Democratic National Convention: Day One Or, Tipper Slips Us Some Nip

"I'll be candid with you. I had hoped to be back here this week under different circumstances, running for re-election. But you know the old saying: you win some, you lose some. And then there's that little-known third category." AL GORE

Anyone watch it? EDIT: Stole two talking points from my brother--I'd noticed Tipper's "nip slip", but forgot to mention it.
I hear now, that Jimmy Carter (who I missed) was quite eloquent. They must have had him speak before the national broadcast(?) That's kinda cheap.

I had it "on." for a couple of hours. By on I mean I was in and out and when I was in the same room as the teevee, my back was to it while I worked at the computer. But I was listening and twisting around when it sounded like it might get interesting.

Thoughts about what I saw or heard on Day One of The Democratic Convention:

1. After about 20 minutes, the delegates dancing for? on? camera(s) to golden oldies/mainstream inspirational music looked silly.
The ones sitting there staring into space, waiting for something to happen, looked silly too.

2. Al Gore, if he'd shown the light-hearted demeanor he showed as the first big name speaker tonight --would've won the 2000 election.
The man told at least 3 jokes (maybe more) in rapid succession from the moment he stepped to the podium (after the huge swell of cheering died down)--almost all making light of his "losing" the 2000 election. He looked great. Tipper looked great--and she flashed ala Janet Jackson (okay, I exaggerate) some nip, too!
Grrr, I hate the Supreme Court and the Republican's, thieving, conniving, and oh, don't get me started.

3. Hillary Clinton will never be president--all her charm is in one place--Bill Clinton. She is bloodless. Zero warmth. End of story.

4. It made me cringe when the "Nine Female Senators" were shown walking alongside one another like sorta frumpy, (mostly) middle-aged Charlie's Angels. They gave pre-recorded mini speeches on their support of Kerry, then trotted them out on stage in an effort to show how far we've come. Last time I noticed there's 100 Senate seats. Nine women fill them? NINE!!!??? Let's see, women make up 51% of the population so...heh. I suck at math but even I know enough to wonder: Are we ever gonna catch up with the guys? Do we even want to, given what one must give up to attain higher office?

5. Glenn Close reads very nicely.

6. It was cool to see a black preacher who'd been a crewmate under Kerry, passionately "testify," as Hillary put it afterward, to how he'd trust Kerry with his life as he vividly described a bloody gun battle they were in together, whilst saving soldiers in Vietnam.

7. Jesse Jackson, seated next to Chelsea and her (met in) college bf of several years, looked very unhappy.

8. Hearing them play the song no one evar wants to hear again--the Clintonesque, "Don't Stop (Thinkin' About Tomorrow)" by Fleetwood Mac, was cringe-inducing.

9. Where did the bags under Bill Clinton's eyes go? Surgery? Botox? Inquiring minds need to know.

10. Has Dianne Fienstein (Dem. Senator-- CA) had work done? She's doesn't look a day older then, well maybe a day, but she's hardly aged since she took over as mayor of San Francisco 25 years ago, when Mayor George Moscone and City Councilman Harvey Milk were murdered by the Twinkie killer.

11. There are way too many senior citizen delegates. Do we really want grandma and gramps having that much control over who our next prez is? I'm keeping an eye on those old folks in the next few days. I think it may be a vast gray-haired conspiracy to control the outcome of the Presidential election.

12. CSpan is an excellent source for coverage--they have no commentators to tell you what you should be thinking about and what you are seeing and hearing.

Comments

[Cyn]

Good comments, Puppet. I have nothing against old folks, either. Diversity is what I'm looking for in the deleates. By day four overall, it looked pretty "cross-sectional."

[Puppet]

My thoughts on yours:

1. Sometimes you need a commercial. Any commercial.

2. President Gore was in fine form. After all the shots tonight, I think he laid off GW too much. Always leave them wanting more, I guess.

3. Hillary Clinton will need a lot of polishing. PRobably too polarizing to be a good candidate if she were a good orator.

4. Women need to vote more and run more.

5. Glenn Close hated when she boiled the bunny - not a fan since.

6. It was cool to see a black preacher who'd been a crewmate under Kerry, passionately "testify," Yup.

7. Jesse Jackson, was VERY happy listening to Barack Obama tonught. Obama 2012. Write it down.

8. Very nostalgic for 10-15 seconds. Brioght me right back to 1992. Then I puked.

9. Relaxing life as a private citizen?

10. Dianne Fienstein looked good.

11. I like old people. Seemed like a wide cross section of people as delegates.

12. CSpan utterly rocks. I like thinking for my self. I listened to Mo Rocca on Larry King, and he was an ass. I caught part of GOP, er Fox News and you could feel the contempt.

[Cyn]

Damn! I missed Carter! I love that guy. Always have. A great statesman and truly good person.

The preacher was good not for his preaching, but for the fact that he killed two birds with one stone--the vet vote and the black vote.

Does Ellen think that Clinton ever stopped sleeping around?

[Her Brother]

I listened to it on NPR on my way home from school, then station-hopped between PBS and CNN when I got home. To my shock, after listening to Carter, I found that he's a Dem I could actually vote for. Soft-spoken but feisty, clearly
addressing the issues, and with a sincerity backed by years and years of public service. He stole the show, IMO. RE: your points:

1. PoliCons are all about looking silly. The cool ones, like the woman who wore Eeyore on top of her hat, are doing it intentionally.
2. I agree that Al and Tipper looked and sounded great, although I nearly puked as Tipper kept adjusting her blazer to conceal her braless, perky nips. Blecch.
3. Hillary scares me. She makes Nixon look like Bart Simpson.
4. Missed the fashion show. Must've been when Lehrer was interviewing Carter.
5. She demonstrated well the difference between being a great actor and a great orator.
6. Tuned him out. His tone was too preachy for me.
7. Missed them too.
8. Still can't hear F. Mac without flashing back to the Hollywood Bowl.
9. DAMN, Bubba looked good! Ellen thinks he must be sleeping around again.
10. Missed her too.
11. Seniors have been running the country since the '60s, when kids became disaffected with the system. Why do you think Medicare and Social Security are untouchable?
12. Don't get C-SPAN on my sub-basic cable.