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McCain's at the portion of his speech where he's highlighting individual people from swing states to show he cares about the economic woes the country is facing. It's a tradition in speeches since Ronald Reagan perfected the technique, using a real person's experience to make a political point.
It's a crucial part of the speech. After a week in which there was almost no discussion of economic problems, he has to show the American people that Republicans are not only aware of their problems, but that they care about them.
But the crowd's messing it up.
"I fight for Americans. I fight for you. I fight for Bill and Sue Nebe from Farmington Hills, Michigan..." he starts. And the Michigan delegation gets really excited and freaks out, clapping wildly just as McCain says, "...who lost their real estate investments in the bad housing market. Bill got a temporary job after he was out of work for seven months. Sue works three jobs to help pay the bills."
It looks really, really insensitive.
--Sean Mussenden
It's a crucial part of the speech. After a week in which there was almost no discussion of economic problems, he has to show the American people that Republicans are not only aware of their problems, but that they care about them.
But the crowd's messing it up.
"I fight for Americans. I fight for you. I fight for Bill and Sue Nebe from Farmington Hills, Michigan..." he starts. And the Michigan delegation gets really excited and freaks out, clapping wildly just as McCain says, "...who lost their real estate investments in the bad housing market. Bill got a temporary job after he was out of work for seven months. Sue works three jobs to help pay the bills."
It looks really, really insensitive.
--Sean Mussenden