Also, I hate cable news. They have so little to say and so much time to say it in.
I thought Michelle Obama gave a great speech. She seemed very natural, very intelligent, very authentic. She completely obliterated the image the Right has tried to create of her. I felt moved and excited, and I want her to be my First Lady. Or heck, I thought a few times how great it would be if she ran for president. Hilary did it!
In general, I think they could use more policy and less discussion of how Barack believes in change. I mean, that stuff gets me, but a lot of people still think that he has no specific answers, just rhetoric. Also, people don’t understand the gulf between Barack’s policies and McCain’s. The media doesn’t cover it, because all they care about is the horse race, so the DNC needs to use this opportunity to say it themselves, when people are listening: Barack Obama has strong plans and policies for how to bring change, and McCain has weak plans and policies that mostly follow what Bush has done to get us into this mess. And they should give specifics! They should not drone on for hours about the details, but they should give specific examples about the variation in their tax plans, and McCain’s terrible positions on women’s issues, and so forth. I know I am more interested in policy than the average person, but I think they need to draw a concrete contrast.
Watch on C-Span. You’ll see all of the speeches with absolutely no punditry. It’s like you’re there.