I thought Hillary Clinton's speech last night was great overall, striking all the right notes, although I'm still puzzled as to how the New York senator and former first lady has taken the mantle of feminism when there is no shortage of real ones -- Senator Dianne Feinstein, Representative Jane Harman, and the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones come to mind -- in Democratic politics. Still, if there are any die-hard Clinton supporters out there, it's their own damn fault and not because of any coded messages from their fearless leader to sit tight until 2012.
Still, I couldn't help but wonder: Has there ever been a speaker at a national convention -- a speaker who was not receiving the nomination, that is -- who had thousands of people in the audience holding signs with her website printed on the bottom? "I'm Hillary Clinton and I support Barack Obama, but since I have your attention please visit my website and make a secure e-pledge to pay down my massive campaign debts."
I did see a number of people wearing Mark Warner t-shirts during his speech, but not on the scale of the signs that went up when Hillary took the stage. (Which is interesting because he's currently running for office and she is not.) I guess after what we witnessed during the primary, a little shamelessness in what was otherwise a classy, humble speech is to be expected from a Clinton, no?
Posted by Doug at August 27, 2008 09:47 AM