11:07 – So, are we all agreed? Fred Thompson's speech is the speech to beat so far? It wasn't great. But it had great parts. Like, the part about McCain's time in Vietnam. And when he attacked Obama. That was also effective. Lieberman's speech seemed whiny. So, who's gonna best Thompson?

11:00 – He sounds pleading, doesn't he?

10:57 – So, is he really saying that even though you wouldn't ordinarily vote for a Republican, since the Republicans fucked up so badly these past eight years, you should now vote for a Republican? That makes perfect sense.

10:52 – "The McCain/Palin ticket." It must kill him to say that.

10:51 – Are they applauding Bill Clinton in the Republican Convention???

10:50 – He spoke well of Barack Obama. That's because he's "Democrat."

10:49 – Oh my God! He said Michael Moore!!!

10:45 – Why do I find it so hard to listen to anything that comes out of Joe Lieberman's mouth?

10:44 – "Country matters more than country." So don't not vote for him because he's a Republican. Please!

10:43 – You're not a Democrat.

10:42 – What I say? What I say?

10:41 – Oh, he's gonna try to sell the idea that McCain's not a Republican… He's an American. That's his job.

10:40 – Oh my God! It's Fred Basset!!!

10:35 – USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!- DDC! DDC! DDC!

10:34 – Thompson's been on for a long time now. – DDC

10:30 – That "businesses" business is actually pretty clever. And a pretty interesting point. And I like the "other side of the bucket" idea. That's actually a pretty socialist way of looking at it. – DDC

10:28 – Only Republicans can turn popularity amongst our allies into a bad thing. -MK

10:26 – Oh, are we winning now? I should have read the newspaper. – DDC

10:25 – "He seeks truth not publicity." Especially if he has to travel in a flak jacket and with a military escort. – DDC

10:23 – "John McCain's bones may have been broken, but his spirit never was." Did Bush use that exact same line? – DDC

10:21 – That "Hope" line was really good. – DDC

10:17 – So, John McCain dated a stripper, so he should be president? And then he married Cindy McCain and chose Sarah Palin as his VP. I'm just saying is all. – DDC

10:14 – Really. I think Thompson is drunk. His voice is really warbly. – DDC

10:12 – So, the Democrats and the media are scared of Sarah Palin? I can't imagine why that would be. – DDC

10:10 – Is he drunk? He seems more so than usual. – DDC

10:09 – Oh my God! It's Fred Thompson!!! – DDC

10:07 – Dis anybody ever really call Ronald Reagan a "maverick"? – DDC

10:06 – Oh my God! It's Ronald Reagan!!! – DDC

10:03 – So, if John McCain wins the election, does that mean that we'll have a beauty queen as a First Lady and a runner-up as VP? – DDC

10:02 – Cindy McCain did landmine removal work? Princess Diana did landmine removal. That's popular amongst pretty blondes. – MK

10:00 – Is he really trying to use this speech as an opportunity to press for continued action in Iraq? – DDC

9:59 – Moooooooooo!!! Moooooooooooo!!! – DDC

9:57 – Can you imagine if John McCain were a Democrat? The things the Republicans would say about his time as a POW? They'd probably say he was conspiring with the VC. – DDC

9:56 – "He is ready to lead this nation." Now. Not eight years ago. Back then, he had a black baby. – DDC

9:54 – Here's GWB. Hey, he kinda pronounced "Gustav" correctly. – DDC

9:53 – Cut to: Guy yawning. – DDC

9:51 – Michael just told me that Laura Bush is pro-choice! Gah!?! I'm not so amazed that she's pro-choice, but that she has an opinion. – DDC

9:49 – Wow. So that's what a mannequin looks like when it talks. – DDC

9:47 – They're really gunning for the ladies, aren't they? – DDC

9:46 – I swear to God there's a cow in that room. – DDC

9:45 – Laura Bush. This ought to be (un)interesting. (Is somebody mooing?) – DDC

9:39 – I love how the GOP is all about veterans injured in war this year. It's hard to reconcile this with the convention for years ago when they were mockingly wearing band-aids emblazoned with little purple hearts. – DDC

9:37 – Oh, man. This guy died. I'm an asshole. – DDC

9:35 – This documentary about Michael Whateverhisnameis is narrated by Gary Sinise. Gary Sinese is a Republican??? He's an actor from Chicago? WTF??? – DDC

9:34 – What the fuck am I watching? – MK

9:29 – I'm glad to see Anderson Cooper made it back to Minnesota in time for this convention. That means there'll be at least one person I'll kind of like on TV tonight. – DDC

9:23 – Lots of cowboy hats in the house. – DDC

9:21 - Wait. They're watching a video about George, Sr. But it's not even being piped into the TV networks. We're literally watching them watch it. That's kind of ghetto, isn't it? – DDC

9:14 – Okay, we're back in the hotel and have manged to wrestle the internet provider into submission (for the time being, at least). It's been a frustrating day for internet connections. Our apologies.

So, where are we? George H.W. Bush just recently entered the convention center with his mother, Barbara. And before that, some poor young woman was brow-beaten into singing before the aristocrats.

Looks like we have a Abraham Lincoln video coming up. Is that how far back they have to reach to portray a positive image of a Republican president? – DDC

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