Democratic National Convention

Okay, first of all I hate the name "Democratic National Convention", I feel like National should be the first word, but that's just me. I tuned in when good ole' Bill showed up to support his pal Barack. Honestly the whole speech was nauseating, I felt like Bill was just repeating himself by saying how he was voting for Barack, and everyone else should too. Just showing up made the crowd in Denver go crazy, which was annoying in itself because they wouldn't shut up, but Clinton worked the crowd so hard, it was ridiculous to watch. I feel like the crowd was a mix of actual spectators and sheer giddyness from being on TV, which is likely why they wouldn't shut up. The guy who introduced Clinton was really playing him up, which was strange to me since all I've ever heard growing up is how deceiving and promiscuous he was/is. Tying in with what we talked about in class today with how all we seem to hear about are the bad things the "other guy" did, it was the opposite tonight at the Democratic Convention. So it seems to me that whatever is said is what people want to be true. To the democrats who support Bill's support of Barack, Bill was the golden president, whereas growing up in a pretty republican house, he was the devil's advocate. Politics seem to be about what people want to hear, which makes sense because that's what wins votes. When John Kerry was speaking about President Bush, I really felt that a lot of what he said was unfair. I feel like Bush is just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Going back to the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK got extremley lucky with his 50/50 decision...and is seen as an American Hero. Bush, however, got the short end of the stick, but that's another argument.

The things that I honestly notice most were the was I hated how showboaty the democrats seem to be, and how many times the camera focused in on Barack's wife standing and clapping. How long can you stand and clap for? I felt bad for the woman. Anyway, I kind of hated watching the convention...I especially hated when Kerry had the audacity to call John McCain his friend and then go on to call him a hypocrit to the entire nation. I feel that that democrats (at least the ones on TV tonight) are very one sided in their thoughts, a little two faced, and extremely showboaty.
two thumbs DOWN