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By: MICHELLE WILLARD, Post Staff Writer

Posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 1:06 pm

The Republican National Convention in Minneapolis may have gotten off to a slow start Monday because of Hurricane Gustav.

But it hit the ground running Tuesday night with speeches from former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and President George W. Bush.

Thompson primed the crowd and got people excited about Republican prospect in November, delegate Ira Brody said.

“Sen. Thompson made a great speech and got people excited,” Brody said. “The conference has been muted because of the hurricane, but Fred Thompson got us in the right mood with kind of a kick.”

If Thompson provided a kick, then Lieberman gave a punch when the Democratic contender for the 2000 vice presidency gave his endorsement to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain.

“He gave a good speech about how McCain puts the country first and the party second,” Brody said, adding he finds it ironic that Lieberman could have been the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination this year “had Florida gone the other way.”

Lieberman appealed to both Democrats and independent voters in his endorsement speech, Brody said.

“He was standing there last night to do the right thing for our country,” Brody said. “McCain is the right man at the right time to lead the country.”

For the most part, the conference stuck to its theme “Country First” by profiling McCain and introducing him to the country again with a biographical video of his life story including his life story and background as a POW in Vietnam and as a senator from Arizona.

“The country learned something new,” Brody said. “Most of America gets to learn who the real John McCain is. …

“John McCain is the best when John McCain is John McCain,” Brody added.

Brody said the highlight of the conference so far was Presidential primary hopeful Mike Huckabee speaking to the Tennessee delegation at breakfast this morning.

Huckabee will speak tonight, along with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Vice Presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Michelle Willard can be contacted at 615-869-0816 or mwillard@murfreesboropost.com.

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Member Opinions:

By: ItIsMeAgain on 9/3/08
I watched quite a bit of the show last night. Seemed that they were still wearing their republican hats to me.

By: bobdille on 9/5/08
McCain's claim to fame is his maverick ways in the Senate--if you have voted 95% of the time with Bush does that make you a maverick? Sounds like a lackey to me.
Having gone along with almost all that Bush has done to our nation, you will not see any change in any policies or spending patterns coming out of DC if McCain is elected and gets a Republican Congress also.

By: justdance on 9/9/08

bobdille, You bet your life we won't see change.

I hope Palin realizes she is just a pawn in the whole scheme of things. If the Reps. win (god forbid) as soon as she's settled in office, she'll be told to shut up and sit down. McCain is just just like Bush...old school, old man, old ideas..... old news.

What we need are some fresh ideas and someone who can think on their feet and hit the ground running when needed.

It is time for a change, but you can bet you won't see it from McCain.