Who should be the keynote speaker?

[JHBowden]

Out of the following, who do you prefer to be the keynote speaker at the Democratic convention?

[cheezus]

1. Sen. Byron Dorgan

that guy rules!

[Webster Green]

2. President Gore!!

Who else?

[ibegurpard]

21. I like this idea.

eom

[wyethwire]

3. Keynote goes to a rising star

Definitely Obama

[Zero Division]

12. Absolutely agree

Biggest future star among Democrats I can think of right now.

[flamingyouth]

4. Obama would be great

Well-spoken, has a great future. I'd pick him out of these choices for sure.:thumbsup:

[TCJester]

5. Gov. Bill Richardson of NM

:)

[AntiCoup2K4]

6. Howard Dean!

And y'all know damn well it's true :evilgrin:

[FredScuttle]

17. A-Cheney-men to that

I know the custom is to hand the spotlight to an up-n-comer, but c'mon - Dr. Dean singlehandedly woke up the Party and performed a badly needed spine implant. He deserves nothing less than the keynote address.

YEEEEARGH!

[Union Thug]

7. Cleland? Byrd?

We've got a HUGE talent pool this time around!

[Union Thug]

8. I know!!! I Know....

Mike Malloy!!!

[sampsonblk]

9. President Clinton!

The most successful Dem of our lifetime (well, many of us)!

[Scairp]

11. Without question

He should be it. His incredible public speaking skills will invigorate the convention.

[goodhue]

42. He is it.

Already scheduled to speak Monday night.

[Stephanie]

10. DEAN!

He's the one who said we have to take our country back! Dean!

[progressivebydesign]

14. Howard Dean or Bill Clinton!! N/T

[wyethwire]

13. Harold Ford did it last time

he keynoted in 2000 and wasn't very good IMHO.

[TahitiNut]

15. I still like Mario Cuomo.

I'd also like to hear Bill Moyers. (I think back to Barbara Jordan and wish she lived to a healthy 200 years old.)

[jarab]

37. Cuomo vote here, too. eom

...O...

[bigbillhaywood]

16. Me. And I'll do my speech naked.

[Lakerstan]

18. Ann Richards. So we can hear her say...

"Poor George. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth." Again.

[TriMetFan]

24. Oh that would be Funny.

God I miss that Lady. I just love to listen to her. But I bet she would come up with better on lines now.
:evilgrin:

[TriMetFan]

19. Not to take a way from Obama, but

Here are other good choices:
1.Howard Dean putting the fire under the Democratic Party
2.President Bill Clinton
3.Senator Hillary Clinton
:D

[joanne]

22. Dean or Senator Kennedy

I love them both!

[truthspeaker]

20. Other: Lila Lipscomb

Otherwise, Dean.

[Swamp Rat]

23. Sen. Robert C. Byrd

[Hubert Flottz]

34. My choice also!

If not Al Gore!

[genius]

25. Dennis Kucinich

[WhoDoYouTrust]

33. Agree!

.

[President Jesus]

26. A.B.B.

Anyone But Bayh!

He did it in Chicago 96 and I swaer i was looking at Quayle's twin. Fuckin' zero city!

My guess: it will be Gephardt. No, I don't want it to be, but it will be a fop for his decades of service...his swan song.

[DemWitch]

27. hmmmm... other

Mary Landrieu- she was too fabulous during the Reps 40 hour we can't get our own way with our judges whine-a-thon

Charlie Rangel- Straight shootin' in your face brutal honesty.

Blanche Lincoln- talk about an up and comer... watch for great things from this lady

Ann Richards- Just because she's Ann Richards :)

Sheila Jackson Lee- When she talks, I just want to stand up and do the wave

[Dardi]

28. Michael Moore!!

Ok, OK ... kidding.

[President Jesus]

29. Maria Bella n/t

[vetwife]

30. Who better to rally the troops than a 4 star general

Clark !

[Forkboy]

31. Ralph Nader

:evilgrin: :P

[Jackson4Gore]

32. Al Gore, of course!

Come on people. He won the 2000 election and yet our party wants to run from him. Shame on them!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

35. If We Could Get Nancy Or Ronald Prescott Reagan That Would Be A Coup

They could talk about stem cell research...

[bklyncowgirl]

36. Dean or Obama

Dean's campeign set the tone for this election and gave the party a kick in the ass that it so badly needed. He's no newcomer, of course, but on the other hand who the hell outside of Vermont had ever heard of this guy before he ran for President.

If, though, the feeling is that Dean's red meat, rouse the troops style could be better used elsewhere, I could be very enthusiastic about Barak Obama, I mean what's not to like about a good looking, articulate African-American who everyone says is a great speaker.

[CWebster]

38. Howard Dean

For reminding us all what a Democrat is and why it is worth fighting for.

[OneTwentyoNine]

39. I'll go with Dean,can't believe he's not on the list.....nt

[JHBowden]

40. Morning kick

Remember guys and gals, the keynote speech goes to a rising star within the party, not established figures like Clinton. :kick:

[goodhue]

41. Obama would be great

But Bill Clinton is speaking Monday night and I assume he is not the opening act but rather the main event, which by definition is the key note.

[JHBowden]

43. Ford gave it in 2000

Evan Bayh was the keynote speaker, I believe, in 1996.

[Clinton Crusader]

44. I heard they were planning..

a Reagan tribute, then Ron Jr will speak. THAT would be a great coup!
:kick:

[Feanorcurufinwe]

45. Howard Dean