DNC night two

I wish that it didn't take so long for the main speaker i.e. Obama to show up. It's 9:30 and I need to get to bed soon- I cannot and will not stay up until 11 just to watch him. However, I have Tivo'd it in hopes of possibly having time to catch some of it in the morning.

I thought that it was...interesting to say the least that Stevie Wonder performed before any of the speeches were made. This whole thing is just like a huge party to butter up the crowd in order to win votes. As I write that, I realize that that is exactly the point of this convention, but I don't really like it. For instance, I hated the way that Al Gore began his speech talking about himself. He talked about how differently he would have run the country had he won the presidency. To me that just says that he needs to get over it- he lost 8 years ago, it's time to move on, Gore. I just hate the way it was so easy for him to promise that the nation would be in better shape had he won. Sure, he and Bush have different views, that's normal, but at the same time, sometimes you can't help what happens. I'm sure that an economic crisis was never on the agenda for Bush, and it's completely possible that we'd be in the same situation with Gore. I feel like a lot of times people are just so unfair towards Bush. Gore just really made himself out to be the hero that lost...I can't stand that.

I'll try my best to make time in the am to see what Barack has to say...but so far I haven't really liked what I've heard. It's been all the same speeches from everyone- Kerry, Gore, etc, with a different and more annoying tactic each time. I hate showboats and empty promises, which is exactly what these conventions are brimming with. Blegh.