Prime time. It's the economy, stupids.
Sebelius is up. "You all know the story of the girl from Kansas who said, 'There's no place like home.' For John McCain, it's "there's no place like home, or home, or home, or home." I wonder how she would have been in the attack dog role.
7:24 local. Casey is up. Oh my god, he is a terrible orator. "He is one of us." But I don't want to be one of you, Bob. Good mention of Clinton, though. Good mention of the abortion issue, too. I think we just locked up Pennsylvania. "McCain votes with Bush over 90 percent of the time. That's not a maverick; that's a sidekick."
I revise my opinion of him as a speaker. Good attacks! "Four more months!" Cheering in the big tent.
Fat Tire. I think this is beer number 6. I think.
Lily Ledbetter. Doesn't get more Real American than that.
"I'm So Excited" musical interlude. There are a lot of cute women here. Too bad they're all working. And sober.
7:44 local. Mark Warner is kind of boring. "An economic policy that says borrow money from China to buy from countries that don't like us." That was good. And now he's calling Bush out for not calling for sacrifice. The next time a white guy is allowed to run for President, I can see him winning.
7:49. Randall Terry and 12 other idiots arrested near the convention center. Are they the Apostles?
7:50. "In 4 months, we'll have an administration that actually believes in science."
8:14. Had an interesting conversation with this guy. A Brit, he knows more about our politics than ... uh, me.
8:21. Deval Patrick didn't make much of an impression. Brian Schweitzer looks like a used car salesman in a Wim Wenders movie. Or a preacher in a Coen brothers movie. Can't decide.
Were you really drunk?
I went the other route, and did CSPAN, because I'd have to be main-lining bat Guano to be able to tolerate the pundits.
Posted by: Matthew G. Saroff | August 27, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Were you really drunk?
The memory is vague, but yeah.
Posted by: Mithras | August 27, 2008 at 12:37 PM