E N O U G H !!!

One to Remember

Funny he mentioned in his opening all the other candidates… but only Hillary by name, then Big Dog et al

If I were Edwards or Kucinich, I might be a tad pissed.

Great Speech!!!!!!

I didn’t get to hear the whole speech yet. (Back to School Night) but I sure appreciate your liveblogging. David Brooks is hopeless, so I look forward to hearing people I respect.

Kinda makes me feel like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5IIXeR5OUI

Oh, and Bobo can suck on this. Gergen too.

OMG it was magical…. it was wonderful to see the gauntlet being thrown down… Elmore and I were in tears through most of it…… Obama took MLK’s check and cashed it and NOW we have to take it too the bank!

YAWN Someone’s stuck in the politics of the past.

Stuck in dark, smelly place.

See ya later…. Off to celebrate with Pai Thia noodles

A good speech. There were points that even I didn’t agree with but what the hell, I’m just one guy out of millions.
The wingers are going to screaming about his gun stance, they have been whining about that for a while.
I liked that he called out Little Johnny for some debate action and that he took several swipes at Bush.
Closing loopholes and tax breaks is way over due.
A good speech.

So, what did you think?

I think MSNBC is so schizophrenic I’m afraid to get anywhere near my teevee.

Is that contagious?

Shorter Chuck Todd: McCain and the Rs in some deep kim chee.

I absolutely loved it. Ditch the clean coal idea and it rises to 100%!

I was surprised he brought up guns. Pleasantly surprised.

Taking the wood to Phil ‘nation of whiners’ Gramm was totally sweet.

My favorite line:

So I’ve got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first.

Also, of course:

ENOUGH!

Where have I heard that before? *g*

Hitting on all cylinders, sweeping, not mean-spirited but frank, candid, uplifting, thoughtful, brilliant. An excellent piece of oratory. Bravo!

ohhhhhhhh 707!

We have a winner!!

“Enough!”

What a marvelous speech. American seems to be creeping closer to that promise Obama talked about - all men are created equal. I think we’ll get there in November.

That’s an awful image you just put in my head.

Suzanne, got any brain bleach?

We watched on PBS. Heard the command by David Brooks. Jim Lehrer gave the last word to the what’s his name who corrected what Brooks got way wrong about lack of inclusion. Jim Lehrer seems to be aping David Brinkley, btw.

I am still climaxing…

Whatever event they have planned for tomorrow to announce his running mate - will look pretty pale in comparison to what we just saw.

No. I’ve seen some stuff about internal bickering at M$NBC but don’t know whether it’s just hype or what. Are the nitwits scared shitless about Rachel and KO?

Edwards made it impossible for the other candidates’ names to be mentioned. If Richardson, Dodd, Gravel, and Kucinich feel overlooked tonight, they can send a letter to Chapel Hill. No way Barack Obama was gonna mention Edwards’ name tonight. Or maybe ever.

Add the nuclear bit and I’m there.

Where have I heard that before? *g*

can’t remember exactly, but it must have come from someone brilliant, huh? *g*

The only person Edwards gets to be pissed at is himself.

…comment by David Brooks. Jim Lehrer not so much aping as channeling David Brinkley.

“Make no mistake, JSM’s service was honorable, but…bIFF,BOOM,thOINK,ka-POW!”

I’ll take Brooks and Dunn

The CNN quick poll asking if the Dems made the case for electing Obama is at 76% yes 24% no.

http://www.cnn.com/

***hitting big blue button on the new fangled brain bleach sprinkler system***

no kidding.

What happened with Richardson? He was supposed to speak yesterday, got postponed and, far as I know, disappeared into the ether.

David Brooks looked shell shocked.

think 2×4’s…2×4’s…

All I know is that if I were a Republic, I would be utterly intimidated by this show of arms!

Dancing in the Streets here

Good lawdy, just switched to cnn - its hilarious- 9 stooges on stools all in a row w/ maestro wolf in the lead = everyone in the vicinity needs to roll their pants up

He spoke tonight or this afternoon, he was good.

Aw, now ya got it in my Vernors.

I have been living in downtown San Francisco for two years and this si the first time (during the speech) that there was virtually no one on the street. Not even the crackheads.

Richardson spoke earlier this evening. Gave a good speech!

he gave a great speech - am hoping it will be up soon

TSF & wangdang

forgot /s

sorry

good….send him some Cialis

THe world is applauding the Democratic agenda amd their presidential team. Went to a Move On house party was nice to see Gore’s speech threough to Barack. Good vibes.

David Gergen. Is he a Dee Cee Village Idiot, or is he just a generic idiot.

…or gobsmacked.

He made a great speech this afternoon.

This speech had too much work to do for poetry. But, work it did and with plenty of grace. Payday is November Fourth.

He’s on the sauce

Good speach before Gore tonight

Evenin’ Mr Dragon

don’t think it’s hype. I think Russert’s death has brought about some jockeying - which, with the monumental egos involved, has evolved in to full blown internecine cube wars

this VP thinks Scar is the shizznit, Tweety has no visible patron, Olbermann star is clearly on the rise, somewhere David Gregory’s backer is kicking himself . . .you know - ’cause Rachel’s backer “won”, - the usual corporate bullshit :D

…and I’m pretty impressed with Chris Matthews tonight

I totally agree with you.

both…they gather there

We forgive you.

Now pass that thing over here. *g*

Michelle Bernard sure is brave to sit co close to Tweety wearing that skirt. He’s going to start drooling any second.

David Brooks has his head permanently implanted up his ass. On the other hand, one thing I have noticed is that he always says the most effective Democratic speeches are uninspiring, etc., etc. I suspect that David actually just pissed his pants.

Breathtaking.

It’s up to each one of us to make this happen. An Obama Admin with More and Better Dems (Donna Edwards, Alan Grayson, Darcy Burner, etc.) on Capitol Hill…imagine that for a moment. Never seen anything like before in my life.

It’s up to us now. The Dems could not have made a better a convention. Whatever happens with polls now is our fault for not spreading their message enough through ACTION, and the Conglomerate Media’s stranglehold over our public discourse.

Another triumph of the Howard Dean/Obama mentality of ground up, people powered politics. It’s just the beginning.

Well, pups, it’s gonna be difficult to get to sleep after that speech; tomorrow looks a lot brighter! Y’all go well……..

True that.

The part where he neutralized the Republicans on the patriotism issue was very effective.

He’s going to do very well in the debates.

The best convention I’ve ever seen. Spent half the time listening chocked up with emotion.

For entertainment purposes only, what will McCain require next week to match Obama’s acceptance speech?

The gates of hell, cave where he lives line launched me off the couch and sent the cat running. Home run, out of the park!

Andrew Sullivan has a fantastic take on the night. Must read and worthy of a thread, IMO. Go Barack!

A charisma transplant.

Bin Laden could be living in one of McCain’s houses and he wouldn’t be able to find him…

He came on and gave a really good speech. PBS! The only station that ran the whole thing from beginning to end. Does that mean you missed Al Gore too? I’m sorry if you did. He gave one of the best speeches of his life.

ok - I’m now officially tired of Teevee People telling me what to think.

But I’ll wait to hear a little from Rachel. *g*

Unfortunately, when Rachel appears, so normally does Pat Buchanadana.

And at that point, I’m gone.

g’nite Wac

fuck David Brooks - actually that twit should be dancing in the streets - nothing like a Dem to give his tired shit a lift

but as is my wont - I immediately turned to Fox the minute the speech was over - a girl could almost feel sorry for the gobsmacked Brit Hume with that look of abject defeat on his face

bwaaaahaaaahaaaa in your face ! bitches

To not show up at all.

Ha!

He could be hiding up McCain’s ass for that matter.

I am dazzled, which isn’t easy to do, being such a political cynic.

The man is a serious politician, a compassionate human being, and a wonderful orator.

Hope lives. And just for the record, FDL helped. Jane, you are a dream to me. Christy, Pach, et al, FSM bless your work.

We’re close. I’m awfully pleased. Obama is a great choice.

it is

G’night Waccamaw.

The R&R with the old folks at home was restorative, clearly.

Ooh. KO smacking down AP and “Charles Babbington” for superficial and WRONG analysis of Obama speech and how it is “unworthy” of the AP.

CSPAN, jayt. CSPAN.

(Love your Buchanadana, btw)

Olbermann is bashing the Associated Press report about the Obama speech. “No resemblance to the speech we just saw.” “A remarkable failure of that news organization.” How generous of Keith to call AP a “news organization”.

David Gergen is a generic DeeCee Village idiot. He’s worked for more presidents than anyone alive: Clinton, Bush I, Reagan, Ford. I think he was on track for a WH gig when Andy Card left, but presumably the low IQ of the current occupant drove him away. He loves to be interviewed in front of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government backdrop, but he is neither bright nor swift, in my view.

Rubbing elbows with Joe and Lindsey?

CSpan carried all speeches without needing any talking heads.

David Brooks has his head permanently implanted up his ass.

-snip-

I suspect that David actually just pissed his pants.

what a physiologically interesting, disturbing, and embarassing mental image… Ha!

That was a great direct slap in the face.

PBS has these incredible historians on who can wrap historical context around what they just saw with amazing rapidity, and they have Brooks and Dumb (Shields) drivel on for much longer?!?!

Got news for ya PBS…there isn’t some undercurrent of Bobo Brooks fanaticism in America, and if he was fired from the show, no one would care. Don’t expect any letters except for fake ones written by Lush Limpdick listeners.

More historians. Fewer or no “pundits.” If this happens, I may even consider donating again to PBS like I used to, but stopped when I alternatives like FDL developed.

Mrs Greenspan: “I don’t know how it could have been done any better.”

Maybe a nice balloon drop?

Rubbing something anyway. 8-)

msnbc is using the “Enough” phrase as a sound bite

Amen, brother.

SUZE

I know one way the Obama campaign could have made that speech better:

Play THIS SONG right after the speech!

Would that have been fuckin cool or what?

KO is lambasting an AP analysis of tonight’s speech by some nutcase called charles babbington. Keith sez, “Charles Babbington, GET NEW WORK!” And Keith’s right…..this is the shit a lot of people are gonna read in their papers tomorrow. :-(((( Well, at least somebody from tradmed finally called AP out.

I don’t have cable but I’ve noticed that whenever anybody talks about Rachel, Buchanan is always there. What’s up with that? He’s another fuzz brain that needs to join Safire at the old folk’s home.

Yep.

From the speech:

I don’t believe that Sen. McCain doesn’t care what’s going on in the lives of Americans. I just think he doesn’t know.

Why else would he define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year? How else could he propose hundreds of billions in tax breaks for big corporations and oil companies but not one penny of tax relief to more than one hundred million Americans? How else could he offer a health care plan that would actually tax people’s benefits, or an education plan that would do nothing to help families pay for college, or a plan that would privatize Social Security and gamble your retirement?

It’s not because John McCain doesn’t care. It’s because John McCain doesn’t get it.

Obviously, Obama is not waiting for McCain to give “BushCo Official Response #2” — he’s giving it for him.

Yup. What a stupid fuck.

I think you are so right…like he didn’t even have the energy to criticize. And most everyone else has been incredibly positive.

Anyone else listening to the call-ins on Cspan? The Gop are so pissed off at Obama. They just love to hate!

Mrs Alan Greenspan: “Never seen anything like it”

Water balloons would be a nice touch.

He’s an even worse xenophobic, racist, fascist than Saffire.

Gooper pundits are unanimous, Obama is a mediocre speaker that can’t draw a crowd.

Yay Keith!

KO “Charles Babbington, find a new line of work!”

Yes, but, then we still have to listen to some (like every other) callers. Some of them seriously scared me.

It’s McShame’s birthday. Look at his new presents!

My hubby and I pulled one of our kids in to watch it with us on PBS for minimal hoopla.

I liked the speech a lot. There were some great moments. I thought it was a tad long, but it set the stage for the weeks to come very well, I thought.

I esp. liked the part about “it’s not that McCain doesn’t care, he just doesn’t get it” words to that effect. really good.

I like the parts that unified the country and brought people together, esp about our troops fighting for the Uniteds States of America (not blue or red states) etc.

I predicted Bobo would say “no balloons, it sucked”. He already tipped his hand weeks before when it was announced Obama would give a speech outdoors. Bobo was “disturbed” by that. Poor baby.

McCain’s “attaboy” was quite condescending and strained.

“We all put our country first”

Guess somebody is reading Lakoff!!

Ya think it’s safe to say we ain’t gonna see his miserable ass on her new show? *G*

Kos nails the shit heads -

Obama’s speech ended just shy of 11 p.m. ET. Babington’s attack piece was posted at:

Aug 28, 11:26 PM EDT

The piece is 603 words. So we are to believe, that Babington watched the speech, gave it due consideration, turned it in, went through editing, when through copyediting, was then posted online — all in 26 minutes?

‘cuse me Mr Babblington, you must be new here

Rule 1: Dont Fuck With The Hippies !!!!

No, he’s at the Ranch in Texas. LOL

This kind of thing is very exciting to me. It’s getting on the radar at least now, and more people are waking up to how the game works.

Another example was Pach’s Dick Durbin interview earlier. CTBob’s Barbara Boxer interview in 2006. The DeeCee bubbles are being popped by us, and they don’t know how to handle it.

Onward and Upward Liberal soldiers!

No shit, Loo Hoo. Too stupid to not let the little head do the thinking!

Hitting the pillows to dream of a better tomorrow, y’all have fun.

I think the entire convention was designed to go right to the heart.

Skip the heard, aim right for the heart. They succeeded admirably.

For a lot of heartless Republican, of course it’s going to look uninspired. Trying to inspire them is like trying to inspire a rock, but that’s why they are Republicans.

Yessss!!!

True enough. I don’t subscribe to cable or DirecTV, so I’m left with PBS for everything (’cept the Olympics. I gave in for the games.).

Listening to a political scientist on KPOJ saying the only thing the Republicans have left is to go REALLY negative. I’m hoping that this turns out to be a landslide and the Republicans crawl away to lick their wounds under the bridge where trolls and ogres dwell.

What’s up with that? He’s another fuzz brain…

At first, I think they just played well off each other and there was a lot of laughing. But as time has progressed, and she’s continuously bitch-slapped him on the issues night after night, I think Pat is genuinely pissed, and he’s gotten louder, more shrill, No-I’m-NOT-gonna shut-up!! - trying to figure out what happened to his dignity and the respect he feels is his due.

Day-uh