Despite the superlatives, I thought that last night was the least important of the convention in terms of political impact. Michelle Obama’s speech on Monday night had the potential to have influence undecided voters, as some have been put off by some of her past comments (the “proud” one being the most prominent). Tuesday’s speech by Hillary Clinton was a massively important step towards unifying and energizing the party.
But last night? Everyone knows Bill Clinton and John Kerry and while the veep nominee’s speech has some general importance, it isn’t as if we won’t be seeing a ton of Biden between now and November.
Of course, tonight’s speech is huge, as I think a lot of people who have otherwise skipped the convention to this point will be tuning in.
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Unfortunately I had to watch some of the footage from last night during a wait this morning. Why they can’t put ESPN on in the lobby of the VA clinic instead of CNN is beyond me. A two hour wait today to get some blood drawn was a revealing experience as my fellow veterans of all ages grumbled and argued with each other. The black veterans were sympathetic to Obama, and the white guys were for McCain. When it comes to it, I’m wondering if there will be anything else to this election.
At least these freak shows only consume two weeks of the year. I will beathe a heavy sigh of relief when I can go to the clinic and see baseball highlights instead of pundits yelling at each other and getting the waiting room all worked into a fit.
All emotion, politics these days.