Official: 2008 Democratic National Convention

[kinch]

Could the network find one more woman congresswoman or senator to interview, please? And, please, please let there be a controversy with Hillary. The news needs it!

Also, is anyone besides me laughing out loud at the "Michelle" signs in the crowd? It's just gawdy and tacky. Geez. . .

[CookyPuss]

Originally Posted by kinch

Could the network find one more woman congresswoman or senator to interview, please? And, please, please let there be a controversy with Hillary. The news needs it!

Also, is anyone besides me laughing out loud at the "Michelle" signs in the crowd? It's just gawdy and tacky. Geez. . .

Get used to the tacky signs...

I just watched an interview with Paul Begala on TPM. He had a good point, if this becomes about "attacking McCain" rather than "praising Obama" then the Hillary folks will be happy to hop on that train.

YouTube - TPMtv Interviews Paul Begala At the DNC

['BusNative]

Michelle Obama was flat out amazing. She delivered the perfect speech tonight.

[CookyPuss]

Originally Posted by 'BusNative

Michelle Obama was flat out amazing. She delivered the perfect speech tonight.

The girls were pretty great too!

['BusNative]

FOX news, in spite of calling her speech beautiful, called tonight - with Ted Kennedy back from a brain tumor and Michelle's great speech - a "wasted night." WOW. If there was any tiny sliver of creditibility for them... they might have killed it right there. truly a bunch of ass-clowns

[SanAntonioBuck]

Originally Posted by 'BusNative

Michelle Obama was flat out amazing. She delivered the perfect speech tonight.

+1

[Bucklion]

Originally Posted by 'BusNative

Michelle Obama was flat out amazing. She delivered the perfect speech tonight.

I don't want to be a buzz-killer, and she did give a great speech, but all that means to me is she has good delivery of a carefully vetted and thoroughly prepared speech. That's somewhat akin to the SOTU address to me. I am more interested to hear her, the candidates, and everyone else for that matter, when they are a bit more off their guard and have to think on their feet a bit.

That said, I am in no way advocating the Fox News position.

['BusNative]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

I don't want to be a buzz-killer, and she did give a great speech, but all that means to me is she has good delivery of a carefully vetted and thoroughly prepared speech. That's somewhat akin to the SOTU address to me. I am more interested to hear her, the candidates, and everyone else for that matter, when they are a bit more off their guard and have to think on their feet a bit.

I mean... its a speech, not a debate. What exactly did you expect to hear at a convention...?

That said, I am in no way advocating the Fox News position.

fair enough

[CookyPuss]

Having watched Pelosi and McCaskill speak earlier, Michelle delivered a far better speech than those seasoned pols. The Lion looked pretty good for a guy recovering from a brain tumor.

Michelle's goal really wasn't to give a great speech as much as to demonstrate that the Obamas are really an All-American family. I thought they did a fairly good job of meeting that goal. The next 2 nights should be red meat for the party faithful.

[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

I don't want to be a buzz-killer, and she did give a great speech, but all that means to me is she has good delivery of a carefully vetted and thoroughly prepared speech.

Anyone can do that....

[OSUsushichic]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

I don't want to be a buzz-killer, and she did give a great speech, but all that means to me is she has good delivery of a carefully vetted and thoroughly prepared speech. That's somewhat akin to the SOTU address to me. I am more interested to hear her, the candidates, and everyone else for that matter, when they are a bit more off their guard and have to think on their feet a bit.

That said, I am in no way advocating the Fox News position.

Can you remember a memorable speech by a candidate's wife? I remember Hillary's was good, but not that many are outstanding.

[buckiprof]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

I don't want to be a buzz-killer, and she did give a great speech, but all that means to me is she has good delivery of a carefully vetted and thoroughly prepared speech. That's somewhat akin to the SOTU address to me. I am more interested to hear her, the candidates, and everyone else for that matter, when they are a bit more off their guard and have to think on their feet a bit.

That said, I am in no way advocating the Fox News position.

For many, it is quite refreshing that the speech she gave had a good delivery considering the delivery of speeches we have endured for the past 8 years whenever GWB has "delivered" one.

[kinch]

Originally Posted by 'BusNative

FOX news, in spite of calling her speech beautiful, called tonight - with Ted Kennedy back from a brain tumor and Michelle's great speech - a "wasted night." WOW. If there was any tiny sliver of creditibility for them... they might have killed it right there. truly a bunch of ass-clowns

To be fair, James Carville and CNN said the same thing.

[JXC]

Originally Posted by kinch

To be fair, James Carville and CNN said the same thing.

That's what I was about to say. I don't think it was wasted though...I will remember Michelle Obama's speach for a long time. It was a great end to the day, and made it very worthwhile. The passion with which she spoke, wow. I hope women see that they don't need Hillary...Michelle Obama will be an incredible first lady, and will probably have a big role in improving the future of this country if her husband is elected president.

[Bucklion]

Jesus, look at all the hippies jump all over me

My only real point was that anyone can deliver a speech that's gone through more edits than Rich Rodriguez's contracts and been practiced more than punting at Notre Dame. Honestly, to answer sushi's question, I don't really remember the wives' speeches, and I won't really remember this one either. It was good, maybe even great, but to me it was not all that significant because, as was pointed out earlier, it's a convention speech, so how much of that she believes strongly in, or even believes at all, is still up in the air, as it is with all of them. I said in the McCain thread that the 2004 Repub convention was staged to look like the moderates had taken over, and that was for Bush, so I just don't know how much can be believed by any of this. It makes for good theater, but this is pretty predictable if anything...the Obamas are going to "deliver" well, McCain won't, and Hillary will be more careful with her choice of words than any woman in history.