Giuliani to keynote GOP convention

Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:21 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: Republicans

From NBC's Chuck Todd
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will keynote the Republican National Convention. One-time Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman will also speak at the Republican convention.

Full list/schedule (Central Time) below:
Overall Theme: Country First
Mon -- Service Day
-- Split sessions 2:30-6 (this is where the rules, platform etc.. will get voted on, including a new primary calendar etc.) ... start again at 7
-- Speakers: before prime-time (pre-9pm): Cheney, Lieberman; Primetime: Arnold, Laura Bush, George W. Bush

Tues -- Reform Day
-- starts 6:30-7
-- Speakers: Ridge, Rosario Marin, Thompson, Lingle, Steele; Primetime (9pm central): Palin, Huckabee, the keynoter is Rudy Giuliani.

Wed -- Prosperity Day
-- starts 6:30
-- Speakers pre-prime time: Coleman, Meg Whitman, Fiorina, Romney. Prime time: Cindy McCain leads off, followed by the VP nominee; they will close prime time hour with the McCain nominator: Bobby Jindal... the roll call will take place about 11pm ET... they will roll through.. AZ will pass... AZ will put him over the top... hope to keep within an hour... could go as long as 90 minutes...

Thurs --
-- Starts 6:30
-- Speakers: Pawlenty, Crist, Brownback, Martinez... In prime time: video of McCain, traditional lead-in to the speech... traditional demonstration... whole prime-time hour, packaged together as McCain's speech.

During all four nights, sometimes in prime time and sometimes in the early evening hours, McCain will have a presence, meaning a live satellite hookup some nights where McCain says high to folks etc. They are not ready for details but expect that since the backdrop for the podium is a gigantic TV screen.

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Comments

"Oh, the liberals are going to have their undies in a knot over Prosperity Day'. They just don't get that."
--Prosper Jack

No, I get it all to well Prosper; the people who count, the elite, the powerful are prospering very well thank you

Who's Sane (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:00 PM)

Press Release: "Prosperity Day" Cancelled Due to Lack of Prosperity. Thanks, Bush!

Dean (Pittsburgh) (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:01 PM)

Michael Palin from Monty Python and former California Gubenatorial candidate Gary Coleman on the speaking list. Wow! Talk about celebrities. I hope Rudy will explain how his party has failed to capture or kill the man who murdered so many people in Rudy's own city. They had Osama surrounded at Tora Bora and cut and ran to Baghad instead.

GW 1970 (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:01 PM)

The GOP are crazy: Monday--Country First...with Bush and Chaney. Bush and Chaney have done more to destroy the Constitiution than any two politicians in American History. Tuesday: Reform...Reform the GOP in the Larry Craig stall. Wednesday:...Posperity (in China). Do they have a clue that middle class Americans are hurting. Thursday: McOld to put us all to sleep. That is one crazy line-up.

Ron Indiana (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:02 PM)

Let's talk: On Countdown last night....
McCain has consistently attacked Obama as being ambitious.
Read this quote from McCain's 2002 book titled "Worth the Fighting For"...page 723 and on audio tape:
"I didn't decide to run for President to start a national crusade for political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism.
In truth, I wanted to be President because it had become my ambition to be President. I was sixty-two years old when I made the decision and thought it was my one shot at the prize."
Hmmm.

JAB (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:03 PM)

Country first? This really does beg to be skewered--repeatedly from all angles. It's the ultimate insult to anyone who disagrees---which, if I correctly understand is precisely what THIS country is NOT all about.

The ways to undermine this 'theme' and serve it up to them present delicious opportunities----to do it right, in the 'higher road' style, as well. Sorta like the un-doing of "ready on day one", only a much easier target. Go get 'em.

iowan (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:04 PM)

Just sent comment to Mr. Todd, asking him to look into why moderators for this years debates are all white 68-74 year old? this year our elections are historical. Why not have a female moderator, and a younger moderator also? The moderators picked are good but they seem to have been picked more to McCain's benefit. I wonder is this just me or do others think so? now lets see if my comment gets out there you all know how the media has protected McCain.

bev (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:05 PM)

To bad McCain doesn't choose Joe Lieberman as running mate. He would be the only person to drag to parties to defeat in a Presidential election. At least he would be immortalized as A Jeopardy answer.

Dan , Elba, NY (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:06 PM)

All these idiot Repubs that keep claiming "I'm a female Hillary Supporter...I'm voting for McCain..." You are soooo full of poop your eyes are brown. Any person that would choose him out of spite isn't a true American anyway...choosing emotions and vanity over common sense. We ALL know PUMA is a GOP funded hate group.....I bet Ann Coulter is a member in fact.

PUMA is FULL of POOPA! (Sent Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:06 PM)

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