Democratic Convention

I'm actually gonna have 2 posts today, the first is going to be about the convention. I admittedly didn't watch much of the convention because I was so busy this set off. I had to go to 3 doctors appointments, a child birth class, and I painted 2 rooms and layed down a new floor in one of my bedrooms.

Anyways Day 1 was highlighted by a prime time speech from Michelle Obama, mostly detailing the life of Barack Obama, and it was utterly fantastic. She succeeded in painting him as a normal man and a normal father just like the rest of us, not some elitist celebrity McCain tries to make him out to be. It was a very touching speech highlighted by Obama having a fatherly talk with his 2 daughters.

Day 2 was headlined by a speech from Hillary, and though I didn't see it I heard it was very good. She stressed womans issues to make a case that Obama was far more woman-friendly than McCain, and made a convincing plea to her supporters to vote for him.

Day 3 was a very busy day, with the actual nomination vote being held. About halfway through Hillary called for the vote to be stopped and an Acclamation vote to be taken. Of course it was unanimous for Obama. There were also speeches by Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, both of which I heard were very good.

Day 4 was the big day, the one in which Obama gave a speech in front of almost 80k people at Invesco Field in Denver. It was also the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings infamous "I Have a Dream" speech that brought about the abolishment of segregation. I can honestly say that Obamas speech was absolutely amazing. He hit every point he needed to hit, answered every question about his flaws, and gave McCain a thorough pwning in the issues. Many people, myself included, believe this is the turning point of the election.

The Republicans start their convention on Monday and it will be interesting to see how they can respond to this amazing speech. My guess is that they can't.