Speeches
There were three speeches tonight.
John McCain - A typically horrible, dull, uninspiring speech. Just about every criticism that can be made of this speech has already been made. Small venue, barely any supporters showed up, the speech was full of lies and misrepresentations about his own record and Obama's. I thought it was hilarious that the networks cut away from the speech to announce that Obama has won the nomination.
Hillary Clinton - A decent enough speech, except for the fact that she didn't concede and didn't congratulate Obama on his win. Seems a bit classless to me. If she thinks she can blackmail Obama over the VP slot, she has another thing coming. And if she really thinks that she is the only woman who can be on Obama's ticket, I think a few million feminists would differ. She has already angered a lot of Democrats, and every day she keeps up this game is another day that her reputation crumbles.
She has until Friday to concede and endorse Obama, otherwise her standing in the party begins to erode big time, much more than it already has. Right now she is the best ally that John McCain has.
Barack Obama - What else can you say? A fantastic speech. His best since January. I love the idea of giving his victory speech at the site of the RNC national convention. He just pwned McCain, he drank his milkshake, he kicked his ass on national television.
John McCain - A typically horrible, dull, uninspiring speech. Just about every criticism that can be made of this speech has already been made. Small venue, barely any supporters showed up, the speech was full of lies and misrepresentations about his own record and Obama's. I thought it was hilarious that the networks cut away from the speech to announce that Obama has won the nomination.
Hillary Clinton - A decent enough speech, except for the fact that she didn't concede and didn't congratulate Obama on his win. Seems a bit classless to me. If she thinks she can blackmail Obama over the VP slot, she has another thing coming. And if she really thinks that she is the only woman who can be on Obama's ticket, I think a few million feminists would differ. She has already angered a lot of Democrats, and every day she keeps up this game is another day that her reputation crumbles.
She has until Friday to concede and endorse Obama, otherwise her standing in the party begins to erode big time, much more than it already has. Right now she is the best ally that John McCain has.
Barack Obama - What else can you say? A fantastic speech. His best since January. I love the idea of giving his victory speech at the site of the RNC national convention. He just pwned McCain, he drank his milkshake, he kicked his ass on national television.
posted by Existenz | 10:02 PM
1 Comments:
Yes, McCain's speech was lifeless, dull and a regular snooze-fest...well, except for one comment that perked my ears...
"And I would be ashamed to admit I knew what had to be done in Iraq to spare us from a defeat that would endanger us for years, but I kept quiet because it was too politically hard for me to do."
Sounded a little McClellanish to me.
I thought Hillary gave a good speech. It bordered on concession, but still didn't go far enough, IMO. I can understand her not doing it and was disappointed. I do agree that if she hasn't done a full concession by Friday then then her support will erode...that includes this Hillary supporter.
Obama gave an excellent speech. It was very well done and made me smile. He'll make a great president, IMO.
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