I was blown away by Ted Kennedy... we have to get Health Care passed while he's still here to see it happen!

Hillary... I thought she spoke well, and was very strong in her encouragement for her supporters to join her in supporting Obama... but I was a little disappointed that she didn't say the words "He's ready to lead on Day One"

Bill did, however, say that Obama is ready... referring to his detractors in '92 when he said "he's inexperienced... he's too young... sound familiar?" Bill surprised me in how strongly positive his message was about support for Obama.

And Biden... I loved his gaffe, when he referred to "George - I mean John McCain"... and I really think that was a freudian slip as he said. He did light into McSame and the Repubs. He's our "attack dog" - something that the campaign needed.

I'm SO looking forward to hearing Barack tonight at "Mile High Stadium" (the campaign is not referring to it by the corporate name, but by the popular name!) (no...I won't be there... didn't get tix, but my boss did... I'll be watching on TV like most of the rest of you!)

Just watching some of the conventions on tv does give one the sense that not only are they populated with the party power brokers, but a real assortment of wack-a-do dipshits as well, in the form of delegates.
The funny hats, buttons, t-shirts etc. do give it a strange vibe.
But, the dipshits add reality on some level to the process, being that they do represent a cross section of America and even though the votes they cast are really predecided by the general voting population before they even get there. That and the fact that I have always had a soft spot in my heart for wack-a-do dipshits.

I hope I stay awake for Obama's speech tonight!

By the way, wasn't it me that some months ago suggested joe biden as a running mate for barack? I'm friggin' clairvoyent!

Thanks for the input please keep it coming!

Tonight's lineup is
Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter
Virginia Governer, Tim Kaine
New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson
Former Vice President, Al Gore
and
the next President of the United States, Barack Obama!

I'll be glued to the TV all evening!
(I'm fortunate that it's all happening just up the road from here, in my same time zone)

Come next spring no matter who wins Nov. it is going to take we the people to tell who ever the powers that be are, what we want. I hope its an honest 21st Century wage we are after, where we can take care of ourselves.

Louise, I think it's partly, besides the usual complement of wack-a-do dipshits (Larry's apt term) in each party, that the Democratic Party has such a diversity of population that it takes a lot of hoop-la--all kinds of music, all kinds of speakers. Plus, as PSB has said elsewhere, many of us just love an old-time gospel meeting as long as it's not really one; it reminds us of our youth. Does that mean a lot of this is emotional rather than rational? Yes. Democrats have ignored the emotional aspect in the recent past, thinking all they needed to do is persuade people with reason and logic. The Republicans, with a combination of emotional manipulation and theft, won.

The Republican'ts (thanks, Captain Zap) could just meet in a back room for about 20 minutes, their makeup is so homogenous, but to win they need to persuade a lot of non-party-members to vote for them, so they'll try to do the same. Can't wait for the Lawrence Welk Orchestra to play at the R convention.

... speaking of emotion - did you see, when Barack came onstage after Biden's acceptance speech, the cameras on Michelle? Did you see the utter adoration on her face? Now that looked like love, to me!

Just watched Barack. In the past, I have made a choice when voting for president. This time, perhaps for the first time, I have been TRUELY inspired to make that choice.

I have a mission. Not many of those in my lifetime but those I've had have been overwhelming. This one may be the most intense. OMG. This Land Is My Land, and I am determined that we will take it back.

I just heard another Politician. He didn't dare say anything like, "If we cut our guns and bombs budget it would still be more than twice Russia's and China's combined. He didn't say how we would get an honest 21st century wage, which we could retire on.

May I add switching 50% of our guns and bombs budget would free up trash/cash for health care, and electric cars we could plug into our solar powered roofs. Along with making it legal for Farmers to grown hemp, which we can make biofuels, paper, plastics and cloths from.

Still I want to hear a politician say tax the the slime oozing out of our TV set to pay for health care and help S.S. in the Communities they make billions upon billions in.

That is the kind of stuff we must tell who ever wins that we the people want.

"What the nay-sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me. It's been about you."

He spoke so many truths... but none as important as this one.

It's about you... me... the average American... it's up to US to take back our country and bring it back to the prosperity and world prominence we once deserved, and can deserve once again.

I don't think that look left her face.

Hillary said the same thing the night before when trying to remind her loyal followers to now follow her over to Obama.

I loved the Bill Clinton quote having to do with our power of example, rather than the example of our power. A friend of mine even made up posters for the teachers' lounge and few other places in our school.

It's been extremely frustrating and often depressing to me during the past 8 years to watch the Bush machine roll over my land unchecked. As he and his stooges systematically chiseled away at our civil rights and freedoms, our environment, our health and educational institutions, our economy and our standing across the rest of the planet, I often wondered if I was alone in my perception that something was going terribly wrong with the direction our country was heading. I heard the cries of like-minded voices on these blunderful pages and at Arlo shows, but I felt very, very helpless and unimpowered. I honestly feel that I am speaking with (you all) my family here; has anyone else felt as I have?
Now, after following the Democratic convention and hearing the words of change and hope transform into tangible entities, my feelings of powerlessness, frustration and despair are receeding. I feel that fair winds are blowing for America again, and that it is crucial for us to not be complacent but to actively take full advantage of this change in the weather, and steer toward rekindling the patriots' dream.

well i get what you're saying, Kevin...it's been a hellish time... and finally these past few months I've dared to allow hope to arise in me...

from the historical perspective in my lifetime (which i share with alot of folks here).... last night i couldn't help but think about integration in the schools when I was a child... watching the small black kids with troops and police walk through jeering crowds to break barriers... and eventually hearing Dr. King's speech... and then living through the riots after the horrific assassination of such a great man....
and last night... a man of color accepted the nomination to run for President while so many cheered....

part of my hope soared as I realized that in 40 or so years of struggle we, as a nation, as humans, have risen to a remarkable level... and we must always have faith in ourselves that we can come to the best decisions.... despite the troubles...

having said that, I also think Obama was nominated on his own merits, not because of his heritage.... he is the kind of leader that comes along only once awhile and we must rise up to support him and work our butts off to bring him to that house on Pennsylvania Avenue...
he is more than worthy and we must all give ourselves that gift...
even though i don't always agree with him... he brings the spirit of unity and compassion and the skills to build the bridges that we all can walk... in this country and throughout the world...

Yes. We Can...