Liveblogging The POTUS

Missed John Kerry getting eight years of frustration off his chest.  Hear it was something else, though.

Pulled into Joe Biden's speech towards the end.  Did he have an eye job?  He looks like Kevin Nealon with a wig on.  Of course, Nealon played him in one of the best SNL sketches of all time.

Listening to part of Biden's speech, it's apparent the advantage incumbents have.  He rightly points out that the GOP was saying that America's best days are behind it.  That's just a sucky sales pitch.

The DNC attendees and speakers were just having so much more fun.

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I don't think one convention and one election cycle will effect this change, but Romney and the GOP completely stiffed the troops.  After wrapping themselves in the flag SO tightly in 2004 and to a lesser degree in 2008, the only mention or reference to the military was when they announced the Paul Ryan pick on the USS Wisconsin.

Military voters are obviously a tough sell for the Democrats in a lot of ways.  But they aren't a monolithic bloc.

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Interesting video.  Clooney narrating and lots of Clinton.  Apparently Bill Clinton has gotten over 2008.

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A lot of discussion of character.  Clearly they think that this taps into his personal favorables.  Plus, Romney's character is of course an open ended question.
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Nice production values.  Damned Hollywood elites!  All the GOP could get was a chair.
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Let's see how he measures up to the other speakers.
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If repetition is the soul of learning, then I think this is a pedagogically sounds convention.
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Thanks for mentioning climate change.  Now do something about it next year.
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Very wonky speech.  Lots of details.  Clear contrast with Romney's speech.  Don't worry though.  Obama tends to save the soaring stuff for the end.
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Making the most of this "choice" theme.  My guess is he will end with a song of American greatness.
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Excellent use of the word "citizenship".  It did seem as if the entire convention was circling around that word.
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Very clever.  My works are your works.  Deflates the idea that he's an egomaniac.
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Lincoln still kills from beyond the grave.
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Brilliant turning around of the "hope" theme.
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Wow.  As usual, he just slaughters at the end.  Brilliant.  Oh, and what, you couldn't get Springsteen IN PERSON.