Kerry Speech

ShangriLaTroubl · #1 07-29-2004, 10:41 PM

I thought Kerry's speech tonight was very good as well..I do wish he had spent a little more time shutting up critics about his voting record...would've helped...

Everything went well until the end....when while watching CNN I noticed the massive amounts of balloons on the ceilings never came down...and the guy in control accidentally had his mic still connected to CNN...I dunno why they never caught it...but the whole time hes gone "no balloons...no balloons...still no balloons...where the hell are the ballons?" and finally he let go "what the fu*k is going on up there???" whew, caught me off guard some lol...i wonder if all the channels got that feed or just CNN...gotta love live tv ...here comes your fines CNN! lol

Judy Woodruff said afterwards "as you see the balloons havent come down...and _____ (cant remember his name) has been trying to figure it out....and is obviously pretty upset...you may have heard some profanity, sorry...it was an accident...obviously he didnt know the mic was on."

Chris

darklinensuit · #2 07-29-2004, 10:46 PM

I fell asleep shortly into his speech, but I thought his daughters were excellent, especially Alex.
Also, I missed all of Clark's speech because I was out.
BTW, Jack Edwards sure is a cute little kid. The cameras were loving him.

- Jake

estranged4life · #3 07-29-2004, 10:54 PM

I actually thought his speech was very well done, I am still undecided (Except voting for Kenny McCormick...hehehehe) but leaning a bit more towards Kerry/Edwards than for Shrub/Dick.

But one MAJOR complaint that po'd me off:

PLEASE Do Not EVER Cut the $%^&*@!@#$% guitar solo from the Van Halen song "Dreams" again...That chapped my ass bigtime!!!!

wondergirl9847 · #4 07-29-2004, 11:00 PM

Glitch Broadcasts Convention Snafu on CNN

1 minute ago

BOSTON - The Democrats have a balloon problem. John Kerry (news - web sites) concluded his acceptance speech Friday night, the jubilant convention crowd cheered and the balloons dropped. A few of them. Too few.

"Go balloons," said convention producer Don Mischer, instructing the balloon droppers. "Go balloons. Go balloons!" His voice was becoming increasingly frantic â€” and it was going out over CNN.
"I don't see anything happening," he said angrily. Unknown to him, CNN was running his name and title across the bottom of the screen.

Long minutes after the place was supposed to be a blizzard of balloons and confetti, Mischer was still shouting that it wasn't happening, at least it wasn't right. Viewers saw a lot of balloons, in fact, and Kerry, family members and delegates happily batted them around. But nothing like the 100,000 that had been supposed to cascade down.

At one point Mischer used a profanity to rebuke his balloon-dropping crew. CNN was still broadcasting his voice.

Finally, they all showered down. And Mischer's unhappy moment of TV fame was over.

His stage instructions were available to all major media covering the convention during the week â€” for their guidance, not for broadcast.

ShangriLaTroubl · #5 07-29-2004, 11:02 PM

estranged...i was undecided for the longest time myself...but no longer..it is very clear to me which candidate (out of the two main ones) reflects what I believe mostly...and that's Kerry..

I loved John Kerry saying "Teddy Roosevelt wouldnt have been able to do this in his speech....but I want to tell you to find out more information on the issues visit johnkerry.com "

I do encourage that..if you haven't...visit Johnkerry.com it gives clear, and thought out points on MANY MANY issues that we all hold true to us...

Another suggestion..a very good site to go to : Presidential Match

That site is very cool...you are given a questionarre concerning your feelings on numerous issues...and in the end it tells you which candidate you are most compatible with on the issues...in a percentage...very cool..you should try it...everyone should try it...

Chris

hayley · #6 07-29-2004, 11:17 PM

It was a great speech. I too wish that he'd addressed his voting record as well, I'm tired of having to defend it, but still- he was kicking ass and taking names, especially in regards to the war in Iraq. It was great. So many view him as not being a strong leader in that regard- and I think both him tonight and Clinton on Monday (strength & wisdom are not mutually exclusive) did much to turn that around.

estranged4life · #7 07-29-2004, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl

I do encourage that..if you haven't...visit Johnkerry.com it gives clear, and thought out points on MANY MANY issues that we all hold true to us...

does EVERYONE have to promote their website??? I laughed at that, So I guess Shrub will be promoting his next http://www.bushorchimp.com

Brian "http://www.angelfire.com/music3/rhiannon/Demos.html" j.

darklinensuit · #8 07-29-2004, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

But one MAJOR complaint that po'd me off:

PLEASE Do Not EVER Cut the $%^&*@!@#$% guitar solo from the Van Halen song "Dreams" again...That chapped my ass bigtime!!!!

I didn't see that part, but great song.

- Jake

estranged4life · #9 07-29-2004, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I didn't see that part, but great song.

- Jake

and floor speakers cranking, Listening to the reverbaration of the bass right until the part where EVH's guitar solo was to have been, Then nothin'...BOO to the PUTZ that edited "Dreams"...BOOOOO!!!!!

estranged4life · #10 07-29-2004, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl

Another suggestion..a very good site to go to : Presidential Match

That site is very cool...you are given a questionarre concerning your feelings on numerous issues...and in the end it tells you which candidate you are most compatible with on the issues...in a percentage...very cool..you should try it...everyone should try it...

Chris

and checked out this website (Thanks for the link) and here were my results:

Kerry 67%
Shrub 32%

darklinensuit · #11 07-29-2004, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

and checked out this website (Thanks for the link) and here were my results:

Kerry 67%
Shrub 32%

I was 76% Kerry, 24% Bush.
The questions have changed since I took this poll a couple of months ago.

- Jake

hayley · #12 07-30-2004, 12:20 AM

I'm 86% Kucinich, still. 81% Kerry, 4% Bush.

Still trying to figure out where the heck that 4% is coming from... !

Johnny Stew · #13 07-30-2004, 12:59 AM

I also visited Presidential Match, and my results were:

Kerry: 82%
Bush: 14%

Patti · #14 07-30-2004, 08:06 AM

I thought Kerry did a GREAT job, except for the fact that he seemed rushed. Other than that, I thought the content was fabulous and the delivery empassioned.

I posted a presidential match poll a while back, but it was different than this one. My results were:

Kerry 81%
Kucinich 79%
Bush 10%

skcin · #15 07-30-2004, 08:29 AM

I was impressed by future president (heehee) Kerry last night. He's got my vote (although he's pretty much had it for a while.

My favorite part (I swear I yelled "YES!") was when he said "we need to stop opening up fire stations in Bahgdad & closing them in the United States."

Paula

OT - anyone else want Teresa H. Kerry to get a new 'do? Or at least comb her hair? She's an attractive, well-spoken intelligent woman & her hair looks like a rat's nest. I could usually care less about hair, but hers really bugs me for some odd reason.