Granholm brings delegates to their feet cheering auto rescue
Source: LATimes
In one of the most fiery speeches so far of the night, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm roused cheering delegates to their feet as she shouted out President Obamas actions on behalf of the automotive industry, taking swipes at GOP challenger Mitt Romney along the way.
Granholm quipped that Romney loves cars so much they have their own elevator.
But she said when the entire auto industry, and the lives of over 1 million hard-working Americans, teetered on the edge of collapse
almost nobody had the guts to help us not the banks, not the private investors and not Bain Capital.
Then, in 2009, the cavalry arrived: our new president, Barack Obama! Granholm said.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-granholm-dnc-20120906,0,5007235.story
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80875.html
Jennifer Granholm DNC speech (text) at link
Jennifer Granholm Brings The House Down Defending Auto Rescue
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/jennifer-granholm-brings-the-house-down-defending-auto-rescue.php
Bozita
(26,955 posts)Yooperman
(592 posts)is Canadian.
I miss her leading the Great Lake State!
YM
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)in Obama's second term in the White House?
blue_onyx
(4,211 posts)I believe she said the Supreme Court was the only position she was interested in. She would be a great addition to the Obama administration in the second term though.
I miss her in MI. It has been horrible going from her to Snyder.
peace frog
(5,609 posts)Great job, passionate speech!
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)Great speech!!!
efhmc
(14,725 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)You go Girl!
I can hardly wait to see her show on Current on Friday.
shraby
(21,946 posts)MessiahRp
(5,405 posts)but I thought her delivery was a bit cheesy. It played well to a DNC crowd but it would have come off as seriously hokey sounding to anybody else. That's not to take away from her message or anything because one of the most clear distinctions on this campaign is the guy who saved the Auto Industry versus the supposed Michigander who wanted Detroit to die.
Lots of great speeches throughout the week but I thought this one fell a bit short.
colorado_ufo
(5,733 posts)I have planned a number of events of all types (auctions to weddings), and for the most successful event, you have got to focus on the whole, not just the individual parts.
Her speech was short but delivery powerful, fiery, and with unequivocal conviction. It was just right to wake up the crowd before the next speaker.
Long speeches with serious content, short speeches with a big punch, new faces, famous faces, and great timing - the DNC was MASTERFULLY planned and knocked it out the ballpark.
Favorite part of the convention for me? The pundits who were having a field day with the crestfallen, deadpan faces of Repubs whose biggest criticism was the level of the sound system or the interpretation of the weather forecast.
Frankly awesome! I wanted to shout, more, more MORE!
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)colorado_ufo
(5,733 posts)Sunovabich! Holy schnikes!
I want her on MY side - whatever it is!
That gal came out breathing fire!
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)lines along with Kerry, Clinton, Obama