He cometh; the money tree shaketh
The serfs are restive. Bruce Springsteen blaring on the speakers will mollify them only so much. On with it! The prepared text that The One will read from his teleprompters is here.
9:49pm Eastern. They are seriously playing “Power to the People.”
10:06pm Eastern. The bio video is playing now. I’m watching on TV along with many blogger friends downtown here in Denver. Obama is shown bragging: “I am my sister’s keeper.” But not, blogger Jim Hoft cracks, his brothers’ keeper.
If you’re playing drinking games, take a drink every time the cameras cut away to crowd members crying.
First snort: Obama talking about accepting the nomination with “great humility.”
Second snort: Obama rescues his grandmother from under the bus.
Third snort: He’s talking about treating others with “dignity and respect.” Tell it to Stanley Kurtz.
Fourth snort: The promise of America: Safer toys!
Fifth snort: He said it again: He is his brother’s and sister’s keeper.
Yawn: Big Nanny promises, same old Democrat laundry list. Equal pay for equal work.
Sixth snort: Obama says he’s ready to debate McCain, after backing out of debates he apparently wasn’t ready to have yet.
Seventh snort: The One promises to do it all…
I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future.
Not just a snort. A profanity-inducer: “…what I will not do is suggest that the Senator takes his positions for political purposes. Because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other’s character and patriotism.”
Says the man leading the smear campaign against GOP donors and investigative journalist Stanley Kurtz for disagreeing with Obama on his radical ties.
Eighth snort/guffaw/choke: “But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. What the nay-sayers don’t understand is that this election has never been about me. It’s been about you.”
I’m looking at Obama’s flag lapel pin. Wonder how many stars are on it?
Fireworks. And a diversity prayer.
***
Meantime, my email box is filling up with Obama campaign donation solicitations.
Talk about milking it:
michelle —
When Barack takes the stage tonight, he’ll look out at delegates from every corner of the country and tens of thousands of ordinary people who are here to be part of this historic moment.
But in the very first row he’ll see a group of people who are there because they took ownership of the political process. Some gave just five dollars.
They’re folks just like you, and they represent more than two million Americans who own a piece of this campaign. Our success would not have been possible without so many people answering the call by giving whatever they can afford.
On this final day before Barack formally accepts the Democratic nomination, please celebrate the moment and lay the foundation for our victory in November by making a donation of $25 or more now:
https://donate.barackobama.com/frontrow
Barack is ready. The crowd filling this stadium at this very moment is ready. And America is ready for the change we need.
It’s within your grasp to make that happen.
Thank you,
David
David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for AmericaP.S. — Be sure to tune in to watch Barack accept the Democratic nomination tonight.
And another from MoveOn:
Hi,
I’m writing you from my phone at Denver’s Mile High Stadium. This place is buzzing! Obama will take the stage in a few hours.But here’s what’s just as exciting: All across the country, people are kicking in to fund our new program to register the Obama generation—I just heard we’ve raised $253,461 already today!
Check out the video I sent this morning about our huge new campaign:
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/voterregvideo.html?id=13632-4503129-RRtaCVx&t=1
You can feel it in the air here—so much energy for Obama! If we harness it, we can turn this whole country around.
Our goal is to register half a million young voters in swing states. We’re working with a terrific new group called Progressive Future. But we still need to fund this campaign. Please help!
Thank you!
From Denver,
–Eli
P.S. I mentioned Progressive Future, a great new group that promotes progressive values through grassroots action. They’re our partners in this—we couldn’t do it alone. Read about them here: http://www.progressivefuture.org
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Oh Michelle send them a donation. I can go out in the yard and get you one if you need me too. LOL or better yet there is a cow pasture down the road if you would rather send em some bull__it
Fund raising you can believe in!!
Honey, go grab my Bible and gun, Obama is about to speak…
to say nothing of the phones and the sheets with thousands of personal phone numbers they handed out to their ‘guests’ at the stadium, strongly suggesting that everyone cold call just about anyone for …more money.
Cold callin’ from the barakopolis.
( thats not included in your 6 hours of “forced volunteer time”.)
GaMidnightRider:
No bulls here, but I have a couple of dogs who would gladly donate to the cause.
Wow! So many easily duped people in one place. Kinda makes you wish you could put something in the water to clear the fog in their brains.
i expect cell phones to be ringing off the hook, as the scam commences when those attendees provide their cell phone book contacts to obama’s campaign. what a sham.
Geez!! They built him a blue Mount Olympus!
I wonder if they will make those fake clouds swirl around the bottom so he can descend out of the clouds to be among the simply humans.
If he comes out carrying plastic lightening bolts in some Zeus like fashion, I am going to yank the plug on my television.
And those aren’t even the numbers that they’re calling tonight. Those coerced numbers will be called later. ( during McCains speech is my guess)
Isn’t this moving dangerously close to wire fraud? I mean he’s a fraud isn’t he?
What we are witnessing tonight is the Disneyfication[new word] of the election of one of the most important political figures in the entire world. Putin and Ahmadinejad must be laughing their socks off right now. This is an embarrassment.
Say Hell-o to Eli and David for us.
“Power to the People-All Power to the Soviet”
I wonder how many of those ding bats can attribute that quote. I was hoping for rain on their parade, oh well.
I’m just hoping, no I’m praying, that Thrill Leg Matthews isn’t sitting in MY Broncos season seats.
and wirey.
LOCK HIM UP!
Hitler would be proud. Only he could throw a bash of this magnitude.
I watching the chiefs game then ill read the comments about satan speech. Mrs malkin i and everybody here love you stay safe there alot of crazy freaks there if you need help email me i’ll help you.
Did he just say that He is his Brother’s keeper? Interesting. That saying must only be figurative to him.
Two weeks ago, Pelosi told a crowd that Obama was “a leader that God has blessed us with at this time.” Obama assured her that all was well, saying, “I will win. Don’t worry….” Even Obama’s long-lost Kenyian brother told CNN it’s in the bag:
So there it is. No one needs to waste their money on Obama, since God sent Obama to win, and because that is what Obama wants.
I know you’re not holding up the systems that gave the world Putin and Ahmadinejad up as superior political systems.
Anybody esle see Rush’s comment about Barack growing up as normal as any other kid whose dad has 4 wives?
“…Progressive Future, a great new group that promotes progressive values…”
That term is self-contradictory.
I visited Oblahblah’s official campaign web site. First thing it asked for was a donation.
Incidentally, did a search on his gun stance and 2nd amendment philosophy and found only found references, all very very trite. And there’s nothing about guns/hunting/sports under his issues column.
I think he and his sycophants are girding for the firestorm when people really start to look more closely beyond the flowery oratory to the real substance of his character of which there is very little.
Hmmmm….
Red, white and blue outfit and a flag lapel pin to boot!
Hey, look! Obama is wearing a flag lapel pin…
#19
Duh!
Doom and gloom.
There’s nothing good about America, right?
And now for the doom and gloom… wow, America is an awful place. These Democrats are depressing.
They need to fund this thing? They have raised $350 million as of the end of July..how much more do they need?
Trollman — that’s twice now!
BlameAmericaLast, quit copying me!
Argh, again!
Should be calling themselves “Regressive Future” since they seam to want to relive the Carter years.
I hate this oversea job talk. NAFTA has been such a net positive for this country.
This is boring so far. George Bush has given better speeches…
Too funny!
Yeah, sure, if the intended learning points are how to lie, cheat, steal, and tolerate a cheating husband only for the purpose of political gain and power.
Oh, so now he loves his country.
Huh?
Wearing the flag lapel pin was his first lie. I hope McCain tears his speech a new one.
Ya know, considering what happened on 9/11/2001 – the last 8 years have been pretty damned good!
Oh, how Michelle Obama hated to have to clap for McCain…
His speech will just be a puff piece tonight…until he tells us he is the one to fix America, then I’ll have to find a barf bag
I keep getting those emails from the Obama camp here in ND. I simply tell them I am not a socialist and then the next day, another one asking for money. I don’t know where they got my email address from, but I chuckle when I see them show up.
Oh, is Obama on now? I thought I smelled something.
Now I’m beginning to wonder which country?
When will he stop delivering puff pieces?
I seem to recall the DEMOCRAT Gov and DEMOCRAT Mayor both sat on their hands while their city drowned …
I’m tired of this talk that we somehow need these guys in power. Newsflash, buddy: this isn’t Home Depot. I can do it and I don’t need the Democrats’ help. I am leading my life just fine without their intervention. My brethren and I are fighting a war right now pretty well, without any help from this guy or his colleagues. In fact, they’ve done nothing but work against us, but you know what? We’re winning, despite the fact that Democrats have declared our efforts “lost.”
My message to the Democrats: pound sand and seek life elsewhere. Neither I or my vote are for sale.
Recession? What recession? There was a 3.3% growth announced just today?
Is the sky falling?
He’s trying to hope and change himself into a patriotic American. It’s not working.
“If you’re playing drinking games, take a drink every time the cameras cut away to crowd members
cryingdrinking” is what I thought it said the first time.I’d need a drink just to listen to this.
Well we’ve had the obligatory ‘blame Bush’reference, oh, and of course, the obligatory, ‘Bush was to blame for Katrina’. All we need is the obligatory’Bush lied, people died’ to complete the trifecta.
I paused the DVR so I’m a few minutes behind on the speech..but here come the lies. Darn! I thought he would avoid that tonight. Oh well….
A 401K modeled retirement plan is gambling?
Darn! I must get all my money out!
Personally speaking, I’ve never had it so good. Money in savings and for the first time in my life do not live paycheck to paycheck. I don’t know who they are talking about except possibly those who live in democrat dominated states and who have trashed their economy, ie, Michigan.
privatization… BAAADD… nationalization… . GOOOD
wouldn’t be prudent
Another Bush-McCain slam…
8 is enough? A TV show reference?
Here comes the “I respect his service” BUT…
What does it say about your judgment when you hang around with terrorists and racists? What kind of change is that?
I am watching a guy attack McCain’s accomplishments, but seems remiss in noting his own. I guess it would be a very short speech!
Another $5million dollar reference. How pathetic when you can’t get a joke.
“You are on your own?” As opposed to the Big Brother nanny state he espouses?
So far: America sucks, but I will save it. He is going against everything his video said in regards to working hard.
That’s why I’m drinking right now. I couldn’t do it otherwise.
He is SERIOUSLY openly speaking out against capitalism? This guy is terrible.
The crowd doesn’t looks so enthused about this…
So far, nothing new that hasn’t been repeated ad nauseum throughout the convention.
How much will income go down under Obama?
His numbers are seriously outdated.
He needs a new brain.
He needs a brain.
Now he is talking about his dear old “typical white person” grandma, how sweet.
mmm… incomes aren’t likely to go down. However, taxes are likely to go up. Prices are likely to go up. The spending power of the dollar is likely to go down. You will be making more money, but you’ll be poorer.
She did it without the Government handouts.
Is it me? Or is this speech lame?
I can’t bring myself to watch it just drives me nuts.Nope can’t do it.
BO wants that pagan Wicken vote thus the Greek temple. He just couldn’t go for the Druid look when he thinks he is Apollo. Perhaps they will have a BO supporter undergo an abortion during his speech in front of his temple to provide a human sacrifice to the god of BO. I despise this man and his followers – they stink like Jim Jones at Jonestown and this can only end with tragedy.
Um…I’m providing my child an education without the government.
He’s going to take care of us…everyone will have a home, health care, college, food, clothes, at least two cars in the drive way. He is also going to give everybody jobs with raises every year, regardless of performace and everything will be free because those who make more than $250,000 a year will pay for it. Don’t worry, he’s got your back! He promises!
Seriously, nothing but cliches so far. Ooo, promises now to get specific. We’ll see…
During the video…did anyone get the ‘my mom woke me up at 4:30am to go over my lessons when I was 6, 7, 8 years old’ ? Anyone else disturbed by this?? I thought it was strange…I homeschool, but not at 4:30am! OK, back to the boring speech..
protectionism = inflation
Pure Socialism.
Oh oh, he’s wagging his finger. Must be Clintonism rubbing off on him.
ohhh… now he’s the tax-cutting candidate. that’s a switch.
So far, no specifics. I thought this was the speech that would put the meat on the bones of his platform.
ohhh… now he’s the tax-cutting candidate. that’s a switch.
In 10 years, he will end our dependence on oil from the Middle East. How?
Middle class tax cut, al a Bill Clinton!
So, now the high cost of gas is McCain’s fault.
we HAVE natural gas reserves?
#66
Try a glass of wine, trust me, it works.
So, instead of using reason he uses emotion. I have yet to hear one single policy point or philosophy based upon sound principle versus simplistic, nameless sob stories meant only to tug at our heartstrings. Yep, he definitely sounds like a lawyer.
Has anybody else noticed that the places he mentions as examples of where politics has been broken are all places where Dems were in power when the shtuff hit the fan?
New Orleans, where “people were left to drown”: Dem governor, Dem mayor. Michigan, where the auto plants closed and shipped jobs to China: Dems.
It’s like my TV set is plugged into a station from Bizarro-World…
And when does he follow up “Eight is Enough” with “Movin’ on up?” (Aside: the fact that the crowd will chant anything he says is scary!)
Umm…we’ve been doing natural gas for the past year, and prices are down 42% over last year.
So now Obama is for nuclear energy? Now I see how he will end our oil addiction, by more fuel efficient cars.
And presumably, inflating our tires.
Obama and morals? Oxymoron?
I am not liking this either. And I’m the guy who should be eating this stuff up.
Of course, it’s naive of me to want hard policy in an acceptance speech.
“I am my brother’s keeper” … except for, um, the brother in the shack. LOL.
Wow Rusty, are you feeling OK? Doesn’t sound like you at all!
That could save you a lot of money and conserve energy, so, yeah.
I don’t think that’s a fair attack. His morals are pretty unassailable. He’s not a Clinton.
Just talking about the company he keeps and the kids that he voted to kill, that’s all.
How can you guys stand it? I haven’t watched any of it except a couple of short Youtubes.
I just cannot watch Shrillary, Mr. Shrillary, B. Hussein or any other Dem… *shudder*
But I guess someone has to do it. UGH.
Gas prices may be down over the past year, but they had a HUGE run-up over the several years preceding this one. We got to levels where doing things like shale gas recovery, and arctic recovery became economical.
US and Canadian gas production is about tapped out, and it’s very hard to store natural gas. To up NG production, you have to import Liquefied Natural Gas. Something we can’t permit here.
This guy is the Joel Osteen of politics.
cut the bureaucracy? cut the crap. Are we supposed to believe this?
I mean, I agree with most of this stuff, but I’m an active Democrat so I’m very familiar with the stuff he’s talking about.
I don’t think active politial types are his intended audience though.
I guess the whole Obama craziness went over my head.
If you need ammunition against me, just remember I supported HRC and I love John Kerry.
Bill Clinton created jobs? How?
How do you put away any money “to see your kids get a college diploma” when he plans to take it from you in more and more taxes?
Does he know that the “difficulties in starting a new business” come from government taxes and bureaucracy?
Does he get it?
The haughty head held high with the nose in the air pose reminds me of the elite Obama posters on Michelle’s site.
Ha! He said we must be “our brother’s keeper!!” What about that half brother in Africa?
He will “cut taxes for 95% of working families?”
He is going to end our dependence on Middle East oil! He is the messiah!!
Boy! A chicken in every pot!!
Yeah, a world class education from our public schools! The same ones Obama doesn’t send his kids to.
Higher salaries for teachers? Read about how he kowtows to the Illinois teacher’s unions. Shorter and shorter days for more and more money.
Oh sure. We will get the same healthcare as Ted Kennedy!!
What color is the sky in the world this empty suit lives in?
There we go: protect social security so the government can continue to rape the money coming in.
Personal responsibility? Democrats?!?!?!
Now the message Bill Cosby was vilified for.
HAHAHA! Yes!
Of course, that’s kind of a half compliment, right?