 The "MuscleHead" Coverage Team
At about 9pm or so Faith and I will kick in with running "live blog" commentary here on the MuscleHead pages.
Downer!
11:20pm
LOVELY: Well former President Bill Clinton was definitely the highlight tonight--he rallied the crowd and had them lapping up every word he said. He was charismatic as usual, although much of what he said was not true. He jumped from one point to the next so fast, however, that the shots he was taking were hard to keep up with. He made his case for Obama, albeit very thin.
Biden, however, was not so engaging. His speech was incredibly boring. Towards the end, he started to make his case for Obama, distinguishing his choices and actions from those of John McCain. It was unremarkable, and very interesting considering that he didn't think Obama was qualified to be president not so long ago.
Ultimately, there has still not been anyone who has come out and really clued the public in to who Obama is exactly, and how he is going to implement all these changes he keeps championing. All the while, they are trying to take shots at McCain, but they can't make any particularly strong arguments for why Obama would be such a stellar choice in comparison.
11:10pm
FAITH AMMEN: We have had three straight nights of calf slobber. We have learned nothing about Obama. We have had sob stories, childhood memories, and cutesy phrases. There has been excessive Bush Bashing. For some reason they can't seem to challenge or critique McCain's record...all they can do is equate him to Bush. I'm still waiting for the speech when someone tells me what Obama has done and plans to do besides "change" and saving the world from the big bad Republicans.
11:04pm
THE MESSIAH APPEARS... "we ah fu-mb-lieee"
10:51pm
FAITH AMMEN: Is this guy the same one who said of Obama: "I think he can be ready but right now, I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training." LOVELY: Should we trust Joe Biden? Who just said Obama wasn't ready to be president and he would serve with McCain anyday?
10:48pm
LOVELY: the change we must change is the change we need is the change we will bring... change change changeFAITH AMMEN: "alternative energy..5 million new jobs...tax cuts for 95% of the population..." He sounds like he forgot he was a democrat AND smoked pot LOVELY: how will Obama bring down health care costs? How will he put more cops on the street? FAITH AMMEN: equal pay for women? are we still in the dark ages? KMC: NOBODY IS TRYING TO DENY EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN LOVELY: Don't women have equal pay? KMC: Why the hell do they keep saying that???????????? FAITH AMMEN: does he not realize women start small businesses at twice the rate of men? LOVELY: Is that the most pressing issue of our day?--Equal pay for women?
FAITH AMMEN: "climate change"...oh, that issue that Pelosi won't let us vote on?LOVELY: Drill here drill now
10:43pm
LOVELY: talk about playing to our fears in a speechKMC: Could this speech be MORE boring? what the heck is he supposed to be doing - lulling us to sleep? FAITH AMMEN: This is like a happy sappy autobiography. Can we move past Saturday mornings at home? LOVELY: Barack Obama gets it....but before he wasn't qualified, I think I'm going to go back to my Sudoku puzzle... FAITH AMMEN: my brother just brought me fried oreos!! yummy! LOVELY: never had one... I want to try one.... KMC: I am honest to God - going to plunge a fork through my hand...
10:33pm
KMC: Falling sleep, the long-windedness already setting in...
10:30pm
FAITH AMMEN: I wonder how many trees were slain to make those Biden signs?
KMC: Bidenmania...
The Billy Jeff speech:
9:27pm
KMC: He's in at 23 minutes just under the 25 that I predicted - thank you very muchOk the live cover band - SUCKS LOVELY: you were pretty close Kevin Matlock: I don't even know how to process all of that LOVELY: I'm impressed, I know he spoke so fast KMC: Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies LOVELY: my head is spinning Matlock: Did you notice how much he compared Obama to himself? It was almost an ego trip for him
9:22pm
KMC: Clinton lies so fast and furiously I can't keep up with all the inaccuracies.
LOVELY: I knowMatlock: He makes my head spin LOVELY: he is so fast tonight, Slick willy, I'm sure it's second nature to him
9:20pm
LOVELY: "assault on Science"??? what does that mean? "Katrina and cronyism???KMC: that's his anti-anti-Global Warming slam LOVELY: like the LA Governor and New Orleans mayor who wouldn't accept Federal aid when it was offered???? KMC: Katrina - was roughly 80% the fault of the Democratic Mayor and Democratic Governor - who refused Federal help... and also allowed 2000 buses to sit while 1000 people died... Matlock: Does he know that we pay the active military "hazardous duty" pay while they are deployed? Is cronyism a word?
LOVELY: No he doesn't know because he cut the military when he was in office and allowed World Trade to be bombed the first time...
9:17pm
KMC: Another word Clinton should shy away from - "Example" - as in "look Daddy - oral sex isn't sex"
LOVELY: it depends on what the meaning of "is" is...Matlock: And with Chelsea in the audience...
9:15pm
LOVELY: And Bush has been the president to give the MOST aid to AfricaKMC: Ok the "stand up to them" line came off so flat - three day old sprite left without the top on has more fizz than the meaning he put into it...
9:13pm
Matlock: "Obama's proven understanding"? How many days was he actually in office? 163 I think was the number!KMC: OK OK OK OK One thing Clinton should not be mentioning is an OATH LOVELY: I was just going to say that Matlock: How can he defend the Constitution if he refuses to defend life?
9:10pm
KMC: GLOBAL WARMING???? REALLY???? MEMO to Bill: The earth has been cooling for six years
Matlock: "the job of the next president is to restore American leadership around the world"? What does he think Bush has been doing in the Middle East?KMC : No that's what HIS policies did
LOVELY: Barack Obama has shown a "clear grasp of foreign policy"?????Are you kidding?? Matlock: He wants to rebuild the military! What?! Does he know he is supposed to be talking about Obama? KMC: Not to mention the fact that at the end of the Clinton term the military was in the worst capacity of modern history...
9:08pm
LOVELY: He loves Joe Biden....but does he love Barack Obama??? Matlock: and America will too... No, because his candidate lost. That's the first thing he addresses for any significant period of time
9:06pm
Matlock: "I give you one of the greatest presidents of the United States..." are you kidding? He was impeached! LOVELY: that doesnt count for anything KMC: one of only two to be actually LOVELY: Hillary is singing with the music KMC: digging the Hills and Chels lipsynch Matlock: I love the choice of music. Very appropriate. KMC: Ok - he was dictated to only have 10 minutes |