Kucinich Just ROCKED Denver!

[iNow]

With his Wake Up America speech. I don't have a transcript or a link yet, because I'm watching it live on C-SPAN online, but damn! That's how you get people energized!

 

 

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx

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WMV11 or RealMedia? What A Choice!

[iNow]

It's C-SPAN, dude. They're not exactly the hippest rockin'est game in town, if you know what I mean. They are, however, consistent and always there.

 

 

I'm still looking for something on Kucinich' speech. He seriously was like a rock star at that podium, and it was fun to watch.

 

Now, we'll see if Hillary later tonight is actually going to support Barack or give it another go and whore for some votes. We shall see.

 

 

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Ha! Found it. Check it out at the following:

 

 

 

 

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/26/dnc.main/?iref=hpmostpop

Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich got delegates at the convention on their feet as he called on Americans to "wake up."

 

Kucinich slammed the Bush administration, saying, "If there were an Olympics for misleading, mismanaging and misappropriating, this administration would take the gold."

 

Bouncing on his feet and gesturing enthusiastically with his fist, he said corporate interests had taken over the United States. But, he said, America could fight back.

 

"This administration can tap our phones; they can't tap our creative spirit," he said, closing his brief address with, "Up with Obama-Biden! Wake up, America! Wake up, America! Wake up, America!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, we'll see if Hillary later tonight is actually going to support Barack or give it another go and whore for some votes. We shall see.

 

She came to support Obama. Let's get this thing done.

 

 

She's speaking right now. The link in the OP is showing it if anyone is interested (and doesn't mind RealPlayer or Windows Media )

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[Pangloss]

Kucinich Just ROCKED Denver!

 

God I hope so, because I had to turn the TV off after a few minutes of the nonsense last night and tonight. That's probably not too surprising -- you know I hate the Bush-bashing -- but even aside from that the conventions tend to be pretty awful, full of exaggerations and outright lies and the worst sort of back-patting imaginable. Not to rain on anyone's parade or anything; I guess it's just not my cup of tea.

 

Good on Ken Burns for a lovely tribute to Ted Kennedy, though. Never been a big fan of the guy, but it was a nice gesture and the right thing to do.

[iNow]

God I hope so, because I had to turn the TV off after a few minutes of the nonsense last night and tonight.

I guess you didn't see the YouTube link in one of my later posts?

 

 

 

That's probably not too surprising -- you know I hate the Bush-bashing -- but even aside from that the conventions tend to be pretty awful, full of exaggerations and outright lies and the worst sort of back-patting imaginable. Not to rain on anyone's parade or anything; I guess it's just not my cup of tea.

 

That's definitely one interpretation. I have seen stronger interpretations from many people, including those who generally focus on science posts. I fairly regularly read this guy's blog, and he said the following this evening:

 

 

 

The failure of this convention, if any, is in that McCain (and Bush and Cheney) have not been kicked in the nuts frequently enough or hard enough.

 

 

Perhaps he's a coffee drinker?

[Pangloss]

Rofl. Yeah I saw the link, I'll definitely be checking it out.

 

Edit: Wait, I'm confused, that link seems to be a live feed. I don't see Kucinich's comments available?

[iNow]

Post 3. YouTube.

 

 

[Phi for All]

God I hope so, because I had to turn the TV off after a few minutes of the nonsense last night and tonight. That's probably not too surprising -- you know I hate the Bush-bashing -- but even aside from that the conventions tend to be pretty awful, full of exaggerations and outright lies and the worst sort of back-patting imaginable. Not to rain on anyone's parade or anything; I guess it's just not my cup of tea.

You're going to hate the next couple of months then. The economy seems to be number one on people's minds but half the people are ignoring recent reports that show the majority of people do economically better under a Democratic president throughout a four-year term. So the best strategy for the Dems is to equate McCain with Bush, imo. The voting record shows McCain voted with Bush 95% of the time in 2007, and 100% so far this year so count on Dems to bash the Bush while showing the similarities between him and McCain.

 

If you're going on the attack, popularity polls show it's the best strategy. Playing up his age can backfire and McCain's just too damn good at the slow-pitch. His three-word sound bytes are just enough for Average Joe to wrap his mind around. Obama is too thoughtful and sometimes his reflective pauses make him seem indecisive. To me, McCain's instant answers (like which Supreme Court justices he'd replace) make him seem trigger-happy but for some it just shows that he knows what he wants and has this all thought out.

[Pangloss]

Thanks iNow. And you're right, Phi, and I'd forgotten how much I hate this part of the election cycle, but I should have remembered from the last time around. Oh well.