Wake Up America!

Eric and I rushed into the convention hall today to try and get credentials to get on the floor the the convention. Being unable to do so, we proceeded to get some seats to watch some Democrats praise Obama some more. Now that we are a couple days in it seems as if people are just repeating themselves over and over. Basically the whole convention so far can be condensed into the following words and phrases:

• Hope

• Change

• Eight Years of Bush/Cheney

• Four more years of the same

• Dream

• Barack Obama

 

Every speech seems to be a mixture of these phrases. Once in a while a lame joke was thrown in for good measure, but besides that it was more of the same. One democrat who really gave a compelling speech was Dennis Kucinich. For such a small guy he really knows how to make his presence known in the hall. He pumped up the audience with a unique delivery of how he wants to see America improved. “Wake up America!” he shouted as he listed the problems our country is facing and the changes needed to remedy them. It was the first speech I heard that gave me a tingle down my spine and the first speech where I had no choice but to give a round of applause. I had never really paid much attention to Kucinich before, but after seeing him in person I think I’ll make it a point to learn more about him.

-Robbie Michaelson