• Arnold. “Wow, this is like winning an Oscar. As if I’d know. You know, one of my movies was called True Lies, and that’s what the Democrats should have called their convention.”

  • The signs read: “ARNOLD!”
  • Fear of the Soviet Union. “Today the world no longer fears the Soviet Union, and it is because of the United States of America.”
  • And here’s the Dem chat from the Republican delegates: “USA, USA, USA, USA, USA!” And it’s believable this time around.
  • Finally, a plug for Dick Nixon! It was Nixon’s words which convinced him to be a Republican. Lower taxes, stronger defense, less government. (Maria’s there, smiling nicely.)
  • “Maybe, just maybe, you don’t agree with this party on every issue. I say to you tonight that this is not only okay, it’s what’s great about America.”
  • “If you believe that a government should be accountable to the people, not people to the government, then you are a Republican. If you believe that people should be treated as an individual, not as a member of an interest group, then you are a Republican….” Advice to his fellow immigrants, he says, who are unsure of which party to join.
  • “If you believe that this country, not the United Nations, can best spread democracy, then you are a Republican.” BAM!
  • “And to those of you who are pessimistic about the U.S. economy, I say: Don’t be economic girly-men!” (Trent Lott loves that one.)
  • He listed faith in a lot of great things as being Republican traits. He did not mention God.
  • “Our men in uniform do not believe there are two Americas. They believe there is one America, and they are fighting for it!”
  • “He’s a leader who doesn’t flinch, who doesn’t waver, and does not back down.” (What he admires most about the President.)
  • “Leadership isn’t about polls.”
  • “That’s why America is safer with George W. Bush as President.” (The chant: “4 more years!” This is the first I’ve paid attention to those words since 1988.)
  • “There are those who say, ‘Freedom is nothing but a dream.’ They are right: It is the American dream.”
  • “I’ll be back. Well, my friends, America is back… because of the perseverance of our 43rd President. George W. Bush!”
  • The chant: “4 more years.” (I’m hearing music from another time.)
  • No wonder they put this man on prime time. It was a wonderful speech!

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    Read this reaction from the PoliPundit, an immigrant from a socialist country who shares Arnold’s experience.