Posted by
Floss on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:59:46 AM
A vision in, ah, orange, Hillary Rodham Clinton, moved around the stage, utterly and inequitably, taking in the thundering applause, the screams, calling out of her name and the signs, suddenly appearing out of no where, waving back and forth. This was her moment and every one who looked at her knew it. She drank it in. She smiled and waved back. She was craving out her legacy, her own little niche in history. She was giving her daughter a "how to" lesson in pride and self worth. Good for you Hillary. I like you even more than I thought I did. I hope you undid some of the damage Chelsea's father did to her self esteem.
Michelle Obama couldn't even force a smile, nor could Joe Biden. Their applause was less than honest. With a reception like that, I am sure they had no idea what she would say.
She delivered her speech flawlessly. She spoke spareingly about a United Democratic Party, she told her followers to vote for the nominated Barack Obama and Joe Biden. She mentioned that Michelle Obama would be a wonderful First Lady, than lucky for her, it was the anniversary of the 19 amendment, the woman's right to vote. So she made quite a stirring talk about that, not forgetting it was only white women that were allowed to vote at that time, she brought up Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad and wove that into her speech.
All and all, it was an inspiring speech for Hillary and the women's movement, with a generous sprinkling of humor. It ran longer than expected and mention Barack Obama, maybe 8 or 9 times. Nothing about his achievements, just about a United Democratic party. She was so close, she could almost taste it. Not to hard on his opponent, John McCain.
The bitterness is still there and probably always will be. She won't get over this one quickly.
Tomorrow night, former President Bill Clinton. I think he'll behave, but he has a lot to live up to, following Hillary.