LiveBlog: Democratic National Convention – Night Three
11:05 – That's the night for us. Here's some video of the liberal blogosphere reacting to Obama's surprise appearance to get you all hot and bothered for tomorrow night.
11:00 – Well, that was a kind of well-put-together forty minutes. They must have gotten some help from that former Republican guy. – DDC
10:57 - Aaaaww… It's almost like the Obamas and the Clintons like each other. – DDC
10:54 – Holy shit, it's Barack Obama. What's he doing here at the DNC? – DDC
10:53 - Thunderous applause here in The Tent. Well, it's clear that the liberals liked his speech. – DDC
10:49 – From the Comments: Passerby25 – " 'Freudian Slip?' Kinda odd that it happened twice tonight… and that you seemed so ready to respond to it." – MK
10:40 – Is "George… I mean, John McCain '08" a new bumper sticker? – DDC
10:39 – Another Freudian slip? Real or not? What do you think? – DDC
10:36 – Excuse me, but I think I have something in my eye. – DDC
10:32 – Biden kinda freaks me out. He almost seems like a person. I don't know how I feel about a person being my vice-president. – DDC
10:31 – Here we go… – DDC
10:29 – Oh, good. No fourth introduction. – DDC
10:28 - "My father, my brother and I married that girl Jill." That's kinky. – DDC
10:25 – When they introduced Beau Biden, I thought they'd mispronounced Joe Biden's name. – DDC
10:24 – Three introductions??? – DDC
10:23 - Can anybody not like Joe Biden? I mean, maybe you don't want him to be vice-president, but can you really not like him? – DDC
10:21 - That's weird. He was just made the VP nominee. How did the get a montage made already? – DDC
10:19 – Did that woman just introduce Joe Biden? What's Nancy Pelosi doing on the stage? Does Joe Biden need two introduction. – DDC
10:08 – That sequence by Steven Spielberg was moving. I can't believe that was by the same guy who produced Back to the Future Part II. – MK
9:57 – Rep. Chet Edwards from Texas is now speaking. This is ironic, because it appears that Barack Obama is not actually going to be on the ballot in Texas. – MK
9:53 – Rear Admiral John Hutson. Uh oh. Not just another soldier, but an anti-Lieberman (meaning former Republican). "The Grand Old Party is no longer grand. It's just old." That's kinda okay. – DDC
9:50 – Jesus. McCain really fucked up giving the Dems an opportunity to use Veterans' rights against him. – DDC
9:48 - General Claudia Kennedy. Can you imagine how tough as nails you have to be to be a woman and a Democrat and still become a three-star general? This person could probably kill me with her eyeballs. – DDC
9:46 – Not a bad job at all, Kerry. Now, please don't say anything else for the rest of the week. – DDC
9:43 - Which is not to say that this is a bad speech. It's not; it's actually pretty good. But, I remember talking on the phone with a good friend of mine while Kerry spoke at the Convention four years ago. And we were both kinda surprised by his speech, saying, "Oh, he's actually kind of presidential. I can kind of imagine him being president." But I don't think either of us was genuinely convinced. – DDC
9:41 - Wow, I can't believe this guy was the Democratic Party's choice for president four years ago. The differences could not be more stark. I wonder if that will help or hurt Obama's choices. – DDC
9:38 - Candidate McCain vs. Senator McCain. "Talk about being for it before you're against it." That's nice. He actually didn't fuck up a joke. – DDC
9:36 – What is "Global AIDS"? That sounds scary. – DDC
9:34 – "Bush, I mean McCain…" OMG, did John Kerry just FAKE a Freudian slip? – MK
9:33 - John Kerry, reporting for duty. Again. – MK
9:30 – Does it make me unpatriotic to say that I think this woman Beth Robinson is kinda hot? – DDC
9:27 – It just got really loud in this Tent. – DDC
9:24 - Oh, wow. President Clinton just compared Barack Obama to President Clinton. – DDC
9:23 – Like me. – DDC
9:22 – Well, I mean, if you're a commie. – DDC
9:21 – This just got really good. – DDC
9:20 - No, wait. I'm thinking of Full House. – DDC
9:19 – "Katrina and Cronyism." I used to love that show. – DDC
9:17 – "…more impressed bu by the power of our power example, than the example of our power." That's good because it's clever. And it's clever because it's good. – DDC
9:15 - Yay, HIV/AIDS! – DDC
9:11 – Wow, he almost seems sincere. (Actually, I do think he really approves of Biden. Also, I'm not sure he wanted Hillary slumming in a VP position.) – DDC
9:08 – Bill Clinton just said that in no uncertain terms he is going to do everything he can to elect Barack Obama. And he wants all Hillary supporters to vote for him. Him, obviously, being Obama. – DDC
9:06 – Global warming jokes always kill. – DDC
9:05 - Oh, so he is going to support Obama. – DDC
9:04 - Let the guy talk! The audience won't let him speak. "Please stop. Please sit, please sit." – DDC
9:02 - Oh! Bill Clinton. Well, that makes sense. – DDC
9:01 - Rep. Kendrick Meek is getting ready to introduce somebody named Bill Klinton. Whoever this guy is, he's gonna have to be good to follow Tom Daschle. – DDC
8:59 – "Chain of Fools"??? Is that really the best choice of music to be played in the middle of a chain of Democratic speakers? – DDC
8:57 – Daschle was wearing a blue and green flag. An odd choice for a political rally. Unless he's secretly the Democratic representative from Sierra Leone. – MK
8:51 – Ok, Tom Daschle just makes me sad. He's, what, the third unemployed guy they've had on the stage this week? – MK
8:49 - Jack Reed gave a decent speech. I think the Democrats might pick up Rhode Island this year. – MK
8:46 – Oh, wait, no. It's Jack Reed. – DDC
8:44 – My mistake. That's Evan Bayh. Was this guy really almost the vice-presidential nominee? – DDC
8:43 – So, here we are. And, for some reason, A. Whitney Brown is up onstage talking about something really boring. – DDC







We had a minimum wage increase 19 times? When The hell did it go up that much?
Sorry, your liveblogging, and I am live-commenting, I should probably find something to pass the time.
Freudian slip? Hard to say, probably accidential. I think alot of Dems do it when in the middle of a litany of all the messed up stuff America has had to endure. It's just habit to use the word George or Bush when you're disgusted.
Biden knows how to talk to a crowd. Did Obama kiss Biden's wife on the mouth? Dang.
Ok, thank you, I am very flattered, I suppose you think that considering the fact that I am spending all my time commenting on here, I need something to boost my self-esteem so I go and do something else, thank you, I did, in fact, I am so invigorated, I was able to change the channel to TDS. Thank you
I had promised not to comment on this again, but oh well.
Anyway, Nice speech by Biden, I hope he has more balls then Obama and can attack McCain on all the BS that he has gotten away with.
I'm not sure which is worse for the body — the unbiased clapping by bloggers in the Tent or the constant discussion of "red meat" on MSNBC?
Well… the best joke of the night was delivered with a straight face by Terry Moran introducing the summary of events on ABC News Nightline (and this is for real):
"(The Democratic Party) gave their presidential nomination to Barack Obama. …
The son of a black man from Kenya and a white MAN from Kansas.
Now, no matter what your politics, that is a moment for the history books."
Yes. I agree. That two men gave birth to a son WOULD be a moment for the history books.
did anyone else see hillary rosen on cnn TOTALLY get it wrong after H.Clinton's speech? she said that the unambiguous message of Ms. Clinton's speech was that everyone has to come together and vote for JOHN MCCAIN!
Hilarious!! i had to rewind it to make sure i heard her correctly. she went on to imply that only an idiot would get Clinton's message wrong. ouch.
MP3 highlights from the big speeches are up.
Biden: http://www.entertonement.com/collections/2612/Joe-Biden-2008-DNC-Address
Clinton: http://www.entertonement.com/collections/2606/Bill-Clinton-2008-DNC-Address
"Did Obama kiss Biden's wife on the mouth? Dang."
My reaction as well. I couldn't stop smiling for fifteen minutes after that.
Nobody mentioned Beth Robinson the token cripple of the DNC. I was hoping for a wheelchair. Maybe they will invite her to speak to the republicans. Crossing fingers!