GOP Convention Nomination Night Quotes

Public Service - A small town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

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Public Service - A small town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

Just A Hockey Mom - You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull: lipstick.

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Just A Hockey Mom - You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull: lipstick.

Great Respect - I want to say with the utmost sincerity, not as a Republican, but as an American, that I have great respect for Senator Obama’s historic achievement to become his party’s nominee not because of his color, but with indifference to it.

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Great Respect - I want to say with the utmost sincerity, not as a Republican, but as an American, that I have great respect for Senator Obama’s historic achievement to become his party’s nominee not because of his color, but with indifference to it.

Washington Elite - For decades now, the Washington sun has been rising in the East. You see, Washington has been looking to the Eastern elites to the editorial pages of the Times and the Post and to the broadcasters of the coast. If America really wants to change, it’s time to look to the sun in the West because it’s about to rise and shine from Arizona and Alaska.

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Washington Elite - For decades now, the Washington sun has been rising in the East. You see, Washington has been looking to the Eastern elites to the editorial pages of the Times and the Post and to the broadcasters of the coast. If America really wants to change, it’s time to look to the sun in the West because it’s about to rise and shine from Arizona and Alaska.

Pundits Frenzy - Some Washington pundits and media big shots are in a frenzy over a woman who has actually governed rather than just talked a good game on the Sunday talk shows and hit the Washington cocktail circuit…. I say give me a tough Alaskan governor whose taken on the political establishment in the largest state in the union and won over the Beltway business as usual crowd any day of the week.

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Pundits Frenzy - Some Washington pundits and media big shots are in a frenzy over a woman who has actually governed rather than just talked a good game on the Sunday talk shows and hit the Washington cocktail circuit…. I say give me a tough Alaskan governor whose taken on the political establishment in the largest state in the union and won over the Beltway business as usual crowd any day of the week.

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Eloquence Only - Sen. Barack Obama is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But my friend, eloquence is no substitute for a record — not in these tough times for America.

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Eloquence Only - Sen. Barack Obama is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But my friend, eloquence is no substitute for a record — not in these tough times for America.

Not Flashy - I'm sorry that Barack Obama feels that her home town isn't cosmopolitan enough. I'm sorry Barack that it isn't flashy enough. Maybe they cling to religion there.

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Not Flashy - I'm sorry that Barack Obama feels that her home town isn't cosmopolitan enough. I'm sorry Barack that it isn't flashy enough. Maybe they cling to religion there.

The Game Changer - Yes, Governor Palin was a poorly vetted and flawed choice. But she changed the game entirely. In the first 48 hours after Palin's convention debut, the Obama campaign might have delegitimized her on the basis of her Alaska corruption controversies and pregnant daughter. They didn't. And so for the next 30 days, Sarah the Barracuda gave the McCain campaign new life, new energy and new vitality.

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Here To Serve - I've learned quickly, these past few days, that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country.

Heavy Price - Maybe the most dangerous threat of an Obama presidency is that he would continue to give madmen the benefit of the doubt. If he's wrong just once, we will pay a heavy price.

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Heavy Price - Maybe the most dangerous threat of an Obama presidency is that he would continue to give madmen the benefit of the doubt. If he's wrong just once, we will pay a heavy price.

Flip Flopping - Senator McCain was the candidate most associated with the surge. And it was unpopular. What do you think most other candidates would have done in that situation? They would have acted in their own self-interest by changing their position. How many times have we seen Barack Obama do that? ... I hope for his sake, Joe Biden got that VP thing in writing.

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Flip Flopping - Senator McCain was the candidate most associated with the surge. And it was unpopular. What do you think most other candidates would have done in that situation? They would have acted in their own self-interest by changing their position. How many times have we seen Barack Obama do that? ... I hope for his sake, Joe Biden got that VP thing in writing.