CSPAN: DNC Winter Meetings - NOW

Chris Dodd speaking now. Seems like most of the potential nominees will be talking, including Kucinich.

Edit: Streaming link at http://www.c-span.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS&ShowVidDays=30&ShowVidDesc=&ArchiveDays=30

Also streaming on cspan website:
http://www.c-span.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS&ShowVidDays=30&ShowVidDesc=&ArchiveDays=30

And my favorite: Clark is scheduled for 10:21 EST

have done wrong" If we do, our audience will shrink

Friday, February 2, 2007 - DNC General Session (Approximately 9 AM to Noon)

The following is the list of speakers in order of appearance:

Senate Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid (NV)
DNC Chairman Howard Dean
Senator Christopher Dodd (CT)
Senator Barack Obama (IL)
General Wesley Clark (Ret.)
Senator John Edwards (NC)
Representative Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY)

Saturday, February 3, 2007 - DNC General Session (Approximately 9 AM to Noon)

The following is the list of speakers in order of appearance:

Senator Joseph Biden (DE)
Governor Bill Richardson (NM)
Senator Mike Gravel (AK)
Governor Tom Vilsack (IA)

http://dnc.org/a/2007/01/dnc_winter_meet_1.php

time to get troops out, he says
spending a week on a nonbinding resolution not what people voted for ( cheers)
enough is enough ( cheers)

funds to go to college despite ability to pay

healthcare to all men, women, child in US

dias.

( do you guys want me to keep doing this? lol )

Useless idiots

The contrast between Obama and Dodd is clear. Something about his phrasing, emphasis, and vocabulary makes one want to listen.

Good mix of Bush-bashing and positive talk.

LOL- just said that we don't want the voters to go into the booth with a "hold your nose" attitude and chose between the lesser of two evils

I actually hadn't heard or spent enough time sitting and listening to him speak.
He is very good.

I like the General--we worked hard for him last time around. Much as I want the General to do well, I honestly thought he did not shine in this speech. In part, I think it was a pretty good speech, but maybe not quite on target for this particular audience. I think the majority of the problem for Clark, however, was the fact that he was speaking after Obama.

Obama (and this is no shock to anyone who saw him in his Senate race) was dead on for the audience and he was hitting the target with his delivery. Good as Clark is (and he is usually very good) he suffered because he was speaking after Obama. Frankly, I'm not sure there are many orators--even in our national history--that could follow Obama without some stress. He's THAT good.

I have said it before, and I will say it again: Obama is a force of nature when he's speaking. I have NEVER in all my years as political junkie and activist EVER seen anyone connect with a room like Obama does. While speaking to a room full of Dems is not representative of the campaign experience as a whole, it IS illustrative of how he's gonna come across in a Primary race.

I'm so very glad I am off today to see this.

Regards!


Laura

I don't find Obama all that great, myself. His is mostly hype.

Don't get me wrong. I like Obama, but I don't think he's the speaker the press has made him out to be.

I've seen him work a room, I've seen him in front of small groups and I've seen any number of stump speeches he's made. He really IS that good. A lot of folks really don't know who or what Obama is--just like the General in the last Presidential Primary--and THAT is why these appearances are so important for ANY candidate. We learn about them as we watch them in public.

Clark absolutely blew me away when he was in NH at some town hall meeting or other (sorry, I can't remember which one--its been a while.) Clark is the ONLY person I've ever seen in politics who will talk about world history nd how it applies to the Middle East--and he does it in one on one discussion. He's amazing and he's brilliant, and he's never had the widespread recognition he deserves.

There have been a lot of us who have been torn between Obama and Clark in this one. In truth, I'm still not sure where I'll fall out if the General jumps in. If I'm being totally honest, I'll admit to having watched Edwards as a possibility WAY back when he was fairly unknown. Edwards is not currently on my "short list" however because I honestly think Clark and Obama are *that* good. Who knows--a lot can happen between now and election day...

Anyhow, please don't write off Obama as being just a lot of smoke and mirrors or some media phenom. He's not, and di missing him is a strategic mistake that no candidate can afford to make.

Regards!


Laura

:bounce:

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This does need to be the message of the Democratic Party. Populist issues and labor issues.

Makes him questionable to me.

* is playing chicken with Democrats. It is time to stand up. And those people there should be on their feet clapping and stomping their feet.

up against the IWR rather than Co-Sponsor it? Amazing how he speaks about backbone and courage when he's demonstrated anything but. Invoking the image of the fallen solider really took a lot of nerve - but since when has Edwards lacked that.

Educate yourself instead of blindly trashing him.

I love a candidate that puts fire in my belly, and so will possibly those 75 million voters who stayed home in 2004 :D

It will be interesting to hear the response to Kucinich.

He's hitting it, and doing a good job. Invoking the image of the children, and the workers and our needs. Edwards is a good speaker. Talking about the Dem party not needing to "change" just to return to who we are.

Lots of good audience response for Edwards.


Laura

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

his and Elizabeth's trip to Lebanon was moving. I couldn't believe the way I was puddling up! He's a wonderful, rare person.

A GORGEOUS wife! Good for you, you rascal Dennis!

who else EVER cuts to the spirit behind political trivia better than Dennis? dang...

"It is time that we take a stand to end the destruction of the lives of innocents."

You have to LOVE DK...

L.

Introducing her now, it sounds like...

:patriot:

And for Elizabeth

;)

I'm filled with dread she'll be our candidate. Nobody'll bring out the wingers like her.

Julie

but then again, I've heard her refer to her "good friend Lee Atwater".

Oy.

She did a nice speech. I still don't trust her to really lead. Much too cautious. She reminds me in a lot of ways of Elizabeth I of England, world famous (in her own time) for her skill of dissembling.

Julie

scary in some ways

:-)

After all those great speeches, I can't be bothered with what focus-group-tested guff Madame Frontrunner(tm) might have for us

you would've gotten a hell of a response by saying it as it is: IT SUCKS.

a number of courageous other folks said no to him four and a half years ago.

"Who can forget Hil standing up and telling China that women's rights are HUMAN rights...?"

"A fierce advocate of giving the troops what they need--things like body armour."

Parts of her introduction...
----

Gets a warm welcome from the crowd.

"I am Hillary Clinton and I am running for President. I am in and I am in to win. We have to take our country back."

"I will work with my colleagues in the Senate and we will do all we can to change the direction of this country." "Things are just not right. We've lost something in (recent) years."

She's doing well. Hitting the delivery, and getting some good feedback from the audience. Talking about her personal history a bit. Dad the vet and her middle class background...

"...the shame of 36,000 victims of Katrina still living in trailers."

Talking about China and how we are in debt to them. "It is difficult to get tough on your banker." We need to stand up for American workers. We need a new economic strategy. We need a new middle class.

I want to renew that promise of America. I want to restore the greatness and respect for our country around the world. Talking about we need a large effort to say no to (the asswipe.) Wants to say to Iraq about sending them more money for their troops.

"I would not have started this war."

"If we in Congress do not end this war, when I am President, I will."

We are going to afford quality affordable Universal Health care for every American.

Laura

Even mentioned Darfur which I didn't hear form anyone else. Her speaking style is good too. She seems to be more "natural" and yet she did have some fire.

She surprised me by how good she was.

I said it before, and I'll say it again. She's not my first choice, but Hillary will be tough to beat.

I liked what she said about how she knows how these republicans think, what they do and how to beat them.

I will probably start another thread then.

And it is a damn good feeling to see Howard Dean on TV. :D