September 01, 2004

Only a man who's had to deal with the business end of Hillary Clinton can really appreciate First Lady Laura Bush; Dick Morris tells you all you need to know about Mrs. Bush's speech last night:
FIRST LADY: FIRST PRIZE
[ Speech Transcipt link.]
Lady Laura is such a national treasure: she's lovely, gracious and articulate!
I thank her for being such a source of love and support to our President, but I also adore her for showing us all that the First Lady can be so beautiful, ladylike and caring as well as well-read, intelligent and engaged on the pressing issues of our time.
God Bless you, Laura--you are "simply the best!"
Here's a link to videos of all of Tuesday's night speeches, including Laura's, her Twins, Rod Paige's, Lt. Gov. Steele's and the Governator's:
Video: Major Convention Speeches
Yes, before the First Lady, there was Ahnold.
The man just goes from strength to strength politically and he looks so happy and fulfilled personally doing it, too!
(BTW, I think his little son is adorable!)
This was one of my favorite parts of his terrific speech [Transcript]:

He [Schwartzenhegger] also said that despite the Kerry-Edwards campaign theme of "two Americas," when it comes to the nation's defense, "I can tell you this: Our young men and women in uniform do not believe there are two Americas."

"They believe we are one America — and they are fighting for it. We are one America, and President Bush is defending it with all his heart and soul," he added.

Vielen Danke, Arnold! (That "2 Americas" thing the Dims are so fond of makes me retch!)
And he worked in the "girly-men" deal again, which I hoped he would!:

But people can tell if they are Republican another way too, he said.

"You have faith in free enterprise, faith in the resourcefulness of the American people ... and faith in the U.S. economy. To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: Don't be economic girlie men!"

And then he invoked his "I'll be back" in a touching and powerful way by proclaiming that "America is back prefaced by a soldier's story:"

"Let me tell you about the sacrifice and commitment I've seen firsthand. In one of the military hospitals I visited, I met a young guy who was in bad shape. He'd lost a leg — had a hole in his stomach ... his shoulder had been shot through.

I could tell there was no way he could ever return to combat. But when I asked him, "When do you think you'll get out of the hospital?" He said, "Sir, in three weeks." And do you know what he said to me then? He said he was going to get a new leg ... and get some therapy ... and then he was going back to Iraq to serve alongside his buddies! He grinned at me and said, "Arnold ... I'll be back!"

Ladies and gentlemen, America is back! — back from the attack on our homeland- back from the attack on our economy — back from the attack on our way of life. We're back because of the perseverance, character and leadership of the 43rd President of the United States — George W. Bush.

My fellow Americans ... I want you to know that I believe with all my heart that America remains "the great idea" that inspires the world. It's a privilege to be born here. It's an honor to become a citizen here. It's a gift to raise your family here — to vote here — and to live here.

Our president George W. Bush has worked hard to protect and preserve the American dream for all of us. That's why I say ... send - him - back to Washington for four more years!

Thank you, America — and God bless you all!

What a wonderful man!
Thank God Arnold came here and became an American--he's an inspiration to immigrants and to those of us born in American, too!
He's doing great things in California as Governor of "Colli-fornia" as I knew he would and I know that Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon(!), whom the Terminator also mentioned favorably, were both smiling in Heaven.