The First Hour
August 26, 2008
The first hour of tonights convention has already had a clear message. It’s the same buzz word we always hear, change. Beyond that though, the democrats are thinking back, to the days of our founding fathers and hard times. The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke of “no taxation without representation,” and Ted Sorenson talking of the days of John F. Kennedy. Sorenson compared Obama with Kennedy, telling a story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The dems have no problem badmouthing the republicans and their past eight years in the White House. Issues that have already come up include: the war in Iraq, education, healthcare and energy.
The theme is playing out. The speakers are tying Obama to America’s promise to it’s citizens. The speakers are aiming for the middle class and to connect Obama’s policies to the struggling Americans.
We are currently on break, will return with the second portion as soon as the convention starts up again.
-Derek Gorman
