I’ve been to a lot of conventions, and there’s always something gratifyingly weird that happens.MORE:
Dan Quayle acting like a Dancing Hamster. Teresa Heinz Kerry reprising Blanche DuBois. Dick Morris getting nabbed triangulating between a hooker and toes.
But this Democratic convention has a vibe so weird and jittery, so at odds with the early thrilling, fairy dust feel of the Obama revolution, that I had to consult Mike Murphy, the peppery Republican strategist and former McCain guru.
“What is that feeling in the air?” I asked him.
“Submerged hate,” he promptly replied.
There were a lot of bitter Clinton associates, fund-raisers and supporters wandering the halls, spewing vindictiveness, complaining of slights, scheming about Hillary’s roll call and plotting trouble, with some in the Clinton coterie dissing Obama by planning early departures, before the nominee even speaks.
At a press conference with New York reporters on Monday, Hillary looked as if she were straining at the bit to announce her 2012 exploratory committee.
“Remember, 18 million people voted for me, 18 million people, give or take, voted for Barack,” she said, while making a faux pro-Obama point. She keeps acting as if her delegates are out of her control, when she’s been privately egging on people to keep her dream alive as long as possible, no matter what the cost to Obama.
Hillary also said she was happy about the choice of Joe Biden because he added “intensity” to the ticket. Ouch.
Michael Barone today:
"Hillary Clinton's Speech Was a Good Start on Her 2012 Run"(via reader Keith N.)
2 comments:
Obama's is tone-deaf to the point of breathtaking disbelief:
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/08/021336.php
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/08/021339.php
The above are visual evidence, here's the beef:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/08/obamas-benefact.html
Obama and the democrats...the gift, that just keeps giving.
geoffrey:
When considering Democrats, never attribute to deafness what can adequately be explained by brain-death or CRIS*...
*CRIS: Cranio-Rectal Insertion Syndrome. A common malady in certain population groups, notably lefties, dems, and most graduates of management training programs.
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