Was Michelle Obama Enough?
Filed by: Robert Ganshorn
August 26, 2008 10:00 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/08/was_michelle_obama_enough.phpAs I watched the convention coverage it occurred to me that I have been watching Democratic Party conventions with interest since 1964. As it began at 6:00 AM here I drank my coffee and tried to understand what I was seeing. I confess I could not believe my eyes. This is the first night, and for many, the night that will determine if they continue to watch the convention at all. The various speakers for the first two hours were politicians who were cashing in their chits to address the convention on it's opening night and not necessarily exciting. There was a palpable lack of involvement from the floor and what the party faithful call "red meat" issues that we have in abundance, but were not used to maintain interest.
By the third hour I thought this was the night when we would celebrate that Obama won the nomination, but Ted Kennedy won the night with what may well be his last appearance at a Democratic Convention. He, at least, mentioned Gay Rights. He, at least, knows how to deliver a speech even if it was at a risk to his own health.
