August 25, 2008

Should I live-blog the Democratic Convention?

Should I live-blog the Democratic Convention?
Yes, in detail, please.
Yes, if you're in the mood, but only what strikes your fancy.
No. It's not worth the trouble. Just put up a post, and let commenters take over.
No. I'm not interested in this subject at all.
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Posted by Ann Althouse at 3:40 PM
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15 comments:

Simon said...

"Yes, if you're in the mood, but only what strikes your fancy" gets my vote.

8/25/08, 3:44 PM
Brian Doyle said...

My bias is towards less content in general

8/25/08, 3:45 PM
kjbe said...

I'd prefer watch events live rather than reading the play by play (snore). Posts and commenters, please.

8/25/08, 3:58 PM
David said...

Anything, please, to enable me to watch it less.

8/25/08, 4:08 PM
XWL said...

If I were to do this, I'd only be able to do it as a bit of 'drunk-blogging', don't think I could survive all four nights sober.

Since I don't feel like getting drunk four nights in a row, I think I'll skip the blogging, and instead intermittently hurl epithets at my television as the mood strikes me (and I won't be watching live, just DVR the thing and watch the speeches from key people).

8/25/08, 4:09 PM
Unknown said...

It will be hard to ignore but I'm up to the task.

8/25/08, 4:09 PM
chickelit said...

Yes I think you should live blog it.

As a teaser, perhaps you could like to Nancy Pelosis remarks from yesterday, still up on Drudge and available here .
I realize she was talking to her constituents, but I have a feeling that we'll being hearing much more of this at a national level.

Here is what I'd like to say to Nancy Pelosi:

As president, Barack Obama will bring all Americans together to achieve real and dramatic change.

Most people instinctively shun “dramatic change”. At the personal level, “dramatic change” usually manifests as accidents or catastrophes- obviously not good. On the other hand, winning the lottery is the sort of dramatic change that most people would welcome. Fine, but a lottery with everybody a winner? Such dramatic change at the personal level is not very democratic. At a public level, “dramatic change” is usually sudden and is not good- 9/11 for example. Of course, “dramatic change” at a political level would benefit a certain class of individuals very well, namely democrats.

Barack Obama will address the crisis of global warming, create millions of good-paying, green-energy jobs, and harness innovation to make America independent from dangerous and expensive foreign oil.

Actually, if implemented, Obama’s good intentions may actually have the opposite effect. Aside from the overstated “crisis” aspect of global warming, Obama has stated nothing about nuclear energy, instead lending his senatorial support to fund both corn ethanol and coal. “Creating millions of jobs” is an old political ruse. I simply fail to see how he can deliver.

Barack Obama will bring change by offering affordable, quality health care to every American.

That’s the one that really scares me. Pelosi disingenuously implies that Obama “offers healthcare” (that Messiah healer, he), when in reality he is simply offering to fund healthcare for the uninsured at the expense of others. Obama’s health miracle will actually be wealth transfer.

Barack Obama will help put opportunity within reach of every American who is willing to work for it with an economy and an education system that allows Americans to succeed.

Huh? We’re not stuck in Jim Crow south. Even growing up white and relatively underprivileged, I think the hard part of the formula is still the “willing to work for it”. I have plenty of close relatives who somehow weren’t willing. It’s a bigger, unavoidable part of human nature I guess.

Barack Obama will bring change by rebuilding our military, refocusing on the real war on terror and urgent unmet needs here at home, and responsibly ending the war in Iraq.

Barack Obama doesn’t understand even the rudimentary basics of the strategic war on terror. He is completely untrustworthy as a commander in chief.

Barack Obama's story is an American story that reflects a life of struggle, opportunity and responsibility like those faced by Americans every day.

Yes, it is

Barack Obama's nomination will be historic, not just due to who he is, but because of this moment in time.

Obama’s nomination will only be different/significant because he’s black- and maybe because he’s a little more to the left than usual.

With this election, we have the opportunity to close one chapter in our nation's history - one marked by the years of a war that never should have been waged, of deficits and economic decline that never had to happen…”

While I profoundly disagree with that assessment, I have nothing new to add to these irreconcilable differences.


My own personal philosophy regarding change is that any worthwhile change is always uphill and requires sustained effort. It axiomatic in chemistry than any uphill change from A to B has a tipping point (transition state) that resembles the outcome B. In other words, we don’t decide to lose weight, join a gym and credibly say we’ve changed (psychologically perhaps, but not physically). Real, actual change of the sort we desire doesn’t happen until well along the path from A to B. My biggest problem with Obama is that he won’t tell us what B is. He beseeches us to change , almost for its own sake.

8/25/08, 4:23 PM
J. Cricket said...

No -- because you are incapable of anything but the most partisan dribble.

We already know you love McCain and don't like Obama. Why not save everyone some time and go take some pictures or something.

8/25/08, 4:30 PM
AllenS said...

Give me some mood, Althouse.

8/25/08, 4:43 PM
Ruth Anne Adams said...

Make sure you live-blog Michelle's speech. Also: please weigh-in on the rumor that she might be pregnant. You've got a good eye for this stuff.

8/25/08, 5:25 PM
Simon said...

Impartial observer said...
"[Y]ou are incapable of anything but the most partisan dribble. [¶] We already know you love McCain and don't like Obama."

I'm looking for a word that adequately and simultaneously captures both your idiocy and your ignorance, but nothing seems to rise to the occaision. Hmph. For want of anything better, I'll have to make do with "I hope you choke, you ignorant fucktard."

8/25/08, 6:06 PM
michaele said...

In comparison to the already posted comments, I'm going to sound like a suck up... whenever you live blog anything, I find your wry observations very entertaining so as much as you can stand to do, I'll enjoy reading.

8/25/08, 6:47 PM
Ann Althouse said...

"please weigh-in on the rumor that she might be pregnant"

I'm not sure if I've blogged about this, but I've been saying it around the house for months.

8/25/08, 6:52 PM
Peter V. Bella said...

Impartial observer said...
No -- because you are incapable of anything but the most partisan dribble.

Sounds like you are not an impartial observer but you are a partisan hack. I agree with Simon. I hope you choke…

8/25/08, 9:27 PM
DaLawGiver said...

We already know you love McCain and don't like Obama.

We do?

8/26/08, 8:26 AM

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