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posted at 2008-08-28 00:22 | Last modified 2008-08-28 09:16
Feel the love
The most anticipated (or dreaded) speech of the night was that of former Prez. Bill Clinton. It was a well-crafted speech that rang all the necessary bells, technically speaking, but he clearly hasn’t lost his gift for parsing language. His much-anticipated “endorsement” of his wife’s opponent was ever-so-carefully qualified.
Michelle Obama, lips pressed tight, looked peeved, while Hillary and Chelsea were shown giggling together at something probably unrelated.
Still though, Bill Clinton had some excellent lines tonight, and the audience ate them up. Like this one.
“People abroad have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.”
I suppose it’s foolish to expect the guy to praise his wife’s opponent over his wife. He didn’t. (Frankly, I thought he sounded more comfortable saying nice things about John McCain than Barack Obama.) But Clinton did at least succeed in painting Obama as the lesser of two evils.
Playlist Editorial
Looks like the Democrats’ DJ enjoyed a little joke at the former President’s expense: Bill Clinton left the stage tonight to the unmistakable strains of Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love.” Excellent!
NextGen?
On the other end of the credibility spectrum, there was Beau Biden. One word: Wow. He was absolutely magnetic. If Obama’s sister Maya and Jesse Jackson Jr didn’t convince you there’s a genetic factor in political talent, this guy should’ve sealed the deal in ink. Here’s hoping he makes it back safe from Iraq.
Veep material
Biden gets big ups for a job well done tonight - a big improvement over his teleprompter issues at his VP introduction Saturday in Springfield.
My very favorite moment of the night was watching Biden’s elderly mother in her navy blue and pearls, listening to her son talk about all the things she taught him growing up. I’m pretty sure elderly mothers don’t get much more endearing than that – though I haven’t seen John McCain’s mom yet, so I may have to take that back next week.
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