Tuesday Democratic National Convention running commentary thread

[War on Want]

I think this will be a pretty big Obama endorsement speech, just as I expected.

[Reluctant Republican]

I think this will be a pretty big Obama endorsement speech, just as I expected.

Yeah, she's not wasting any time getting into it.

[riceowl]

boom.

[WalterMitty]

Did anyone else see Bill mouthing "I love you." repeatedly?  Must be trying to convince himself of something

bill enjoys playing to the cameras.

and i dont know if i can  take all of this obama is great ass kissing by hillary.  i may have to tune out.

[bullmoose88]

The no way, no how, no mccain joke was sort of lame.

[ilikeverin]

"No way, no how, no McCain."
Bill: "Haw haw haw, I thoughtta that one myself!"

[Sbane]

Good speech. Got right into it

[Eraserhead]

No surprise revolt from Hillary, I guess. Oh well.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Is it just me or are the acoustics and seating and stage design pretty awful?


I am watching Fox tho... they could be engineering it : P

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Oh please spare us the pantsuit jokes

[Eraserhead]

Well, she's gone into her stump speech.

[Lunar]

Started strong but now it is bureaucratic and boring and generic.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

She has lipstick on her teeth.


She's talking about Hillary now....

[Torie]

Another all gain, no pain speech, no tough choices, just a host of posited win, wins, that the GOP refuses to embrace because they want the American people to lose. I guess it appeals to some.

I don't consider this a serious speech, so far. Just partisan spam. And the bashing of the oil companies is nausiating demagoguery. The oil companies should all decamp to Switzerland.

[Lunar]

I like how she just treats everyone as if they voted for here.

She asks "Were you in this campaign just for me or for [people who need help]?" without prefacing it by specifying she's addressing her supporters.

[Reaganfan]

This speech is so frickin' depressing.

I threw up when she said three things:

1. Universal Health Care
2. Traveling Pants-Suit
3. "Green-collar" jobs

[Torie]

Hillary did a subtle bitch slap to Obama's health care plan. Everyone must be covered she said. That is not Obama's plan.

[Eraserhead]

I don't think this speech is that great but I do expect the talking heads to jack off to it.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Non Partisan Observation:



Day 2 is now flushed, the next two need to be spectacular to make par.

[Torie]

This gender pay equity thing just scares the hell out of me. It would be litigation city, as job wages cease to be dictated by the market.

[riceowl]

she's rocking this, i don't know how y'all are missing it.

[Eraserhead]

Non Partisan Observation:



Day 2 is now flushed, the next two need to be spectacular to make par.

Dude, if you don't this speech is going to popular/helpful to Obama you are kidding yourself.

[Torie]

I'm too ideological to be objective about this speech, I admit it. I hate it!

[The Man From G.O.P.]

This is getting better.

[bullmoose88]

This gender pay equity thing just scares the hell out of me. It would be litigation city, as job wages cease to be dictated by the market.

Well, some (and I dont necessarily agree) would say that such legislation is needed because of a market failure...assuming the woman and man are equal in all things other than gender/sex...but I agree, it would be difficult as you really can never hold so many variables constant.