... Actually voted for the man, and twice at that. Pre-adulthood.
9:02 -- Clinton enters to funky version of "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow." I didn't think there was such a thing, either.
9:05 -- Still imploring delegates to sit ... now, please!
9:06 -- "I love Joe Biden and America will too." Clearly this is not the case now.
9:07 -- First lower-lip bite, a golden oldie.
9:08 -- Egads, Chevy Chase! Still milking that single year as anchorman on SNL.
9:10 -- Why is Michelle Obama wearing blue swirly doughnuts on her dress?
9:11 -- Obama will repair "our badly strained military." And never use it again.
9:12 -- By picking Biden, Obama "hit it out of the park." Right up there with "I did not have sex ..."9:14 -- Diplomacy first and military force "as a last resort." In other words, we gotta get hit first.
9:16 -- Fifteen minutes in, the recognition takes hold among delegates -- Bubba likes his speeches long, and he'll be followed by a windbag non pareil.
9:18 -- Obligatory mention of Katrina, helping patch Hillary's omission.
9:20 -- McCain as "extreme" ... well, yes, compared to Kucinich.
9:22 -- "In this case, the third time is not the charm" -- Master of the Trite.
9:23 -- Lower Lip Bite #2.
9:25 -- Yes, "a place called hope." The man is shameless.
(Initially posted at my Left Wing Escapee Typepad blog)
August 27, 2008
August 26, 2008
First stab at liveblogging, while watching Hillary Clinton speak at DNC
10:37 -- Obligatory video intro ... to different versions of "You Really Got Me" (wow, that's chutzpah) ... Lenny Kravitz ... Tom Petty's "American Girl" ... kewl!
10:40 -- Is it my imagination or is there a heck of a lot more Chelsea than Bill in this video ...?
10:42 -- Chelsea introduces "my hero," her mother ... whatever happened to "heroine"?
10:43 -- Who suggested orange pantsuit, Billy Corgan?
10:44 -- Clinton supporters go wild while Michelle Obama grits teeth and makes sound of one hand clapping
10:47 -- Fox News cutting to reactions from Biden and Michelle Obama after every second or third sentence; half dozen shots of Obama, she hasn't smiled yet (a real one anyway, like those in abundance at last night's communal hug)
10:49 -- Switching over to MSNBC ... more reaction shots from crowd
10:54 -- Five minutes in, still no reax from Biden/Mrs. O on MSNBC As if viewers don't want to see this, albeit not every 10 seconds. Over to CNN ...
10:56 -- Not a barn-burner but doing what it has to do; Clinton is relaxed, confident, poised. This could be her last big moment before such a large audience. She knows she has to nail it.
10:58 -- CNN reaction shot of stone-faced Michelle Obama.
11:01 -- "And we know that President Obama will end the war in Iraq responsibly" ... a war that's already ending, and would have been lost had the US done what Obama wanted two years ago.
11:04 -- Biden nails look of feigned reverence
11:07 -- Count me among those who think Clinton would have made a better pick for Obama than Biden, a belief that preceded her speech
11:09 -- Not many people wiping away tears, though
11:10 -- Claims progress "impossible" without Democrat in White House ... checking lower part of garment for spontaneous combustion ...
11:14 -- Plausible praise for Michelle Obama and Joe Biden
11:15 -- Enough of this for now ...
(Initially posted at my Left Wing Escapee Typepad blog)
10:40 -- Is it my imagination or is there a heck of a lot more Chelsea than Bill in this video ...?
10:42 -- Chelsea introduces "my hero," her mother ... whatever happened to "heroine"?
10:43 -- Who suggested orange pantsuit, Billy Corgan?
10:44 -- Clinton supporters go wild while Michelle Obama grits teeth and makes sound of one hand clapping
10:47 -- Fox News cutting to reactions from Biden and Michelle Obama after every second or third sentence; half dozen shots of Obama, she hasn't smiled yet (a real one anyway, like those in abundance at last night's communal hug)
10:49 -- Switching over to MSNBC ... more reaction shots from crowd
10:54 -- Five minutes in, still no reax from Biden/Mrs. O on MSNBC As if viewers don't want to see this, albeit not every 10 seconds. Over to CNN ...
10:56 -- Not a barn-burner but doing what it has to do; Clinton is relaxed, confident, poised. This could be her last big moment before such a large audience. She knows she has to nail it.
10:58 -- CNN reaction shot of stone-faced Michelle Obama.
11:01 -- "And we know that President Obama will end the war in Iraq responsibly" ... a war that's already ending, and would have been lost had the US done what Obama wanted two years ago.
11:04 -- Biden nails look of feigned reverence
11:07 -- Count me among those who think Clinton would have made a better pick for Obama than Biden, a belief that preceded her speech
11:09 -- Not many people wiping away tears, though
11:10 -- Claims progress "impossible" without Democrat in White House ... checking lower part of garment for spontaneous combustion ...
11:14 -- Plausible praise for Michelle Obama and Joe Biden
11:15 -- Enough of this for now ...
(Initially posted at my Left Wing Escapee Typepad blog)
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