DNC Day 2, Take 9 - Howard "Yearrrghh!" Dean edition
Written by: Beck
The crowd is going nuts. The message so far has been so surprisingly pro-war that I can't wait to see what sort of things he'll say. Updates to follow.
Update: "I may not be the nominee, but I can tell you this--" I am unbelievably bitter. Oh, wait, that's not what he said. But he was definitely thinking it. I used Edwards' skills at channeling the undead to figure that out.
"We represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party."
"The things Harry Truman promised us in 1948, health insurance for everyone... jobs creation... standing up for middle class and working Americans who got a tax increase [ed: HUH?]... and a foreign policy which blah blah blah telling the truth blah blah blah." Harry Truman must've been busy.
Update: "I'm Howard Dean and I'm voting for John Kerry." Why does that remind me so much of the AA litany, "My name is Bob, and I'm an alcoholic?"
Now he's stumping for campaign donations, talking about a woman who sold her bike "for Democracy," and so she could give $100 to Howard Dean. Then he goes on to mention the lady who handed him $50 in quarters. Isn't it a bit late for this sort of stuff? Not to mention that it's not exactly on-message.
Update: "You have the power," repeated 5 times. To take back America. That's it. A very disappointing speech. Relatively brief, uncontroversial, lacking in energy. I'd hoped for something more (but then, I'm just looking for amusement).