Democrat National Convention - Day 2 Live Thread.

[jendf]

"God bless you and God Speed."

Um, what, no God bless America?

Bitch.

that was odd.  "god speed" is a phrase used to wish one good fortune on a journey . . . 

Could be a synonymous with her other slip or not so slip of the tongue in mentioning the word assassination

I missed that. What was the story behind that?

[Wretched Excess]

over on PMSNBC, andrea mitchell is on the floor of the convention peddling the story that hillary just magically created unity.

[Wretched Excess]

"God bless you and God Speed."

Um, what, no God bless America?

Bitch.

that was odd.  "god speed" is a phrase used to wish one good fortune on a journey . . . 

Could be a synonymous with her other slip or not so slip of the tongue in mentioning the word assassination

I missed that. What was the story behind that?

she said at least once that she was justified in staying in the race even though the outcome was inevitable because RFK was assassinated in july, and it wasn't july yet.

[Willow]

Well judging from the look on Michelle's face I'd guess she hates Hillary with a purple passion! Damn,, Hillary should be stone cold dead.  

[Wretched Excess]

MSNBC is swooning.  Fox is calling her out for doing the bare minimum, and getting the hell off the stage.  it's amazing that they were watching the same speech.

[Miss Mia]

MSNBC is swooning.  Fox is calling her out for doing the bare minimum, and getting the hell off the stage.  it's amazing that they were watching the same speech.

I think she did well.

And on the cupcake front, they're in the oven and cream cheese frosting is done. 

[Chris_]

I just read the transcript: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/26/clinton.transcript/

She freaking played the race card!!!!!!!!

On that path to freedom, Harriet Tubman had one piece of advice.
If you hear the dogs, keep going.
If you see the torches in the woods, keep going.
If they're shouting after you, keep going.
Don't ever stop. Keep going.
If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

OTOH she said uh-bam-uh's name a whole 8 times.  And threw a girlie underhand toss at McCain, saying "But we don't need four more years of the last eight years."

Pretty tepid.  And forgettable.

[Rebel]

He doesn't please Fuzzy.

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[GOBUCKS]

chelsea is still hot.  I meant to mention that before the Pink Pantsuit of Purgatory rumbled on stage.

Chelsea is a dead ringer for her father, Web Hubbell, from The Beast's days at the Rose Law Firm. If you don't remember him, look up a photo and set it beside Chelsea. So obvious it is comical.

[Rebel]

Chelsea is a dog. Give me Barbara Bush (GW's daughter, you morons). 

[Tess Anderson]

I have heard that before, that she's really Hubbel's daughter, but she looks so much like Hillary to me, I can't tell.

Michelle Kept babbling about a "journey" last night. "Godspeed" annoyed me as well - a phoney and pretentious sign-off.

I thought Hillary was flat and it was a policy endorsement only - she said Michelle would make a great First Lady, but she never corrected the McCain ad where she had said MCCain was qualified, but BHO wasn't. She could have undone that statement easily, but she didn't. She made the speech about her and the feminist movement and made the arguement that her supporters should vote for Obama because the country needed a Democrat president. It was all about Hillary, and tomorrow it will all be about Bill, and he's liable to say anything the way he is now.

[GOBUCKS]

I have heard that before, that she's really Hubbel's daughter, but she looks so much like Hillary to me, I can't tell.
Michelle Kept babbling about a "journey" last night. "Godspeed" annoyed me as well - a phoney and pretentious sign-off.

I thought Hillary was flat and it was a policy endorsement only - she said Michelle would make a great First Lady, but she never corrected the McCain ad where she had said MCCain was qualified, but BHO wasn't. She could have undone that statement easily, but she didn't. She made the speech about her and the feminist movement and made the arguement that her supporters should vote for Obama because the country needed a Democrat president. It was all about Hillary, and tomorrow it will all be about Bill, and he's liable to say anything the way he is now.

She and Hubbell both have that strange pelican-like mouth and chin. Really distinctive.

[Lacarnut]

I have heard that before, that she's really Hubbel's daughter, but she looks so much like Hillary to me, I can't tell.

Michelle Kept babbling about a "journey" last night. "Godspeed" annoyed me as well - a phoney and pretentious sign-off.

I thought Hillary was flat and it was a policy endorsement only - she said Michelle would make a great First Lady, but she never corrected the McCain ad where she had said MCCain was qualified, but BHO wasn't. She could have undone that statement easily, but she didn't. She made the speech about her and the feminist movement and made the arguement that her supporters should vote for Obama because the country needed a Democrat president. It was all about Hillary, and tomorrow it will all be about Bill, and he's liable to say anything the way he is now.

I might listen to Bill; I think he is more pissed about Hillary not getting the nomination than she is. So he might blow his top which would be fun to watch; what would be better is if he endorsed McCain.  

[Zeus]

Well judging from the look on Michelle's face I'd guess she hates Hillary with a purple passion! Damn,, Hillary should be stone cold dead.  

I noticed that also. Mo seemed pissed off except whenever Hillery gave the Oman his props.

[Hawkgirl]

"Godspeed" was a weird thing to say...it's very...final.

Is it just me, or was that speech a "This is what I"m running on in 2012"  While she had to say she supports Obama, she was endorsing herself more than anything.

[Miss Mia]

"Godspeed" was a weird thing to say...it's very...final.

Is it just me, or was that speech a "This is what I"m running on in 2012"  While she had to say she supports Obama, she was endorsing herself more than anything.

I agree, the "Godspeed" was strange. 

[Wretched Excess]

"Godspeed" was a weird thing to say...it's very...final.

Is it just me, or was that speech a "This is what I"m running on in 2012"  While she had to say she supports Obama, she was endorsing herself more than anything.

I think it was an attempt to split the difference between supporting him enough so that she isn't accused of torpedoing him, and creating sufficient distance between herself and his campaign should he lose on his own in november.

it was all about maintaining her political viability after november, regardless of what should happen.

 

[Jim]

"Godspeed" was a weird thing to say...it's very...final.

Is it just me, or was that speech a "This is what I"m running on in 2012"  While she had to say she supports Obama, she was endorsing herself more than anything.

I agree, the "Godspeed" was strange. 

wanted to sound religious

[Willow]

"Godspeed" was a weird thing to say...it's very...final.

Is it just me, or was that speech a "This is what I"m running on in 2012"  While she had to say she supports Obama, she was endorsing herself more than anything.

I think it was an attempt to split the difference between supporting him enough so that she isn't accused of torpedoing him, and creating sufficient distance between herself and his campaign should he lose on his own in november.

it was all about maintaining her political viability after november, regardless of what should happen.

 

I think that is where she suffers dellusions. After the way the democrats treated her and Bill this year it's crazy to think they would embrace them in 2012. Assuming Brock wins you know he is going to want a second terms. She should have gone independent and found someone to remove that very large knife sticking out of her back!

[USA4ME]

Nope, still didn't watch it.  Watched a few minutes of the post shows and the "MSNBC is swooning.  Fox is calling her out for doing the bare minimum, and getting the hell off the stage" is correct.

After The Impeached One speaks tonight, I predict the Clintonistas are adios.  There'll be calls for her to hit the campaign trail and drum up her supporters to switch to the Obamassiah, but my guess is she's moving on.  If anything, they'll do a few little things to make life harder on B. Hussein.

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[Wretched Excess]

"Godspeed" was a weird thing to say...it's very...final.

Is it just me, or was that speech a "This is what I"m running on in 2012"  While she had to say she supports Obama, she was endorsing herself more than anything.

I agree, the "Godspeed" was strange. 

wanted to sound religious

she could have done that with "God bless America".  maybe she just wanted to be different, but she's a clinton, and when a clinton is involved, maximum cynicism is in order.

[Wretched Excess]

"Godspeed" was a weird thing to say...it's very...final.

Is it just me, or was that speech a "This is what I"m running on in 2012"  While she had to say she supports Obama, she was endorsing herself more than anything.

I think it was an attempt to split the difference between supporting him enough so that she isn't accused of torpedoing him, and creating sufficient distance between herself and his campaign should he lose on his own in november.

it was all about maintaining her political viability after november, regardless of what should happen.

I think that is where she suffers dellusions. After the way the democrats treated her and Bill this year it's crazy to think they would embrace them in 2012. Assuming Brock wins you know he is going to want a second terms. She should have gone independent and found someone to remove that very large knife sticking out of her back!

the party may have treated the clintons badly, and if they did, it was probably payback for the fact that during the clinton administration, the clintons themselves did very, very well, but the party suffered disaster after disaster at the polls, almost all of which was attributable to  misguided and unpopular clinton policies.  during clinton's 8 years in office, the dems lost the house, the senate, governer's mansions, and state houses all over the country.  and the rumor that the clintons sent wesley clark in to the primaries in 2004 just so there would be another anti-war candidate, and thus blow up howard dean's presidential candidacy, couldn't have helped his personal feelings about bill and hill . . .