Democratic National Convention Thread
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Lila64
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That clip played over the credits of the Daily Show last night. I did a double take when it played 
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Does anyone else find his "perfect" comment to be a bit insincere?
I mean he probably means what he says, but the tone of it suggests that he's also implying something else.
Does anyone else find his "perfect" comment to be a bit insincere?
I mean he probably means what he says, but the tone of it suggests that he's also implying something else.
no.
Lila64
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I don't find it insincere, though I don't like when he's done with his congratulatory comment, his face is shown with the 'I'm John McCain and I approve this message'.
U2isthebest
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I thought that too. I walked in during the middle of the story on the news and had no idea the story behind it, or that it was even an ad. I just thought, Why does it sound like he's mocking Obama's nomination being on this day? When I heard the whole story, I thought it showed class, though.
Irvine511
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Obama got more viewers than the Opening Ceremonies.
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MrsSpringsteen
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So he picked her so a bunch of people would talk about it and forget about Obama's speech? So that's why he didn't go with Romney?
That's the attention span of the media and the American public-has little to do with picking Sarah Palin
That's the attention span of the media and the American public-has little to do with picking Sarah Palin
U2isthebest
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Country first, guyz!!! That's why he chose someone who's never debated, campaigned or been involved with national politics on any level.
it may have little to do with the picking of Palin, but it had everything to do with the timing of the announcement, as well as the many red herrings over the past week.
Irvine511
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it did.
and it left some very, very, very pissed off Republicans. and press folk.
i only wish he would have pissed them off even more and gone with Lieberman. oh well.
Irvine511
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true, but lieberman would have made rush limbaugh's head explode.
I'm sure that the Democratic Party was prepared for this. After all, why else would you schedule your national convention a week before the Republican National Convention? And then McCain had the "audacity" to announce his VP pick on the Friday before the convention? Didn't Obama name his VP pick before the convention too?
Maybe they just need to schedule convention times better in the future, so that they're after the RNC next time. But I agree with other posters here in saying that Palin's novelty will wear thin very soon, as you get the very real sense that the only reason McCain chose her is because of her gender, more or less.
INDY500
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The incumbency party gets to bat second. This years conventions were scheduled around the Olympics as well.
Makes sense. Good to know for the future.
INDY500
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Were there any Michael Moore sightings this week, I didn't see him? 4 years ago, with Fahrenheit 911 in the theaters, he was all over Boston.
Don't worry that will happen when Obama nominates Hillary for the Supreme Court.
deep
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It would have been easy to let the Palin nom slip out early and put the News cycle in a frenzy.
Just like Biden's name got out the night before the promised text.
To McCain's credit they kept the lid 'real tight' on this,
not to detract from Obama's big night.
Obama failed to keep his word to all his supporters, that he promised would be the first to know.
McCain gave no promise that the announcement would be text or anything else, he just did the selfless thing waited until the next day,
to honor Obama's acceptance speech last night
Which team would you have more confidence in keeping national security issues safe?
McCain gave no promise, but just did the selfless thing,
to honor Obama's nomination.
It had nothing to do
with trying to compete with Obama previously for the news cycle
and losing miserably, the reporters labelling McCain as creme cheese in a jello salad that time.
deep
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He may, and that is a big may nominate her in a second term.
And a second term, will be very difficult to pull off.
McCain gave no promise, but just did the selfless thing,
to honor Obama's nomination.
Which team would you have more confidence in keeping national security issues safe?
It's hard to tell when you're being serious or not, so I'm going to chalk this up as a joke.
deep
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Which part?
I will give you 5 to 1 that Obama will not nominate Hillary for supreme count in first term.
I will give you 5 to 1 that Obama will not nominate Hillary for supreme count in first term.
dazzledbylight
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And we're only in August.
Relatedly: I know some people around here were mocking the Republican -> Democrat switchover, but I actually witnessed it last night. My mom wants to change parties. (Okay, it's not solely based on Obama or his speeches, and she did vote Kerry last time around, but she's finally declared that she's fed up with the Republican party is going to try and convince her Republican friends - and quite frankly, all her friends are Republican - to vote for Obama this time around.)
good for your mom!on very rare occasions I've voted twice for Local Republicans -
both Liberal Republicans back in the 60's - 70's
(I was too young to vote in the first) Mayor Lindsay and later Sen Charles Goodell
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Lindsay won, Goodell didn't
it was because the 2 democrats were SUCH social conservative Dems ....bleh!
Now Mayor Lindsay............. he could have run for President as a Mayor of a 7 million World City..........not a maoyr of a approx 7200 - 8000 town...an d Alaska has the the least or almost the last least populated STATE IN THE USA....
IN FACT..... think I still have it...... a Lindsay button........I collect mostly Democratic political buttons....
Mayor Lindsay.....
"it's the second hardest job in the Country"
deep
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