Did any professional commentators criticize John McCain's speech?

[Eric J in MN]

I'm offended by this part of John McCain's convention speech:
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We were attacked not for a wrong we had done, but for who we are — a people united in a kinship of ideals, committed to the notion that the people are sovereign, not governments, not armies, not a pitiless, inhumane theocracy, not kings, mullahs or tyrants, but the people.
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Did any professional commentators find it deceitful to tell the American people that we were attacked on September 11, 2001 because of our "kinhsip of ideals?"

[rsmith6621]

1. Link Please

[Eric J in MN]

2. For the text of John McCain's speech, go

to:

http://www.mndaily.com/AP_article.php?ID=[e-mail]


For my comments on the speech, and Al Franken's pre-speech comments, go to:

http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_08_30_al_franken_says_shame_on_mccain.asp

[wurzel]

3. All I saw was "Gushing" about McCain.

But some grudging criticism of Miller.

[pretzel4gore]

4. he wants to believe that....

and so do vast numbers of otherwise good people.... that it's bushspeak just makes them angry at messenger

[LiviaOlivia]

5. I posted a couple of paragraphs

from a criticism from TNR.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=70888

[bindersen]

6. Senator Byrd's speech!

Anyone have a video of Byrd's great speech from february 2003 about the silence of the Senate before the war btw?

That was one of the most powerful speeches I've ever heard from the Senate against a sitting president.

[Swamp Rat]

7. I saw it. That was a very moving speech.

Welcome to DU

[bindersen]

8. Thank you!

I wished I had that on video though. :(

[Swamp Rat]

9. Go here to read it

http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_speeches/byrd_speeches_2003march/byrd_speeches_2003march_list/byrd_speeches_2003march_list_4.html

[MasonJar]

11. Senator Byrd is a statesman; I congratulate his vision and his

character and his verve. "In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man and brave and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." (Mark Twain)

[Swamp Rat]

12. I am a Mark Twain fan too. Thanks for the quote.

I read his "War Prayer" at a peace rally when there were very few of us openly against the (impending) war in 2002. We had beer bottles thrown at us by tourists (in the French Quarter) and I was called a traitor and threatened with physical violence and death. Mark Twain was with me the whole time, folded in my pocket, ready to comfort me and provide inspiration to all the passionate patriots.

[AmerDem]

10. is there such a thing as...

professional commentators?