Democratic convention, night four: Eschaton to be immanentized in Denver
posted at 7:05 pm on August 28, 2008 by Allahpundit
We’re fully three hours away from Zeus’s descent from Olympus, but the festivities at the temple have begun so here’s your thread to snark. The schedule’s thin until 8:30 p.m. ET or so, when Gore the Baptist comes forth to herald the arrival of The One. Hotline has a few unexceptional excerpts from an advance copy of the speech and the AP has a bit more. Surely this will be the first time in history that a classical Greek setting serves as backdrop for a catchphrase based on the title of an old sitcom.
I doubt I’ll watch, but video will be here later. In the meantime, two quotes for you to meditate on. Number one: “Here we were eating lunch, and it was like the clouds parted and the sun was shining in.” And number two: “At the CNN bar, where the voice of Wolf Blitzer just said everyone will remember where they were when Obama made his speech.” Exit question: A Stonehenge set would have been awesome, wouldn’t it?
Update: Here’s something meatier to chew on. Is there going to be a convention in Minneapolis next week?
Update: The gauntlet is tossed in the comments. Was “Eight Is Enough” a sitcom — or a dramedy? Let the debate rage!
Update: Here’s the transcript of Obama’s speech. Money line from the nominee of the party that’s trumpeted every last setback and downplayed every last gain in Iraq for the past three years: “I’ve got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first.” That makes twice now during a momentous speech that he’s rewritten his own side’s history. See his 2004 convention keynote, arguing that “there is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America” to a party sick to its core with identity politics, for the other.
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He is going to make it illegal for criminals to own AK-47′s – good idea. Now I can vote for him.
pappy on August 28, 2008 at 10:49 PM
fine the employers
roninacreage on August 28, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Amnesty, here I come.
Entelechy on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
“When mothers are seperated from their infant child.” Oohh.. wouldn’t you know about that, Infanticide-Boy.
Pasalubong on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Is Obama,”THE MAN from the SILVER MOUNTAIN”,
by Rainbow!!!
canopfor on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
You scare voters with you health care whining and economy whining stories.
James on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Obama said this was to be more a ‘workmanlike’ message than another of his empty rhetorical flourishes. Sound like more the latter to me. SOS.
petefrt on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Happy talk is indignant. He could sincerely say “John and I are both for amnesty”.
Entelechy on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Obama is saying “if you don’t have a record to run on” to McCain??? Too much.
progressoverpeace on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
“Happy Talk”…..”End Traditional Values”…….
…….. first truth I’ve been able to stomach.
Seven Percent Solution on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
….here we go with the scare tactics again – Johnny better be ready for this jerk
JudyNH on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
“if you don’t have a record to run on” haha John McCain doesn’t have a record.
lavell12 on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Yada, yada, yada
CrusaderMom on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Michael is rippin the O a new one this is the best way to watch a speech i just wish Shep was there he was killin last night
tee866 on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
If you don’t have a record to run on?
That’s rich!
dugan on August 28, 2008 at 10:50 PM
HOPE COUNT: 2
CHANGE COUNT: 11
carbon_footprint on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
I dozed off… how many lies did I miss?
profitsbeard on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Race baiting!
jimmy the notable on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Did he just say Mav doesn’t have a record to run on?
LtE126 on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
No you don’t get it.
James on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
2 pages – mark
HawaiiLwyr on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Don’t stop hoping, losers!
fiatboomer on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
here comes the race card
Lance Murdock on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Ooh, here comes the race card!
CrusaderMom on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Race card
Ugly on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Beat me to it
pappy on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
..oh and did I mention I;m black
JudyNH on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
“…And my face isn’t [yet] on the 1-dollar bill…”
RD on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Oh, by the way………….. he’s Black!
Seven Percent Solution on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Steele is amazing!
jimmy the notable on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Pedigree? Uh-oh. Republicans will now be accused of calling Obama a dog.
SouthernGent on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
But Biden has,real Change!!!
canopfor on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
*looks at watch*
I’d wish he’d hurry up, The Big Country is starting on TCM.
The Ugly American on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Something is stirring… the election is about YOU! Big night on substance!!
El_Terrible on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
’cause Republicans are racist! Believe!
Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft. This election has been about Barack for a long time.
Kevin71 on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
It has always been about you Barry. The stadium, the stage…
James on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
I wish I had known about the Strategy room all week
HawaiiLwyr on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
this is the most bs filled speech i have ever heard
trailortrash on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
but really its about me- the one
Lance Murdock on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
where is michael steele ripping him apart? i don’t see it on fox, all i see is his speech.
lavell12 on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
This election has never been about me!
There’s the soundbyte!
RushBaby on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
You are watching the complete collapse of a campaign
ndulik on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Here we go, the race references again, how different he is from all those who came before him, and he doesn’t mean policies.
4shoes on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
He doesn’t want illegal alien mothers seperated from their infant children. He’d rather they just be aborted.
roninacreage on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Steel for VP
tee866 on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Yep. He said it. Nearly spilled my beer.
connertown on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
He just did what he is gonna say the Rep’s are going to do.. he just BS McCain record for 30 Mins.. And now he is saying he is gonna get attack old school like he just did.. LOL
Y314K on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Wrote this during the primaries. I like it better.
____________
A Speech For Mister Obama
By: cgoode
___________
Ahem ..
HOWWEALLFEEEEELINHERETONIGHT!!!?!?!!!?!
[crowd screams .. does not think .. only screams]
Hope.
[crowd roars]
Change.
[crowd roars mindlessly]
Changeyhope.
Hopeychange.
What do these words mean?
Well .. the third and fourth .. I’m .. not really sure. The first two mean only two things: Hope; Change.
In that order
… unless someone changed it. I hope not.
I hope for change. I do not, however, change hope.
Hope is a girl I did coke with before I changed. I could never hope to change Hope. I changed, but Hope, I think, was beyond change. Well, to be fair, I don’t really know if Hope changed. Probably not. Hope is probably begging for change on the corner of Hope St. and Change Ave. back in Chicago. Not Chicago Hope .. that’s an old t.v. show .. just Chicago.
I hope you understand that this is the time for change. I don’t wish to change your hope in change. I want your hope in change to endure. I belieeeeve that your hope in change is hopeful, and not changeable.
… and changeful.
… or not changeful.
… wait …
… DON’T change your hope for change. At least don’t change your hope for change before you vote. Vote for change.
.. and hope.
Many people out there are hoping that I’ll explain what kind of change I’m talking about. I hope to. It’d be a big change if I did, but I hope to make that change.
Does Hillary want change? I hope so, but I don’t think so. I wish I could change Hillary’s mind regarding this “continuation of the race until someone has enough delegates for the nomination” deal. I hope I don’t go to the convention without the nomination locked up. That’d make me lose hope. But then I could change that loss of hope into hope for more hope.
That wouldn’t be much of a change.
So, in summary …
HOPECHANGEHOPEYHOPEYHOPECHANGEMCCHANGERSON!!!
Thank yoooouuuuuuuuuuu ..
Oh .. did someone pass out there in the front row? I hope she’ll be alright. She should change her water intake prior to coming into a crowded rally. I hope she will. That’d be a change. I hope no one knows that it’s no change for someone to pass out at a crowded rally. I also hope that no one knows that it’s a big change for the candidate to call it out every time it happens.
I have hopes!!
I promise change!!
This will not change!!
I hope.
——————-
Hope you liked it. I’m not changing it.
cgoode777 on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
“This election has never been about me …”
” … (so just ignore my lack of qualifications) …”
PackerBronco on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Pedigrees are indignant.
“Something is stirring” all over this country – yeah, the phalli in the media’s pants, and in the underwear of those present.
Entelechy on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
I dozed off… how many lies did I miss?
profitsbeard on August 28, 2008 at 10:51 PM
allrsn on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
HOPE COUNT: 2
CHANGE COUNT: 13
carbon_footprint on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Yea, something is “stirring”…., my bowels.
silenced majority on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Yes Barry we need those new Chicago politics!
FiveWays on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Get your change ready.
LibTired on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
….doesn’t he realize that Biden has been in the Senate longer than McCain
JudyNH on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
LOL OMG Steele for President of the world!!
jimmy the notable on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
change 12 – there’s some changes coming – 13 14
HawaiiLwyr on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
HOPE COUNT: 2
CHANGE COUNT: 15
carbon_footprint on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
We can demand change without you!
pappy on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
HOPE COUNT: 2
CHANGE COUNT: 16
carbon_footprint on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
15 changes
trailortrash on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
15 – made the over/under
HawaiiLwyr on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Lying about his record.
James on August 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/
click orange bar, select strategy room tab in the new window
RushBaby on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
change – change…..welfare to work….. he voted against it……..errrrrrrrr
JudyNH on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
“This election is not about me, it’s about you!”
I hope that Obama enjoys his plane ride back to Chicago on his plane that says Barack Obama while he relaxes in his “Obama: President” embroidered seat.
wise_man on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
ch-ch-ch-ch-changes…turn and face the teleprompted…changes
connertown on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
/www.foxnews.com/ watch live
tee866 on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Hey I just turned on Fox for a minute out of morbid curiousity…. That stage looks straight out of the Nuremburg rallies.
Illinidiva on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
I live in Illinois Barry- this State is in ruins!
FiveWays on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Yeah, for HILLARY in operation chaos.
James on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Is south Chicago is really nice now?
pappy on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Republicans who never thought they’d pick up a Democratic ballot.. Operation Chaos!
El_Terrible on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
“The change we need is coming” – the new mantra.
This
erectionelection is never going to end.Entelechy on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
operation coas
JudyNH on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
okay, just back from the store, what’s the “change” and “hope” count up to now?
RightWinged on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Its not about me. Yea right.
jpsc1 on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
He kept nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists?
Amazing guy.
profitsbeard on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
here we go with bushes hurricane
trailortrash on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
blah blah blah, hope, blah blah blah, change, blah blah blah, tax the rich, blah blah blah. And so on it goes.
Kevin71 on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
This speach has no continuity.
Entelechy on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Obama = Rehetorical Metamucil, baby!
fiatboomer on August 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM
How about all of the Democrats who’ve never picked up a Republican ballot, but plan to do it this time?
CrusaderMom on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Katrina,again!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Why change it
ndulik on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME. I rather lose my job so that I can vote for the Messiah. YES.WE.CAN.
Lance Murdock on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
He’s bringing hope, folks!
Skidd on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
RW – 15 changes
HawaiiLwyr on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Wait….I thought the world hated us?
Whaaaa????
The Ugly American on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
then stop hyphenating everyone
roninacreage on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
This
speachspeech has no continuity.Entelechy on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
WHAT AM I MISSING? Steele who?
SlimyBill on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
That’s why I say Seig H…..oops……
FiveWays on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
F**K He’s quoting CALVIN COOLIDGE!!!!!!!!
fiatboomer on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
He’s going way too long
pappy on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
A promisssssssss
James on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
noticed how he mentioned one half sentence of abortion then moved on as quick as possible.
lavell12 on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
I’m about to break out like George Contzana
Lance Murdock on August 28, 2008 at 10:54 PM
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