Who would you like to see give Keynote address at Dem. convention?

[WI_DEM]

The keynote address is the speech which rallies the party behind the themes of the coming campaign--it is always an important speech at a National convention and usually telecast live. Who would you like to deliver it? My choice is Howard Dean. People like Bill Clinton and even John Kerry credit Dr. Dean with taking the attack directly to the Bush Administration in 2002 and 2003 when some other democrats were cautious due to Bush's then high approval ratings. He also gives a hell of a good, fiery speech which is sure to bring the delegates to their feet.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Harold Ford Jr. He is young, articulate, and represents the....

modern face of the Party.

[politicaljunkie3]

3. Howard Dean.

No one else is even fit to tie his shoelaces.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. too bad he's a conservative blue dog

I don't trust anyone who goes out to dinner with Hannity and Colmes

he looks good on tv, though, but I say Dean would be better

[AntiCoup2K4]

11. Too bad he's a Moonie.

As far as I'm concerned, anyone who took part in that Moon as Messiah cluster-cheney needs to resign from the party.

[auburnblu]

42. The moonie thing was damn scary

I think both Dems/Repubs that were there should all be shamed into resigning. Crowning a guy in Washington that's saying he's the messiah and has saved the souls of Stalin and Hitler. Yikes.

[southernleftylady]

35. Are you from memphis? n/t

[gauguin57]

39. not ford again!

He gave the keynote in 2000.

[democratreformed]

2. At first, I thought your title said "How would you like to give the

speech". I was thinking "Hell no". I don't even like to speak in front of 20 people, much less that many. I'd probably die of nervousness before I got there.

[Crachet2004]

4. I doubt they have the guts to let Dean give the keynote,

But yeah, why not Dean?

[Exgeneral]

36. Depends if they want to win or not

Jury's still out on that one IMO

[Walt Starr]

5. Barack Obama

Future Senator from Illinois who will eventually become the first black president of the United States of America.

[WI_DEM]

7. I predict he will be selected the VP nominee in 2008

if Kerry loses or 2012--he will still be under 50--and yes, he could be the first AA president of the US. About time.

[wicket]

13. amen to that!

He's also pretty easy on the eyes hehehe :D

[indypaul]

8. Agree with first choice

Howard Dean, second choice Mario Cuomo.

[AntiCoup2K4]

9. Howard Dean!

No contest.

[hughee99]

10. I will not be Dean...

I can't remember the last time someone who lost the nomination gave a keynote address at any convention. Besides, how does the saying go, during the primary, you move to the fringes, during the election, you move to the center? Something like that, anyway. The conventional choice would, I guess, be the big dog, but I don't think it will be him. If Kerry doesn't take Hillary (I don't think that he will), then it could be her. She is more than capable of both moving to the center and firing up the base a the same time. IMHO Although, being in Boston, it could also be Kennedy.

[WI_DEM]

14. Clinton is speaking on opening night

but is not the keynoter.

[hughee99]

17. Hillary or Bill is on opening night?

I would love to hear Dean, or even better, DK, but I think they're going to go with someone who Kerry didn't go against in the primary.

[politicaljunkie3]

18. Which Clinton?

Bill or Hillary?

I think both should speak.

Though I wouldn't be surprised if Ron Jr. or Patti surprised everyone and became the keynote speaker.

[hughee99]

21. I wouldn't mind hearing them

but I don't think that either the Reagans or the DNC want to bring up Raygun during their keynote, even if they didn't mention him, you know the press would be all over it. It would just overshadow the message to some degree.

[Exgeneral]

37. Big Dog scheduled for the opening address

he ought to finish up by Tuesday.

[Kanary]

12. Dennis Kucinich, Dennis Kucinich, DENNIS KUCINICH

You want a "good, fiery speech which is sure to bring the delegates to their feet"?

Dennis is your man.

Kanary

[redqueen]

16. That would have been my first choice

He would definitely bring the house down, but I know it'll never happen. I think he makes 'establishment' Dems too nervous.

[Kanary]

19. He was given a choice

It remains to be seen which he will choose.

Could yet happen.

If not, it's the Dems loss.

Kanary

[G_j]

24. DK would be my choice also

but then I'm just a fringe nut who believes stuff like the world can live in peace and the PATRIOT act should be repealed etc. :shrug:

[Kanary]

27. You still have time to repent, G_j

But then.......... since I'm silly enough to believe the same stuff.......

:hi:

Kanary

[G_j]

32. at least we're in good company

:hi:

[rucky]

23. Howard Stern!

i mean... DEAN!

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. Dennis, Howard, Al Sharpton, and Maxine Waters

[Kanary]

34. All those........

....... or, how 'bout.....

Really making it a convention for the people, and having Lila, Shoshanna, and the 911 families speak.

You know, actual *folks*.

Oooooooops, let the cat out of the bag...... just an ole' radical......

Kanary

[redqueen]

15. Granny D!!!!

:)

[adadem]

20. Ann Richards n/t

[Tatiana]

22. My choice too :)

Nothing like a real Texan to get everybody all fired up.

[madaboutharry]

25. The only person to vote against the

USA Patriot Act, Sen. Russ Feingold.

[Lefty48197]

26. Jennifer Granholm

she's awesome.

[sldavis]

43. I second that!

She's a very articulate speaker.

[adadem]

47. She's my Gov and

she rocks!

[MadcityRock]

28. Mario Cuomo - n/t

[ThomWV]

29. This Really Is A Tough Question

You would think that normally the speaker would be the new face of the Party, someone who was being introduced to the public as much as he or she was introducing what the party hoped to become to the nation. In that sense it should be a woman or more likely a person from the southwest, hispanic. I do not think it should be an old person. As good as some of our speakers and as much as what they have to say it is of importance to the country I still think that Al and Bill, and Dennis, and even Ted should stand in the sidelines for this one.

So this is a tough one.

[ThomWV]

30. No Key Note - Just Show F-911

Let everyone see it instead of a Key Note.

[adadem]

48. Best idea of all!!! n/t

[ElementaryPenguin]

33. Tom Hanks!

If they can get use out of that idiot Ahnuld...

[DaveSZ]

38. .

What about Al Gore?

[gauguin57]

41. I'd love to see Al Gore

gettin' wild-eyed during a keynote!

[newsguyatl]

40. howard dean

[burythehatchet]

44. that would be appropriate nt

[ThirdWheelLegend]

45. Kucinich.

Maybe the dems will adopt some of his policies. UHC, exit strategy for Iraq, removal of the unPatriot Act, etc.

TWL

[eridani]

46. Kucinich--ask Texas and Maine Dems about their conventions

He brought down the house!