News And Perspective

Ezra Klein laments the Dem Lost Week Convention, with a second from Andrew Sullivan.  This perspective on the media and their news judgment is laughable:

Then the Republican Convention will begin...  And the media will not cover Ron Paul's protesters with the vigor or attention they gave to Hillary Clinton's diehards.

Let's see - a Senator, former First Lady and former front-runner making history as the first woman with a serious chance at a major party nomination versus Ron Paul, a former something or other and current I-forget-what (if I ever knew).  One got eighteen million votes and the other got eighteen million hits at his website.  Why in any real world would their die-hard supporters get equal coverage?

Chris Bowers is nervous as well.  Sorry, "frustrated".

MORE:  This is stage management?  Having Obama nominated by acclamation (after a dramatic intercession by Hillary) at 4:48 Mountain Time, or 6:48 here in America?  What are they going to show in prime time, replays of Michael Phelps' races?  Or maybe Met-Phillies highlights?

Baffling.

Comments

[Barry]

A First?

[Danube of Thought]

Correction: It was at 3:48 "here in America." I'll have to take TM's word for when it happened, since I was watching tivo'd episodes of Forensic Files and awaiting cocktail time, which has now arrived. Here in America.

[matt]

I have purposely tuned out of the television coverage of the Dem convention, as what I have heard and seen (for very brief periods) was drivel. These things typically are. Occasionally, one sees a true political superstar emerge a la Clinton. This year its all down to Barry and and his ascension to heaven. I would have to say the pressure's on.

[Walter]

OK,

I like Beau Biden. He's well-spoken and a credit to his dad.

But did he really want to talk about how Ted Kennedy comforted his dad after his mom was killed in a car accident?

Though I suppose Teddy knows about the tragedy of losing someone he loves in a car wreck.

[Danube of Thought]

Well at least he'll have the Parthenon to aid in the apotheosis.

The man is at risk of becoming an embarrassing fool.

[JJ]

This has got to be the most historically, most surreal, strangest, oddest (get all the adjectives out of wack)

Man, this is just weird.

Democrat. convention.

[Soylent Red]

tragedy of losing someone he loves in a car wreck.

Yeah. His shot at ever becoming President.

[Karl]

Yeah, Klein, Sully and Bowers are missing that: (a) giving the Clintons 1 1/2 - 2 days in the coverage is bad; and (b) Obama's record does not give the rest much to tout. The latter magnifies the former.

[Jane]

This is a boring speech.

[Jane]

"A wise leader" - my goodness, that is such a stretch - and now Obama is a tax cutter. WOW. This is amazing.

And a big fat lie.

[hit and run]

Biden: "Change you're just gonna have to swallow!"

[BumperStickerist]

I'm fairly certain if Ron Paul supporters decide to toss bags of their own urine at the cops rather than drinking it in secret as part of their rEVOLutionary cult-like rituals, the MSM will cover them the way the Hillary diehards were covered.

God knows Olbermann would.

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[centralcal]

Boring and INEPT Jane. Good lord!

[Rick Ballard]

"Anybody know how long Joe Biden has been talking?"

JMH,

His bio says he's 65 but I think allowance has to be made for probable developmental problems so I'll say 60 or 61 years, max.

[RichatUF]

The One. He is there to bless the crowd!

[hit and run]

centralcal:
Boring and INEPT Jane. Good lord!

So much so, I really can't even snark him.

I miss buffoonishly grinny Biden!

Attack Biden is boring and inept.

[JM Hanes]

Chris Bowers scratches his head: "I don't know exactly what we need to do to get a bounce, but I do know that we haven't done it yet."

Well, here's an idea. How about running against John McCain instead of George Bush? Not sure "John McCain Was Wrong," is the best way to do it, though.

Althouse is drinking on "historic." Wish I'd thought of that.

Good luck on taking your convention back, Barack!

[bgates]

Could be worse, hit. Could have heard that line from Bubba.

[hit and run]

Sorry I fainted. What did I .........

[centralcal]

Well....yeah....this is a winning team. uh huh!

Oh lord, have mercy!

[hit and run]

.................ok I'm back was that...............

[hit and run]

Oh it is it is HE!!!!!

[JM Hanes]

Bill has gotten the most sustained applause of the entire convention. Barack is doing the housekeeping.

[Porchlight]

Guys you are missing all the interesting stuff on WGN radio. I like this Milt Rosenberg guy. Kurtz is a great interview - judicious and moderate in his comments. All he's really done is described his research process and read from a few of the CAC documents. But the Obamabots are freaking out anyway.

Now Kurtz is talking about some of his previous NR pieces about Obama (non-CAC related). He's describing the Gamaliel Foundation.

[Sue]

The only thing Biden said that was true about Obama was when he got to the Senate he hit the floor running. Running for president was left off, but it was implied, if you follow politics and know how long Obama was actually working while in the Senate.

[Beto Ochoa]

My parents were democratic party big wigs. I was an activist. Involved with DNCs since 1964.
I don't know exactly what this thing is.

[JM Hanes]

This back to the future, Beto O.

[JM Hanes]

Sorry for the O....

[RichatUF]

On the Biden speech. I'm a bit of a partisan, but did anyone else think it was a bit like fingernails on a chalkboard. He didn't do anything really dumb, but I really thought the speech and delivery was bad.

[Elliott]

If the Democrats want to take McCain on over foreign policy, they are going to have to convince voters that McCain was wrong on the surge somehow. Biden didn't even try.

[Elliott]

****take McCain on over foreign policy AND be successful****

[centralcal]

Well, that is an understatement RichatUF. After Billy boy - Joey was just a big bomb!

[hit and run]

I agree Rich....he really can be endearing when he plays the bufoon. And he can be effective that way.

as attack dog he is fingernails.

[JM Hanes]

Well at least the benediction wasn't a litany of Democratic talking points tonight. That's an improvement.

[Rick Ballard]

Rich,

I do not recall ever hearing that Slojo had any talent whatsoever for delivering prepared remarks. He's very facile and he mugs for the camera with the best of them but I would be hard put to decide if he were more of a lightweight or more of a featherweight.

He'll make Obama look comparatively smart. That in itself is no easy task.

[MayBee]

t 4:48 Mountain Time, or 6:48 here in America?

That's so funny. My sister, who lives on the East coast, is always asking me things like, "Don't you get hungry a the real lunchtime? How can you wait so long to eat?"

[hit and run]

Since the convention is moving to Invesco and it won't be possible, I really really wish we had balloons tonight.

Nothing I love more than Dem conventions and balloons..

[Beto Ochoa]

I really thought the speech and delivery was bad.
Posted by: RichatUF | August 27, 2008 at 11:03 PM
It's all so pathetic. Reflects in the polls.

[Sue]

Well, let's look on the bright side. MSNBC may be a thing of the past because of this convention.

[centralcal]

lol, Hit!

[hit and run]

MayBee:
That's so funny. My sister, who lives on the East coast, is always asking me things like, "Don't you get hungry a the real lunchtime? How can you wait so long to eat?"

I HATE eastern time. I loved Mountain time when we lived in Denver.

I'm a morning person. I'd rather be in bed by now. Or rather, I'd rather it be 9:14 rather than 11:14 right now. Which it is. In Denver.

[Semanticleo]

Hoo boy! Do I hear a lot of whistling in the dark.

The opening shots have been fired by Biden in the coming uncivil war.

The unceremonious disrobing (finally) of the Republican candidate who began as an independent maverick, has commenced.

He is Bush's clone because he is a pragmatist. He needed the nomination so badly he was willing to lose the election.

Biden is gonna tear him loose from his
rickety hinges.

[Sue]

Leo,

And if he doesn't tear loose from his rickety hinges will you finally shut up about it?

[Pofarmer]

Wasn't it Hillary Clinton who famously said "This is America, and we have a right to debate and disagree." Sure wish I could do the screech in writing somehow. Anyway. Is this the same Hillary Clinton who today said, "Here ya go Barack, you can have my votes, I really don't need em."

It just struck me as-----odd.

It's also odd that so many seem to be trumpeting this circumvention of the democratic process of somehow being a good thing.

[Semanticleo]

"will you finally shut up about it?"

Is that a rhetorical question, Sue?

[Rick Ballard]

Sure, Slojo, O and Mo are a helluva team. More entertaining than Curly, Moe and Larry and almost as smart.

The Obama campaign really is doing a fantastic job delving into Dr. Kurtz's past associations, friemdships and positions. You can always tell what a man is like by the company he keeps and the people who were important to him along the way.

Good job, fellas.

[Sue]

Leo,

Yeah.

[Joan]

Have the Democrats let the Boy Scouts in their convention hall yet? Seems like they didn't want them around a few years ago -- too much God and country for them.

Wonder if there will be any Boy Scouts waving American flags alongside the columned ascension platform.

[Pofarmer]

Anecdotal information. My MIL had decided early on to sit this one out if McCain was the Nominee. After what Barack said about abortion she'll vote McCain. My FIL said he would vote for Hillary over McCain, but he'll happily cast his lot with McCain over Barack. And me???? I said I would never vote for McCain. Hell, I voted for Thompson in the MO primary. But, ya know what? I'd pull the lever for McCain twice if they let me. I'll do anything to get a McCain voter to vote and anything to distract an Obama voter just long enough.......

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Brownback for Veep? NRO Corner guys thinking maybe.