In a backroom at Mile High Stadium after the acceptance speech and celebration, Barack Obama and Joe Biden sign the necessary paperwork that makes them the official candidates of the Democratic party. Then they ask for money.
In his state of the union on the mount, er, acceptance speech, Barack Obama promised to “cut taxes for 95 percent of all working families” and also to provide Americans with a basketful of government goodies. All this will be paid for, of course, by increasing taxes on those nasty “rich” folks and evil oil companies. Forget the setting and hoopla and confetti. Read the speech. It’s the same old liberal Democratic wine in an attractive new bottle.
The candidate also went after his opponent. He’s a good guy and all but “John McCain doesn’t get it.” Oh, and in case you forgot, McCain equals Bush.
Sound Bite: “So I’ve got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first.”
Here’s the biopic that introduced the candidate last night:
You can’t shed the “celebrity” and “rock star” image if you release videos that resemble, uh, rock star videos. Here’s a short teaser from the Obama camp that shows the technicians and roadies setting up for the concert, er, acceptance speech.
MoveOn.org has announced a plan to register 500,000 “new young voters” in “key battleground states” (new, young Obama voters, that is). They need $2.5 million.
Sound Bite: “Imagine what a difference it’ll make to add 500,000 new progressive voters to the rolls. And here’s the cool thing: we won’t just tip this one election. We’ll bring in thousands of folks who will keep voting progressive for election after election after election.”
Delaware attorney general Beau Biden got good reviews last night for his introduction of dad Joe Biden. (The younger Biden’s remarks follow a video bio of the candidate.)
Against a backdrop of scenes of carnage and violence around the world, this McCain video intersperses sound bites from Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd saying that Barack Obama isn’t ready to be commander-in-chief. You think this message is going to change in the next two months?
The Senator from Scranton was chosen in part to address the “kitchen table” issues of middle-class folks and he did his job last night — a bit blandly, perhaps. But don’t lose hope. Out on the stump, Biden’s bound to stray from the script. Once a loose cannon, always a loose cannon.
Apparently the stage at Invesco Field in Delphi, er, Denver where Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech on Thursday night resembles a classical Greek temple. Think the McCain camp is going to have some fun with that? More here.
Take a look at this clip from SeeSwann — a local video-maker with an engaging low-key style. SeeSwann’s got Convention credentials and he takes us on a tour, from the news media facilities in the bowels of the arena to the stage on the 50-yard line (at 4:05 in). It does look like a Greek temple. Or the Forum in Rome. Or something old.
You gotta give it to Dennis “The Menace” Kucinich. He’s consistent. The Dems gave him a few minutes at the Convention podium and he gave them a full-court rant — bouncing up and down and waving his arms like a smurf-in-the-box. “Wake up, America!”
Michelle Obama spoke at an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Caucus in Denver yesterday. From the cheers, you’d think her husband supports gay marriage. (He’s doesn’t.)
