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You are here: Home / Tonight’s the night

Tonight’s the night

by DougJ|  September 6, 201210:16 pm| 304 Comments

This post is in: Blogospheric Navel-Gazing

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No eight paragraph block-quotes, no John Singer Sargent pictures, no (hopefully) a blog that can’t stay up. Just an open thread.

Bring it.

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  1. 1.

    MikeJ

    September 6, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    Think his intro music will be “Let’s Stay Together”?

  2. 2.

    Valdivia

    September 6, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    woo hoo fired up ready to go.

  3. 3.

    Unabogie

    September 6, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    This is the night Romney gets left in the dust. There’s no way people choose that privileged bully over Obama.

  4. 4.

    Corbin Dallas Multipass

    September 6, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Oh, DougJ, don’t you know? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq08yOneY_0

  5. 5.

    John M. Burt

    September 6, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Romney got no convention bounce at all.
    I predict that tonight the phrase “convention catapult” will make its debut.

  6. 6.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    September 6, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    I feel like I am going to Dan Larsen’s World Series game in 1956 and knowing what is going to happen. After the last 3 nights The President is going to ace this.

  7. 7.

    Burnspbesq

    September 6, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    The CBS coverage should be sponsored by the American Dental Association, cuz it’s making me. Grind my teeth.

  8. 8.

    raven

    September 6, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    The pigs are gonna have a fit behind beating the Bin Laden shit to death.

  9. 9.

    arguingwithsignposts

    September 6, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    no (hopefully) a blog that can’t stay up.

    There’s that Hopey Changey thing!

  10. 10.

    YellowJournalism

    September 6, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    ABC isn’t too bad

  11. 11.

    freelancer (iPhone)

    September 6, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    #Team Fuck Yeah

  12. 12.

    arguingwithsignposts

    September 6, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    @Burnspbesq: It’s your own damned fault for not watching CSPAN.

  13. 13.

    Corbin Dallas Multipass

    September 6, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    Twice tonight I have heard Joe Biden talk about Barack Obama’s back.

    “Spine made of steel”

    “Backbone that’s a ram rod”

    I’m excited for more.

  14. 14.

    Anoniminous

    September 6, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    Interesting. They keep bringing up Bush. Not crudely but there always is a zinger attached.

  15. 15.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Did he just hug the DJ? BACK OFF, BITCH, HE’S MINE.

    Boy, he’s greyer. And another great dress on Michelle.

  16. 16.

    raven

    September 6, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    U2

  17. 17.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Are they playing The Fray?

  18. 18.

    Mowgli

    September 6, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Relax, he’s got this.

  19. 19.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    Bring it home, Barack. Bring it home.

  20. 20.

    Studly Pantload, the emotionally unavailable unicorn

    September 6, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    *Someone’s* got a LOT of air under his wings tonight, and I suspect he will know how to make use of it.

  21. 21.

    YellowJournalism

    September 6, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    Oh my how the girls have grown.

    Would it be wrong to stand up and clap in my living room?

  22. 22.

    Anna in PDX

    September 6, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    No John Singer Sargent pictures? Denied!

  23. 23.

    Ed in NJ

    September 6, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    @John M. Burt:

    But Reuters already posted that there has been no bounce for Obama…

    …seriously

    http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINBRE88513B20120906?irpc=932

  24. 24.

    Narcissus

    September 6, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Those Obama girls are going to break a lot of hearts when they’re older

  25. 25.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    @Anna in PDX: I’m wondering what the fuck he’s babbling about. What special in-code have I missed in the last 48 hours?

  26. 26.

    Dave

    September 6, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    LOLOL, John Singer Sargent

  27. 27.

    PsiFighter37

    September 6, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    Solid start so far.

  28. 28.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    He’s lying! He’s lying!
    Oh, wait, that was last week.

  29. 29.

    Violet

    September 6, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    @Narcissus: Hilarious. Sasha doesn’t want to go to school tomorrow. That face!

  30. 30.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    A quick bit of comic relief from Tbogg’s twitter feed (I’m multi-tasking)

    Briefing Room ‏@briefingroom
    Palin: Kerry ‘diminished himself’ with ‘pot shot’ at me http://bit.ly/TtABvh
    Retweeted by TBogg
    Expand
    Reply Retweet Favorite
    10m edroso ‏@edroso
    Best KLo tweet ever! RT @kathrynlopez: i wish dems would stop talking about mitt’s dad #dnc2012
    Retweeted by TBogg

  31. 31.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    “I saw that basic bargain slipping away.”

    Word.

  32. 32.

    dmsilev

    September 6, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    I think I saw a teleprompter. We can stop listening now.

  33. 33.

    Anna in PDX

    September 6, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    @Corner Stone: I figured it was like a backhanded compliment to Tom Levenson, the art blogger around here.

  34. 34.

    Valdivia

    September 6, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    oh yeah!

  35. 35.

    Cassidy

    September 6, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    That was awesome.

  36. 36.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    “Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning.”

  37. 37.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    “Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning.”

    The man is back on his game.

  38. 38.

    freelancer

    September 6, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Goddamn.

    “Take two tax cuts, and rollback some regulation and call me in the morning.”

  39. 39.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    @dmsilev: Teleprompter? He’s no Ted Cruz, that’s for sure.

  40. 40.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    Hee. “Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts and call me in the morning.”

  41. 41.

    dmsilev

    September 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    “Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call me in the morning.”

    Heh

  42. 42.

    Anoniminous

    September 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    Good. He’s hitting their economic policies.

  43. 43.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    class warfare! Hurt feelings on Wall St!

  44. 44.

    freelancer

    September 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Buy me a Coke. (Zero of course)

  45. 45.

    Smiling Mortician

    September 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    Have a cold? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning.

    Boom!

  46. 46.

    Catsy

    September 6, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    “Have a cold? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning.”

    Lulz. Win. And so true.

  47. 47.

    Studly Pantload, the emotionally unavailable unicorn

    September 6, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    Damn, the man is deft.

  48. 48.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    Apparently that line hit home.

  49. 49.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    September 6, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    Take two tax cuts and call me in the morning! President Obama scores like Michael Jordan from the top of the key!

  50. 50.

    Soonergrunt

    September 6, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    Transcript of President Obama’s speech, as prepared, HERE

  51. 51.

    Catsy

    September 6, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    Okay, I think the clear consensus of the commentariat is that the tax cut line was gold. :)

  52. 52.

    YellowJournalism

    September 6, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    That lady was rockin that red hat!

    I honestly feel like when he is speaking to the camera, he’s speaking to each individual American. The look on his face is firm yet sincere.

    Loved the “take two tax cuts” joke. Joke was silly but the delivery was awesome.

  53. 53.

    gbear

    September 6, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    Check and see if he has any of his speech points written on his right palm…

  54. 54.

    Louise

    September 6, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    This is a strong open, because he’s getting the basic message out immediately to those who might not hang around for the whole speech. Plus, “feel a cold coming on?” Good stuff.

    I still want to know what David WATB Brooks said after Biden. Because apparently I’m a masochist.

  55. 55.

    freelancer

    September 6, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    The shot on NBC of Gabby waving the flag with her left hand while her right hand is drooped is making me well up.

  56. 56.

    Studly Pantload, the emotionally unavailable unicorn

    September 6, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    @Bootlegger:

    He’s lying! He’s lying!
    Oh, wait, that was last week.

    Le’me guess — the crowd shots tipped you off?

  57. 57.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    @Mr Stagger Lee: Pull-up jumper? Drive, 360 finger-roll? Take off from the top of the key and dunk?

    Yeah, I think its the last one.

  58. 58.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    @Bootlegger: You think? You think? You think? You think?

  59. 59.

    Baud

    September 6, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    Whoa

    Ramesh Ponnuru ‏@RameshPonnuru

    Let’s face it: Obama is right that some righties prescribe tax cuts as solution to any conceivable problem.

  60. 60.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    Well, they said the Democrats would want it to be a “choice” election …

  61. 61.

    Soonergrunt

    September 6, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Tweet from Joe Scarborough just now”
    @JoeNBC
    Game. Set. Match. Democrats crush Republicans in convention wars.

  62. 62.

    arguingwithsignposts

    September 6, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Climate Change is not a hoax!

  63. 63.

    Baud

    September 6, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    WHY WON’T EITHER SIDE TALK ABOUT ISSUES?????

  64. 64.

    Corbin Dallas Multipass

    September 6, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    wtf was the cutaway from when he was staring at the camera to a slow zoom in on the north dakota sign

  65. 65.

    Arclite

    September 6, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    So far, so good. BO is really focusing on his accomplishments, while promising to keep it going. It’s his standard speech, but coming on top of everything else, it’s working.

    Wow, “Global Warming is not a hoax.” Didn’t think he’d go there.

  66. 66.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    Natural gas? I understand WHY he’s saying it, but it is impossible to ignore all of the fracking pollution.

  67. 67.

    Smiling Mortician

    September 6, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    @Baud: Seriously? Bizarro world.

  68. 68.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    @Baud: Neither side does it!

  69. 69.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    Yeah, we’re all just skills retraining away from living the good life. They didn’t buy that one.

  70. 70.

    dmsilev

    September 6, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    @Mnemosyne: I was noticing that.

  71. 71.

    El Cid

    September 6, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    @Mnemosyne: I think it’s cool how literal that was made.

  72. 72.

    Anna in PDX

    September 6, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    ..and students, you’ve gotta do the work.

    I like that, reminding people that getting help to get a college education actually means getting help so that you can work, hard.

  73. 73.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    @Corbin Dallas Multipass: natural gas under our feet and wind (power) at our backs

  74. 74.

    Eljai

    September 6, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    I believe, I believe!

  75. 75.

    jl

    September 6, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    I like they way they are repeatedly hammering important themes, but with a different tone in each speech. As said in previous thread: Olympic fencer, lead pipe artist, and now inspiration and with a little humor.

  76. 76.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    I heard that George Clooney is hanging around backstage with an empty chair…just in case.

  77. 77.

    Mowgli

    September 6, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    We did.

    We did.

    He’s dead.

    Nice and simple.

  78. 78.

    Louise

    September 6, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    I was disappointed in “clean coal,” but he won me over with “climate change is not a hoax.” It’s sad that I feel so grateful that our President states a scientific truth.

  79. 79.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    @Jim, Foolish LiteralistWhy the hell is Grifterella watching? Doesn’t she have a poorly attended teabilly rally/tractor pull to haunt?

  80. 80.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    @Anna in PDX:

    ..and students, you’ve gotta do the work.

    The two people that CSPAN cut to at that line were Dr. Jill and Sasha.

  81. 81.

    gbear

    September 6, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    Game. Set. Match. Democrats crush Republicans in convention wars.

    Unlimited Convention Cache

  82. 82.

    dmsilev

    September 6, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    Interesting to compare this with Clinton’s speech. Both Obama and Clinton know their stuff cold, are smart as hell, and are gifted speakers. Their styles are very different though. Clinton’s speech was almost like a conversation; this is almost like a sermon.

  83. 83.

    jl

    September 6, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    @Bootlegger: Sorry, some things have to what. I don’t care. Mitt wins, everything will ‘fracked’.

  84. 84.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 6, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    I am a true Obot. But this is kinda like bringing out the pumpkin pie after the big turkey dinner. I’m stuffed and thinking maybe dessert should be a bit later.

    That said, Obama rocks.

  85. 85.

    mai naem

    September 6, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    Ann and Mitt Romney’s third night of drinking. Alcohol. They even had to send The Help to get some more scotch and vodka and merlot and pinot gris and ofcourse lots of white wine. Very white whine.

  86. 86.

    Steeplejack

    September 6, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    I think he was snarking at Levenson (paintings) and Anne Laurie (“eight-paragraph block-quotes”).

  87. 87.

    JPL

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    omg. .he is mocking myth romney

  88. 88.

    Anoniminous

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    This is a “Presidential” Speech.

  89. 89.

    Jay C

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    And relentlessly positive and upbeat: we CAN do this; we CAN do that; and make our lives better.

    WTF do the Republicans offer to match this.

    Oh good: more foreign policy, i.e., a reminder that BO actually HAS one….

  90. 90.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Oops. “Time warp” became “mind warp”. I kind of like it though.

    Edit: On reflection it was probably a mixing of “time warp” (in the text) and “mindset”.

  91. 91.

    PsiFighter37

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Starting to crush on Romney here.

  92. 92.

    Louise

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    “My opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy.”

    And that’s not all — holy crap. He’s taking them to the mat. GO BO!

  93. 93.

    dmsilev

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Oh, snap. #Romneyshambles lives!

  94. 94.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Hee. “R & R are new at foreign policy.” “You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can’t visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.”

  95. 95.

    RinaX

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    No he didn’t bring up Romney insulting the Brits! Love it!

  96. 96.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    @1badbaba3:

    Why the hell is Grifterella watching?

    Todd can’t figure out which end of the batteries in the remote goes which way?

    “My opponents are… new… to foreign policy” They are fucking smacking RR around. I love it.

  97. 97.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    September 6, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    SMACK!!!! SMACK!!!!! Romney feeling the slap

  98. 98.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    “My opponent and his running mate are, new, to foreign policy”
    “Still stuck in a cold war, mind war.”

    He’s going to slaughter Romney on foreign policy. Even the polls show a rare thing, the Dem president more trusted on foreign policy.

  99. 99.

    Studly Pantload, the emotionally unavailable unicorn

    September 6, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    Whoa — straight to the ‘nads on foreign policy.

  100. 100.

    ? Martin

    September 6, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    @Baud: Whoa indeed.

  101. 101.

    Mary G

    September 6, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    My opponents are…new to foreign policy, oh, SNAP!

  102. 102.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 10:48 pm

    So negative. There shall be no joy in joyville.

  103. 103.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    “Nation-building at home.”

  104. 104.

    JPL

    September 6, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    Gotta say David Brooks jowls are going to be on the floor after this one…

  105. 105.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Ah. Sweet, sweet class warfare. Plus a “Medicare voucher” slam.

  106. 106.

    jl

    September 6, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    @Louise:

    “My opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy.”

    No one can call the Democrats mean now. That is being very charitable towards a crowd that is still warning about the Soviet Union.

    See, Dems is nice!

    Now, take the gloves off, Barack, and bring out the brass knuckles, in a dignified Presidential way, of course.

  107. 107.

    Anna in PDX

    September 6, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Never turn Medicare into a voucher. Thanks.

  108. 108.

    Humanities Grad

    September 6, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Seemed a bit sluggish at the start, but he’s hitting his stride now.

  109. 109.

    mai naem

    September 6, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    @Bootlegger: Al Franken’s there just in case Clooney isn’t feeling up to it.

  110. 110.

    some guy

    September 6, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    responsible steps to strengthen Social Security?

    ok.

  111. 111.

    tam

    September 6, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    There have to be new speechwriters working this year. I don’t remember previous Dem conventions being so sassy.

    Of course, I love it.

  112. 112.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    @JPL: I would be very happy if people would stop fucking talking about that man’s jowls.

  113. 113.

    ? Martin

    September 6, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    @Louise:

    I was disappointed in “clean coal,”

    Well, with so much of our electricity production tied up in coal, it’s nearly impossible for us to switch away from it in any reasonable period of time. While we do that, we might as well improve it as much as we can.

  114. 114.

    Louise

    September 6, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    Oh YES. “Take my opponent’s advice and borrow money from your parents.” BOOM.

  115. 115.

    Soonergrunt

    September 6, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    “take my opponent’s advice, and borrow money from your parents”

  116. 116.

    Smiling Mortician

    September 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    Yup, the prez is bringing it. No worries about him being overshadowed by any of the excellent speeches that led up to this moment.

  117. 117.

    Anna in PDX

    September 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    He said “creator”! Where did I hear that it was a Republican lie du jour that he avoids quoting the Declaration because he does not like to say “creator”? Idiots.

  118. 118.

    dmsilev

    September 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    “Borrow money from your parents”

    It’s like a top ten list of RomneyGaffes. How long until the dog-on-car reference?

  119. 119.

    Cassidy

    September 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    This has been a 1st round beat down.

  120. 120.

    Cassidy

    September 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    This has been a 1st round beat down.

  121. 121.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    @Louise:

    GO BO!

    I like that!

  122. 122.

    Anya

    September 6, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    Someone should check on Bobo. Is he still standing?

  123. 123.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    @jl: As I said, I understand why he said it, but some son-of-a-bitch in a regulatory (i.e. executive) position needs to pull back the covers on the pollution and…wait, what is this, this “citizenship” of which he speaks? I thought we were all a bunch of rugged individualists who don’t need gubmint!

  124. 124.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    I just saw a sign that said HIS PANIC. Maybe they mean Romney or Ryan?

  125. 125.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    September 6, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    This is the way to frame it. Citizenship. Obligation to each other, not government as some disembodied thing owing anything to anyone. To each other.

  126. 126.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    @Soonergrunt: Stone cold.

  127. 127.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    “See, Bubba, I know how to do this, too”

  128. 128.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    @dmsilev: You know who else gave sermons?

  129. 129.

    catatonia

    September 6, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    Obama didn’t even need to mention that he was the guy who got Osama. He just said R/R are neophytes.

    The “national security issue” ain’t the Repubs ace in the hole anymore. No sir. And Obama put the shiv in with panache.

    I guess that’s “Chicago politics.”

  130. 130.

    JPL

    September 6, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: okay..you are definitely correct. At this point ..he is having to run to the bathroom..

  131. 131.

    Soonergrunt

    September 6, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: so nicely done, that one. The knife looked almost painless, going in.

  132. 132.

    arguingwithsignposts

    September 6, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    Obama tl;dr – game on, muthafucka

  133. 133.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    @some guy:

    responsible steps to strengthen Social Security?

    And your problem with raising the FICA cap above $106,000 is … ?

  134. 134.

    Arclite

    September 6, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    @dmsilev:

    Interesting to compare this with Clinton’s speech. Both Obama and Clinton know their stuff cold, are smart as hell, and are gifted speakers. Their styles are very different though. Clinton’s speech was almost like a conversation; this is almost like a sermon.

    Yeah, it’s so nice to listen to super smart people speak (and Clinton did half of his totally off the cuff) after 8 years of GWB.

    The Dems are leaving nothing on the table. This convention is so well run, that if they lose, they’ll have no regrets.

    I don’t agree with everything Obama has done, but he’s done a lot I DO agree with, and he obviously cares about doing his utmost for this country in a fair and sound way. There’s just no one better to vote for to do the job. No one even close.

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    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    @mai naem: I’ll bet Al Franken would actually be very funny at that kind of bit. Dirty Harry, not so much.

  136. 136.

    Mary G

    September 6, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    Preach it, Brother Barack!

  137. 137.

    Elie

    September 6, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    This

    And the call to citizenship….

    The HEART of his message

    This is about YOU — YOU are the heart of change!!!!

  138. 138.

    Jay C

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    “Not about me … about you”

    way to go

  139. 139.

    Agoraphobic Kleptomaniac

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    We’re too the point now where the defense tomorrow will only consist of “well, he can give a good speech, but teleprompters.”

  140. 140.

    Mowgli

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    So elegant– turning it back to WE, to YOU.

    Letting America own the accomplishments.

    Brilliant.

  141. 141.

    Louise

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    “….or any of those groups that they say we should blame for our troubles.”

    That is what I’m talking about. He’s making me teary. He’s making me mad. He’s bringing it. GO BO.

  142. 142.

    eric

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    It should end win a Sean Connery voice over: That’s the Chicago way.

  143. 143.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    It’s struck me how moving the diversity of the crowd shots are. It’s not some Rovian gimmick (not that Turd Blossom could pull off the impossible anyway), but a clear picture of dedicated, hard working people toiling to make things better for all of us.

    Sincere thanks.

  144. 144.

    suzanne

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Our HVAC is broken and I’m not allowed to watch the speech until it’s fixed and my husband can watch with me.

    SHIT SHIT SHIT.

    You act like there’s something wrong with John Singer Sargent pictures, Doug. He’s the best painter to do one of the official Presidential portraits.

    I’d love it if Obama got someone like Eric Fischl or Richard Pousette-Dart to do his official portrait.

  145. 145.

    Corbin Dallas Multipass

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    “Yes we did!”

  146. 146.

    mai naem

    September 6, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    @1badbaba3: Rush says Jeremiah Wright.

  147. 147.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    I’m actually ever so slightly teary. A little.

    OK, it’s gone now, but I did feel it.

  148. 148.

    Tripod

    September 6, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    Why does the GOP hate America?

  149. 149.

    jl

    September 6, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    @Bootlegger: I sympathize, but best chance to make an impact is for Dems to win bigger than expected, then make your case after the election.

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    arguingwithsignposts

    September 6, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    @dmsilev: It would actually be unfair to compare the two. Their styles are so not the same.

  151. 151.

    Soonergrunt

    September 6, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    “You’re the reason Daddy drinks, you know”
    He went kinda dark there for a moment, didn’t he?

  152. 152.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    @Louise: amen

  153. 153.

    dmsilev

    September 6, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Wow. In one sentence, we got gay rights, right to choose, voting rights, and one or two others. Someone just made DNC Bingo.

  154. 154.

    JPL

    September 6, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    So is this his best speech ever? I really didn’t know how much I accomplished.

  155. 155.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    @dmsilev:

    Someone just made DNC Bingo.

    You did!

  156. 156.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    @jl: Sure. Sigh.

  157. 157.

    some guy

    September 6, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    raising that cap even higher? but do you really think that’s what O meant by “strengthening” ?

  158. 158.

    Kathy in St. Louis

    September 6, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    @Studly Pantload, the emotionally unavailable unicorn: Have to laugh at that one. It certainly is a different looking crowd, sort of like America really is today.

  159. 159.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    “…he/she/they give me hope.”

    Nice touch

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    Valdivia

    September 6, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    hope citizenship, hell yeah.

  161. 161.

    mai naem

    September 6, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    The business one taking cuts and perks is aimed at Mistah Romney.

  162. 162.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    @some guy: What do you think he meant? Don’t hint around; say it.

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    spiffy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:01 pm

    All the speeches (with a couple of exceptions) were off-the-charts fantastic at this convention.

    If this can’t convince the public to give this man another 4 years, then I don’t know what will.

    I hate to use the cliched sports references here, but Obama is hitting this motherfucker so far out of the park it’s bouncing off cars in the parking lot.

  164. 164.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    The examples kind of make me cry a bit.

  165. 165.

    jl

    September 6, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    Nice also the Dems are emphasizing a very positive sense empowerment in the big Dem speeches. Nice to put that up against victimization and bitterness from GOP.

    I see sense now in Clinton an Biden going light on foreign policy. Leave it for the President, signaling he is ready to go head to head with Romney on that.

  166. 166.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    I like the new one-word campaign slogan, “Forward”.

  167. 167.

    JPL

    September 6, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    @Corner Stone: this

  168. 168.

    Narcissus

    September 6, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    I have the sudden urge to volunteer and donate.

  169. 169.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    And he passes Politics 101; he asked for our votes.

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    MikeJ

    September 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Obama’s Al Green impersonation was preaching, not singing. Awesome.

  171. 171.

    David Koch

    September 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Wow, that was short.

    leaving everyone wanting more.

  172. 172.

    Eljai

    September 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Bruce Springsteen – We take care of our own! Oh, oh, oh. I’m in.

  173. 173.

    Jay C

    September 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    @spiffy:

    …and then bouncing back into the park so he can smash it back out again…

  174. 174.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    @some guy:

    raising that cap even higher? but do you really think that’s what O meant by “strengthening” ?

    Didn’t you even read the deficit commission report that he was referencing?

    Oh, wait, let me guess — you’re one of the Harold Camping types who’s totally convinced that Obama is going to kill Social Security no matter how many times he fails to do it on the date you were convinced it was going to happen.

  175. 175.

    Studly Pantload, the emotionally unavailable unicorn

    September 6, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Kid can give a talk. I predict big things.

  176. 176.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    @Bootlegger: Very Wisconsiny.

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    hilts

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Politico Asswipe John Harris hits a new low

    “There is a particular category of the 2012 race to the low road in which the two sides are not competing on equal terms: Obama and his top campaign aides have engaged far more frequently in character attacks and personal insults than the Romney campaign.”

  178. 178.

    rikyrah

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Rocking it to WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN!!

  179. 179.

    arguingwithsignposts

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Bruce Springsteen song? Chris Christie must be fuming.

  180. 180.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Springsteen. Hmmm…

  181. 181.

    The Dangerman

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Opening with u2, clsoing with Bruce; excellent.

  182. 182.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    “We are all in this together”

    Fuck ya!

    I’ve lived by a Bruce Springsteen quote my adult life: Nobody wins unless everyone wins.

  183. 183.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    @spiffy:

    I hate to use the cliched sports references here, but Obama is hitting this motherfucker so far out of the park it’s bouncing off cars in the parking lot

    How about, ramming the ball down their throats? Or, rejected into the cheap seats? Or, cross-checked into the boards?

  184. 184.

    Willie Stark

    September 6, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    The peroration was effective. Very MLKish.

  185. 185.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    @Humanities Grad: Like Usain Bolt, he always ‘seems” to to slow out of the blocks, but almost before you realize it, he has pulled ahead and dusted off another. And does so in a way that makes you wonder how the fuck he did that AGAIN.

    He’s the best I’ve ever seen. Kinda makes me wish I could go back and see Linclon. ‘Course that’d be a little tricky what with that whole “slavery” thing.

  186. 186.

    JPL

    September 6, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    @Narcissus: then do it..

  187. 187.

    mai naem

    September 6, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    I know this is shallow but damn, this is seriously the hawtest family in the WH since JFK and Jackie.

  188. 188.

    Lurking Canadian

    September 6, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    The Dems are leaving nothing on the table. This convention is so well run, that if they lose, they’ll have no regrets.

    This, exactly. Win or lose, they are swinging for the fences. No more defensive crouch.

    And Romney is somewhere with an icepack on his jaw. Some of those one-liners are going to leave a permanent mark.

  189. 189.

    Louise

    September 6, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    Damn I’m proud to be a Democrat.

  190. 190.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    September 6, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    We take of our own! which version do we want President Obama’s or Mitt RobbMe’s?

  191. 191.

    Burnspbesq

    September 6, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    Obama for three… Swish!

  192. 192.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    I just realized that Barack and Joe color-coordinated their ties.

  193. 193.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    I don’t believe in Sky Daddy, but I really wished anyone invoking the Almighty would add “God bless the planet and the people of the world.”

    A president is a world leader and “grace” is supposedly available in infinite portions. It’s a pretty cheap bone to throw the rest of humanity.

    Minor quibble that could be directed at anyone.

  194. 194.

    Bootlegger

    September 6, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    @hilts: Do they have a machine with a view into an alternate reality? Attacking the president personally is ALL the Reps did in their circle jerk.

  195. 195.

    JPL

    September 6, 2012 at 11:08 pm

    Is anyone watching PBS? David just gave a glowing review but said he was disappointed because it was big enough. ..

  196. 196.

    Culture of Truth

    September 6, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    Jennifer Rubin ‏@JRubinBlogger

    “I’m shocked it was this bad”

  197. 197.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    @hilts: mighty white of him

    Politico is the worst of Broderism metastasized

  198. 198.

    spiffy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    @hilts:

    Tbogg is reposting Jennifer Rubin’s tweets where she is whining about how “bad” Obama’s speech is and what a “dud” it was. It’s hilarious.

  199. 199.

    magurakurin

    September 6, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    god the wankers at MSNBC (admittedly the best of the bunch). They prepared their comments before the speech and they’re going to make them, regardless of the content of the speech. I mean, did Chuck Todd even listen to the speech? Dick.

  200. 200.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    @Mr Stagger Lee:

    But, but, but…Ayn Ryan says selfishness is a virtue.

  201. 201.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Shitwad Dolan is coming out. Fuck you, shitstain.

  202. 202.

    ? Martin

    September 6, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    The examples kind of make me cry a bit.

    Watching porn again?

  203. 203.

    Sister Rail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism

    September 6, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    Well, that just brought out my old fundie instincts. Don’t think my hubby has ever heard me let out an AMEN like that.

    Terrific choice of music immediately after.

  204. 204.

    Violet

    September 6, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    @Narcissus:

    I have the sudden urge to volunteer and donate.

    Oh, me too. Me too.

  205. 205.

    jl

    September 6, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    This is getting fun. What is the big speech tomorrow. I want to hear Ledbetter kick some GOP ass again.

  206. 206.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    @LanceThruster:

    Meh. But I will say that one of the things I like about Obama is that he never says, “God bless America.” He always says, “God bless the United States of America.”

  207. 207.

    JCJ

    September 6, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    I am currently screaming “FUCK YOU!” at Timothy Dolan. What a piece of shit. New York state with gay marriage is “just like North Korea.”

    Go fuck yourself with a cactus you piece of shit!

  208. 208.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 6, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    @TaMara (BHF): And then he walks out to Springsteen. Of course. Win.

  209. 209.

    PsiFighter37

    September 6, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    @Culture of Truth: Drinking Rubin’s tears the night of November 6th might get me more deliriously drunk than I’ve ever been. I cannot wait for that hack to shove it.

  210. 210.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    @Comrade Mary: Are you really praying when yer reading it? How does it work?

  211. 211.

    eric

    September 6, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    favorite tweet: We’re gonna need to make a Hawaiian birth certificate for Jennifer Granholm, aren’t we?

    lol so much win

  212. 212.

    ChrisNYC

    September 6, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    Well, made me cry. First time for that from a modern speech. Everything about why I love him and agree with him. Citizenship. You did that. Like in that old “mosque” at GZ press conference — “It’s not them and us. It’s just us.” And I love love love that he had the guts to reclaim it all from the pitiful wingnut jibes.

  213. 213.

    Cacti

    September 6, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    Wait a second, he said the Brits were our closest allies.

    How dare he insult Israel like that?!

    Israel is always there when they need us!

  214. 214.

    Mnemosyne

    September 6, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    I wish God loved me enough to shoot a lightning bolt at Timothy Dolan’s ass on his way out of the stadium.

  215. 215.

    Mary G

    September 6, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    So classy, complete silence and respect when that pig Cardinal Dolan is praying. And he’s talking about taking care of the poor. Heads are exploding all over America.

  216. 216.

    dance around in your bones

    September 6, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    Man, the hamsters are getting tired tonight running the wheel for this blog.

    I got some kind of wet substance leaking out my eyes multiple times tonight. I noticed many people in the audience who had the same problem.

  217. 217.

    some guy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    raisnig caps, good. solves problem. I am guessing O , however, is nodding toward “responsible strengthening” as code for indexing and age -eligibility.

    but who knows, vagueness sounds “responsible”

  218. 218.

    Anya

    September 6, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    UGH. Did they have to give the enabler of child rapists a platform?

  219. 219.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    @Bootlegger: When your list of fail is longer than the list of accomplishments then blame- it -on -the -black -guy becomes the new default setting.

  220. 220.

    Elie

    September 6, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    @ChrisNYC:

    Amen

  221. 221.

    spiffy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    @Anya:

    The only bad thing at this convention.

  222. 222.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    @JPL: But he’s glowing as he talks about this. It’s creepy. I think he liked it.

    Oh, no wait…here he goes again.

  223. 223.

    some guy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    I like that too, “these United states.”

  224. 224.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: Don’t ask me. I was bathed in Catholicism as a child and it never took.

  225. 225.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    @? Martin: I’m not sure. Do you think you’re insulting me in some way?
    Because I like some good ol’ sex and don’t get off on snuff films like firing my poor team members who just “aren’t cutting it”.

  226. 226.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    Damn, no more dancing.

  227. 227.

    mai naem

    September 6, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    I hate Antonio Villaragosa’s whiny voice. But he did a good job.

  228. 228.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    Ooohh! ABL has cut down John’s new blue shirt into something very fetching.

  229. 229.

    jl

    September 6, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    “God bless the United States of America.”

    I like that too. But if the GOP gets desperate enough, they will try to turn that into some kind of a gaffe.

  230. 230.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    I swear Jennifer Granholm was fully trashed during her speech.
    Kind of hot, actually.

  231. 231.

    arguingwithsignposts

    September 6, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    Regarding the ground game, I would just note that our small town, the county democrats’ office on the town square was opened a couple months ago and it was lit up tonight with people in there watching the speeches. There is no GOP office on the town square at present.

  232. 232.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    @dance around in your bones: Sounds like it’s catching. Good thing we’ve got Obamacare, huh? Amirite?

  233. 233.

    FormerSwingVoter

    September 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

    I have tried – God have I tried – to remain cynical about everything even remotely related to politics, if not life in general.

    But after watching that speech, I can only say one thing: I love this President.

  234. 234.

    Elie

    September 6, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    @1badbaba3:

    LOL but I know what you mean…

  235. 235.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Anybody wanna spoon?

  236. 236.

    Patricia Kayden

    September 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Loved that Obama’s speech was rousing but also very substantive. Hope the job numbers are good tomorrow to cap an awesome week for Democrats.

    And looking forward to more photos/videos from ABL/JC. This was fun.

  237. 237.

    PeakVT

    September 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    @Cacti: How dare he insult Canada? It actually is a different county up there.

  238. 238.

    FormerSwingVoter

    September 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Can someone please put up a donation link? Like, right now?

  239. 239.

    The Ancient Randonneur

    September 6, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    The Empty Chair gave a much better acceptance speech in Charlotte than the Empty Suit gave in Tampa.

  240. 240.

    Burnspbesq

    September 6, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    @Mary G:

    So classy, complete silence and respect when that pig Cardinal Dolan is praying. And he’s talking about taking care of the poor. Heads are exploding all over America.

    There’s a seminar on paying lip-service to actual Catholic values that all new Cardinals have to attend. Apparently Dolan paid attention. Or maybe he really doesn’t see the disconnect between his words and his actions.

  241. 241.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    I think the phrasing this time was “And God bless these United States.”

    Like I said, not a real world big deal. I also remember Wavy Gravy invoking *all* the gods, and Elvis…and I forget how, threw a bone to the rationalist too.

    I consider the God stuff required ceremonial language (look at the God and Jerusalem BS), but I still would like it off the fvcking money as it is a LIE (i.e. either acknowledge I as a citizen have no trust in any god or gods, or simply admit I am not part of the WE).

    Just my $.02. I wouldn’t withhold my support over it, just think that one day that mindset will “evolve” as well.

    And like I said, why the fvck not let the world know we care about them too?

    This goes against the very traits of Mitt “Me, me, me!” Romney.

    Reality has a rationalist bias. We’ve learned to be patient.

    “PRAYER: It’s the least you can do. Really.” ~ LT

  242. 242.

    eric

    September 6, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    drones. gitmo. bad jeans. vote sheehan/choi

  243. 243.

    JCJ

    September 6, 2012 at 11:25 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    Yeah, I think Granholm was thoroughly toasted and totally hot.

  244. 244.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    @eric: Not just “bad jeans”. Mom jeans.
    Whole other universe of bad.

  245. 245.

    gogol's wife

    September 6, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    @FormerSwingVoter:

    Me too. And I love Biden. He made me cry with his obvious love for Obama.

  246. 246.

    dance around in your bones

    September 6, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    @1badbaba3:

    I hope MORE people get this leaky thing out their eyes listening to Obama and his peeps.

    It’s GOOD if it’s catching ;)

  247. 247.

    Lyrebird

    September 6, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    @1badbaba3: so true, so true

  248. 248.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 11:28 pm

    @Cacti:

    xD

  249. 249.

    japa21

    September 6, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Well, if the election were held tomorrow, and all voters were required to watch both conventions, Romney might just win…Utah, if he was lucy.

  250. 250.

    Culture of Truth

    September 6, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    Loved it. Obama killed. It was all awesome.

    Missed Granholm. Too bad.

  251. 251.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 6, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    I donated. Now time for bed.

  252. 252.

    ChrisNYC

    September 6, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    It’s a fucking mystery how Howard Fineman covered the 2008 campaign and apparently missed the whole “it’s not me, the change is you” stuff. He just said that it’s a clever reworking.

    I mean — Howard, dear, the whole organizing and registering voters and inspiring people to action thing, that was the fucking point, as was pointed out REPEATEDLY. I’m sorry but he needs to not be a pol reporter if he watched that campaign and thought that Barack Obama was literally the change, personified.

  253. 253.

    MikeJ

    September 6, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    @japa21:

    Romney might just win…Utah, if he was lucy.

    The Australopithecus vote is just about all he has going for him.

  254. 254.

    Bostondreams

    September 6, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    @Patricia Kayden:

    Loved that Obama’s speech was rousing but also very substantive. Hope the job numbers are good tomorrow to cap an awesome week for Democrats.

    I suspect that he has already seen the numbers, and his speech may have been a bit different if they were worse than ok. IMHO

  255. 255.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    @Comrade Mary: Jinkies Batman, nothin’ angry about those, er, I mean that.

  256. 256.

    WaterGirl

    September 6, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    @Comrade Mary: I flipped Dolan the bird the moment he was announced and came out on stage, leaving my finger in the air until he asked us to bow our heads.

    At that point the little girl in me who went to catholic school until 8th grade thought I should bring my finger down. But I tuned out his boring benediction — loved the one by the young girl last night, though — and then brought the finger up again the moment the prayer concluded.

    I understand bringing Dolan in so the Rethugs can’t say that Dolan doing the benediction for the Rs means that god is on their side.

  257. 257.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    Cracking open a bedtime Pacifico.

    Salut!

  258. 258.

    Anya

    September 6, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    Is there a clause in Chris Matthews contract that he must always mention JFK and Tip O’neill?

  259. 259.

    AkaDad

    September 6, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    I’m thrilled Obama supports Made In America. I just wish he was.

  260. 260.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 6, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    @Culture of Truth: Me too. But here it is. Jennifer Granholm

  261. 261.

    Some Loser

    September 6, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    I want to punch Jon Stewart in the face. Seriously, he just has to shit on the Democrats.

    I’m going to watch Colbert Report.

  262. 262.

    ruemara

    September 6, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    I got to say thanks to, um, Punchy(?) over at Political Carnival for ripping those mpegs of the speeches and alerting us here (how do you do that, email me, it’s professional curiosity thing) so I can send that to my well meaning-but tv-free friends.

  263. 263.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    @Anya:

    Is there a claus in Chris Matthews contract that he must always mention JFK and Tip O’neill?

    Chris is 70 years old. He doesn’t even know he’s doing it.

  264. 264.

    Omnes Omnibus

    September 6, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    @LanceThruster: I read that as Politico. I wondered why you hated yourself so much.

  265. 265.

    burnspbesq

    September 6, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    @japa21:

    Well, if the election were held tomorrow, and all voters were required to watch both conventions, Romney might just win…Utah, if he was lucy.

    That assumes all voters are capable of recognizing and will vote in their own best interest. The reality is that Romney will carry at least 20 states. That’s his worst-case scenario.

  266. 266.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    September 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    @Anya: He’s pretty predictable, and obsessive, but in a lot of ways he’s the unrestrained id of that working class white male, only with a genuine sense of racial and social justice.

    I was struck today, listening to Tweety in the car, how utterly re-seduced he was by Bill Clinton. As someone whose political junki-tude grew all through the CLinton years through impeachment and the aftermath, in the late 90s Tweety hated Clinton almost as much as I hate Bush.

  267. 267.

    ? Martin

    September 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    @Anya: We get a royalty on every mention of a fellow irishman. Not widely known.

  268. 268.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    The Politico I saw the other night on C-SPAN was truly swill.

  269. 269.

    spiffy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    For the last couple of days I have been in an argument with a wingnut acquaintance who insists New York is “in play” for Romney. He also thinks Romney can win California.

    Yes I think he might have been dropped on his head as a child.

  270. 270.

    Violet

    September 6, 2012 at 11:39 pm

    New thread is up.

  271. 271.

    Mark B.

    September 6, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    @spiffy: Texas will go Democratic before New York votes for a Republican. And I think it will only take 8-12 years for Texas to switch.

  272. 272.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    @spiffy:

    I have been in an argument with a wingnut

    I think I see the problem.

  273. 273.

    burnspbesq

    September 6, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    @spiffy:

    Wow. Romney carrying New York and California is even less likely than Duke going undefeated and winning the BCS championship.

  274. 274.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    Apropos of something or other:

    just another one of those nights I needed
    stayin up late one more night to piece it
    all together now, all together now
    I’m gonna ride this out

  275. 275.

    Origuy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:42 pm

    no John Singer Sargent pictures

    How about Thomas Hart Benton? The Meeting

  276. 276.

    jimmiraybob

    September 6, 2012 at 11:43 pm

    @MikeJ:

    The Australopithecus vote is just about all he [Romney] has going for him.

    I like to think that Australopithecus, in general, was smarter, more empathetic and more progressive than “the base.”

    Well OK, there was the TeaParty Australopithecus contingent that thought thinking and moving out onto the savannah was going to offend the gods, but it was a small group.

  277. 277.

    Comrade Mary

    September 6, 2012 at 11:43 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: Listen to the Fuckhead, spiffy.

  278. 278.

    dance around in your bones

    September 6, 2012 at 11:43 pm

    @LanceThruster:

    Cracking open a bedtime Pacifico.
    __
    Salut!

    I love the sentiment, but the proper term is ¡Salud! (Health) :)

  279. 279.

    Corner Stone

    September 6, 2012 at 11:44 pm

    @TaMara (BHF): Ok. Granholm is either majorly torched or reading for a part in a John Waters film.

  280. 280.

    ruemara

    September 6, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    @Some Loser: So it seems. And it’s pretty lame, too.

  281. 281.

    Humanities Grad

    September 6, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    @spiffy:

    Yes. New York is so much “in play” that Nate Silver only gives Obama a 100% chance of winning the state.

    And California? Don’t get me started! Obama’s odds of taking California have fallen all the way to 99.9%! It’s a wonder that Romney’s campaign isn’t already flooding both with millions in SuperPAC cash. Talk about a missed opportunity!

  282. 282.

    catclub

    September 6, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    @Corner Stone: Big Bang Theory when Sheldon gets drunk before his speech.

    A breathalyzer would explode in flames.

  283. 283.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    September 6, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    @Comrade Mary: Ya just gotta laugh at ’em. Anything else is a waste of time and positive energy.

  284. 284.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    @dance around in your bones: Amen. Now if only the lamestream media would show more of that instead of all those angry awful teabaggers.

  285. 285.

    Anya

    September 6, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    The Airing of Grievances on Festivus will be very long. I am disappointed in you people (front pagers) for not live blogging the convention. But DougJ and Cole will get the most. I am working on my list now.

  286. 286.

    spiffy

    September 6, 2012 at 11:50 pm

    @Mark B./Just Some Fuckhead/burnspbesq/Humanities Grad:

    At first I thought he was just trolling me, but, no he was serious.

    There is a certain segment of wingnut who honestly thinks Romney will win this in a landslide.

  287. 287.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    September 6, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    I feel sorry for Malia and Sasha’s future men in their lives. Boy are they going to have a difficult time measuring up to Ol’ Dad.

    Damn I’m proud to be an Obama supporter, as are my wife and daughter!

  288. 288.

    Comrade Luke

    September 6, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    @LanceThruster:

    From some hack on Twitter:

    @NYCVixen: Once again the crowd shots at the #DNC are a cross between a welfare office, LGBTQ center and attendees at a Memphis block party. #DNC2012

    That’s what the right thinks of diversity.

  289. 289.

    1badbaba3

    September 6, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    @spiffy: Ask them if they would be interested in buying some “land” in “Idaho” or “Florida”. Perhaps a lovely bridge for the missus.

  290. 290.

    Anne Laurie

    September 6, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    New thread up top, just to draw the Blogmaster back.

  291. 291.

    LanceThruster

    September 6, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    @Comrade Luke:

    Typical Reich Wing…they love Uhmurka. They just hate most of its citizens.

  292. 292.

    dance around in your bones

    September 6, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    @Comrade Luke: From some hack on Twitter:
    __

    @NYCVixen: Once again the crowd shots at the #DNC are a cross between a welfare office, LGBTQ center and attendees at a Memphis block party. #DNC2012
    __
    That’s what the right thinks of diversity.

    OMFG.

    @1badbaba3:

    Amen. Now if only the lamestream media would show more of that instead of all those angry awful teabaggers.

    See above – it’s all about your perception and tribal beliefs, no?

  293. 293.

    LanceThruster

    September 7, 2012 at 12:04 am

    @dance around in your bones:

    Seems to be some variations, but ¡Salud! to you too.

  294. 294.

    CaliCat

    September 7, 2012 at 12:06 am

    @ChrisNYC:Fineman is a disingenuous beltway hack. He’s about as useful as a boil on a butt.

  295. 295.

    dance around in your bones

    September 7, 2012 at 12:23 am

    @LanceThruster:

    I guess you are right – I’m speaking from a familiarity with (Mexican) Spanish.

    Actually, us gringos used to say Saludi Patootie! Heh.

  296. 296.

    Mnemosyne

    September 7, 2012 at 12:25 am

    @Anya:

    There’s a t-shirt I keep getting ads for that says, “The Last Thing I Want To Do Is Hurt You … But It’s On The List.”

  297. 297.

    hilts

    September 7, 2012 at 12:35 am

    @CaliCat:

    Molly Ball makes Howard Fineman look good.

    Ball’s reaction to Obama’s speech: “The president, that legendary orator, vaunted crowd-mover, well-known sweeper-away of audiences in general and political conventions in particular, gave a warmed-over rehash of his stump speech, right down to the exit music, Bruce Springsteen’s “We Take Care of Our Own,” that generally plays him out at campaign events. The theme — stop me if you’ve heard this one — was hope.”

  298. 298.

    Anya

    September 7, 2012 at 12:39 am

    @Mnemosyne: OMG! I want that t-shirt.

  299. 299.

    WaterGirl

    September 7, 2012 at 12:39 am

    @TaMara (BHF): Wow. She really does seem like she was drunk or high, but the reception was amazing. But maybe she just has a LOT OF ENERGY because all those republican bankers and businessmen just told her entire state to take a hike.

  300. 300.

    Spaghetti Lee

    September 7, 2012 at 12:45 am

    @Comrade Luke:

    Ha ha, welfare! Because, get it, black people! Because they’re all lazy unemployed bums! Man, this conservative humor is just so cutting-edge I can’t even handle it.

  301. 301.

    Mandalay

    September 7, 2012 at 12:54 am

    @Anya: @Anya:

    Is there a clause in Chris Matthews contract that he must always mention JFK and Tip O’neill?

    Yes, and he is always careful to refer to JFK as “Jack”, and his brothers as “Bobby” and “Teddy”, since he is such a close friend of the family (in his mind).

    There is also a clause in his contract requiring him to tell Howard Fineman he is “so smart” at least three times a week.

  302. 302.

    LanceThruster

    September 7, 2012 at 1:10 am

    @dance around in your bones:

    I asked my Mexican day laborers (the guys who helped me move) how to do the toast from “Boardwalk Empire” (“to the lost”).

    We now toast when they come by regularly to help my keep making improvements (and mostly with still settling in)…

    [hoisting glass] “Los Perditos!”

    They’ve helped me gain a newfound love for tequila shots, and they like my cooking (we eat well).

  303. 303.

    karen marie

    September 7, 2012 at 2:14 am

    @ruemara: All the speeches are up on C-Span here (http://www.c-span.org/) and here (https://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN/videos).

    Strangely, I am lacking the usual panoply of editing buttons.

    ADD: One of the mpeg speeches that I watched at the Carnival yesterday was just short of the end. C-Span’s are full and complete. (No slight intended to the good works of Carnival.)

  304. 304.

    karen marie

    September 7, 2012 at 2:22 am

    @WaterGirl: She was governor at the time of the auto bailout and had a lot riding on it happening and succeeding. I’m sure she is thrilled with Obama beyond belief.

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