, then every prisoner at Gitmo is leadership material.

No….promising change is not enough, Sen. McCain. If you really wanted change, then you would not have voted for Bush 95% of the time. You, Sir, are no agent of change.

quote: "Obama has the edge: newer, smarter, fresher."

What??? Why then Obama choose Biden, a well known old lobist in Washigton.

What a Joke! The only thing new about Obama is the fact of him being the first african american to be nominated by the democrats. Nothing more… Obama is reading the old democrat ritual guide-book every night before he goes to sleep.

I will vote for Obama for the man he is, over McCain. And yes Obamas' policies offer far more hope.

Better, faster, stronger .too .. a new and truly United States of America!!
Obama/Biden '08/'12

The policies and issues are what this country should be running on! I am sorry, I appreciate his service to the country, but I am sick of hearing about it as if that is the Golden Ticket to get him to the White House. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT PLANS THEY HAVE TO FIX THIS COUNTRY…DO YOU?

hey, why aren't you guys posting my dissenting comments? all of your comments are pro-obama/pro-democrat. what about the other view?

Why would people "choosing between two men" necessarily choose McCain over Obama? Pomposity, false promises, inaccurate claims, a fascistic appeal to surrender oneself to one's country? Only a truly self-disrespecting person would accept McCain's hectoring and follow him over the cliff of social, cultural, and national disaster.

john mccain quote-"change is comin' "!

rev. wright during interview with reporters 2008 theme of his interview?- "a change is a comin' "!

now. imagine that?

obama '08

He sounded terrible. He appeals to older voters only. He represents the past. Obama represents the future.

THAT WAS A HORRIBLE SPEECH!!!!

At least he admitted that they have failed over the last 8 years.

Ok, so for the 1,000,000 time he was a prisoner of war 40 years ago. So, he is bucked his party by voting for Bush over 90% of the time. What does he know about fighting a war? What war has he won? What exactly is he going to do for us, let me see I heard get rid of unemployment and reduce taxes on businesses, hummmm that should really help us. Please give me a break!

Can anybody quote a segment of McCain's or Palin's acceptance speeches in which they outline economic policies that are in any way different from Bush's?

McCain TRULY is a hero. He deserves our respect and honor, but that doen't mean he deserves our vote. A great soldier is not necessarily a great leader.

We can't vote based on what McCain did 40 years ago, but on what he will do in the next 4. And McCain will continue Bush's policies, there's no dispute about that.

It's time for a change of guard. The republicans had their chance.

Bill, well said. Barack is the man to vote for.

The Democrats do not need any encouragement "to fight" … not this time … not now

George W. Bush inherited a $128 Billion Dollar Budget Surplus When He Took Office. REPUBLICANS have posted a deficit every year since. 2009? A RECORD $482 Billion Dollar Shortfall.

McCain believes that based on the deficit above, our economy is pretty sound.

McCain will just increase the deficit.

WAKE UP AMERICA

Game, set, match, OBAMA!!!!

They can't answer any of those questions, because if they do, they will show once again is same ole same ole, vote with Bush 90+% of the time…!!

He doesn't have good character.
Why aren't people talking about the fact that McCain doesn't really respect anyone and has picked on little girls in the past?
What did he say about Chelsea Clinton, Paris Hilton and Brittany Spears?

I agree. People are really tired of fighting. Just proves that J. McCain does not get it.

And why McCain as a man would seem to somebody better? I listened his speech but I don't see a reason. Everybody has its own path, but McCain's judgment and view of the World is terrible.

Obama/Biden 2008

This is pure McCain, avoid the issues and focus on what he likes. How do you run a country on pet projects? What about the other stuff like the economy???

The commentators are all doing their best to try to look fair and balanced and pretending that this speech was not a total disaster. The white faces in the crowd are all going through the motions pretending that they are having a good time and not going down in flames. There only hope for them is to keep doing what they are doing, try to make people believe Obama is a terrorist. Pretty sad.

"Bush kept our nation safe?" With that line, McCain fails to distinguish himself from an unpopular president. Bush has not kept our nation safe: Bush has spent bazillions of dollars that should have and could have gone toward strengthening the infrastructure of highways, levees, electric grids, alternative power sources, health services and education in America. These are all key components to keeping our nation strong. Bush and his cronies have powered up the fear factor and then pandered to the lowest denominator of fake solutions for that drummed up propagandized fear. McCain is following directly in those footsteps. While McCain may surely be honored for his veteran's experience, that experience does NOT make him a stellar candidate for President. He does not show the deep reflective thoughtfulness and deliberated action that this highest office in the land needs; rather what he shows is precipitate action without deliberation. He has adopted the successful language of Obama's positions, but not put his own heart and soul into the community organizing and change that needs to happen for every American, not merely wealthy Americans, to live the American dream to its fullest potential.
McCain has dissed every adult American woman in his presumptuous and fatuous belief that women will vote for gender rather than qualifications. He is presuming to put someone, who until a week ago didn't even know what the Vice President of the United States does, a heartbeat away from the presidency. NO THANK YOU, Senator McCain.

I agree with you! I can't believe he said let's fight etc.. What a turn off!! Horrible I decided to vote for Obama after palin speech!

He talked about the The U.S. military Code of Conduct, but he broke article V by giving numerous interviews and gave out information he shouldn't have. You can find the article transcripts online. He broke in about two weeks and started giving out information.

Article V

When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

agreed

McCain's whole campaign has been nothing but negative. He has NO ideas for making America better and moving forward.. He is uninspiring.. When I look at McCain I am not inspired to run out and make America better. He served the country 40 years ago, and his POW talk was a snore fest. He doesn't have what it takes to be president either… Being a POW doesn't make 1 anointed either John boy.. Reaganomics didn't help America, they harmed America, Reagan was responsible for funding Bin Laden during the Afghan/Russian war. See Reagan spent billions funding the Afghans to fight back the Russians and bred the worlds worst terrorist. Reagan a President I can't believe in. Many say Reagan was already suffering mental problems in office.. McCain is WRONG for America. IF anyone is inspired by tonight's yawn fest, you need some help..

McCain has nothing to offer America except empty hate filled speeches about being American.. Last time I checked the Rupugs don't own America or it's flag, so stop thinking you do!! Waving the America flag as if its some banner for who is or isn't patriotic is sickening!!

Where was McCains American flag lapel pin tonight???? HUH Who's patriotic now??

War Hero? WHO did he save to be a hero? He sang llke a songbird when he was mistreated.. Violation of American Military law and rules!! McCain is no hero.. What war(s) did he win again???

I served during the 1st Gulf War in 1991.. I guess since I am NOT going to vote for McShame I am not patriotic nor American? IF McScam win's I will renounce and move away from America.. We can't afford McCain/Palin ..

It's like there's nothing wrong with the economy from his speech. Kinda of brush over the oil issue, health care, then what?

Terrible delivery.

I was talking to a friend of mine's little 6 year old girl, and she said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, "If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?
She replied, "I'd give houses to all the homeless people." "Wow - what a worthy goal," I told her, "But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that. You can come over to my house and mow, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I will pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward a new house."
She thought that over for a few seconds, 'cause she's only 6. While her Mom glared at me, the little girl looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"
And I said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."
From a comment I read on another site LOL
McCain/Palin 08

"can you say the Bradley effect for teh win?

Your articles are becoming so predictable, so one sided, so laughable. Obama can't hold a candle to McCan - Howdy Doody Obama and his theatrics.

No details, the same old stuff. Change is coming…what is the change that is coming???????? He speaks in morris code to Republicans only.

He doesn't address the economic issues because, as he has freely admitted, he doesn't understand them. He doesn't know what its like to figure out if your income is going to exceed your output financially. He knows nothing of macroeconomics. He repeats what the GOP tells him to say. He's a mouthpiece, just like Bushie, only he has an attractive candidate as a VP… well, she's attractive PHYSICALLY… but she is sizzle with no steak. Biden will carve her up like, well, like an Alaskan moose.

McCain is intellectually bankrupt. He's a great American and great patriot but he would be a horrible president and Palin is just plain frightening.

Let's try something NEW AND REFRESHING for our next leader, not another old moth ball.

Did he just promise chocolate milk in every drinking fountain? This speech is really awful. Rambling tangential tales about bracelets from dead soldiers picking fights with union bosses sprinkled with a laundry list of already discredited charges against the proposed economic plan of the Obama campaign. Yup, then 5 minutes about how he's gonna turn community colleges into technical colleges (think DeVry and Chauffeur Training Academy)…by they way, did you ask the State about how they feel about that cause they are the stewards of these schools, not the Federal government. Weak and verbose, those are the words that seem to best define your and your speech. Thanks for making it easy on the Obama and the Democrats.

Lack of substance, same old rhetoric, first degree talking, war war war, heroes, enemies… where is change? where are those solutions for people struggling from the consequences of Bush policies ?

he suuuuuucked….

God, Guns and Country….but no solutions to the economy, the war in iraq, energy independence…except when they copy barack obama's!!!

oh and someone found an '80s mix tape to play at the end of the speech.

Nope!!!!!!

Jhon McCain ain't no Change, he's more of the same.

Obama 08!

Of course he doesnt say what he will do about the economy because he doesnt know what he will do. Same ole crap. This man doesnt have a clue what he will do. But I find it funny that the news media said Obama had to state what he will do to help the country but when McCain doesnt do it its ok. What a joke.

He isn't in the Olympics. He's running for the President of the United States and he gave a lackluster speech IMO. He said nothing about the issues that matter most.

"NO WAY, NO HOW, NO MCCAIN-PALIN!!!"

"Palin for VP? Or Palin for BP?"

"Wake up! The speculators stole our country!"

"Four more months."

"Maverick, or sidekick?"

"Equal pay for equal work!"

"Si se puede!"

"The secretary, Cheney and I want to be unificators."

"Palin is a petro-socialist."

Print these quotes CNN, I dare you.

That's right. All the GOP offers is fighting, negativity and attacks. No plan. No specific. No ideas. They expect everyone will vote against Obama. There is nothing the GOP offers to vote for.

i dont like them attacking my patriotism….