Best Democratic Convention Ever!

 

by Pa Rock

Democrat

Anyone who traveled to Chicago hoping to witness a standard Democratic Convention of back-biting, in-fighting, intrigues, out-of-control protests, and political upheaval laced with spitting, cussing, and fisticuffs, is probably heading to the bus station this morning feeling sorely disappointed.  (Well, there was one nationally televised dick joke,  but it was at Trump's expense and very, very funny!)   The Democratic Convention of 2024, the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz convention, was organized well and carried out flawlessly amid an atmosphere of joy and exuberance, and the speeches were some of the finest oratory to ever grace the American political scene.  It was a far cry from the mess of a Democratic Convention that Chicago and then Mayor Richard J. Daley hosted back in 1968.

The speakers this year, and especially the ladies, were amazing - from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ripping into Trump and calling him a "two-bit union buster," to Hillary, and Nancy Pelosi, and Oprah. But, up until Kamala Harris took the stage herself last night, the absolute show-stopper was former First Lady Michelle Obama.  This morning I read some commentary on the convention that had been written by comedian and radio host Garrison Keillor. He had this to say of Michelle's speech at the convention:

"Nobody could ever claim that AI pieced this big sweaty raucous circus together from old Bears and White Sox clips, it was by God real, the two nominees, the two ex-presidents, and the one who stole the show, Michelle Obama.  You had to get tears in your eyes to see the close-ups of Black women, the pride gleaming in their faces when she lit into Trump:  "Most of us will never be afforded the grace of falling forward.  We will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth.  If we see a mountain in front of us, we don't expect there to be an escalator waiting to take us to the top.  No."  And then came the punchline, snatching up Trump's line that illegal immigrants are taking "Black jobs":  "Who's going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those 'Black jobs'?"  The roar that followed was truly a hurricane."

Michelle Obama is smart, and lovely, and very, very real.

And so, too, are Coach Walz and his family.

And so, too, is Kamala!

Six weeks ago I was mired in bleak despair, absolutely certain that Donald Trump and his world of greed and bigotry and hate would prevail at the polls in November.  Now that despair has gone, completely evaporated, and I have a surging optimism that Harris and Walz are going to win - and win big - so big that the cancer of Trumpism will be eradicated from our great land forever!

Several of the speakers at the convention talked about the buzz of excitement in the air.  It's there, it's real, and we all need to work to keep that buzz of excitement - of hope, and freedom, and joy - alive and moving forward!

We are off to a great start with a great team!

Kamala Harriss and Tim Walz in 2024!