Bush Partying at College

This evening me, Josh Knopp, and Paul Crossman went to the third national party for the President this year... and it was probably the most important one yet. Why? Well this evening was GW's nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in New York City. And boy was it a hell of a speech. But I'm getting ahead of myself, let me talk about the party for a minute.


The scene at the party... there were over 100 people there. And Swedish meatballs!

You may remember the first party I went to back in April at the Mountain View Inn in Greensburg. And then earlier this summer, I threw my own party. Finally, it all comes down to this... convention night. The evening where we officially give GW the pat on the back, and let him out of his cage to work his political mojo on the nation.

The three of us (this time with real names... sorry Teddy and Leroy) arrived there around 8PM and found ourselves in a different sort of environment. Unlike the cookout style of the first party, and the tech-savvy coffee house that my party took place at, this country club was an old fashioned gathering hall, with warm lighting and tile flooring. It had some other welcomed features to it, like free food and a booth with stuff for sale. So of course we hit up the food, which was a delicious assortment of crab cakes, cocktail weenies, meatballs, and cheese. Score! And we all bought some badass buttons (we three were big fans of the anti-Kerry buttons, a little something to combat the horrid "Buck Fush" buttons I've seen around).


Screw you, John Kerry

And so after we bought some sweet Bush material, we sat down and hung out for a while. The three of us have been making alot of contacts and friends in the political community. Me especially, since I've been working closely with the Greensburg Victory Center downtown to set up a College Republicans chapter on Seton Hill. So it was nice to show up at a political event and actually be known.


Leroy... I mean, Josh Knopp showing his love of Women for Bush.

After a bit of BS-ing, a few local politicians and group leaders gave speeches. The bulk of the speeches were asking for support for local and state-wide politicians. There was a particularly good speech by the leader of the Christian Coalition about how we must let our morals be a part of our entire lives, not just our private lives. There's nothing that ticks me off more than when people say they don't let their morals get in the way of how they vote.

10PM rolled around and GW came out to give his speech. Oh what a speech it was! As President, GW has given alot of speeches, and as his critics will note not all of them have been stellar. Heck, I'm the first to say that he isn't that great of a public speaker. His best moments are off the cuff, unscripted, and emotional. Much like the speech he gave through the loud speaker days after 9/11, or the town meetings he held over the summer. But every once in a while, he pulls out a good speech. Tonight, he gave a great speech. It was heartfelt, thought-out, well rehearsed, and just incredibly earnest. George spoke from the soul, he said what needed to be said, he laid out his plans for the next four years, and he convinced me yet again why he NEEDS to be re-elected.

The speech lasted a little over an hour, thanks to the constant applause and a few interruptions from jackass protesters. Afterwards we hung around a bit, grabbed some sweet signs (Sportsmen for Bush anyone?) and headed on our way out.


Paul is from New York... State

Another Bush Party in the books for these young conservatives on The Hill. I'm sure there will be at least one more before this whole thing is over. Perhaps on the night of the election, perhaps before then, who knows. All I know is that I'm proud to be fighting the good fight to get this man re-elected. I'm proud to go against the grain, to stand up for the GOP in a state where we are totally out-numbered. I'm proud to be a supporter of a new, hopeful America. Word.