I've been watching PBS' gavel to gavel coverage of the DNC, and had a few comments on the convention:
1. The Music: For a party running on a platform of change, Democrats sure seem to be married to the same old cliche music demonstrated in past conventions. It's like they made a soundtrack for the DNC in 1996 and decided to keep using it over and over again. This isn't a 15 year high school reunion Democrats, every third song doesn't have to be from Lenny Kravitz. And the theme songs for the speakers don't need to be so overt. When the governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, took the stage, I was half expecting to hear a sound bite from The Wizard of Oz proclaiming "Kansas she says is the name of the star". Nor do the songs have to be so inappropriate. As much as I would like to say the speeches of these notable Democrats are what is staying with me, the picture that I can't get out of my head is of thousands of delegates, in an act of celebration over the official nomination of Obama, gettin' down with their bad selves and starting a "love train, love train". Sigh. Just remember Democrats, if you insist on asking the political question "are you gonna go my way" over and over again, your answer may eventually turn out to be, no.
2. The Venue. Aside from moving the Obama acceptance speech from the convention hall to the open air arena being a spectacle of Dick Clark proportions, I wonder how the switch appears to undecided viewers. On the one hand, the move demonstrates Obama's unconventional approach and his desire to identify with the average American and create a more inclusive policy. On the other hand, it was somewhat of a spectacle and may feed the fire of the recent criticism levied against Obama for being a celebrity. I'm curious to see how it all pans out.
3. What, no balloons?
Personally, this year's DNC reaffirmed why I'm a life-long Democrat. Michelle Obama's speech alone was the clincher.
...love train, love train...
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