Some Final Thoughts on the DNC

[12th Doctor]

Well, the Convention is coming to an end.  The delegates are packing up and it is time for us to access the show as a whole.

I can think of only one word that describes the specticle that has graced my beloved Cable News and News Print for the past four days: fake.  This convention must be the largest put-on in the history of Politics.  Almost every speaker, from Bill Clinton to John Kerry tried desparatly to hide their true feelings from the country and come off as moderates.

Kerry's speech in particular was laughable.  Kerry was trying really hard to sound tough on defense.  He promised that he would raise more troops and send more men too Iraq.  Well, see how long that lasts.  He also charged that parents should not have to raise collections to buy their kids body armor.  Kerry voted against a bill approprieting money for troops to get more of the same.

Then, we have his talk about God.  I thought this was the funniest part of all.  He brings up God and the delegates (most of whom are hard core migrendel/BRTD) types jump to their feet.  What a farce.

This was the pace of the intire convention.  The Dems brought some of their most Liberal people to speak and suddenly, they became moderates.  Kerry himself in some parts almost seemed to parrot Bush.  Dean and Gore looked horribly uncomfortable at the podium and it was obvious that the words coming out of thier mouths were not their own.

I applaud Sharpton for acctully saying what 90% of the people in that hall were feeling.

After all that, the average voter is probably more confused about what the Dems represent than they were before this whole thing started.

Well, your thoughts?

[12th Doctor]

Granted, most of their recent conventions have been disastrous left wing love fests, but this one was brilliantly scripted...even if it was, of course, a total lie of what they really stand for.

Isn't that to be expected at any convention? I mean, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain don't exactly stand for the Republican mainstream either.

But Arnold, Giuliani and McCain will tell people what they stand for.  Dean, Gore and Kerry avoided the truth of who they are.