Blogroll, Congress
While Trish found much to criticize in Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Democratic Convention last night, her candidate seemed to think it was pretty good:
“Clinton Hits a Home Run in a Finely Tuned and Delivered Speech”
– BuzzFlash.com
Obama watched the Hillary video intently, with a slight smile.
“That was great,” he said afterward.
Although they were thousands of miles away, the crowd in the Thompsons’ living room [in Montana, where Obama watched the speech] clapped along when Chelsea introduced her mother.
“It was a nice moment,” Obama said.
“I am here tonight as a proud mother, as a proud Democrat, as a proud senator from New York, a proud American and a proud supporter of Barack Obama,” she said.
“It is time to take back the country we love and whether you voted for me or you voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose,” Clinton said, bringing applause from the group.
“No way. No how. No McCain,” she said.
“Barack Obama is my candidate and he must be our president.”
…Obama smiled.
“That was excellent,” he said. “She delivered.”
Even our friends at BuzzFlash.com, who are big fans of their hometown guy, and who were among Clinton’s harshest critics in the liberal web-o-sphere during the primaries, were complimentary. “Clinton Hits a Home Run in a Finely Tuned and Delivered Speech,” read their headline today.
You’ve totally misread me, but I understand it’s because you have that pesky Y-chromosome. Maybe it’s not possible for men to understand my point, which is that Hillary can’t afford to give credit to others in the same way a man could. I thought her speech at the convention was great. Period. I don’t think everything the woman’s ever done is great — certainly not within her campaign — and that might be another area where we differ, but she gave a superior speech.
I thought both Bill and Hillary’s speeches were extraordinary. I thought she was both funny and cogent and she never strayed far from giving her props to Obama. Bill’s was very good , too, because he is the only one (besides Carter) who can genuinely give an endorsement from having had the experience. So, as a former Hillary voter, I am glad they were able to deliver in such a positive way.
“Although they were thousands of miles away, the crowd in the Thompsons’ living room [in Montana, where Obama watched the speech] clapped along when Chelsea introduced her mother.”
“Thousands of miles…”?
Actually, 554 miles from Billings, MT to Denver, CO. according to Google Maps.