Michelle, Isn’t She Lovely?
August 26, 2008 by Tracee Sioux
Filed under Parenting
Michelle Obama gave a pretty good speech last night. I like her more now. Not that I disliked her before, but you know my loyalties with Hillary and all that.
Anyone else watching the Democratic National Convention?
They played Stevie Wonder’s Isn’t She Lovely after her speech. It was a tad over the top. But, it was pretty good love fest last night.
Barack Obama was beamed in via satellite from Kanas City (Here he is Live) to talk to Michelle and the girls. I was irritated by this stage production, Do you have somewhere better to be than in Denver accepting your party’s nomination Barack?
My husband, Jeremy, says they do this via satellite bit at every convention to build anticipation. I am too lazy to look it up to prove him right or wrong. I think its stupid.
Ted Kennedy spoke and brought everyone to tears. He talked about the future, not of the Kennedy past.
The pundits were complaining the whole time that there wasn’t enough negativity and criticism for the other party.
One news guy actually said, “I don’t think Democrats have proven they are very good at negative campaigning. Republicans are brilliant at it. They win. Democrats have not shown tonight, once again, that they are good at negative campaigning.”
Dear God let it be true that Americans will see that it’s more effective and better for us to focus on what we do want, the hope, the triumph, our abilities, our strength than to focus on the failings of other people with other ideas in other parties.
Personally, I’m so sickened by negative campaigning that I hope Democrats will hold the course. The fewer mentions of how horrible The Republicans are the better.
Every time people buy into it I wonder why my fellow Americans are so stupid and easily Fear Pressured into doing crap they don’t really want to do.
I’m sick and tired of both parties starting every sentence, “I could be more effective if Republicans would just . . . “ or “I would do something about this if the Democrats would just . . . ”
No more. Take responsibility by making it YOUR problem if you’re elected.
Figure out a way to compromise and make it work
. Taking a rigid, unrelenting stance on issues (abortion, etc) is a really easy excuse to do NOTHING.
If I can manage to respectfully and effectively deal with people who think differently than I, who disagree with me, every day – then I expect nothing less from the public officials I elect.
Every American in this country is sick. to. death. of. negative campaigning. It’s really just a politician loophole, a built-in excuse, to not DO anything effectively.
Anderson Cooper kept criticizing that much of the evening “made boring television” – as if the function of government is to amuse newscasters, pundits, and the audience at home.
This isn’t trashy Realty TV Anderson, its Democracy. Where “The People” govern themselves. They have to do “boring” votes and party business at a National Convention cause that’s how Democracy works. The action of our nation consists of boring meetings and boring votes. Next time, I’m sure cable news will lobby for a “producer” to take over “the made-for-TV event.”
Got Perspective?
I agree about the whole, not good television” thing. Pundits and reporters act like they are hosting some trashy VH1 Reality Show.
All they need is a house in the hills and about 12 washed up strippers in search of a soulmate to complete the picture.
In all honesty, I do enjoy the soap opera a bit, but yea it can be way overdone. You have to remember the real reason all of this is happening.
Hey Luke – I published the live feed of Obama speaking that you Twittered- but then it just went to slide show of one picture -so I deleted it.
It would be better if they ran made it so people could play it even if they were like at work or something in mid-day. Don’t you think?
I watched it too. I have to agree with my sweetie Andy Cooper, the first hour was so boring. I love Nancy Pelosi, but her speech was horrible and she seemed to have a major problem switching between teleprompters. Teddy really got the crowd going and I thought Michelle was fantastic. I cried my eyes out when she spoke of her father’s M.S. (our neice has it, too, and it’s just horrible).
I agree about Barack. It made me feel uneasy and embarrased when his kids kept screaming “Hi Daddy!” and he would talk over it because of the delay. It seemed so staged.
Anderson Cooper and cable news is the reason it’s “boring.”
They didn’t use to cover the whole thing. They covered the major speeches. It’s their own fault they have so much time to fill. It was never meant to be completely televised.
That’s not a flaw with the convention – it’s a flaw with televising all of the convention.
I cracked up at the shot of Bill Clinton, teeth over bottom lip, hands up, eyes twinkling. He’s so funny to me.
Now that that SNL dude has done him so much, it’s hard to not see humor in his real life presence. Same with Bush.
Bill is on my list of people you’d love to have dinner with though.
Hillary’s speech was good I thought, except for the “Not Now, Not Ever, Not McCain” bit..what is that a cheer?