If I Hear "Historic" One More Time...

[Gaspar]

I like BO's outfit for the evening.




Should be a nice performance.

[carltonplace]

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

I'm impressed that this convention has managed the media expectations so well.  Granted things started at a slow burn with Michelle's speech, but from a narrative perspective, they've really played the Clinton rift-and-subsequent-unification perfectly.  

I tell ya, during the roll call yesterday, I got kinda teary.  It was exceptional drama -- to have Hillary close off her own roll call vote and ask to nominate Obama by acclamation.  But it wasn't cheesy, manipulative drama, it was the good kind:  cathartic, purposeful, and well-crafted.

The Daily Show's "Look Who's Coming to Denver" coverage has been histerical. I loved Samantha Bee's nudge at Hillary's "I support Obama" speech. She even found the same orange pants suit. Priceless.

[FOTD]

quote:Originally posted by carltonplace

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

I'm impressed that this convention has managed the media expectations so well.  Granted things started at a slow burn with Michelle's speech, but from a narrative perspective, they've really played the Clinton rift-and-subsequent-unification perfectly.  

I tell ya, during the roll call yesterday, I got kinda teary.  It was exceptional drama -- to have Hillary close off her own roll call vote and ask to nominate Obama by acclamation.  But it wasn't cheesy, manipulative drama, it was the good kind:  cathartic, purposeful, and well-crafted.

The Daily Show's "Look Who's Coming to Denver" coverage has been histerical. I loved Samantha Bee's nudge at Hillary's "I support Obama" speech. She even found the same orange pants suit. Priceless.

You think Stewie has been funny this week, wait til next week. Better material to work with......

CARL BERNSTEIN:assessment of the DNCC (from cnn.com):

"Barack Obama is getting the convention he wants, under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. The convention he is building reflects him and his priorities: it's thoughtful, not just red-meat; and he's in surprising control of the message, given the forces he's dealing with. Indeed, the convention-building and the message may be far more sophisticated and effective than we instant commentators were prepared to discern. Witness the opening night grousing on-air about the convention's supposed thematic absence, and aversion to instant butchery of the opposition."

Wait and we will see who hugs who next week....can't wait. The GOP puts on such a false front. It's fun just to see their shenanigan mentality.

FOTD will be ROTFLMAO!!!!

[KingMutt]

Hey FOTD, why do you refer to yourself in the 3rd person?

Obama or McCain = more of the same

Don't get me wrong, the fringe candidates are worse.  Barr, Paul, Nader makes me ill to think about it.

[FOTD]

quote:Originally posted by KingMutt

Hey FOTD, why do you refer to yourself in the 3rd person?

Obama or McCain = more of the same

Don't get me wrong, the fringe candidates are worse.  Barr, Paul, Nader makes me ill to think about it.

Friends of the Devil are third persons.....kinda like non theists.

[joiei]

I have been watching CSPAN because then I do not have to listen to all the self-important yakkers blabbing about stuff they have no idea about and are only guessing.  I think they are being paid by the word for this week.

[waterboy]

I listened to the second day on XM radio (POTUS channel 130) travelling thru Missouri. Even the supposed non aligned commentators could hardly keep their traps shut. They felt obligated to 'splain stuff to us morons. If you like it all explained, MSNBC and PBS are okay as long as you're ready for some appreciative remarks. If you aren't, then tune in Fox and watch them squirm with envy.

Conan, I'll never forget my high school government teacher telling us each day in the fall of 1968 that we were witnessing history being made. We had no reference point to really know, but he did. We just saw some rough and tumble politics that cost the country the chance to have enjoyed Humprhey rather than suffered through Nixon.

I don't think this is historical only because of his race though that is momentous. As a child I saw "whites only" drinking fountains here in Tulsa. Only disreputable women worked or asked for divorces in the early 60's. Now 45 years later both a minority and a woman are taken seriously as candidates for president.

I think for the first time in a decade people are starting to understand what has been happening. We've been lied to, stolen from, pandered to and mistreated in the name of patriotism, fear and greed. Some see it as coming from both parties and have turned away from them in disgust only to find they have little other choice. But others see it has having been one sided since one party controlled all branches government. I don't want revenge and I don't want to live my political life in Libertarian/Independent purgatory. I see this moment as an opportunity for all classes to recapture the promise they saw in America pre-911.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

quote:Originally posted by carltonplace

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

I'm impressed that this convention has managed the media expectations so well.  Granted things started at a slow burn with Michelle's speech, but from a narrative perspective, they've really played the Clinton rift-and-subsequent-unification perfectly.  

I tell ya, during the roll call yesterday, I got kinda teary.  It was exceptional drama -- to have Hillary close off her own roll call vote and ask to nominate Obama by acclamation.  But it wasn't cheesy, manipulative drama, it was the good kind:  cathartic, purposeful, and well-crafted.

The Daily Show's "Look Who's Coming to Denver" coverage has been histerical. I loved Samantha Bee's nudge at Hillary's "I support Obama" speech. She even found the same orange pants suit. Priceless.

You think Stewie has been funny this week, wait til next week. Better material to work with......

CARL BERNSTEIN:assessment of the DNCC (from cnn.com):

"Barack Obama is getting the convention he wants, under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. The convention he is building reflects him and his priorities: it's thoughtful, not just red-meat; and he's in surprising control of the message, given the forces he's dealing with. Indeed, the convention-building and the message may be far more sophisticated and effective than we instant commentators were prepared to discern. Witness the opening night grousing on-air about the convention's supposed thematic absence, and aversion to instant butchery of the opposition."

Wait and we will see who hugs who next week....can't wait. The GOP puts on such a false front. It's fun just to see their shenanigan mentality.

FOTD will be ROTFLMAO!!!!

That's a big piece of self-love by Bernstein.  Wow, usually he's got more substance and offers up something interesting.

[rwarn17588]

Hey, Sarah Palin is the GOP's first vice presidential pick who's a woman.

It's historic!

(waiting for the sound of the blast)

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

Hey, Sarah Palin is the GOP's first vice presidential pick who's a woman.

It's historic!

(waiting for the sound of the blast)

Sorry, Tulsa World already got a "HA-BLAM" out of me this morning with their page 1 headline.  Nice try though.

[rwarn17588]

A head can't explode twice?

John McCain is the first Vietnam POW to run for president! It's historic!

[iplaw]

The use of the term "historic" is not as nauseating as the people CRYING during a f'in political rally.

There's no person alive or dead that has ever been involved in politics that should evoke emotions like that in any person tethered to reality.

I don't live and die by who occupies the white house.  No politician is that worthy of our admiration and emotional investment.

Get a grip folks.

[USRufnex]

People cry at weddings and funerals... folks at the republican convention shed tears at Ronald Reagan's speeches... and Obama supporters show emotion when a WONDERFUL POLITICAL SPEECH is delivered.  It was inspiring for alot of us...

Go back to your hole, IPLAW.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

A head can't explode twice?

John McCain is the first Vietnam POW to run for president! It's historic!

About three times so far today.

[FOTD]

As the devil correctly predicted, a monumental speech. One of the top political speeches in our country's history! HISTORIC!

"The record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush was right more than ninety percent of the time? I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a ten percent chance on change."...

What does it say about your judgement Conan?