A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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July 27, 2004Out But Not DownBill Clinton looks really small from the upper tiers of the Fleet Center. I brought binoculars with me, so I could verify it was him, if the big TV screen over the podium didn't give it away. Hillary Clinton was more striking to the naked eye in her canary yellow suit. Overall, the experience of seeing the speakers live didn't seem that much different that watching them on TV. What was more interesting was scanning the crowd. NBC, CBS, and CNN have adjacent press boxes, so when you are watching one of them, the other two are on either sides of the next wall. Dan Rather listened attentively to both Clinton speeches, while Brokaw had his back to them and seem to be reading some notes. Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala on CNN had their backs to the podium, and watched Sen. Clinton on the TV monitor. What I saw was a party that was "out but not down." That is, the Democrats are out of power in both the White House and Congress, but they seemed confidence, not only of having a good chance of winning the White House, but of also governing effectively. Bill Clinton may be the only Democratic ex-President who was still alive and considered a success four years after he left office. I don't doubt he could be nominated for the 3rd term if the Constitution permitted it. Posted by rickheller at July 27, 2004 12:38 AMComments
My money says Bill could not only get nominated but that he could also beat Bush. I'm not really a fan of his, having voted for him in '92 and then for Dole in '96. But, I admire his enormous skill and ability as a politician. Posted by: Kevin at July 27, 2004 01:50 AMBush surely has a hole to dig himself out of when people would rather see Bill Clinton have a third term than see him hold office for another four years. Posted by: Matty-J at July 27, 2004 02:56 AMBill's speech was great! "Send Me!" Have you seen his new website? www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org Posted by: Ben at July 27, 2004 03:00 PMBill did look very small on the Alice in Wonderland convention. For the democratic party to embrace the Viet Nam War and not even thank the brave Americans(Leiberman was the only speaker that did thank them) that are dying in Iraq -is obscene. THE PARTY HAS FINALLY GONE MORALLY BANKRUPT. Posted by: JIm at August 3, 2004 01:54 PMBoth candidates would be doing the world a favor by admitting the election is going to be decided based on external events: - Irag, Afghanistan, Terorism, etc. -- give their campaign funds to a worthwhile charity, and let the networks reap their reality show profits in peace. Posted by: mark at August 3, 2004 02:20 PMVery quite good I'm starting up a new blog at www.hummercity.com. I'd like to invite everyone to visit and start posting comments about Hummers, Jeeps, or other 4X4s. Posted by: SPI Guy at September 7, 2004 02:27 PMsldjf;sld Posted by: fff at September 21, 2004 08:54 AM |
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