RNC - Day Two

Okay, I have to admit I didn't watch everything, but the day two message came through: "the Administration has heart", or 'we can be just as nice as you." Yeah, right. I think you can't counter Barack Obama with an Austrian bodybuilder turned movie star. You can't make up for the last fifty years of minority oppression by parading minority office holders across the stage.

Bill Frist:
I had him on mute. I have seen enough of him on the floor and in press conferences to know what I'm going to get. The GOP may have done themselves a disservice by putting him up there. But then again, he wasn't in prime time.

Schwarzenegger:
If you believe that government should be accountable to the people, not the people to the government, then you are a Republican! Uh... really?
If you believe a person should be treated as an individual, not as a member of an interest group, then you are a Republican! Hmm... really?
If you believe your family knows how to spend your money better than the government does, then you are a Republican! Uh...sort of.
If you believe our educational system should be held accountable for the progress of our children, then you are a Republican! Well... actually, no.
If you believe this country, not the United Nations, is the best hope of democracy in the world, then you are a Republican! If you say so.
And, ladies and gentlemen, if you believe we must be fierce and relentless and terminate terrorism, then you are a Republican! Alright now you've gone to far.
Translation: "Democrats are wusses who want the terrorists to win." Not very nice.

And he actually said this:
To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: "Don't be economic girlie men!"
Translation: "If you are whining about losing your job, complaining about a stagnant economy, or don't like deficits, you are a girly man." Again, not so nice.

And read this to see who he really represents: Fox, NBC, News Corp, Paramount, Time Warner, and on and on.

The twins:
Painful to watch. College grads? Really? I know they had to put them up because the Kerry girls were in the DNC, but I wouldn't have.

Laura:
She's nice enough, but I don't think she did what they expected her to do. I don't think she softened any edges. The image of George pacing in the night over the decision to attack Iraq was nice, but I don't buy it.

Maybe the most interesting thing of the evening was that Arnold started right on the hour and Laura finished with only a couple minutes to spare. Bell to bell, they avoided giving the pundits any room for analysis. Clever.

Tonight: Cheney and turncoat Zell Miller. Don't expect much compassion tonight. Oh, and we're supposed to see something interesting from Mitt Romney.