Well, day one is finished. Rob provided some commentary based on the media coverage. We're in a bubble here in Denver. It's hard to tell how it's playing in the real world. It's like there are two conventions. There's the one here in Denver, which is filled with meetings, sessions with great speakers, receptions, parties and the doings at the Pepsi Center. Then, there's the convention on TV, which the rest of the world is watching.
From inside the Pepsi Center, Michelle Obama sure was a big hit. (Text of speech is here.) She was poised, looked great and really delivered. One of my friends, an independent who casts a very critical eye on these things, just sent me a message that said:
she came across a lot warmer tonight than those clips they play of her saying that as an adult is the first time she is proud to be an american...she came across as well spoken and having basic values and concerned for her children...very humanAnd, his mother liked her, too. So, I take that as a good sign it played well.
I didn't get to see Ted Kennedy live. The security line was a night...took over an hour. You know, the DNC only had 19 months to plan for the event. How could the convention planners ever have expected a bottleneck at the security checkpoints?
Anyway, it was a long day. There are a lot of post-convention parties, but not for me. My feet hurt and I have to get up early to start all over again.
