You can’t shed the “celebrity” and “rock star” image if you release videos that resemble, uh, rock star videos. Here’s a short teaser from the Obama camp that shows the technicians and roadies setting up for the concert, er, acceptance speech.
In this 30-second spot, John McCain congratulates Barack Obama on his nomination, saying “this is truly a good day for America.”
Sound Bite: “How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow we’ll be back at it, but tonight Senator, job well done.”
MoveOn.org has announced a plan to register 500,000 “new young voters” in “key battleground states” (new, young Obama voters, that is). They need $2.5 million.
Sound Bite: “Imagine what a difference it’ll make to add 500,000 new progressive voters to the rolls. And here’s the cool thing: we won’t just tip this one election. We’ll bring in thousands of folks who will keep voting progressive for election after election after election.”
Delaware attorney general Beau Biden got good reviews last night for his introduction of dad Joe Biden. (The younger Biden’s remarks follow a video bio of the candidate.)
Against a backdrop of scenes of carnage and violence around the world, this McCain video intersperses sound bites from Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd saying that Barack Obama isn’t ready to be commander-in-chief. You think this message is going to change in the next two months?
The Senator from Scranton was chosen in part to address the “kitchen table” issues of middle-class folks and he did his job last night — a bit blandly, perhaps. But don’t lose hope. Out on the stump, Biden’s bound to stray from the script. Once a loose cannon, always a loose cannon.
Bill Clinton loves drama. He loves the be the center of attention. And like every good diva, when the pressure is on, he delivers.
Apparently the stage at Invesco Field in Delphi, er, Denver where Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech on Thursday night resembles a classical Greek temple. Think the McCain camp is going to have some fun with that? More here.
Take a look at this clip from SeeSwann — a local video-maker with an engaging low-key style. SeeSwann’s got Convention credentials and he takes us on a tour, from the news media facilities in the bowels of the arena to the stage on the 50-yard line (at 4:05 in). It does look like a Greek temple. Or the Forum in Rome. Or something old.
Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner gave the Democratic Convention’s keynote speech.
You gotta give it to Dennis “The Menace” Kucinich. He’s consistent. The Dems gave him a few minutes at the Convention podium and he gave them a full-court rant — bouncing up and down and waving his arms like a smurf-in-the-box. “Wake up, America!”
Michelle Obama spoke at an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Caucus in Denver yesterday. From the cheers, you’d think her husband supports gay marriage. (He’s doesn’t.)
For the first time this summer, John McCain moved slightly ahead of Barack Obama in the Gallup Daily Tracking poll — 46% to 44%. The latest polling (through August 25) shows no bounce from the Biden announcement and no bounce from the lead-in to the convention.
This Hillary supporter is upset. And she makes a heartfelt, impassioned case for her candidate.
Sound Bite: “Obama has two months. I won’t vote for McCain. But he has to get me there. And I haven’t connnected with him. Experience speaks to me.”
In John McCain’s latest ad, Barack Obama has morphed from “Not ready to lead” to “dangerously unprepared to be president.” Why? Because Obama says Iran is a “tiny country” and “doesn’t pose a serious threat.” McCain disagrees.
Clinton and Obama pod people are giddy over Hillary’s “awesome” and “amazing” Convention speech.
