Thursday Democratic National Convention running commentary thread

[Keystone Phil]

Stevie!



He better play some favorites.

[Keystone Phil]

Come on...we want more than "Signed, Sealed, Delivered."

[Keystone Phil]

the major networks really didn't cover Gore?

They don't cut in until 10 PM (eastern). ABC and NBC are covering pre-season football.

[Keystone Phil]

I just want to note...

On the CNN special from a few days ago, Barack mentioned waking up every morning for his English lessons. Tonight, he mentioned waking up every morning for his lessons.

Smart move, politically speaking.

[Keystone Phil]

I love the comments about how we need to put aside these nasty, partisan attacks when Obama started off his speech by tearing into McCain. Then he follows up his call for "change" with, "So let me tell you something, John McCain..."

[Keystone Phil]

I love the comments about how we need to put aside these nasty, partisan attacks when Obama started off his speech by tearing into McCain. Then he follows up his call for "change" with, "So let me tell you something, John McCain..."

He's either too weak to attack...or too vicious in attacking.

I've never called his style of campaigning "too weak." I've attacked his campaigning when he decides to have a double standard.

[Keystone Phil]

Good speech but nothing special.

[Keystone Phil]

This is the problem with having this event at a stadium - the post speech celebration doesn't seem that exciting. It's not as loud and, most importantly, there are no balloons!  

[Keystone Phil]

Plus, given the fact that most Republicans are giving the speech basically a B, then it probably deserves an A-, at least

So when you give McCain's speech a C, it's really an A+?   

[Keystone Phil]

I love the comments about how we need to put aside these nasty, partisan attacks when Obama started off his speech by tearing into McCain. Then he follows up his call for "change" with, "So let me tell you something, John McCain..."

Right.  Because when Republicans say Democrats hate America because they don't wear a flag pin, that's just honorably pointing to the differences between the candidates.  But when Democrats say Republicans fought the wrong war in the wrong place, that's just pure partisan hackery.

Right because many Republicans, including myself, have said that Democrats hate America.

Get a clue, dude. You've really become a worthless hack.

[Keystone Phil]

President Bush has said Democrats hate America.  John McCain has said it.  Dick Cheney has said it

Give me the exact quotes. Otherwise, shut up.

When Republicans say, "Democrats want America to LOSE in Iraq" they are saying Democrats hate America.

When they say Barack Obama is ashamed of the American flag, they are saying he hates America.

When they said Max Cleland is no different than Osama bin Laden, they were saying he hated America.

That's exactly what most Republicans have been saying for the last eight years. Sometimes the exact words, sometimes prettied up...but that's the upshot of it, Skippy.  Sorry you think I'm a worthless hack but there's no other way to interpret it.

Ok, hack! We know that you haven't completed stretched things in the past so we'll just take your word!

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Yeah, remember when you pulled that on me earlier? Calling me a racist and just afraid to admit it? I think you ought to shut the mouth on this one, too. You don't want to go down that road with me again.

[Keystone Phil]

You said Obama was arrogant.  I said a lot of people who say that really mean, "uppity".  Which is code.  Perhaps you meant uppity.  Perhaps not.  That's between you and your conscience.

No, you said that I meant uppity. You were calling me racist and said that I had no backbone to admit it. Don't say that you didn't make accussations and that it's just up to me and my conscience.

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Ok so let's say that we say that Democrats hate American. You don't say that we hate the poor, the sick, the elderly, the disabled, etc.?

People in glasses houses...

[Keystone Phil]

I love the comments about how we need to put aside these nasty, partisan attacks when Obama started off his speech by tearing into McCain. Then he follows up his call for "change" with, "So let me tell you something, John McCain..."

Right.  Because when Republicans say Democrats hate America because they don't wear a flag pin, that's just honorably pointing to the differences between the candidates.  But when Democrats say Republicans fought the wrong war in the wrong place, that's just pure partisan hackery.

Right because many Republicans, including myself, have said that Democrats hate America.

Get a clue, dude. You've really become a worthless hack.

That's funny coming from you Phil....

I have criticized my party and candidates from my party plenty of times. I urge new members not to make such assumptions.

[Keystone Phil]

Because I don't believe Republicans hate the poor, the elderly, etc.  At least not most Republicans.  Not most conservatives.  If there are any who hate the poor -- openly or secretly -- I suspect they are truly few in number.

And few Republicans truly believe that Democrats hate America.

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Uh...plenty of candidates on our side do that.

I am not a Democrat, nor have I voted for Democrat for President since I began voting in '92, with the exception of '04 after I lost a friend in Iraq. Quite frankly as someone who is not a partisan, I think that at times you go overboard because of your mainstream partisan political sympathies and enthusiasm for the play-by-play nature of Presidential elections and distrust of the opposition.

No where did I claim that you are a Democrat.

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I don't do party talking points. I openly criticize party tactics on both sides and don't try to hide my disgust with many Republicans.

[Keystone Phil]

Phil.... legendary??? Ha! What have you been drinking?

Ouch

[Keystone Phil]

That is the one area where you might have to provide supporting evidence...

Sorry Phil, but I think there are just a few too many situations where there might be evidence to the contrary...

Sorry but I don't have time to really post the countless examples. I have mentioned my extreme distaste for several Republicans including (but not limited to) Mitt Romney, Ted Stevens, Don Young and Arlen Specter. I have even stated that I'd at very the least consider voting for their respective Democratic opponents. If Mitt Romney was running against Mark Warner for President, I'd very likely vote for Warner. I've also stated several times that I can't stand the current GOP "leadership" in Congress. I don't currently approve of the job that the President is doing. I've never really like the Vice President.

I don't know how there is too much evidence to the contrary. Sure I agree with my party and party members more but that isn't evidence that I'm a hack about it.