In the night-time hours, when my brain is working even less linearly than during the day, I have to say that my favorite part of Obama’s speech was the way he said McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time; this is in contrast to almost every other speaker during the entire DNC. Error or not, the genius of this is that if the right-wingers want to call him on carelessness or non-unity of message, they have to do it by saying “Nuh-uh! He really voted with Bush 95% of the time!”
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Sheer calculated genius on Obama’s part. In fact, throughout this week, as the convention has progressed, the Senator from Illinois has impressed me more and more.
It’s almost traditional that a Democratic Convention be a chaotic affair, but the Obama Campaign has very carefully managed things. Maintaining message discipline, scripting even the drama of the roll call vote (which allowed Clinton supporters to have their say to a point, and Senator Clinton herself to call for his acclamation), and the logistics of moving the entire Convention to Invesco Field - let me just say that how it’s been done should be studied for years to come.
Oh, and on a personal note: I said this before, but I shall say it again - “I thank God that I have lived long enough to see this day.”
This Republican will cast his vote for Barack Obama for President.
Selah.