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trip reports interrupted by politics....
Aug. 28th, 2008 05:49 amUp at 5am to watch selected speeches and roll call via YouTube, because my only other option is CNN and...bleah. My connection's not great, so streaming videos problematic, but I'm getting the audio feed clearly, at least.
I don't agree with every point made by every politico on stage, but for the first time in years I'm not feeling beaten down into anger and apathy by what's happening in American politics. (also: Joe Biden rocked). The Roll Call was clearly choreographed but it made for great showmanship, and that is what a political convention is all about -- the deals have been struck already and now the machine (in use both good and ill) rolls on. We have a non-white, non-Old Guard Democratic mainstream candidate for President, hello History, and yes, I will be casting my vote for him. Not that there was a chance in hell I was going to vote for "No Fair Wages, no Choice for Women" More of the Same McCain, but y'know, some of you might have wondered. There it is.
And to those folk who are already online screaming about how the vote was "rigged" and Hillary Clinton didn't get her full chance? Dudes, HILLARY moved for popular acclaim. If you think that she was robbed, maybe you should ask her what cut she got of the robbery -- or do you think she is so weak or easily cowed that she would do that without fair compensation? And if you DO think that -- man, you're dissing her worse than anyone you claim to be protesting against! *eyeroll* Hillary was, as she always has been: a politician, and a gracious and charismatic and intelligent one at that, an I look forward to her continuing to work toward her [and my] goals in the coming years.
Oh, and because I am allowing myself snark this one moment: to the people who have called her a "shrill bitch" and the "anti-christ" and a variety of other things in my hearing in the past few decades? How you liking your representative choices these days? I'm liking mine -- and their ideas about governance -- just fine.
Anyway. Democratic Presidential candidate Obama? Please, please... do as you've promised. Be someone we can talk about with pride, with enthusiasm, with respect -- not just now, but eight years from now!
/political segment
I don't agree with every point made by every politico on stage, but for the first time in years I'm not feeling beaten down into anger and apathy by what's happening in American politics. (also: Joe Biden rocked). The Roll Call was clearly choreographed but it made for great showmanship, and that is what a political convention is all about -- the deals have been struck already and now the machine (in use both good and ill) rolls on. We have a non-white, non-Old Guard Democratic mainstream candidate for President, hello History, and yes, I will be casting my vote for him. Not that there was a chance in hell I was going to vote for "No Fair Wages, no Choice for Women" More of the Same McCain, but y'know, some of you might have wondered. There it is.
And to those folk who are already online screaming about how the vote was "rigged" and Hillary Clinton didn't get her full chance? Dudes, HILLARY moved for popular acclaim. If you think that she was robbed, maybe you should ask her what cut she got of the robbery -- or do you think she is so weak or easily cowed that she would do that without fair compensation? And if you DO think that -- man, you're dissing her worse than anyone you claim to be protesting against! *eyeroll* Hillary was, as she always has been: a politician, and a gracious and charismatic and intelligent one at that, an I look forward to her continuing to work toward her [and my] goals in the coming years.
Oh, and because I am allowing myself snark this one moment: to the people who have called her a "shrill bitch" and the "anti-christ" and a variety of other things in my hearing in the past few decades? How you liking your representative choices these days? I'm liking mine -- and their ideas about governance -- just fine.
Anyway. Democratic Presidential candidate Obama? Please, please... do as you've promised. Be someone we can talk about with pride, with enthusiasm, with respect -- not just now, but eight years from now!
/political segment
