11:45pm - Adam Who-Should-Become-a-Rabbi has uncovered the secret behind Obama's speeches... Aaron Sorkin, writer of The American President and The West Wing. Martin Sheen would make a great Chief of Staff.
11:43pm - Greta Van Sustren says "it was a dazzling speech."
11:42pm - FoxNews is reporting that the McCain camp is estimating a 15-point bounce for Obama after tonight. Did they like his speech that much too?
11:30pm - I suck at liveblogging. I'll try and do this again for McCain. Maybe. It'll still suck, but with a Republican twist.
11:12pm - Had to switch away from CNN to be able to watch the final prayer. To be honest, PBS has been doing a great job during the convention. They've shown almost every speech with just a little commentary in between. Yay to PBS and Viewers Like You!
11:10pm - I expected better. Though I think it's funny how the CNN trio of Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, and John King all think it was the best speech in the world. They've clearly been drinking the Kool-Aid. It was a focused speech and he did hit some points and had some great lines. But, I can't wait until the debates.
11:00pm - And then the Democrats ruin the moment with fireworks, streamers, and music that's way too loud. And the people cry and wave their flags.
10:59pm - I think he lost some steam at the end. But, the Democrats in the stadium seem to love it. Flags waving and people on their feet. The beautiful girls come out to give dad a hug.
10:55 - Wrapping up with the American spirit and promise. I was waiting for him to hit this part of the speech. Channeling the preacher from Georgia.
10:50pm - The bipartisan speech. AK47s and gays. Though we don't agree, we can agree. Can we?
10:43pm - I love this line, "But he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives." The Dems have been pushing the whole war in Afghanistan, not Iraq thing. Would Obama hop in the cave with a gun and grenade? Does he even know how to use them?
10:33pm - An Obama speech: No blue or red states, just the United States. Good line, but has been repeated too often, I think.
10:27pm - Is it me, or does Jill, Joe Biden's wife look overwhelmed and scared?
10:16pm - The video clip for Obama. Who narrated that? It was bland. However, as he stepped out to a crowd of 70,000, with the lights, the camera angles, the music - pretty neat. But then they stopped the music a little too suddenly so they could get the speech started. Should have given him a little more time to bask.
9:10pm - How did Al Gore become such a "cool" guy in the last eight years? He's like a superstar.
8:30pm - Bill Richardson kicked ass in his speech. Secretary of State, hands down.
8:20pm - Did anyone see the ad John McCain sneaked in to the Primetime convention coverage. He tried to put on his sincere face. But, there's something about how he said "How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day" that made me cringe.
I actually stopped it (thanks DVR) and watched it three times. It gets worse each time. Am I the only one?
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