How effective was Kerry's speech? it turned my repub dad around!

[charlie and algernon]

So tonight I played for him the first 11 minutes of the kerry's speech and after it, my dad admitted that Kerry made some very strong points. He then got pretty somber as i told him all the cases that showed that life in Iraq now is no different than when saddam was in power.
Now my dad is a pretty hard core repub, listens to Rush and Hannity, watches Fox, and spits out all the fun repub talking points. but i've been chipping away at his armor for a while now, ever since he finally saw F9/11 a couple months ago. But now i finally think Kerry's speech was the straw that broke the camel's back. he seemed genuinelly interested in hearing the last few minutes (we had technical issues) and I honestly beleive he's no longer in Bush's camp, especially after i listed all the other repub defections.

things they are a changing! :D

[fiveleafclover]

1. Good job

Congratulations! One down, uh...a whole bunch more to go!

[charlie and algernon]

3. haha, thanks

I think though that we're going to have it easy converting the rest, they finally seem to be coming around, like a light switch was turned on or something.

[fiveleafclover]

18. Intelligent people can't resist the truth

No matter how hard they fight it.

[ThomWV]

2. Where Were You Able To Hear It?

I couldn't find it in C-Span's archive.

[charlie and algernon]

5. here:

http://www.thedemocraticdaily.com/kerry051115_floor.mp3

[Catt03]

4. great

btw. where is that picture. It reminds me of Pa...where I was born

[charlie and algernon]

7. it's from PA

snatched it from a google images search. I'm from PA too, though i don't know exactly where that picture is.

[upi402]

6. Good work!

You should keep going. You seem to have a gift.

[charlie and algernon]

12. i'm trying

it certianly involved some intense shouting matches, but like i said before, it's gonna be easier now with all these defections and all this info coming into the MSM. Though that certianly doesn't mean i'm not going to continue to push as hard as hell these next few years to turn as many as I can around.

[ProSense]

8. Now that's good news, and very good for you and your dad!

:hi:

You're new like me. Welcome.

[charlie and algernon]

thanks!

welcome too :hi:

[Cha]

9. How encouraging for your

father to come around after all this time of "chipping away at him".

Anyone who is in possession of their wits even after being a republican all these years has to see what's happening especially when they have someone who cares enough to help them see the truth.

[charlie and algernon]

16. he's said as much

he's said how he's noticed how passionate i get when talking about how the christian right is hurting this country, he knows it's important to me, and i think that helped alot. he's a very good person, he was just led to beleive false things by the repub media.

[YvonneCa]

10. I've become the 'media" for my family, too...

...congratulations on a good job. I've always known most of my family would have a different opinion if they just had information...so I've been providing it. I'm hoping for a similar result. Have you shown your family John Kerry's Georgetown speech (C-Span, October 26, 2005 on "The Path Forward in Iraq")? I think it's even better than the speech on Monday...and the Q & A session is WONDERFUL!
:patriot:

[charlie and algernon]

17. nice, i'll have to find it

and show that one to him too, like i said, he was genuinelly interested in hearing the rest of the speech.

good luck in your attempts at conversion too! :hi:

[Island Blue]

11. Nice job!

If everyone of us could change just one Republican vote into a Democratic vote in '08 (and '06) our candidate, no matter who it turns out to be, would win by a landslide!

[charlie and algernon]

20. great idea!

I hope we can, though i'm certianly going for more than 1!

:hi:

[Oceansaway]

13. Excellent !!!

[charlie and algernon]

21. let's keep plugging away!

:hi:

[Justice Is Comin]

14. Truth takes a long time to find when it's under a

whole bunch of shit. Many people don't like looking for it. They're called republicans.

[charlie and algernon]

22. yup

and my dad admitted to not really wanting to know the truth for himself, but i think that's all changed now.

[BeyondGeography]

15. It's great that you can talk with him

My Dad and I just wind up screaming at each other. It's been that way ever since I told him Nixon was lying and he was going to wind up getting impeached (I was 13 at the time...).

[charlie and algernon]

25. oh we definitely get to screaming too

but tonight i knew there was no need and he certianly had no reason to scream, it was very somber and i felt no need to humilate him.

[MonteLukast]

19. Great job!

And great job Kerry, too.
:applause:

[charlie and algernon]

26. thanks

and welcome to DU! :hi:

[newyawker99]

34. Hi MonteLukast!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[bufffbison]

23. keep at it though. repubs can be stubborn....

[charlie and algernon]

28. i plan too

we can't give up, the fight is just getting started...

[Rocknrule]

24. "There is still good in you Father"

"The Republican party hasn't driven it from you fully"

that's what I tell my repub dad

[charlie and algernon]

29. awsome!

keep up the good fight, best of luck!

[jenndar]

27. Wow, really?

Thanks!

Also, I think that Kerry was really appealing to a very high level of patriotism and citizenship when he gave that speech yesterday, and I am very proud of any Republican who can admit that.

[charlie and algernon]

30. absolutely

this wasn't just a rally for democrats, this was a speech to appeal to all americans, and it worked.

[Kazak]

31. Flowers for charlie and algernon!

:)

Good job! :thumbsup:

[oxbow]

32. Now if only we culd get the MSM to play Kerry, Reid and others' speeches

even tidbits of them, rather than having the talking heads TELL US what they were saying. That would go a long ways towards dispelling the myth that dems have no good ideas to contribute.

maybe this would be a good DU campaign for all of us to do?

[AuntiBush]

33. It was Extremely Effective!

Everyone's talking about it. It was "the straw that broke the camel's back," finally.

Dems can't stop now. Hammer away.

[Imagevision]

35. congrats, I had doubts about most repug mentality IQ. etc. with Bush

in self destruct mode -- it appears that time will take care of the real evil in this world.

[wryter2000]

36. Good for your dad

It's good to hear every time someone realizes the truth. That's a gorgeous picture in your sig line, too.

[second edition]

37. So happy to hear that news!!! n/t

[Metta]

38. The angels rejoice tonight.

Louvin Brothers.