Bush is on live on local TV here in Colorado Springs...

[kentuck]

A rousing welcome. His brown work shirt - no tie. Long applause. Gov. Owens and Rep. Hefley in attendance...also Pete Coors. Crowd came early - at 6:30 AM to greet him. "Thank you very much"... Four more years, the crowd is chanting. Pete Coors is introducing.

"he understands that families come first...they know that families know how to spend their money better than the government does."

Jenna Bush will introduce her Dad...

"There is so much energy in this state to re-elect my Dad.."

[kentuck]

1. Jenna is giving a speech...

Her Dad has taught her to honor and respect everyone....Now introducing George W Bush. Crowd goes wild.

[paulk]

4. That Bush has come here and done his Red Rocks rock star thing

shows how much Colorado is worrying the Repukes. Even if we can't take CO, we're forcing Bush to spend resources and time here that he would be better off spending in other "swing" states.

[kentuck]

2. "Great to be back in Colorado Springs..."

"I've come back to ask for your vote." (Didn't say anything about this being the place where he quit drinking.)
He's proud of Jenna and Barbara.

[kentuck]

3. Proud of his running mate, Dick Cheney....

Then his line about his hair. "Vote for Pete Coors when you vote for me". Also mentions Wayne Allard.

[kentuck]

5. Mentions a great congressman, Joel Hefley....

My old opponent in '98. :)

[kentuck]

6. Thanks all the families of the troops...

and all the veterans. no doubt he will carry Colorado again and win a great victory in November. On his way to Arizona for the final debate, he says.

[Lex]

7. CNN described this crowd as 'his conservative base'

which means, at least to me, that he's still preaching to the choir.

[Catherine Vincent]

8. A co-worker of mine was recently transferred to CO Springs

and he says that they are very conservative out there. Is that true?

[kentuck]

10. This is the front line, cat_girl...

Focus on the Family just up the road.

[rockymountaindem]

39. Thank God I moved out of there.

If I ever live in Colorado again, it's gonna be in Denver.

[kentuck]

9. Now talking about his opponent...

being a liberal...and Kerry's position changing on Iraq and terrorism. "Only had one position"..." He can run from his record but he cannot hide.." Now talking of Kerry's healthcare plan..Mentions again, "he can run but he canot hide.."

[kentuck]

11. "He can run but he cannot hide.."

says it again.

[Ksec]

12. someone stop him

please.

[kentuck]

13. talking about the largest taxcut in a generation..

"made it clear that we won't tolerate dishonesty in the boardrooms"

[Rambis]

14. Great to be in the state Neil cost billions of dollars

Ever heard of Neil Bush? No? Well, that's not surprising. Know anything about the 1988 Silverado Savings and Loan failure in Colorado that cost taxpayers at least $1.3 billion? Never heard of it? Maybe you are too young to remember, or as a fan of the Bush family, you would rather forget.


http://www.geraldplessner.com/articles/article.cgi?doc=20031205003348

[kentuck]

15. Speaking about the low unemployment rate...

More minorities own homes than any other time in our history. Less regulation....legal reform...energy plan, encouraging conservation... "We must become less dependent on foreign sources of energy.."

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. Geezus!

How many lies can he tell in one speech? Nothing but lies........that's all he has. :argh: He'd be in a world of hurt if he actually had to defend those lies with reality.

[kentuck]

16. "We've gotta keep your taxes low..."

Now talking about Kerry again. "But we're not going to let him tax you because we are going to win in November..." Gonna simplify the taxcode. Educate the workforce to compete in the workforce.

[kentuck]

17. 'Shuffle thru the inner city kids..."

:(

[goclark]

35. NO! He did not say"shuffle thru the inner city kids."

Tell me you are lying! :(

He is completely unwired if he said that, get the clip if he said that someone. Every minority person needs to see him say that with their own eyes.

[kentuck]

18. Strong supporter o fCommunity Health Centers...

My wife will be glad to hear that.(my comment)

[kentuck]

19. "We gotta do something about these frivolous lawsuits"

that are running up the costs of healthcare...

[kentuck]

21. "I went to Washington to solve problems..."

he said.....He really did.

[kentuck]

22. Talking about how he has protected Social Security...

"You still got your checks, didn't you?"

[kentuck]

23. "We stand for marriage and families..."

"And federal judges that stand for strict interpretation of the law"

[kentuck]

24. "This will not happen on my watch"

Crowd cheers loudly....The all-volunteer Army will remain an all-volunteer Amry...We will stay on the offensive so we will not have to face them here. We will prevail..blah..blah..blah..

[kentuck]

25. Afghanistan had election last weekend..

Cheers....

[kentuck]

26. Repeating his lies about Saddam Hussein and WMDs..

They all saw the same intelligence, including his opponent.

[kentuck]

27. I believe when an international body speaks, it must mean what it say...

and that goes for the president too.

[kentuck]

28. take the word of a madman or defend this country..

"I will defend this country every time.." Loud cheers.

[kentuck]

29. "America and the world are safer with Saddam in a prison cell.."

Look at what happened in Afghanistan this weekend. The first voter was a nineteen-year old woman. That society has gone from darkness to light because of freedom..."

[kentuck]

30. We will help Iraq and Afghanistan get on the path to democracy..

and then our troops will come home with the honor they deserve...

[kentuck]

31. In 1990, when the UN was united...

Senator Kerry voted against the authorization to remove Saddam from Kuwait...

[kentuck]

32. Now mentioning Kerry's comment about a "nuisance"...

attacking Kerry to loud approval.

[kentuck]

33. On Sept 14th, I stood in the ruins of 9/11...

"Do not let me down..." someone said to him. He will never relent in protecting America....whatever it takes!"

[kentuck]

34. God Bless and thank you all....

Spoke about 45 minutes...stump speech with nothing new except Kerry's vote in 1990...

[helpisontheway]

36. Do they carry Kerry's speeches live too?

Just curious if they are controlling the media there too.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

37. Is it just my imagination

or is Bush's cornpone hicksville shitkicker accent getting more extreme with every passing day?

[helpisontheway]

38. It is not your imagination

He changes it to fit the place he visits. I did not notice it until Matthews mentioned it one time..

[goclark]

40. Did he say "shuffle through the inner city kids"

Because if he did, he is toast in the minority community.

I need to know that so I can get it to the African American Press.