August 8, 2008
THE SHORTER THE BETTER:
Republican Doesn't Plan Long Speech (Michael D. Shear, August 9, 2008, Washington Post)
Mark Salter, the top aide and longtime speechwriter for John McCain, has written a "working draft" of the senator's address to the Republican National Convention and is circulating the draft to a very limited number of his aides, sources inside the campaign said.The speech as written runs roughly 21 minutes, but it could end up being even shorter, because McCain is not a fan of lengthy speeches, aides to the candidate said.
Other than the guys giving them, who is?
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 8, 2008 7:22 PM
Then there's The One™. As the only act, he's gonna have to provide that stadium with at least an hour-and-a-half set followed by couple of encores. And don't forget the lasers and flying pig and fireworks!
And lots of chants, salutes, and searchlights, Raoul.
Posted by: Mikey at August 9, 2008 12:08 PMRaoul, thanks for the Pink Floyd reference. It takes me back to my college days.
Posted by: Bartman at August 9, 2008 4:35 PM
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My dad has a rule for speeches: Be brief, Be obvious, Be seated.
Posted by: Mikey at August 9, 2008 9:22 AM