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I have been drinking, but what I have seen is an unmitigated... (Original Post) slor Aug 2012 OP
I'm Invisible Obama, and I approve this message. JenniferJuniper Aug 2012 #1
LOL ! n/t slor Aug 2012 #5
Clint Eastwood has his "Admiral Stockdale" moment. longship Aug 2012 #2
There is no energy or enthusiasm this year. Warpy Aug 2012 #3
Worse than their 1992 convention? murielm99 Aug 2012 #4

longship

(40,416 posts)
2. Clint Eastwood has his "Admiral Stockdale" moment.
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:03 PM
Aug 2012

If you don't remember the 1992 VEEP debate, here's a reminder.



Unfortunately, Clint didn't begin with the self-effacing, "What am I doing here?"

That's why all my Democratic party friends universally loved James Stockdale, and why we DUers see Clint as nothing but a rabbling political hack, and not a very good one, even considering his ramble. Stockdale rambled, but we allowed him because he didn't take himself seriously.

That's the difference. With Eastwood's Stockdale endorsement, may Mitt suffer the same result as Perot.

Warpy

(111,245 posts)
3. There is no energy or enthusiasm this year.
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:10 PM
Aug 2012

The clapping has been golf clapping with few exceptions.

murielm99

(30,733 posts)
4. Worse than their 1992 convention?
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 11:26 PM
Aug 2012

That one was a mess. People were shocked by the extremism. Is this worse? Do you think we are we more used to the extremism?

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