Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Deval Patrick just blew the roof off of that convention. That speech is going to catapult him onto the national stage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Martin O'Malley, on the other hand...cheesy and superficial. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dago 3.0 8,688 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Martin O'Malley, on the other hand...cheesy and superficial. a politician Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Castro's speech...not very good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Castro is ending strong, however. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Summerbunny 511 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I like Ted Strictland Governor of Ohio "If Romney was Santa Clause, he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves" " Romney's money vacations on a beach in the Caymans and spends its winters in the Swiss Alps." These speech writers crack me up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psychic Gibbon 46,836 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I'm enjoying how much more positive overall this convention has been compared to last week's. I got tired of the screaming and vitriol pretty quickly, so this is a nice change of pace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 I like Ted Strictland Governor of Ohio "If Romney was Santa Clause, he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves" " Romney's money vacations on a beach in the Caymans and spends its winters in the Swiss Alps."These speech writers crack me up!There have been some zingers tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Hoopah! 83,429 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I watched maybe 37 seconds of the RNC, and won't be watching a moment of this one. I know who I'm voting for, I really don't get the week long rah-rah'ing. Do people not know who they're voting for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 I watched maybe 37 seconds of the RNC, and won't be watching a moment of this one. I know who I'm voting for, I really don't get the week long rah-rah'ing. Do people not know who they're voting for?The conventions typically have the biggest effect on the election. I watch them mainly to see how undecided voters are introduced to the candidates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psychic Gibbon 46,836 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I watched maybe 37 seconds of the RNC, and won't be watching a moment of this one. I know who I'm voting for, I really don't get the week long rah-rah'ing. Do people not know who they're voting for?I like seeing the new blood in the parties. The conventions tend to be be springboards for some of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Hoopah! 83,429 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 The conventions typically have the biggest effect on the election. I watch them mainly to see how undecided voters are introduced to the candidates.How on earth can people not know who the candidates are? Even people without a pot to piss in have access to tv, internet, etc . . . how do you HONESTLY tell me people don't know who the candidates are at this point in time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 How on earth can people not know who the candidates are? Even people without a pot to piss in have access to tv, internet, etc . . . how do you HONESTLY tell me people don't know who the candidates are at this point in time?It's not that they don't have who they are. It's that a small but sizable percent of people haven't made up their minds. They don't follow things through the summer and so this is their first chance to hear the messages. It's an increasingly shrinking percent, but it's still the most influential events of the campaign. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Statick 13,314 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I really liked the opening with Teddy tearing Mitt a new one. The Castro speech I think pretty much locked up FL/Latino vote for the President and Michelle Obama's speech was AWESOME. Very strong first night for the Dems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
#1 pick™ 571 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Castro speech was the best.Patrick was good.Michelle was very effective but said some things I personally question.Overall, it was a solid event.Strickland was one of the better ones I seen tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Statick 13,314 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Castro speech was the best.Patrick was good.Michelle was very effective but said some things I personally question.Overall, it was a solid event.Strickland was one of the better ones I seen tonight.I missed the Strickland speech. Hope they replay it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 I really liked the opening with Teddy tearing Mitt a new one. The Castro speech I think pretty much locked up FL/Latino vote for the President and Michelle Obama's speech was AWESOME. Very strong first night for the Dems.Didn't seem Michelle Obama's speech. Figured it would be typical spouse-rah rah stuff, but might have to go back and watch it now. The video with Ted ripping on Romney was pretty damaging, but did they play it during prime-time? My sense was that it and Patrick didn't air except on the cable shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Statick 13,314 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Didn't seem Michelle Obama's speech. Figured it would be typical spouse-rah rah stuff, but might have to go back and watch it now. The video with Ted ripping on Romney was pretty damaging, but did they play it during prime-time? My sense was that it and Patrick didn't air except on the cable shows.I can't say if it was on prime time or not. I caught it on MSNBC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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falconsd56 27,129 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I really liked the opening with Teddy tearing Mitt a new one. The Castro speech I think pretty much locked up FL/Latino vote for the President and Michelle Obama's speech was AWESOME. Very strong first night for the Dems.Yeah the Kennedy vs Romney video is something I have a feeling you will see a lot of.I did really chuckle at " give him 2 more weeks he might vote for me because those are the things I am for" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Speaking of optics, btw, WTF was up with the yellow backdrop that made all of the speakers look like they had jaundice??? da fuq was that about?Am I racist for thinking that it made Castro look more asian than hispanic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Serendipity 251 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Am I racist for thinking that it made Castro look more asian than hispanic?Yes, no kidding your parents liked JD more SMH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Just watched the speech:http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/09/04/video-watch-first-lady-michelle-obamas-dnc-address/Holy crap, that was a great speech. Very conceptual. I've heard people say that she kicked Romney's a** without mentioning his name. I think there's some truth in that. I think that I'm good at recognizing when my own biases creep into my perceptions and when I can remain objective. Objectively, I honestly think her speech was much better than Ann Romney's, which I thought was pretty good. Just. wow.There's an interesting difference in the speeches between the DNC and the RNC, and it has to do with conceptual clarity and realism. The Ann Romney speech was good but somewhat contrived. Michelle Obama's speech, whether real or fabricated, seemed more genuine and "broad" or conceptual in nature. That was a great speech. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Troutsky 27,041 Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Yes, no kidding your parents liked JD more SMHToo much alcohol tonight? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Serendipity 251 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Too much alcohol tonight?Tough one for me tonight :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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