convention speeches

This past week was dominated by the Democratic National Convention and the historic nomination of Barack Obama. The morning after Obama accepted the nomination, John McCain announced his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.

This past week was dominated by the Democratic National Convention and the historic nomination of Barack Obama. The morning after Obama accepted the nomination, John McCain announced his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.

HBO Real Time's Matt Taibbi exposes the dark underbelly of last week's convention and the stark contrast between the "free speech" zone set up for common demonstrators to "influence" the convention and the corporate, celebrity-filled parties in Denver where real patronizing, arm-twisting influence actually occurred.

I had to abandon MSNBC and CNN during the convention speeches last night.

Barack Obama wields the pen when it comes to convention speeches:

Obama has made one exception, however. He recently said he will not edit the speech of former President Bill Clinton.

Forget that one in May where I said that Hillary Clinton missed her perfect opportunity to jump Barack Obama's claim to the title of party uniter and to endear herself to voters for future runs. She reclaimed her chances with a strong message at tonight's Democratic Convention.

The voices and views of many hundreds of bloggers, the instant texting, the live feeds, the YouTube cameras, and much more hi-and-lo-tech touches are making this year's political nominating party conventions something new.

One score and one presidential term later, we live in the same nation referred to in one of the greatest Democratic Party Convention speeches ever: