Who else heard John McCain's victory speech last night?

[zanne]

The last sentence made me sit up and go "HUH"? "I'm fired up and ready to go"! Holy crap! Has he no shame? I hope that people who use Obama's slogans realize that they're showing admiration for him and his ideas.

[saltpoint]

1. McCain's is a Pony Express candidacy. Obama's HQ's got a telegraph.

[0007]

15. McCain is an absolutely disgusting wanker. Bar none!

Barack will eat his lunch. Rap style.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Here.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Yeah except he said it

with all the charisma of Bob Newhart.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[GodlessBiker]

4. Grandpa wants to be president, dagnabbit!

[0007]

16. Holy gee willikers, grandpa is off his feed again.

With John the clicks will become louder and clearer
Water boarding will become legal
Military flyovers every hour on the hour throughout the country
With John McCain the USA is FUCKED

A ONE BUTTON JACK-OFF

[Horse with no Name]

5. I know quite a few people living here in Texas

who have used "fired up" for years and years.
Mostly older generations.
Obama did NOT coin that phrase. Sorry to tell you.

[zanne]

8. Fired up. Ready to go has been an Obama standard from the start.

He didn't just say "Ready to go". His last sentence was, and I repeat, "I'm fired up and ready to go." Sorry but that IS Obama's.

[Horse with no Name]

9. Then he should pay one of my old bosses for copyright infringement

because he said the same phrase every day for the 5 years I worked for him.

[zanne]

22. Yeah, yeah.

[Serial Mom]

6. 'and we DARE NOT let the Democrats win, DARE NOT!'

F*ck Him!

[L0oniX]

7. Looked like the Rest Home crowd & the tan on Charle Crist looked wierd.

[KharmaTrain]

10. He's Punch Drunk...

When he was scripted, he's boring as all hell...but his "charm" is blurting out shit that doesn't make sense, gives a shit eatin' grin smile and the corporate media laughs like they "got it"...then go and call him such a "maverick". It's the shit he's said and pulled for years that fooled people into thinking he was moderate or even "liberal". He's co-opted so many different positions for his own political ends, he doesn't care what he says or how he says it.

The fun in the General Election will be which McCain hits the stump...the "outrageous maverick" who is sure to piss off his base or some automoton controlled by handlers.

[Thepricebreaker]

11. It was a shot at Obama

I was obviously a shot at Obama - MSM all saw it that way. I do too..

[Virginia Dare]

27. How incredibly lame on his part...

why people are so afraid of this guy is beyond me. I guess he's just a tad less pathetic than Mittsy, that's about the best I can say about him.

[BlueManDude]

12. Their strategy will be to hide him away as much as possible.

[MrsBrady]

13. ...repukes don't care and probably are not aware...

that Obama has used that phrase. Besides, "fired up and ready to go" is used all the time. My orchestra teacher in high school used to use it for pete's sake before a concert.

What we really should be concerned about it the fact that as soon as the primary is over, the repukes ARE going to gather around McCain...and they WILL be fired up. I've been listening to the other side, and they are ready to fight to keep power.

And all I know is, WE better be ready to support BO or HC. The repukes are not going to go down without a fight and we better be ready to rally and fight for OUR candidate. I hope we don't circle the wagons only to start shooting at each other.

I really hope that BO and HC decide to run on the same ticket. I worry about spitting the party. And we need ALL Democrats out there voting.
We need to win this unless we all are thinking of moving to Canada.

Anyway, that's how I feel.

[zanne]

23. Does it make any difference to you that...

In April 2007 I walked into the Obama HQ for the first time and saw a huge banner on the wall that said; FIRED UP. READY TO GO! Or that, at the very first Obama rally I attended in MAY, we were chanting "FIRED UP! READY TO GO!".

You have to admit that Obama started using those phrases (together) for a lot longer than John McCain. If you deny that, you're actively trying not to understand.

[MrsBrady]

24. i think you are focusing on minutia

and yes, I understand....repukes will do anything to get elected.

[AnnInLa]

14. After listening to Obama's speech, then

listening to McCain's speech, I was struck by the stark contrast. The image on TV of McCain, surrounded by those old, tired white guys and girls was so starkly different than Obama, surrounded by thousands of young, older,energetic people of all races...I laughed out loud.

[momster]

19. Warner Looked Younger than McCain

and had about 3x the expression. McCain doesn't look good or sound good at night...when he should be rallying the troops he looks ready for warm milk and a good night's sleep.

[CanisCrocinus]

17. "briefing a flight crew"

This morning Pat Buchanan said McCain's victory speech looked like "he was briefing a flight crew." :-) He also noted the geriatric faces in the background, as compared to Obama's filled-to-capacity arena.

[Eurobabe]

18. McLame is fired an all one-cylinder

:rofl: :rofl:

[gasperc]

20. thought I was listening to a petrified tree

but then it moved. Reallly bad idea to go after Obama. not that he could fire me up, but I'd buy heavy on no-doze

[Bluerthanblue]

21. his speech writers

need to work with him on delivery.

He actually sounded worse that bush, which I didn't think possible.

I think he fears Obama- "big time".

peace~

[Virginia Dare]

26. The old saying about teaching old dogs new tricks comes to mind..

besides, Grandpa Johnny doesn't strike me as the kind of person who accepts criticism, constructive or not. His entire staff has already bolted on him once, I'll be amazed if he gets through this without imploding in some fashion or another. He's a powder keg ready to go off. Maybe that's what he means by "fired up"?..:shrug:

[Javaman]

25. You mean he did more than mumble through his speech?

did he actually look up from the paper this time?

the man is a fool.

[Virginia Dare]

28. He's in the negative digits on charisma...

Obama will wipe the floor with him. I think even Hillary would take him easily.

[Indenturedebtor]

29. Fired up and ready to go?

I actually woke up again some time right before he said that and I thought he was asking someone to take him to the bathroom. The food here in AZ can be very spicy :evilgrin: