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Show us some respect
BY PROROGUING Parliament, Harper is serving his party rather than the country
Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009
The youngest Kennedy was an inspiring orator like his brothers
Tacky? (Y/N?)
Would it be tacky for John McCain to leak word of his vice-presidential nominee in the middle of or just ahead of Barack Obama’s convention speech tonight as Drudge is suggesting he might? Or is that just clever politics?
Previewing Obama’s speech
Obama’s top campaign strategist, David Axelrod, told Politico that Obama’s speech tonight would draw inspiration from 3 historical convention speeches: John F. Kennedy in 1960, Ronald Reagan in 1980, and Bill Clinton in 1992. I’ve dug up text and video of those speeches below, and some snippets that seem to relate to Obama’s campaign themes. Note that JFK also moved his speech outdoors.
Joe Biden: I’m not Darth Vader
The introductions of Joe Biden and his speech itself focused a lot on his biography — growing up in working class Pennsylvania (though, he said in the bio video, his neighbours considered themselves “middle class,”) losing his wife and son in a car accident shortly after being elected to Congress and being sworn in at his other injured son’s hospital bedside (the same son, Beau, who is now attorney general of Delaware and is soon deploying to Iraq with the Delaware National Guard”), and his ability to pick up and go on. There was also emphasis on his role in writing the Violence Against Women Act.
John Kerry slaps back – 4 years later
Sen. John Kerry, whose own presidential bid was hobbled by accusations of flip-flopping, seemed to relish the chance to let it rip tonight:
Updated: Bill redeems himself
As someone here has noted, he has a lot of practice at redeeming himself — but seriously, I don’t know what else more he could have said. Clinton gave the strong endorsement of Obama as commander-in-chief that was missing from his wife’s speech.
Updated: Hillary moves to end it; Hillary ends it.
… and to thunderous roars, casts New York’s votes
Celebrating the Clinton legacy
As speechmaking goes, the Democratic convention in Denver is about to scale new heights. Teddy Kennedy and Michelle Obama on Monday delivered what all observers qualify as poignant and inspirational addresses. Last night, Hillary Clinton clearly delivered a speech of presidential caliber. Not to be outdone, we can expect former President Bill Clinton to be at the top of his game. Clinton arguably the best speaker in American politics largely due to his conversational style and pedagogical skills will be delivering a speech that will make the case for Obama against McCain and present the arguments contrasting the economic policies of the Democrats and the Republicans. Senator Joe Biden, the presumptive vice-presidential nominee will complete the evening and in all likelihood will convince the delegates that he is indeed a solid choice.