8:39 PM Several more minutes of hagiography, followed by ads. I swear I’m going to invoice PJM for the fifth of Grey Goose I go through tonight.
8:33PM To give you an idea, gentle reader, what a political convention is like, I’ve had a total of seven hours sleep in the last two nights, I’ve walked about ten miles, acquired a VERY nice tan, attended I don’t know how many protests, filed two video reports, taken several hundred pictures, ridden four trains, driven about 300 miles, and consumed Alex Jones’s weight in vodka. And now I’m stuck on a sofa waiting for a woman I can’t stand to say uninteresting things about a party I won’t vote for this year. THAT’S what it’s like covering a convention.
8:28PM I’m hearing boos. Anyone know what those are about?
8:27PM (Crickets chirping.) (Which are somewhat reminiscent of her speaking voice.) (Actually several of her various speaking voices.) (I’ll stop being parenthetical now.)
8:26PM There’s a rumor Hillary will speak tonight.
8:20PM According to Brit Hume, Clinton has deigned to enter the Pepsi Center. I want you to remember this one thing tonight: After two double vodka rocks, I am still able to correctly use and spell the word “deigned.”
8:18PM Obama! Watch score: Still 0. I’m keeping track only because I expect, at some time tonight, Clinton will actually, you know, speak. She was supposed to have started almost 20 minutes ago, according to the published schedule. Is this a planned delay, or is she showing up late to further snub The One?
8:16PM Fox News is running a Hillary hagiography. All I can think is, “THIS is CNN.”
8:13PM We’re just two minutes out from Hill’s Big Snub. Can you feel the excitement? To steal a line from myself earlier today, all this stimulation has me politically… erect.
8:11PM Bill Kristol looks so lifelike.
8:09PM I’m drinking vodka, sure. But Fred Barnes just said Bill Clinton was the master of the “subtle insult.” Whatever he’s on can’t be legal.
8:08PM I’m fortified with another cocktail, and a good thing, too — because I’m seeing tape of Bill Clinton explaining why Obama sucks, then explaining that he wasn’t really talking about Obama.
8:04PM The question FoundingBloggers.com Intrepid Video Dude Andrew Marcus had was, “Is Hillary going to make a move against Obama tonight?” Judging by that LA Times blog this afternoon, that seems like a real possibility. But remember: If you try to kill the king, you’d better succeed. She won’t do it.
8:02PM I’m on the lookout for Griff Jenkins, who I need to buy a drink for. If anyone on the Pepsi Center floor is reading this and sees him, please pass that on.
8:00PM One more vodka rocks before Clinton comes on. Obama! Watch score: 0.
7:58PM One day soon, Bill Richardson will be the guy best known for his last words being, “Tell Hill I always liked her. It was nothing personal, just business.”
7:56PM Watching Fox, Alan Colmes is giddily talking to Bill Richardson, who is sporting the same beard I tried to grow one August before my senior year of high school.
7:54PM (All times probably Mountain-ish) Live from Denver, it’s Tuesday night! Welcome to Obama! Watch, the Hillary Edition. How many times will she speak His name? The over/under is… ZERO, according to a report today in the LA Times.
Steve…love you
BTW, I clicked on your name somewhere and had this popup window happen. Normal popup, access denied, then it went to ‘sucks don’t it’…I’ve been trying to recreate the experience cause it was sublime. No luck yet.
Very funny. Love the part about the drinks…..
Ha!
I wish Hillary would come out and take Obama down.
Obama needs to be taken down.
I’d love to see Hillary make a move against Obama.
I’d like to see a floor roll call.
I’d want to be late for my hanging. Looks like Hillary abides by that philosophy too.. Or she’s really dissing teh Obamessiah by keeping him waiting. I’m guessing the later.
Drink up Shriners!
Or maybe Hillary has had more than two vodka rocks. That would be interesting..
Then again, perhaps even Hillary finds that stage just too, too tacky..
She is moving out of prime time if she is not careful. Could be her plan..
Have beer in hand. Ready for Hil-dawg.
And that’s pretty tacky considering black velvet Elvis paintings are popular back in Clintonland.
So.. 8:39 and she’s still a no show? I’d put this on TV but I’m watchin’ the Rockies. We do have to have some priorities.
Bwaahahahaha!! Have you noticed that Puma shoes is running an inset ad in this piece? Hey, you wanted PUMA!
So.. ya ‘spose it took ‘em half-an-hour to convince the Hillary to deliver the ‘rah rah O-ba-ma’ speech instead of the ‘more in sorrow, you’re making a big mistake’ speech? Did she actually tell her delegates to vote for teh Obamessiah?
WELL….that was a totally aswesome speach for HILLARY. Check the transcripts for “Obama is ready to lead”…post your count.
My wife thnks the orange Gitmo suit doesn’t work. I agree.
Hillarys orange suit, her orange revolution?
The songs – real american girl (Obama not a real american) Are you going to go my way? (Not exactly a call for unity)
Was Hillary channeling Mcain by openning with “my friends”?
commentators said it was one of her best speeches!
so much for you moronic words.
Hillary said she is proud 4 times?
Michelle was not proud until recently
ouch!
Well, well, well. More kneejerk, “I’m scared crapless” hoopla from the right. Why am I not surprised?
I go by the “if I wouldn’t invite them into my living room, they aren’t on my TV” school of thought. Therefore I don’t see many Democrats. I’m happier that way.
Robert -
Actually, the last two days have inspired some small confidence that McCain will win in November. Which fills me with only slightly less dread than an Obama victory.
Most of you guys are ignorant to continue to think just because Miss Obama said she was not proud till recently is been taken out of context. The message is plain and clear if you want to continue to suffer in wars and be the CHinese prostitues vote for McCain if you want to take back your country vote for Obama!!! Some are to dumb and have shallow minds and say they wont elect Obama cause he is a niggha!! I’m black and I DAM sure dont a 72 year old idiot with early stages of altimers in the white house. That dam clown couldnt even tell you how many houses he own. SMH I was baffled
Stephen please remember after all of this is said and done the most important thing is……..boycott Russian vodka. We are all Georgians!
I am watching Larry King and the Republican hypocrites are on just not making any sense what so ever.
I thought she hammered Hussein! Her “No how, no way, no McCain” translates very easily into “No how, no way, NOBAMA!” I hope that the noble folks with McCain grind down the marxist, traitor, commie, neophyte Hussein with the chorused rhythims that Hillie’s words allow.
Hillary’s speech tonight was full of sublinimal smackdown aimed at Obama. they were very subtle but I’m certain that many will start analyzing the speech and see it and we might even hear some political pundits mention it in the days to come. Hillary’s opening used the phrase “my friends.” that phrase is John McCain’s favorite phrase on all of his speeches (remember that Hillary can’t win this election but if McCain wins Obama is done and she can run again in 2012). Hillary also managed to mention all of the policies that she stands for; the same policies that Obama is now regurgitating. Hillary managed to drill in everyone’s minds that whatever Obama state he’s fighting for, he only got if from Hillary, especially universal healthcare (she hammered that throughout her speech).
Hillary also mentioned the statement: “I will always be grateful to everyone from all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the territories, who joined our campaign on behalf of all those people left out and left behind by the Bush Administrtation.” that is a stab at on of Barack’s gaffes when Barack stated during the primaries that he had visited all of “57 States!”
Hillary also itemized her campaign policies:
“I ran for President to renew the promise of America. To rebuild the middle class and sustain the American Dream, to provide the opportunity to work hard and have that work rewarded, to save for college, a home and retirement, to afford the gas and groceries and still have a little left over each month.
To promote a clean energy economy that will create millions of green collar jobs.
To create a health care system that is universal, high quality, and affordable so that parents no longer have to choose between care for themselves or their children or be stuck in dead end jobs simply to keep their insurance.
To create a world class education system and make college affordable again.
To fight for an America defined by deep and meaningful equality – from civil rights to labor rights, from women’s rights to gay rights, from ending discrimination to promoting unionization to providing help for the most important job there is: caring for our families. To help every child live up to his or her God-given potential.
To make America once again a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.
To bring fiscal sanity back to Washington and make our government an instrument of the public good, not of private plunder.
To restore America’s standing in the world, to end the war in Iraq, bring our troops home and honor their service by caring for our veterans.
And to join with our allies to confront our shared challenges, from poverty and genocide to terrorism and global warming.
Most of all, I ran to stand up for all those who have been invisible to their government for eight long years.
Those are the reasons I ran for President. Those are the reasons I support Barack Obama. And those are the reasons you should too. ”
Stating all of those policies effectively declares what any democrats have been saying – that Obama’s had nothing at the beggining of the campaign and slowly took all of Hillary’s policies. Obama is using this on McCain as well as he flip flops on some of his policies that are John McCain’s campaign talking points.
Hillary never mentioned that Obama would be a great president but she showered praises on Joe Biden stating that Biden brings economic experties, leadership, and foreign policy experties…..meaning, Obama doesn’t have any of those and that he needed Joe Biden to get the top three skills that a president should have…a stab that Obama does not have these traits.
Obama, chose to railroad Hillary and Bill….BAD MOVE. Obama will not win the presidential election due to his weaknesses and due to the Annenberg Challenge scandal (or impending scandal). Obama might turn out to be an embarassment to Chicago and Illinois so much (Annenberg Challenge) that the Chicago political machine that catapulted him into the national stage might decide to bury him instead. He might end up just another Jesse Jackson.
Stephen, you are an a$$hat. God, I love you. I don’t want to laugh while you mock my core beliefs, and yet I do. I laugh pretty damn hard, actually.
Well played,
jerkmy friend, well played.The Obama supporters in this thread are just hilarious!
“green collar jobs”?
Wouldn’t that be the military?
This was an entertaining read, thanks. You may be a reactionary nutjob, but you’re an entertaining one at least, and that is mighty rare.
Can we ditch the sexism yet? The comment about her hips was completely inappropriate yet unfortunately so much in line with the shit we’ve seen all primary.
The Nick and Nora-ish conceit of the vodka swilling Green notwithstanding, it is hardly the height of “sophistication” to disparage Ms. Clinton’s anatomy: infinitely more Wal-Mart than Bendel’s.
Of course, if physical perfection is the sign of a pure soul, we might start a discussion of Stephen Green’s hooked nose, or maybe his blubbery, down-turned lips.
I would expect better from the much vaunted pajamas bedecked crowd, the self-styled alternative to the spiritually impoverished MSM. It appears, however, that boys will be boys. And I do mean boys.
Lisa, we would say the same things about Michael Moore, even though he’s a male(?).
Oops, someone accidentally posted their Livejournal to PJM. Not the same without Osama riding a donkey, however.
I have a question…..why is Obama not at the convention?????? How hubris! He expects 110% support from key Dems, yet he can’t be bothered to show up? His naivety is just beyond comprehension and continues to reinforce the contention that he is unfit for leadership. Hey Dems….wake up, the man is an empty suit; he wants everyone to pull the train while he soaks up the spotlight. Duh.
I think she gave the speech she needed to give. She was told her delegates to support Obama, but made the most passionate claims for socialized health insurance.
She will not be downgraded by Dems for this, nor beloved by the Obama people. So it was a workmanlike speech. One she had to give, but one that left the door open for a run in 2012, should Obama lose.
She didn’t hurt him, didn’t help him. Time to go on the rubber chicken circuit and pay off that debt.
Wizard:
I hope you are a teen-ager (or younger) and don’t have much experience watching conventions. It is customary for the nominee, Democrat or Republican, to arrive near the end of the convention and accept the nomination.
There are plenty of legitimate areas of criticism regarding Obama. We don’t need to speculate. Remember, only fools make sweeping generalizations.
I think the only real gaffe came at 9:07. Given that Obama’s claim to fame is that he wanted to quit in Iraq, is it really wise to say Americans don’t like a quitter?
a nation of laws? isn’t that one of the biggest problems in Washington? I think she left out a key word on immigrants too… “legal” she preached the same progressive tune as Obama all the while putting Obama in his place.. She wants Govt. to fix all your problems…. it’s sad that the democrat party has moved that far to the left.
I do think Hillary endorsed Obama as president. I don’t get where there’s a question here. Obama will have to prove to the people that he will be a great president if he’s elected to the White House.
She kicked ass last night…no doubt about it.
It was inspirational and very american.
Hillary clearly endorsed Obama. Kind of.
She endorsed the Democrats’ policies and reminded us that Obama is the Democratic candidate. Hence ‘we’ (Democrats) should vote for him rather than the other guy.
In that sense it was an honest endorsement. No doubt she still believes that she would have been a better candidate, but that isn’t going to happen. So she urges everyone to support the candidate with the right policies.