Political opinion...

[dreamflower]

Just a bit of squee (behind the cut out of consideration for my friends who are not like-minded politically)...

For the first time in a while, I am feeling politically hopeful! The DNC is going great, and between the First Lady's speech last night, and President Clinton's speech tonight I'm excited and energized.

And President Clinton is as awesome and charismatic a speaker as I recall from years ago! Wow, what a speach! ("Arithmetic"! LOL!)

Comments

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Both speeches were awesome. Michelle is amazing and hers was such a great speech--the personal as political indeed.

But, I am glad that when Bill talked about his instigating welfare reform, he got a cool reception and some booing--he deserves that. And right now, as my unemployment is running out and I've been working as hard as I can applying for jobs, and I'm scared about making my rent in the coming months, I'm feeling my anger about what Bill did there a little more personally these days. Compromise is necessary, but not when it's made on the backs of the most vulnerable--that's when you keep working on the grounds of the argument until it takes at a different spot. But as an indictment of what the Republican Congress has been up to, it is spot on. And I have much more faith in the Obama's and Bill's very busy wife, so I'm very glad the rest of his speech was right on target.

[dreamflower]

I was pleased overall with his speech-- he took the attack to the Republicans and basically turned their arguments on their heads. It made me recall part of the reason I voted for him all those years ago. (The other reason was Al Gore. But that's another story.)

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Yes, I love how both his speech and the First Lady's refuted the self-made man myth the Republicans love and promoted the need for community, care-taking, altruism, and concern for future generations. I'm so happy to see the Dems taking this up as a theme. It does give me hope.

[dreamflower]

I loved the joke about candidates claiming to be born in a log-cabin they built themselves, LOL! It's an oldie, but really apropos!

His humor was so sly all through the speech, but he also knew when to be serious as well. It was a very thorough job.

[fidesquaerens.livejournal.com]

I'm a week behind on Daily Show and haven't seen any other news except that people generally thought Michelle rocked the house. So I don't know specifics. But glad you are feeling hopeful!

[dreamflower]

Well, I am feeling much less discouraged than I had been. I suppose living in the land of Barack-haters (and I do not exaggerate here-- those of us who do support him tend to lower our voices in public and to talk in code) it's easy to get that way. But it's nice to see the rest of the country fired up.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

THis is a week I sort of wish I had t.v. again -- I've heard Michelle Obama was amazing. I am going to look for clips of her speech!

[dreamflower]

http://2012.presidential-candidates.org/?news=Michelle-Obamas-Speech-At-the-Democratic-National-Convention

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

oh thank you thank you! That was lovely! I really enjoyed watching that! I adore Michelle!

[dreamflower]

So do I! And not only was her speech heartfelt and brilliant, she LOOKED gorgeous! That dress was lovely, and from what I heard, did not cost an arm and a leg, either!

Just got home from Tulsa, and listened to VP Biden on the radio on the way home. The President is on the DVR, I hope! We are fixing to watch him...

[addie71.livejournal.com]

So far the DNC has made me hopeful for a Democratic win in November. It was wonderful to hear Clinton speak again. :D

[dreamflower]

It was! His speech was so awesome!