2008 Republican Party presidential primaries 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries The 2008 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2008 Republican National Convention held from Monday, September 1, through Thursday, September 4, 2008, in St. Paul, Minnesota. President George W Bush was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment. In a
Oliver Stone were "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Heaven & Earth", each dealing with different aspects of the war. "Platoon" is a semi-autobiographical film about Stone's experience in combat; "Born on the Fourth of July" is based on the autobiography of US Marine turned peace campaigner Ron Kovic; "Heaven & Earth" is based on the memoir "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places", in which Le Ly Hayslip recalls her life as a Vietnamese village girl drastically affected by the war and who finds another life in the USA. Stone also directed the acclaimed "Wall Street", which won Michael Douglas an