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Tx4obama

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Wed Sep 5, 2012, 06:07 PM Sep 2012

2012 is Already the Best Democratic Convention in Many Years



2012 is Already the Best Democratic Convention in Many Years

Thanks, I needed that. “That” being the pitch perfect opening night of the Democratic Convention in Charlotte. There were 2 extraordinary speeches and another that may have launched a 2016 Vice-President’s profile. We saw Harry Reid as a tough guy (who knew?), a video address from “looking great at almost 88? former President, Jimmy Carter and an overall euphoria that the Democratic Party hasn’t experienced since the halcyon days of the 2007 and early 2008 Barack Obama era.

There was only one downer. One of the most magnificent speeches I’ve ever heard – period – missed Network prime time. I refer to the stem-winder oration by Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick. I’ve been waiting for years for somebody to lay it on the line. To call out the Republicans and their heartless policies. He didn’t spare the Democratic Namby-Pamby musings of “let’s not rile up the opposition” forces either. I loved his line, “It’s time for Democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe.” Patrick did exactly that in an unwavering style that left no question that he meant business. If you didn’t hear the speech, look it up on the Internet.

The other extraordinary address was Michelle Obama’s moving family tribute and vocal love letter to her husband, Barack. It was a passionate and spiritual homage to her man and her loved ones, most especially daughters, Sasha and Malia. There’s never been a First Lady speech to equal this one and like Patrick, she had the delegates super-glued to her every word, mesmerized.

Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, a former amateur boxer, came out swinging in demanding that Mitt Romney release his tax returns. He revisited the point repeatedly during his speech. I thought former Ohio Governor, Ted Strickland had the funniest line of the proceedings when he observed that, “If Mitt was Santa Claus, he’d fire the reindeer and outsource the elves.”

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Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/2012-democratic-convention.html




A good summary for anyone that missed any of the good stuff


A Good Read


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