Barack Obama, Senate candidate, Illinois
Even though most folks believe that the DNC is nothing more than a self-congratulatory rally of the dyed-in-the wool Dems, and it's mostly a snooze, it does have the side benefit of giving the voters a preview of who may be in the Cabinet if Kerry does win or even on our Presidential tickets of the future.
Keynote speaker Barack Obama, a young-ish, charismatic, and smart person of mixed race, is right now running unopposed on the Dem ticket for State senator here in Illinois (his former opponent, teevee actress Jeri Ryan's ex Jack, dropped out when his kinky sexual proclivities were made public due to the Chicago Tribune's willingness to go to court for Ryan's divorce records).
I think Obama has a good chance whenever the time happens that a non-Caucasian is seriously considered for the slot of Prez. So the convention is a good way to "introduce" him to the party/potential voters. (And he's got the Jesse Jackson seal of approval judging from the big grin on his face at the end of Obama's speech.)
Obama's Keynote Speech to the DNC
Of course, it's always kinda fun too when the camera goes panning wildly around to find Bono (from U2) and wife, Kelsey Grammer looking bored, and Hillary and Chelsea drinking from champagne glasses.
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