America's Mayor replaced as GOP Keynote Speaker by the DYNAMIC duo of Lieberman & Thompson

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Sunday: Joe Lieberman arrives at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo)

Lieberman, Thompson to Address GOP Convention
by FOXNews.com
Tuesday, September 2, 2008

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/02/lieberman-thompson-to-address-gop-convention/

ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Bush is among the headliners — along with prime-time speakers former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson and Connecticut Sen Joe Lieberman — to speak at the Republican convention Tuesday night.

The president will address the crowd via satellite at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had been scheduled to give the keynote address. But Thompson and Lieberman will take the podium instead. Republicans say the two will talk about McCain’s biography and their friendship with him.

Thompson was previously unannounced to the program as he was expected to speak Monday night in the place of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger who canceled his appearance due to a budget battle in California.

Lieberman, who casts himself as an independent Democrat, said he isn’t going to spend the night criticizing Democratic nominee Barack Obama, but instead would focus on McCain’s attributes.

The convention, which now appears to be back on track — politics and all — is a chance for the campaign to provide a high-profile introduction for Palin. The governor of Alaska for nearly two years, Palin is little-known outside of her state.

So far, Palin has not conducted a formal news conference or taken questions from reporters, and no such sessions were scheduled Tuesday. Her only statement Monday disclosed that her daughter Bristol was pregnant and that she would marry the baby’s father.

Convention officials said they believe conservatives are “still jazzed” over the Palin pick.

The man who led McCain’s search for a vice-presidential nominee said he thought all the possible red flags unearthed during the background check had now been made public.

Under the weight of Gustav, speeches at the convention on Monday were light on red-meat rhetoric and heavy with appeals for donations to victims of the Gulf Coast storm, which was the main message in brief remarks from Laura Bush and her would-be successor, Cindy McCain.

“This is a time when we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats,” said Cindy McCain.

[tekisui]

1. And, Ahrnold stayed in CA.

[LynneSin]

5. I think Ahrnold is about ready to do a Bloomberg

and ditch the party all together

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. This is too delicious

:rofl:

[Unsane]

3. barf

[LynneSin]

4. I didn't think Mark Warner was the most exciting speaker BUT he was picked for a great reason

On the back of Mark Warner holds the key to another senate seat pick-up and 12 electorial votes from his homestate of Virginia.

What do Thomspon and Lieberman bring to the table - NOTHING!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

8. For a LONG time, the freeps wanted Fred as the candidate...

...and I'm sure you'll remember Tweety's extended musings on how Fred was a DAD, and how he probably smells like Old Spice, and...

...well, my guess is that there's some kind of "Fred will energize the base" logic going on here. Even though he slept through most of his campaign, there's still a core following that considers him to be "Reaganesque."

[JBoy]

6. Arnold and Rudy probably want nothing to do with this train wreck.

[tanyev]

7. *yaaaaawn*

[tomg]

9. This convention has all the pizazz of

a Golden Oldies Nite at the local Ramada Inn where the Headline act consists of the remaining members of John Fred & His Playboy Band doing Judy in Disguise.

[WCGreen]

10. Grumpy and Frumpy....

Two Grumpy Old Putzes..

[kath]

11. Strip Lieberman of his committee memberships NOW. Traitorous asshole.