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I thought the convention was fantastic. The Clintons came home and really redeemed themselves in my eyes. There’s nothing like seeing Bill standing in front of his adoring fans, wagging his finger at McCain and telling the country in no uncertain terms why Obama is ready to lead. Hillary laid out an excellent case for why no person who voted for her could in good conscience ever vote for McCain.

Obama’s acceptance speech before 78,000 people was masterful, a symphony as said by David Gergen. It blended some much-needed economic populism with a call to personal responsibility and an appeal to people of all political stripes to come together as one nation to defeat the many problems that assail us. It also did not fail to bang McCain exactly where and how he needed to do so.

But nobody can say it better than some of the most hard-core Republicans on television who were flabbergasted by his speech:

(Love the last quote: “whatever Republican didn’t get picked as VP today may be a lucky Republican.”)

And how about the McCain camp? Speechless:

I had a feeling it would be Biden….and I think Obama just won the election. Or at least, he has his best chance possible. Biden:

–is not the progressive grass roots’ first choice, but exactly what Obama needed as he is one of the most experienced voices in foreign policy in the Democratic Party and fills in on an area of perceived weakness for Obama;

–is popular with senior citizens, a problem constituency for Obama;

–has hard-knuckled blue collar roots from Scranton, PA, his father was a boiler-cleaner;

–has a talent for aggressive directness and is the exactly the attack dog Obama needs to counter McCain’s attacks while allowing Obama to keep some of the high road;

–is one who even thoughtful conservatives like David Brooks agree was the best possible choice.

He’s not perfect–he sometimes talks too much, has said some racially insensitive things, and there was a plagiarism kerfluffle back in the 80’s. But I agree with Brooks that these are superficial issues, and that voters will see beyond that to the many talents this man brings to the ticket.

Go Obama/Biden ‘08!

PS: I really hope McCain picks Romney. Biden will slaughter him in the VP debate.

Man, hypocrisy hurts:

That’s one cozy outdoor fireplace next to that built-in hottub…how many Americans can identify with that kind of wasteful opulence?

Get the whole Architectural Digest story and additional elitist pics here.

Perfect.

Picture of McCain with elder Bush on golf cart wearing $500 shoes.

VOICE: John McCain wants you to believe he’s just like you. OH REALLY?

How many houses does he own? He doesn’t seem to know.

(big white letters over picture) “”I think - I’ll have my staff get to you. It’s condominiums where - I’ll have them get to you.”

VOICE: The answer: Four. And what kind of income does he think defines who’s rich?

::SHOW VIDEO OF RECENT RELIGIOUS FORUM:::

MCCAIN: IF WE’RE TALKING ABOUT INCOME, HOW ABOUT $5 MILLION?

VOICE: Is this why John McCain wants to cut taxes on people making $2.5 million or more, because he thinks they’re middle class?

VOICE with nice pic of Obama in background) BARACK OBAMA only recently paid off his student loans, and gave up his career as a lawyer to help the youth of Chicago as a community organizer, helping kids get off the streets and stay out of trouble.

(back to pic of McCain/Bush/shoes)

$500 shoes, four houses, and a $2.5 million a year middle class? WHO’S REALLY MORE LIKE YOU?

OBAMA: i’m Barack Obama, and I approve this message.

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GET WITH THE F’ING PROGRAM, OBAMA! Time to destroy this totally false view of McCain as the Everyman who understands the needs of people suffering real economic hardship, and focus on who has REALLY seen the carnage on the streets.

Actual modest and patriotic Obama quote:

“It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign — that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It’s about America. I have just become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions”

How Karl Rove and the GOP machine doctored it up before spoon feeding it to Sean Hannity and pals, as they seek to portray a young black man brought up by a mother on food stamps as “elitist” and “arrogant”, a possible Antichrist:

“I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.”

Big difference, huh…

Pathetic.

(kudos to housingpanic for the comparison)