KOEB 8/28/08 Democratic Convention '08 Night 4: Obama Speaks!!

[ralps]

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Botany]

1. McCain's camp is sending out signals on his veep choice

[ralps]

2. Hi Botany, LOL!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

38. Is it Fred, Barney, or Dino?

:rofl: :hi:

[Patsy Stone]

3. Hi, y'all!

I have a box of tissues, and my A/C on the fritz. I'm ready to witness history.

:hi:

[ralps]

4. Hi Patsy! I'm going to start the nightly Malloy thread at 8pm so will you be able

to greet everyone? :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

5. Be happy to!

I really like Bill Richardson. I think he would have made a great VP also.

[ralps]

6. I;m listening to the live feed from the HORN & wat_hing Keith! Gov. Bill Richardson

was great! http://headonradionetwork.com/

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

7. Hi everyone! Guess what? I have a fracture in my elbow.

Just got a call from the doc's office. Now I have to go see an orthopedist to have it looked out and find out what needs to be done.

Whoopee. x(

[ralps]

8. Hi SeattleGirl!!! Oh No! Hugs!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :grouphug:

[SeattleGirl]

10. Thanks, ralps!

:hug: back atcha.

[Patsy Stone]

9. Aaarrggh!

:( :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

11. Indeed.

Weird thing is, I broke the tip of my ulnar bone on the same arm years ago.

Sheesh.

:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

14. Oy

Please feel better soon.

Stevie helps. :)

[SeattleGirl]

15. Oooooh, I am LOVIN' this Stevie Wonder set !

[Patsy Stone]

16. Is Bon Jovi playing?

I thought I heard that somewhere.

[RevCheesehead]

41. And the answer will be:

"Absolutely nothing. Come back in six weeks."

:hi: :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

42. Hehehe!

You're probably right!

Hi ya, sweets! :loveya: :hug:

[RevCheesehead]

47. So,

have you been back on your skates yet? ;)

[SeattleGirl]

52. That would be a "no".

:P

[Patsy Stone]

12. CNN: "Line to get in was six miles long"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3874440

[SeattleGirl]

13. Wow!

[WolverineDG]

17. Meanwhile, the stack of left-over tix to see McCain is

6 feet high....

:rofl:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

18. Algore!

:hi:, Wolvie. :rofl:

[WolverineDG]

20. PRESIDENT GORE!!!!

:hi:

:loveya:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

22. "The same policies?"

"I believe in recycling, but that's ridiculous!" LOL!

[SeattleGirl]

Great line!

[ralps]

24. Yep great line Patsy!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[RevCheesehead]

50. I howled with joy at that line!

:rofl:

[ralps]

21. Hi WolverineDG! Hugs

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :hug:

[WolverineDG]

23. Heya ralps! nt

[ralps]

19. Yay!! For Al Gore!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[WolverineDG]

25. It's official: Cases involving more than 50% of the FLDS children have been dismissed

with more to follow. Could it be because there was NO ABUSE???????? :grr: :grr: :grr:

dg

[ralps]

26. That's great WolverineDG!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Patsy Stone]

27. I'm thinking yes

:eyes:

[Patsy Stone]

28. Al was inspirational

We truly missed a great opportunity by not having him as president.

[SeattleGirl]

32. We sure did!

[WolverineDG]

29. LOLcats 4 Obama

http://yeswecanhas.com/

:rofl:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

31. LOL!

[WolverineDG]

34. that's my favorite one

:rofl:

dg

[SeattleGirl]

33. Hahaha!

Those are great!

[Patsy Stone]

30. Michael McDonald?

Wow. Where'd they find him?

"Snake Plissken? I heard you were dead."

[WolverineDG]

35. Yahmo be there

God, I hate that song....

dg

[Patsy Stone]

44. One of the worst

ever. Ever.

[WolverineDG]

36. Well at least the media is now admitting

they're fucking things up for Obama. :grr:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

40. Really?

I'm not watching them. What'd they say? What'd they say?

[WolverineDG]

56. Brokejaw was commenting about how the sky camera was "presumptive" & his buddies

in the GOP were saying so, then Chris Todd stepped in & said it was CNN & other media outlets that wanted the sky camera & not the Obama campaign, yet the campaign was getting the blame for it.

asshats.

dg

[RevCheesehead]

37. I'm here!!!

And I was lucky enough to hear the last line of Al's speech just as I was pulling in the driveway! :bounce::bounce:

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

43. Yay!

Now the party can really begin! :hi:

[RevCheesehead]

46. Look out!

My mind, if not my body, is still going 70 mph! :woohoo:

[Patsy Stone]

49. I'm traveling about 15 mph

at an altitude of about 2 feet. Between the two of us, we're averaging a nice speed.

[RevCheesehead]

53. Rough day?

:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

39. General "Fig" Newton?

:rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

45. He's ooey gooey rich and chewy inside...

and golden, flaky, tender-cakey outside.... :rofl:

[Botany]

48. MSNBC's coverage has been awful

That includes St. Keith and the delightful and delovely Rachel

missing Kerry, Schwitzer, Duckworth, and now Susan Eisenhower
so talking heads can spew forth?????????????

KO always was a cut above but his and MSNBC's coverage has been
awful .... interpersonal spats, missing important speakers, and talking heads :puke:

KO you owe us an apology! C-span rocks

I don't need 30 minutes of Pat Buchannan & others telling me what I just heard.

[Patsy Stone]

51. Agreed

And that's why I'm a C-SPAN girl this week. :hi:

[Botany]

58. And that is why you really are my Fav.

btw do you want to snuggle? :rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

67. Maybe.

Got any booze?

How great was Pam from Pittsboro, NC?

[Botany]

75. PBR & Taco Bell

[Patsy Stone]

96. Confession?

I love PBR, but on tap.

Threesome?

[RevCheesehead]

57. And now they're ruining it by reading Barack's speech ahead of time....

Ed Schultz was ripping on them this morning. He is totally fed up with the infighting.

BTW - did you hear about the Joey Scars/Schuster fight on the air? :eyes:

[WolverineDG]

61. Is it something in the water?

or are all the MSNBC talking heads having to share a room? Jeepers.

dg

[RevCheesehead]

64. I certainly hope Rachel gets her own room!

And I'm sure Mama Steph would be glad to share hers with Keith.

:hi:

[Botany]

62. I saw a youtube of the fight

Joe has issues .... his I am not a really a right tool bit was over the top ....
fucker helped in the theft in 2000 in Florida

[RevCheesehead]

65. He's not a tool bit.

He's more like the latrine.

[Gogi]

92. It's pouring here, Jaysus missed!

Did'nt have to listen to spoilers, sometimes satellite tv is your friend!

[RevCheesehead]

95. Gogi!

Nice to see ya, woman! :hi:

[bunny planet]

54. Just a drive by, I'll be checking in again after Barack's speech.

Just wanted to say, I can't believe I just heard the phrase 'freedom isn't free' at a Democratic National Convention. Isn't that straight out of 'Team America' or a Toby Keith song. I kind of hated that.

[Patsy Stone]

60. Hi, doll!

That's creepy. :scared:

[bunny planet]

73. It was all 'America, Fuck Yeah'

very creepy.

I do like this last guy saying 'we need a President who puts Barney Smith ahead of Smith Barney'. We got some clever one liner slogans going.

[SeattleGirl]

81. Well, look at it this way, bunny. We DO have to fight for

freedom, be it freedom from slavery, discrimination against women, blacks, etc., and pretty much every gain we've had.

It's not always fighting in uniform.

Sometimes it's fighting through marches, letters, petitions, protests, or other actions.

It's not sitting in the back of the bus.

It's sitting at the lunch counter when you're not wanted.

Stuff like that.

I get what you were saying, but just thought I'd throw another perspective out there.

[bunny planet]

87. Oh of course, I agree. It's just that I've heard that term used so often as an excuse

for unchecked militarism and nationalism, it kind of has a bad association for me now.

[SeattleGirl]

89. I know.

I think one of the things the Obama campaign is doing this years is trying to reclaim the things the Repukes have taken and turned into jingoistic bullshit.

And I think they're doing a pretty good job of it.

[bunny planet]

91. Yes they have.

[GigiMommy]

55. Hi Everyone! What a day! What a night!

:hi: :bounce:

[RevCheesehead]

59. Gigi!!

Is Cassie getting to hear Obama's speech tonight? :bounce::bounce:

[GigiMommy]

71. Hi Rev!!! I have it on but...

there's a NEW "JOHNNY TEST" cartoon on that she just GOTTA see.

[RevCheesehead]

79. Tell her the Cheese says it's really, really important...

and years later, she'll remember watching the first minute of it. :)

My parents made us watch the moon landing. I'll never forget it.

[WolverineDG]

80. Yeah, I got woken from a sound sleep to see that

later, my parents made us take notes when Nixon resigned.... :eyes:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

86. Was there an essay?

How many words?

[WolverineDG]

116. No, it was for "just in case"

we talked about it in school. But we never did, even up to high school. :shrug:

dg

[RevCheesehead]

88. When Nixon resigned, I cheered.

My dad told me to be quiet, because he wanted to hear what else he was saying. :)

[GigiMommy]

94. Will do!

She's putting on her Jammies and then she'll be with me.:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

98. See? That's a smart young WOMAN.

And I'm very proud of her. :hug::bounce:

[GigiMommy]

115. CASSIE'S HERE and she says "THANK YOU"!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[RevCheesehead]

130. I love you, Cassie!!

Give your mom a big hug for me, OK? :hug::hug::hug:

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

70. Hey, Gigi!

:hug: and :bounce:

[GigiMommy]

76. Hi Patsy!!!

:hi: and :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

84. Hi Gigi!

Yes, this whole week has been like that for me!

:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[GigiMommy]

Hi SG!!!

:hi: :bounce: I'm riding an emotional roller coaster. I'm SO THRILLED for this moment of history. I'm sad that my Grandma isn't here to witness this. I'm sad that my Father isn't here to see this too. Cassie SHOULD see this.

[SeattleGirl]

111. Absolutely she should!

:bounce: :bounce:

[RevCheesehead]

63. Help the ignorant, please!

"Si, se Puede" - ???

[Botany]

66. In english it means Botany is hot

or Yes we can

[RevCheesehead]

68. You wish!

:rofl:

[WolverineDG]

117. yes we can nt

[bunny planet]

69. That last ex-Republican lady kicked some A S and S.

She wasn't messing around. I loved that speech. More like that.

[Patsy Stone]

72. "We need someone who'll put Barney Smith

ahead of Smith Barney!" Thanks, Barney. :patriot:

[bunny planet]

74. Cokes all around dollface

I just posted the same thang.

[Patsy Stone]

82. Fan-f'n-tastic!

[bunny planet]

85. Can I mix that with Campari.

Maybe not.

[GigiMommy]

77. I LIKED HER!!!

:applause:

[bunny planet]

78. Believe it or not, I still haven't seen Biden's speech from last night.

I was in the city having dinner with a bunch of friends who were all Hillary supporters. Thank gawd I only had good things to say about her after her speech Tuesday night. They think Obama is 'all smoke and mirrors'. I asked them if they'd seen Michelle's speech Monday night and they hadn't. I said, tell me whether its all smoke and mirrors after you hear that speech, and of course, the one tonight. They are the Huxtables baby.

[bunny planet]

83. Mr. Bunny told me Biden rocked the house last night and then Obama made

a surprise appearance on stage. I missed it in real time, it'll be a little anticlimactic to watch it after tonight's speech but it'll still be thrilling.

I can't help but wonder what clusterfuck of hate the Republicans are working on as follow up next week. You know they get all their material from us, and then put it through the trash compacters that serve as hearts and minds for their party, distorting any message of hope into a screed of jingoistic, fascistic crappola. I'm so looking forward to it.

:sarcasm:

[Patsy Stone]

90. It'll be hard to find much here

You can watch the whole thing on C-SPAN.org. I watched the roll call because I missed it. That's my favorite part. "The great state of Kansas, home of the NCAA Champion Lady Jayhawks..."

[SharonRB]

145. I love the roll call, too

I was verklempt while I was watching it. Always does that to me.

I know, I'm nuts and need to get a life. I was disappointed all the states didn't get to do their spiel.

[RevCheesehead]

93. Hey, Thumper!

Somebody asked Pastor Hagee yesterday if God was sending the hurricane during the RNC was God expressing hatred that the Pukes hadn't done enough to stop homosexuality. He apparently refused to answer.

[bunny planet]

97. Good one. I'm surprised Hagee didn't have an equally bat shit crazy answer

however, couldn't be any crazier than the swill he's uttered in the past.

[RevCheesehead]

100. Maybe God was aiming for the Dems...

but his timing and aim are a little off lately. ;)

[bunny planet]

102. nah, he was bowling for Republicans

[RevCheesehead]

104. ....

:rofl:

Michael Moore thanks you for that! :rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

99. Durbin's up!

We're almost there! :bounce:

I.Can't.Wait.

And :hi: to Crispini, who's hopefully in that crowd somewhere.

[RevCheesehead]

101. Yes, We Can!

But you know what I really liked? "MOVE, MOUNTAIN!" O8)

[Patsy Stone]

105. I did too!

If DU crashes, it's been fun being with you.

I'm gonna watch the speech and be back after, if the intertubes allow.

[RevCheesehead]

109. "And also with you."

Peace, live long, and prosper. :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

103. I'm so excited, I already have goosebumps!

:bounce: :bounce:

[RevCheesehead]

107. I'm so excited,

I'm anticipating plotzing a chicken!

[SeattleGirl]

108. ......

:rofl:

[bunny planet]

106. Hey, its my birthday tomorrow.

But, let's celebrate it tonight with Obama's speech. Because tomorrow is John Sidney McCain's birthday too. Yeech.

[Patsy Stone]

110. Yay!

Happy Birthday, bun! :toast: What a night to celebrate!

[bunny planet]

134. You said it.

What a speech it was. My goosepimples have goosepimples.
A M A Z I N G!!!!!!!!!!

[Botany]

136. He hammered it!

he also said, "inextricably linked" :rofl:

If bush or McCain tried that their tongues would slap their own heads off.

[RevCheesehead]

112. Sidney???

Sidney Greenstreet??
And they make fun of Hussein?

Happy Birthday, Thumper! :toast::party::toast:

[GigiMommy]

121. Happy early Birthday Bunny!

:toast: :party: (Edit: From Gigi and Cassie)

[RevCheesehead]

113. Is that David Straithairn narrating?

As in "Good Night and Good Luck"? :thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

114. I think it is!

[Berry Cool]

118. Well, the most important person of the night is finally here!

:hi: hi everyone! :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

120. Oh, and it looks like I'm the only person here who doesn't think MNSBC's coverage sucks

and the only one in the KOEB ready to stick up for Keith.

Never thought I'd live to see the day.

Jeez, people. I'll see all the best speeches on YouTube. I don't need to see them on MSNBC. And Keith's leaking a bit of the Obama speech isn't going to ruin it one bit for me.

As for the supposed bickering amongst the personalities...that's a Faux Noise talking point designed to make Keith look bad. Because the bickering is ALL Keith's fault for trying to run MSNBC, ya know???? :-(

OK, enough, I'm shutting up. History is being made here.

[Patsy Stone]

139. Don't take it personally

I don't agree with anyone 100%, not even myself.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

131. And where the heck have YOU been?

Hmmmmm??? :evilgrin:

:hi: Welcome, Berry - you got here just in time!

[Patsy Stone]

142. I wondered who that was!

Thanks!

He rocked so hard. I'm just sobbing.

[rusty charly]

119. Excitin'

Ain't it?

[Berry Cool]

122. Sure is.

[Berry Cool]

124. "Eight Is Enough"

So simple, you have to wonder why none of us ever thought of it before.

[GigiMommy]

128. Hi Berry!!!

:hi: :bounce:

[rusty charly]

123. My treat. Grab one.

[Berry Cool]

125. Thanks, rusty!

:toast: Cheers! I was with one of my sisters for dinner tonight and she just dropped me off. We watched a little at her place first. Got to see Gore and Stevie there.

[rusty charly]

126. Little Stevie Wonder ROCKED!

[Berry Cool]

127. Phew. Not even done yet and he's already hit it out of the park.

[GigiMommy]

129. Thanks Rusty!

:hi: :beer:

[Berry Cool]

132. There's nothing even to be said.

Keith and Tweety said it all.

Tweety even said the Republicans are full of crap. Good grief, he's been a hammer through this thing.

Just amazing.

[GigiMommy]

135. Wow!!!!!!!!

:applause:

(Gotta put a sweet girl to bed. Gonna watch more away from computer.
Note to self: gotta get a laptop!)

:hi: Good night all!

[SeattleGirl]

133. Mmmmmmm! Thanks rusty!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

141. Yummy!

Thanks!

Salut! :toast: It's a great night to be an American!

[Patsy Stone]

137. Brian Williams busts out the Aaron Sorkin/Andrew Shepherd reference

Yay!

[bunny planet]

138. Sidney better be very afraid of those debates coming up with Barack.

Something tells me they won't be Johnboy's finest hours. He'll actually be missing the cheese aisle and the jangling keys by the time Baracky gets through with him. I just have a feeling.

[Patsy Stone]

140. How many times

can Brian Williams say mishegas?

[bunny planet]

150. He shouldn't be allowed to say it even once. Glad I'm not watching that.

The only thing worse is when Tom Brokaw tries to speak Yiddish. Oy.

[RevCheesehead]

155. Poor Tom has a hard enough time speaking English.

Hey Tom - Joe Biden practiced speaking with pebbles in his mouth... but when he went public, he remembered to spit them out first.

[SharonRB]

143. Just got back from a watching party

Barack was amazing!

He's going to be here Monday at the Labor Day parade, which I'm already marching in. I'm so geeked. Joe will be with him and I think Michelle and Jill will be here, too.

:woohoo:

[Patsy Stone]

144. Please

say hi for us!

:hi:, Shar! I am so ready for this. Bring it on!

[SharonRB]

146. Hi, Pats

Just wanted to check in before I go to bed. Glad to see someone is still here. Trying to watch some of the post-game stuff. I totally agree with you -- the coverage, even Keith's, has been abominable. C-SPAN all the way for me this week

[Patsy Stone]

147. Although Chris and Pat are gushing, as Keith points out

and that's pretty funny to see.

I watch MSNBC after the convention closed each night, but I just prefered to pretend I was there while it was on and not listen to other people talk.

[CC]

148. Hi Patsy!

I have been avoiding the MSM (even Keith because too many assholes on with him) watching C-Span and even avoiding DU the last few days. I wanted the Convention without feedback. Well except for my mom,lol, who called to tell me she wanted her President back (Clinton), then that she wanted her President to serve(Gore) and she wanted her other President (Kerry) to serve too. Oh and was I listening to her friend Rockefeller and then got the whole story about how he paid to bring his people to DC to help with something or other. Ok she was in government most of my life and I can't keep up on the behind the scenes stuff of who did what that was good or bad all the time. I do remember getting to walk around DC as a kid waiting for her to get done her meetings with whoever then getting to go where ever that trip instead of going to school. No wonder I am a political geek.:rofl:

I did not expect to get teary eyed tonight during Obama's speech though and neither did she. He won us 100% and I hope this country has more intelligent people than I think it does because if McCain loses I might just have to find another country to live in.

Edited to add- I was already looking into Panama if I have to leave. Mom is still swearing by Vancouver where she threatened to go when the idiot was appointed.

[Patsy Stone]

149. I'm thinking Costa Rica

It was a glorious night. I completely agree with all of your mom's sentiments. I want the past eight years back.

I completely expected to get teary-eyed. I've been crying since Monday, and I didn't think it would stop tonight. I love Keith, and I love Rachel, and Eugene Robinson, and I even like Pat Buchanan, but I just didn't need their help while it was on.

[CC]

151. We can afford Panama more that

Costa Rica. lol Plus they don't tax foreign income. Yes I have really been looking into it that much.

I started as an Edwards supporter, then Hillary, then Obama. Though a supporter and arguing with the idiots around me he really won me over 100 percent tonight and gave me more the hammer into the idiots here heads. Also no way, no how McSame can even attempt to match tonight.


Also BS on the Roman amp thing. That backdrop was made to make you see Obama in front of the Whitehouse and for those that have a hard time with it to subliminally ease their worries his occupying it. (That was just mentioned again.)


Edited to add- really look at it, specially at the end with all the families on stage.

[Patsy Stone]

152. Keith just read that WaPo is saying the GOP is considering postponing their convention

due to Hurricane Gustav.

The guys fron the Obama campaign had pictures of the near identical set W used. I think they told someone "We may have borrowed it from the GOP."

[CC]

153. Except the GOP used the

red carpet for their celebrity.


Then he said about Dobson praying for rain. Karma anyone. :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

154. Don't mind me, folks, I'm just cranky because I have read WAAAY too much criticism

of Keith and MSNBC this week, the vast majority of it from Dems. Aside from all the crap from the other side trying to blow out of proportion any disagreement anyone has on air into "oh dear, MSNBC anchors are bickering constantly, it's all that mean nasty Keith Olbermann's fault for having taken over the whole network so he decides who lives and who dies."

All the convention junkies and ultra-wonks just want to watch C-SPAN where they can get it all uninterrupted and without comment. Sure, they're entitled to their opinions, but frankly, if all I wanted to do was sit and watch a bunch of speeches, I'd try to become a delegate myself. I don't know, maybe I'm not enough of a political junkie.

This way, I get the best of both worlds: I get to see every moment of Keith, I get to see Tweety's best self miraculously come out, I get to sit and anticipate the moment Pat finally can't stand it anymore and bursts out with "Rachel you ignorant dyke," I get to see Rachel look at him when he says something stupid as if to say "Are you on drugs??" And then I can find out which speeches were the best and most worthwhile, and look them up on YouTube later. That way, I miss nothing.

Anyway, this was one speech I will NEVER forget. Just unbelievable. The Repugs shouldn't just postpone their convention, they should cancel it--and concede the election now. I know they won't think so, but they might as well.