I'm so proud of Charlotte, North Carolina today. Protests,

[timber84]

and people getting arrested. I love my city today. Click link below to see live feed of Bush in Charlotte this morning?

http://www.wsoctv.com/video/8505504/detail.html

or

http://www.wcnc.com/

[NewWaveChick1981]

1. YAY FOR CHARLOTTE!

I'm in NC and cringed when I found out W was going to be in Charlotte. I'm sorry I can't be there to help!!!

[BOSSHOG]

2. We were in Charlotte two years ago

A much larger city than I had surmised. We stayed at an Embassy Suite's I think and there was a Steelers Restaurant and Bar across the Street. I found that rather strange but we had a nice time there. Nature of our visit, NASCAR race. Had a great time in your town.

[timber84]

3. Have been at the bar many a time great memorabilia on the

wall and the hottest damn wings in town. It's called the Locker Room

[TalkingDog]

11. Lots of P'burghers in NC. I married one of them.

Other than the traffic and the maddening road system, Charlotte is a nice town.

[MADem]

4. Jesus, he sounds a little LOGEY today--speaking more deliberately

than usual...oops, now he's speeding up, then he slows down again. Someone must have told him that he needs to slow his shit down.

The applause seems rather half hearted....

ON EDIT-----MSNBC has the coverage, for now, if anyone can stomach it.

[peacebuzzard]

5. "Being Prezident requires making good desCHISHions, based on principAls"

and having good people around you like CondoLEZZa Rice and Donald Rumsfeld."
His list is getting shorter.
Can't watch anymore.

but hooray for Charlotte on the protests.

[Marie26]

6. WOO-HOO

Go Charlotte!

[Ian David]

7. Please tell me he's going to take questions? n/t

[NewWaveChick1981]

9. They'll probably be of the canned and rehearsed variety...

...since the speech isn't open to the general public. Ya know, it's the standard W practice of preselecting the audience to make him look good. It still doesn't help, 'cause he looks like a moron wherever he goes.

[Ian David]

8. Afghanastan has voted to execute people for becoming christians n/t

[Ian David]

10. Oh gawd. He's saying pre-emption has to remain foreign policy

And he did NOT grow-up in Midland, Texas.

He grew-up in CONNECTICUT!

If he ever actually "grew-up" at all.

[MADem]

12. Didn't take long for him to say Nahn WUN WUN, did it?? n.t

[MADem]

13. Holy SHIT....he's JUSTIFYING removal of SADDAM with the same

LAME excuses....well, he coulda been dangerous to us!!!

This is pathetic. Totally pathetic. Even with a well-seeded crowd, I can't see him bumping the numbers with this performance.

FWIW, MSNBC broke away--even they couldn't stomach it, I guess. The feed is coming through just fine on the net--guess the servers aren't being overwhelmed, eh?

[Vidar]

14. Hats off for Charlotte.

[timber84]

15. If you are watching the live stream look at their faces...

not buying his bullshit today!!

[timber84]

16. He just said "it's tough work"

[timber84]

17. "More than Methodist's demand freedom , I'm a Methodist"

WTF does that mean?

[Ian David]

18. I can't watch this fuckhead anymore. n/t

[timber84]

19. People clapping when he mention leaving Iraq now!!!

Go Charlotte!

[leftchick]

20. um, why do I want to see the chimp?

I want to see the protesters!!!

[timber84]

21. keep watching lots or protetester outside the auditoruim

showed them getting arrested.

[timber84]

22. He said retention level is high in the military is that accurate?

Also said most people serving now enlisted after 9/11? Is that accurate?

[blm]

23. Retention? They are bribing them with re-signing bonuses and making sure

they have no jobs to go home to - one of Kerry's senate bills called for more help to those serving who were in danger of losing their small-businesses. I am certain BushInc DELIBERATELY ignored those needs.