*** ORBUSMAX GUEST OP/ED ***
Boston and the Democrats: A Preview - By Stewart MacMillan
July 26, 2004
It is Monday the 26th of July, 2004, and that means the Democratic National
Committee is convening in the belly of the liberal beast, Boston Mass. Ahhh
Boston. The city that sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees is now hosting a
gathering meant to sell America John Kerry. The soon to be anointed
candidate has spent many photo-op sessions in various sports uniforms the
past 6 months, but that is where the comparisons with the Babe end.
The Democrats have the convention well planned down to the last second.
There will be plenty of preening to the far left base during non-primetime
TV coverage, and lots of emotional and stirring "Kerry as optimist"
marketing during primetime. Here is a day-by-day breakdown:
Monday
Al Gore gets the podium early. Democrat strategists have wisely put him up
front, well before any TV coverage. They need to include him because he has
a following of some sort, and he serves to fire up the fringe "Michael
Moore" left. He'll be screaming in his now usual unhinged manner about how
George Bush stole the 2000 election. Really exciting stuff. But good for
the nutball left, which has increasing influence in the democrat party.
After Al's rant we get primetime coverage of Bill and Hillary Clinton,
speaking separately (naturally), and blandly, about how they really like
John Kerry. Neither wants Kerry elected, or to be associated with John
Kerry in any way, so no doubt both Bill and Hill will suck as much oxygen
out of the convention as possible and pump it into the Clinton hot air
balloon.
Tuesday
You will have to watch C-SPAN to catch the early attack speech by that
paragon of character Ted Kennedy - a man who once left a woman to sink at
Chappaquiddick and who now happily swims in the pockets of teachers unions.
Once again the strategy is the same: put the wacky attack dog on early when
the cameras are not rolling.
The featured speaker Tuesday will be Teresa Heinz Kerry, the billionaire
ketchup heiress. This speech will get primetime coverage so she will likely
be sober. Teresa will read a lengthy speech about the positive nature of
her extremely negative husband. Given her "unpredictability", this could be
the one to actually watch.
Wednesday
Finally! We get the smiling trial lawyer John Edwards to blow some sunshine
up our asses. This guy is great. He has had one job in the Senate: to
block any kind of tort reform, smile, and toss his hair back. Democrats
predictably love him. This guy is probably more corrupt than Ted Kennedy
but he is "likeable", and that is what Kerry needs. Edwards strikes me as a
perfect contrast between the political parties in America today. Dick
Cheney was hired for his brain. John Edwards was hired for his hair.
Thursday
Sound the trumpets! On this day we get, in all his resplendent glory, John
Kerry, Vietnam war hero. Trust me - taking the stage will be a parade of
Vietnam vets to sell Kerry as a war hero, war hero, war hero… you get it.
By the way, did you know that John Kerry served in Vietnam? This is, of
course, meant to redirect focus from his record as an anti-war,
opportunistic Nut. Kerry will deliver a well-written, carefully scripted
speech and his hair will be perfect, which will inspire emotional democrats
on both coasts.
In Conclusion
Kerry's move is to the center now. He used the far left rhetoric earlier to
raise money to great success. Now he has to find some votes amongst sane
democrats. Michael Moore will be nowhere to be found. But the insane left
has to be placated, hence the speeches by Al Gore, Ted Kennedy, and other
"early" speakers each day. The democrat's goal is to find some desperately
needed votes in the middle without pushing the wacko fringe to Bete Noir
Ralph Nader. The next four days will tell if they can pull that rabbit out
of their hat.
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Stewart MacMillan is pseudonym for a friend who wished to remain anonymous at this time. Or until he runs out of bribe money, which ever comes first.