Comments on: Live From the DNC Day 3 http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/ Political Impressions Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:22:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Barry Bussewitz http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1328 Barry Bussewitz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:11:52 +0000 http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1328 Last night Wednesday) woulda been a great night to be in Denver: Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Beau Biden and Joe Biden -- a great night for the party. That plus the Spielberg video that took veteran-issue-at-a-convention to a new level and the general principles of liberal/progressive politics made it one of those night I loved being a Democrat. This party is becoming different from the Clinton party and I think more in tune with the sentiments of the population. No knock on Clinton's speech Wednesday night, he did "everything he had do" and he showed how along the way. When Joe Biden mentioned three great Democratic presidents by name, he shouldn't have stopped when he got to Kennedy, even if were gonna skip my old pal Lyndon. Not with Mr. Clinton in the room and having just given that speech. That was my one disappointment with the night. I know, politics is hardball. Still, the dude put himself back on the team! And Mr. Kerry! He may be a dumb speaker but with his delivery and message last night -- it didn't matter. He was great! That was the John Kerry I wanted for President, and the John Kerry who gave me some fucking shred of hope and belief in America when he threw his fucking medals over that fence at the Moratorium in 1969. (Right year? Couldna been '68 and I don't think it was '70.) GO DEMOCRATS!! We need all of us to fix this country and some of you other folks too, but if you are against women's right and women's pay and civil liberties and powerful diplomacy for peace and some sort of fair wages and a decrease in our tremendous income/wealth disparity -- and it goes on -- but if you are against those things, let's just take it to a vote, and then let's pay attention to the political work it will take to restore America. As I say, GO DEMOCRATS! Last night Wednesday) woulda been a great night to be in Denver: Bill Clinton, John Kerry, Beau Biden and Joe Biden — a great night for the party. That plus the Spielberg video that took veteran-issue-at-a-convention to a new level and the general principles of liberal/progressive politics made it one of those night I loved being a Democrat. This party is becoming different from the Clinton party and I think more in tune with the sentiments of the population.

No knock on Clinton’s speech Wednesday night, he did “everything he had do” and he showed how along the way. When Joe Biden mentioned three great Democratic presidents by name, he shouldn’t have stopped when he got to Kennedy, even if were gonna skip my old pal Lyndon. Not with Mr. Clinton in the room and having just given that speech. That was my one disappointment with the night. I know, politics is hardball. Still, the dude put himself back on the team!

And Mr. Kerry! He may be a dumb speaker but with his delivery and message last night — it didn’t matter. He was great! That was the John Kerry I wanted for President, and the John Kerry who gave me some fucking shred of hope and belief in America when he threw his fucking medals over that fence at the Moratorium in 1969. (Right year? Couldna been ‘68 and I don’t think it was ‘70.)

GO DEMOCRATS!! We need all of us to fix this country and some of you other folks too, but if you are against women’s right and women’s pay and civil liberties and powerful diplomacy for peace and some sort of fair wages and a decrease in our tremendous income/wealth disparity — and it goes on — but if you are against those things, let’s just take it to a vote, and then let’s pay attention to the political work it will take to restore America.

As I say,
GO DEMOCRATS!

]]> By: Devin http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1327 Devin Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:12:24 +0000 http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1327 Well, I made it to the convention. Four years late. Still in Boston. Well, I made it to the convention. Four years late. Still in Boston.

]]> By: Michael Kay http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1326 Michael Kay Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:43:04 +0000 http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1326 Call me gullible or call me dense, but did you really make it to Denver? Call me gullible or call me dense, but did you really make it to Denver?

]]> By: Mark Stamas http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1324 Mark Stamas Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:54:19 +0000 http://fittoprint.offeveryday.com/2008/08/27/live-from-the-dnc-day-3/#comment-1324 Senility is now classic. Oh woe to the standards of political pundits. Enjoy the koolaid. I did. But now....I want my money back. Cynthia McKinney for President of the United States of America. I'm always struck how principles, values, concepts, ideas even are the first to go when the train goes off the tracks. As if we simply won't acknowledge the reality. Swift "There is none so blind as those that will not see". Senility is now classic. Oh woe to the standards of political pundits.

Enjoy the koolaid. I did. But now….I want my money back.

Cynthia McKinney for President of the United States of America.

I’m always struck how principles, values, concepts, ideas even are the first to go when the train goes off the tracks. As if we simply won’t acknowledge the reality.

Swift “There is none so blind as those that will not see”.

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