Click on the link below to read the full text of Michael Steele's Speech. Enjoy!
A self-described Lincoln Republican. Michael S. Steele earned a place in history in 2003 when he became the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. His experiences as a successful elected conservative Republican African-American and his engaging speaking style have launched Steele into national prominence. His first major exposure was during an appearance at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Since then President George W. Bush chose Steele to be part of the U.S. delegation to the investiture of Pope Benedict XVI, and Steele has been an entertaining and articulate guest on cable political talk shows such as HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report.
An expert on political strategy, fund-raising, PACs, and election reform, he is the current Chairman of GOPAC.
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United States Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut) and a former Vice Presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket made some wonderful remarks to the convention delegates on why he support John McCain.
He told them that his Democratic friends know all about John McCain's record of independence and accomplishment. This clear attempt reach out across party lines resulted in a fantastic speech, the text of which is presented below. Read on!
Line of the speech: "If John McCain is just another partisan Republican, then I am Michael Moore's favorite Democrat, (which I am not)!"
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Former Tennesssee Senator, Fred Thompson, spoke tonight at the Convention hall, the Excel Center.
Excerpts are below:
On John McCain's qualifications to be president:
"This is the kind of character that civilizations from the beginning of history have sought in their leaders. Strength. Courage. Humility. Wisdom. Duty. Honor. It's pretty clear there are two questions we will never have to ask ourselves, 'Who is this man?' and 'Can we trust this man with the presidency?'"
On John McCain's dedication to doing what is right – not what is popular:
"He has been to Iraq eight times since 2003. He went seeking truth, not publicity. When he travels abroad, he prefers quietly speaking to the troops amidst the heat and hardship of their daily lives. And the same character that marked John McCain's military career has also marked his political career. This man, John McCain, is not intimidated by what the polls say or by what is politically safe or popular."
On John McCain's commitment to taking real action to reform Washington:
"But while others were talking reform, John McCain led the effort to make reform happen – always pressing, always moving for what he believed was right and necessary to restore the people's faith in their government. Confronting when necessary, reaching across the aisle when possible, John personified why we came to Washington in the first place."
On John McCain's ability to restore integrity to our government:
"My role is to help remind you of the man behind the vision. Because tonight our country is calling to all of us to step up, stand up, and put 'Country First' with John McCain. Tonight we are being called upon to do what is right for our country."
Click below to read his entire speech.
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North Carolina National Committeeman, State Rep. David Lewis, shared the following photos with Katy's Conservative Corner:
(Includes NC GOP Chairman Linda Daves, Executive Director Chris McClure, and unidentified.)
(Rep. David Lewis. KCC thanks him for these photos.)
(The North Carolina Delegation)
(Senator Burr at the podium.)
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. - This evening U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Sen. Lieberman will expand on the convention’s overall theme, "Country First," and the theme for today’s program, which is "service," as he discusses John McCain’s commitment to working across party lines and ability to break the partisan divide in Washington.
Excerpts from Senator Lieberman’s remarks are below.
On why he supports John McCain to be our next president:
"And that brings me directly to why I am here tonight. What, after all, is a Democrat like me doing at a Republican convention like this? The answer is simple. I’m here to support John McCain because country matters more than party. I'm here tonight because John McCain is the best choice to bring our country together and lead our country forward. I’m here because John McCain’s whole life testifies to a great truth: being a Democrat or a Republican is important. But it is not more important than being an American."
On John McCain’s dedication to putting country before politics or self-interest:
"John understands that it shouldn’t take a natural disaster like Hurricane Gustav to get us to take off our partisan blinders and work together to get things done. It shouldn’t take a natural disaster to teach us that the American people don’t care much if you have an "R" or a "D" after your name. What they care about is: are we solving the problems they are up against every day?
"What you can expect from John McCain as President is precisely what he has done this week: which is to put country first. That is the code by which he has lived his entire life, and that is the code he will carry with him into the White House. I have personally seen John over and over again bring people together from both parties to tackle our toughest problems we face."
On John McCain’s commitment to victory in Iraq:
"Especially at a time of war, we need a president we can count on to fight for what’s right for our country - not only when it is easy, but when it is hard. When others were silent, John McCain had the judgment to sound the alarm about the mistakes we were making in Iraq. When others wanted to retreat in defeat from the field of battle, when Barack Obama was voting to cut off funding for our troops on the ground, John McCain had the courage to stand against the tide of public opinion and support the surge and because of that, today, our troops are at last beginning to come home, not in failure, but in honor!"
The following report was filed by Valerie White, State Chairman of the North Carolina Federation of Republican, of which your blogger is a member:
Greetings from Minneapolis!
Even though the evening session of the Convention's opening night was cancelled due to the arrival of Hurricane Gustav, it looks like we are back on schedule today. The Monday afternoon session consisted of electing Covention Officers, approving Convention Rules, and approving the Party Platform.
North Carolina Senator Richard Burr (left) served as Co-Chair of the Platform Committee and had a speaking role in yesterday's session. He received cheering recognition from the North Carolina Delegation.
I served, along with Representative David Lewis, on the National Committee of Permanent Organization, and our role was to approve the slate of Convention Officers that was presented to the Convention.
After that business was concluded, the convention was honored to hear from First Lady Laura Bush. She received a rousing reception. Her announcement was regarding the charities that were in place for each of the states that had been impacted by Hurricane Gustav. We watched taped messages from the Governors of Mississippi, Florida, Texas and Alabama, only missing Governor Jindal of Louisana for obvious reasons.
Then the convention had the honor of hearing from our next First Lady - Cindy McCain. It was exciting to see two great ladies on the stage together!!
The RNC asked the entire Convention to Text on their phones to TEXT 2HELP (448324357) and make a donation. Please pick up your phones and do the same today!
Bob Crumley (left) will host a reception this afternoon at Loto Cafe. NC Delegation pictures will be taken and the Convention begins at 6. It should be a great evening and I am looking forward to it!
Sincerely,
Valerie White
NCFRW President
North Carolina State Representative and NCGOP National Committeeman, David Lewis, filed the following reports for Katy's Conservative Corner. KCC welcomes Rep. Lewis and looks forward to more updates!
Convention Opening Day: September 1, 2008
I am writing this greeting from the Floor of the Excel Center.
The North Carolina Delegation has wonderful seats. Our Delegation is seated literally 12 rows from the podium. It looks like all the attention Obama has given our state has helped elevate our importance.
The Excel Center itself is not very large and it is laid out in such a way as to feel very intimate. No matter where you are sitting you can really see the faces of everybody.
Of course, the topic of conversation is the flooding in New Orleans. My thoughts and prayers are with our neighbors on the Gulf. All of the attendees are very focused on finding some way to help those folks out. We have discussed everything from care packages-which we will do tomorrow, to a fund raiser and blood drive. I can honestly say that I have never seen a group of people so focused and driven to help their neighbors. I am very proud of the way the Party and McCain Campaigns have focused on toning down the campaign and focusing energy on those in need.
In fact, the McCain Campaign actually chartered a plane for any Delegates from Louisiana, Mississippi or Texas to be able to go home.
Today’s Convention will do only the bare minimum required to start the process. We will have very little actual “political” stuff and will instead do the “procedural” stuff like approving the rules. We were supposed to meet from 2:30 until 10. We have been told we will be out by 5:30.
Sen. Richard Burr spoke this morning and did a great job. He made a strong point by saying that we would win in November because of the strength of our message-not the length of our Convention.
I will send further updates later today.
Saturday, August 30th
Hello from Minneapolis!
I am very excited to be attending the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, MN.
Minneapolis is a beautiful city. I have been really impressed. Something that I have never seen before is that, in downtown Minneapolis, each building is connected on the 2nd floor skywalk. The skywalk is there because during the winter, this is the coldest city in America. There are many days when the wind chill factor is -25 degrees below zero. It is really interesting to see that the older buildings have older sky walks and the new buildings have newer sky walks. I have just never seen such an intricate system of pedestrian traffic.
Today I went the Convention Hall and they had really interesting displays. There is a collection of US flags dating back to the 1700’s. While I knew that the US flag had different “numbers” of stars on the flags-I never knew we actually had different designs for the stars. For example, when West Virginia succeeded from Virginia during the Civil War, Congress added their star much larger and in the center of the blue background.
I was also amazed by a small replica of the White House Rose Garden. It actually has real roses. They smell as sweet and look as beautiful as any flowers I have ever seen. It is so impressive that the planners used real roses.
I was also overwhelmed by the Abraham Lincoln Display. Not only did they have various actual items used by President Lincoln, they had an incredibly moving “Four Minute History of the Civil War” that showed battle by battle the number of people that died during this struggle. I am embarrassed to say that I had forgotten that more than 1 million people died. It also showed the ever changing boundaries of the Confederate State and the United States and how each battle literally moved the boundaries.
All in all, it was a great day. I am very concerned with the impending hurricane heading toward some Gulf Coast City. My prayers go out to those folks.
Editor's Note: Look for more posts from Rep. Lewis as the week progresses! KCC appreciates his exclusive dispatches from the convention!
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