I’ve never been a fan and never much enjoyed listening to him speak, but tonight — looking leaner and sounding sharper than I’ve ever seen him — Bill Clinton’s speech at the DNC Convention was nothing less than extraordinary. Had he been that sharp when he was running for President, he might have tricked me into voting for him!
Granted, I only caught the last 20 minutes or so (hope to catch more later on the repeats, along with Gore, Carter, etc.), but the most quotable phrase from his stem-winder tonight:
There was more notable, but I’ll have to get back to you with some of the quotes.
By the way, since so few of the networks and cable “news” channels are covering the convention itself (versus the convention going on down in the hall while Bill O’Reilly talks about Lacy Peterson up in the Fox Booth at the convention), you can check C-Span.org anytime video of the full uncut speeches. If you can stand it.
C-Span itself should be noted for actually just playing the convention without all the bullshit. And for those of us on the West Coast, the nightly repeats are much appreciated!
A good speech. Very non-liberal. Hillary’s was liberal. The convention is a phony face of the party. That crowd would go crazy if the liberals said how they really feel about Bush – Bush lied, Anyone But Bush, Bush is stupid, etc.
A good speech. Very non-liberal. Hillary’s speech was liberal and that screeching voice – ouch!!!!
The convention is a phony face of the party. That crowd would go crazy if the liberals said how they really felt about Bush – Bush lied, Anyone But Bush, Bush is stupid, etc.
Yes – Clinton is the Dem savior!
He invoked God/religion/the Bible twice with the phrase "Be not afraid"
["Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee. Joshua 1:9"]
and "send me"
[“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I, Lord; Send me.’” (Isaiah 6:8)]
Is he mixing religion and politics? Is he forcing his own morality down our throats?
You didn’t vote for Bush, Dole, or Clinton. So who did you vote for? Every vote counts, even if it is for a 3rd party wacko!
I usually vote for the 3rd party wacko’s.
As to what the Dems said, I guess you weren’t paying much attention (I believe you’ve said you don’t have cable TV).
Take a look at Carter’s speech if you wanna see some real American ass-kicking. But Gore and Clinton had plenty to say if you bother to read their speech instead of just retyping the pre-planned GOP Talking Points (that you’ve been told repeat by Rush and Sean all day).
It may help you understand what went wrong later. Or just keep listening to your boys! And enjoy!
I have Direct TV and watched it all. I had high hopes for Carter in 1976 since we were both Southern Baptists. What a failure his presidency was! What a bitter old man!
I have Direct TV and watched it all. I had high hopes for Carter in 1976 since we were both Southern Baptists. What a failure his presidency was! What a bitter old man!
I have Direct TV and watched it all. I had high hopes for Carter in 1976 since we were both Southern Baptists. What a failure his presidency was! What a bitter old man!
Paul,
yeah, if there’s one thing that Jimmy Carter is known for its his bitterness. Perhaps you’ve heard the term righteous indignation?