You understand neither politics or the human condition....all stratas of it.
Ryan was speaking to an audience of the elderly in a retirement community. Literally, millions more elderly were watching his speech via TV and the internet streams. Many are not able to raise their arms nor their hands due to arthritis and other disabilities. Yet their enthusiasm for Ryan's speech was palpable.
The "mummies" and "corpses" you allude to in your snarky comments will be your condition and those of your loved ones some day. I hope you'll still be able to raise your arm for America. If not, you will be no less a human being as you seem to think these old folks are.
God Bless America....and God Bless Paul Ryan!
A good speech pressing ALL the right buttons.
Leni
Great reply Leni. Pus the fact that Central Fla. in August is hotter n’ hell. Wonderful in December thru Feb. but right now 90/95 degrees and high humidity.
It is that idea for which so many have given their last measure of devotion!!!
“The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.” (John F. Kennedy - 1961 Inaugural)
God Bless America....and God Bless Paul Ryan!
Terrific reply, MinuteGal.
I got up at 5 AM this morning and drove from Orlando to The Villages with a friend. It was a typical Florida summer morning, hot and HUMID.
They opened the area up around 7:30...we got there around 8 (got lost..The Villages is HUGE) and waited for 2 hours in the heat/humidity listening to a good country band.
We heard from various high-ranking Villages guys...got the crowd going, then Adam Putnam (former Congressman) and a couple of other local pols.
The entire time there was a small plane circling overhead with a banner saying “ PAUL RYAN- KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OUR MEDICARE”...it was met with disgusted remarks! There were some protestors there- booed Ryan at the beginning.
We sang Proud To Be An American with Lee Greenwood who introduced Ryan...we said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the national anthem.
The crowd was large- but I’ve no way of even guessing how large- though I would say certainly thousands were there. I was standing about 30 feet to the left of Ryan so got to see and hear him closely. He’s passionate, he believes what he’s saying- and he’s tired. I was very impressed with his pace and LACK OF TELEPROMPTER! It was interesting when he mentioned the panel of fifteen who will determine who gets covered for what...several people standing near me said “WHAT?! I didn’t know about THAT”...
The crowd was polite, enthusiastic, and almost ALL over 55. There were 3 young men standing near us who were having a conversation with some “older” people..explaining a lot of what’s WRONG with Obama..they were dressed in t-shirts and shorts- just regular college student types. They were VERY well-informed and are worried about the country.
The security consisted of all kinds of alphabets- but one I didn’t understand was the TSA. WTH was the TSA doing there? They were everywhere. Weird?
Mrs, Ryan (Paul’s mom) looked terrific and VERY happy!!
As we were pulling into The Villages it was raining lightly- it stopped after about 30 minutes. The sun came out and stayed out for the next 2 hours. As soon as Ryan stopped speaking and the crowd began to disperse it started to rain again :)
I was commenting on the visual and that Ryan's advance team could have done a better job.
I thought the speech was great as I watched it live on TV, not in person. The person behind the gentleman with the flag shirt was jumping up and down but no one could see her enthusiasm. for the record, he was able to raise a camera to eye level to photograph the crowd and back of Ryan.
My apologizes to anyone who took offense to my comments about the advance team who selected individuals to stand behind Ryan that showed no enthusiasm.