These people are the reason it’s hard to take the environmental movement seriously.  I mean, it’s one thing for us to want to look out for our renewable resources and try to replenish them, but it’s quite another to actually cry over the death of a tree.  

Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans — the privilege of accepting our party’s nomination for President of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confidence. In my life, no success has come without a good fight, and this nomination wasn’t any different. That’s a tribute to the candidates who [...]

Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens, I will be honored to accept your nomination for vice president of the United States. (APPLAUSE) I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America. And I accept the challenge of a tough fight in this election against confident opponents at a crucial hour for our country. And [...]

Thank you very much, and good evening. Almost exactly one year ago today, during a presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, I said that, if I weren’t running for president, I’d be supporting John McCain. Well, I’m not running for president, and I do support John McCain. Every — every four years, we’re told that this presidential election is the [...]

Tonight our thoughts are still with our friends and fellow citizens in the Gulf Coast area, and our thanks go to those who have worked so hard to keep them safe. There can be no more important work than this. But what we are doing at this convention is also important to our country. We are going to nominate the [...]