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[sigerson]

Kicking myself for missing DNC speeches. It's so hard to motivate myself to watch the actual convention--and I can't figure out why.

Meanwhile, I have wasted lunch hour time with THIS!!!






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[2h2o.livejournal.com]

> Kicking myself for missing DNC speeches. It's so hard to motivate > myself to watch the actual convention--and I can't figure out why.

If I may summarize: Bush is evil, favoring the interests of the monied class over the needs of average Americans. He's an embarassment on the international stage. He wants to divide the country against itself in order to retain pwer. Kerry is a strong leader, a war hero, understands your problems, and will bring people together. He'll make America respected internationally, improve the economy, and make you a member of the monied class.

Do you really need to see the words spat out of Ted Kennedy's sweaty walrus-like visage in order to know what the Democrats' platform is going to be? Bush is an idiot, but Kerry's message is as unoriginal as they come (and none too convincing, at least to me). No one has been able to make this election anything more or less than an up/down vote on Bush himself. A drunken inflatable Norseman could take the place of Kerry and the numbers wouldn't change.

[sigerson.livejournal.com]

Um.
Whence the vitriol?
The convention seems to be trying to make it less about Bush and more about Kerry. I haven't heard them mention the current president once.

[2h2o.livejournal.com]

I think I'm frustrated with the process. It feels like a struggle about Power rather than an honest attempt to make positive change. Especially among Demoncrats, and especially at the convention, the speeches are full of promises with no details.

Ted Kennedy's speech focused squarely on Bush and mentioned him by name.

[2h2o.livejournal.com]

Was that a Freudian slip? "Demoncrats"? I guess they'd be the party opposed to the Redumblicans (or Ripuplicans, maybe).

[2h2o.livejournal.com]

An attempt to explain what I suggested above: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22700-2004Jul28.html

Too bad...

[cmprince.livejournal.com]

>Kicking myself for missing DNC speeches.

You missed a great speech by Sharpton last night, certain to become one of the classics. It's a shame only PBS and NPR was covering it last night. I can't agree with everything he said, but he is a master orator. The only bad thing about it was that he was followed by Bob Graham Of Florida, who had a tough act to follow.

Re: Too bad...

[2h2o.livejournal.com]

Bob Graham would have flopped on his own, I think. He had by far the least enthusiastic reception of any of the speakers I've heard.