Awaiting Palin: Energy in the Auditorium
People are pumped for the Palin speech. Â While my bird’s eye view gives me only a distant view of the stage, it does afford me a unique perspective. Â I can see almost the entire auditorium, save those in the bleachers facing the stage.
Delegates and guests were on their feet and cheering Mitt Romney’s speech when he said, “There’s not a day when I was not proud to be an American.”
Overheard a tech guy from NPR say he hopes Palin “kicks butt tonight.”Â
And now I note the irony of being a blogger at a partisan convention.  Here I sit in the media section, yet cheering the speakers.  Unlike the media who cheered Obama in Denver, I acknowledge my bias.
Cute line: Â Mike Huckabee just endorsed his “second choice” for President of the United States.
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I don’t know why, but the energy is not coming across to me as I watch the Ustram on hotair. I caught part of Huck and part of Lingle. In both cases, it seems to me like they’re talking really slow (esp. Lingle) and going through the motions. The crowd occasionally roars, which is nice, but more frequently it sounds muted and distant. It feels to me like some kind of energy is lacking. I hope Rudy and Palin are both better than this.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — September 3, 2008 @ 9:53 pm - September 3, 2008
(sorry, Ustream)
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — September 3, 2008 @ 9:54 pm - September 3, 2008
OK, Rudy just started and seems like he’s picking up the pace a little. This is more like it.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — September 3, 2008 @ 10:03 pm - September 3, 2008
Rudy’s good. Of Obama: As legislator, 130 times, he couldn’t make a decision… he couldn’t vote yes, or no… He voted ‘present’… As governor, you can’t do that… As President of the United States, it’s not good enough. You have to make a decision.
Then: The Celebrity Senator… no accomplishments… can happen only in America…
on and on
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — September 3, 2008 @ 10:10 pm - September 3, 2008
I’m surprised by the NPR guy’s comment. Better hope his employers don’t hear that, they may blacklist him or send him to The Snob’s reeducation camp.
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — September 3, 2008 @ 11:55 pm - September 3, 2008