DNC CONVENTION: NIGHT 2

Orange Pantsuit Alert!

I still am not a fan of Senator Clinton's delivery, but her speech was on-point, well-crafted, and a blow to the GOP, which was clearly hoping for a Democratic implosion this week.

During her speech, MSNBC kept panning to Bill, in the audience, who was clearly gushing with pride whenever Hillary spoke. This would have been a heart-warming image but for the fact that every time I saw him, I also thought about the spunk stain that he left on Monica Lewinsky's blue Gap dress.

Her best moment was when she was speaking directly to some of her supporters, who ignorantly have been threatening to vote for McCain instead of Obama:

I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me? Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him? Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids? Were you in it for that boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage? Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?

I hope the PUMAs were listening.

Not that it matters since these PUMAs are clearly Republican COINTELPRO-type covert operatives hired by Karl Rove to destroy the unity coalition that George Bush's legacy is destined to create.

After all, I cannot imagine that any intelligent feminist who supported Hillary would actually vote for McCain -- a man who wants to overturn Roe v. Wade -- over Obama, who holds nearly identical positions to Clinton.

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Many DNC speakers have noted how Hillary is a trailblazer for women and how her campaign made history.

In contrast, it's curious and sad how few people have made any mention of how Obama is a trailblazer for both African Americans and people of color.

Clearly, there is an internal DNC memo to speakers that says, "Don't remind voters that Obama is black."

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Best line of the night goes to NY Gov. Paterson, who said of McCain:

"If he's the answer, then the question must be ridiculous."

--Junichi