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Best Convention One-Liners

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  • “McCain voted with Bush 95% of the time – that’s not a maverick, that’s a sidekick!!” – Bob Casey via JohnT001

  • “In four months, we will actually have an administration that believes in science.” – Mark Warner

  • “If [McCain]’s the answer, then the question must be ridiculous.” – NY Gov. Paterson

  • “Meh…wah” – Lynne ;D

  • “An energy policy that basically says ‘let’s go borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don’t like us.’ ” – Future VA Senator Mark Warner

  • “Bush came into office on third base, and stole second.” – OH Gov. Ted Strickland

  • “‘Government’ is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together” – Barney Frank quoted by Deval Patrick.

  • “Democrats don’t deserve to win just because Republicans deserve to lose.” – Deval Patrick

  • “If you drilled in all of John McCain’s back yards, even the ones he doesn’t know he has…” – MT Gov Brian Schweitzer

  • “…the most important barrel of oil is the one you don’t use.” – MT Gov Brian Schweitzer

  • “The petro dictators will never own American wind and sunshine.” – MT Gov Brian Schweitzer

  • “Stand up!  Get up off of your hind end!  Stand up!” – MT Gov Brian Schweitzer

  • “John McCain will probably say ‘No we can’t'” – MT Gov Brian Schweitzer

  • “Eighteen million cracks in that glass ceiling.” – Hillary

  • “No way, no how, no McCain” – Hillary

  • “To the sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits…” – Hillary

  • “The Supreme Court in a right-wing head lock” – Hillary

  • “I want you to ask yourself: were you in the campaign for me?  Or were you in it for that Marine … for that mother struggling with cancer…?” – Hillary

  • “We don’t need 4 more years of the last 8 years.” – Hillary

  • “We’re Americans – we’re not big on quitting!” – Hillary

  • “It’s fitting that John McCain and George Bush will be meeting in the Twin Cities next week, because it’s getting pretty hard to tell them apart.” – Hillary
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    1. McCain voted with Bush 95% of the time – that’s not a maverick, that’s a sidekick!!

    2. For cleverness –  NY Gov. Paterson on McCain: “If he’s the answer, then the question must be ridiculous.”

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      p>For pithy sharpness –  Future VA Senator Mark Warner on the last 8 years: “An energy policy that basically says ‘let’s go borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don’t like us.’ ”    

      • Think about this – in four months, we’ll have an administration that believes in science!

    3. I’m going to be up past 11 aren’t I? And having to get up at 5:15am… wah.

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      p>This after getting only about 6 hours sleep LAST night.

      • have ever heard it. LOL

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        p>A fair speech, but I know he’s done better. However, he looked very comfy in his own skin. All in all, a positive intro to the rest of America.

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        p>I like how they put him fairly solid in the lineup – three before Clinton isn’t anything to sneeze at.

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        p>Looks like they skipped “Pamella Cash-Roper, Unemployed nurse and lifelong Republican from North Carolina” – or maybe moved her?

      • …”Those who were abandoned after Katrina, were actually abandoned BEFORE Katrina.”  He used the same line many times in campaign speeches in 2006.

    7. That Governor Schweitzer was the most entertaining speaker of the convention so far. Not even close. I might send him some money.

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      p>Can we get him to campaign in New England?

    9. “It’s fitting that John McCain and George Bush will be meeting in the Twin Cities next week, because it’s getting pretty hard to tell them apart.”

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