Democratic National Convention Parties Fired Up About Obama CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The difference between Democratic National Convention revelers here and their Republican counterparts in Tampa, Fla., last week was immediately visible Monday night at one of the first big parties, hosted by the Distilled Spirits Council and featuring Camp Freddy, a rock band led by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro. Gone were the blazers and solid-colored knee-length dresses so ubiquitous at the Tampa parties. In their place were sequins, backless dresses, funny hats, T-shirts, dramatic hemlines, boots and a kaleidoscope of patterns all jockeying for attention. Compared to Tampa, there seemed to be significantly fewer huddles of 40-something men talking in low voices at the party, and instead, more 20-somethings zig-zagging around the open courtyard, dancing and cheering for the band. In short, the scene at the Charlotte Music Factory was like a tableau vivant of the Democratic Party itself, a political caucus comprised of unique, often unruly factions, at times united by little more than a belief that government plays a beneficial role in people's lives. Journalists in Charlotte Monday generally came off as more staid than the rest of the 200 hundred or so revelers. More than a few reporters were spotted standing off to the side of the party, the women in black dresses and the men in khaki pants and blazers. This was a far cry from Tampa, where reporters were often among the more energetic party-goers, in a first-to-arrive, last-to-leave kind of way. But where Tampa parties were generally devoid of conversation -- with reporters or anyone else -- about GOP nominee Mitt Romney, guests who spoke to HuffPost in Charlotte Monday were universally fired up about President Obama. But the biggest visible difference between Tampa and Charlotte was the aura of out-and-out celebration Monday night, a mood which seemed at times to be missing last week in Florida. In part, that was due to forces beyond the GOP's control -- the convention's first day was cancelled due to Hurricane Isaac, putting a damper on the week. Clint Eastwood's bizarre performance on Thursday quickly became the most memorable part of the night -- not Romney's acceptance speech, as was intended.
BTW The Obama camp just surpassed their 2008 individual donor total. In 2008 a little over 3M individuals donated to the campaign, as of last Friday they blew past that. So far over 3.2 million people have donated to his reelection.
after watching part of the DNC this evening, I'm convinced that their objective is to work the hispanic angle into every single speech. As a Spanish speaker, I cringe like everything the dims do, all show and no results
When you say "hispanic angle" what you really mean is the middle class voter angle. bigtexxx feelin' the walls close in.
“It summers on the beaches of the Cayman Islands and winters on the slopes of the Swiss Alps. In Matthew, chapter 6, verse 21, the scriptures teach us that where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. My friends, any man who aspires to be our president should keep both his treasure and his heart in the United States of America.” -- Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland
...ah the politics of division... typical for this negative campaign that Obama is running. They love to talk about anything except their record of higher unemployment, lower household income, higher gasoline prices, and the huge explosion in national debt. Talking about a Swiss bank account is the type of small-ball politics that Obama has been reduced to. Sadly, it won't create a single new job for struggling American families.
The struggling American families that you deride. Quote: Originally Posted by Trader_Jorge You nailed it right there. It's sad that the lower income classes in America (Obama voters in particular) have this entitlement mindset. Gimme my freebies! While it gives them a short term sugar high, it cripples their ability to rise out of poverty by incenting bad behavior. You or I might find it embarrassing to accept government handouts, but far too many people shamelessly accept them. Unfortunately, this President is encouraging and promoting this type of behavior, and taking our finances to the brink and mortgaging our future by funding it.
Julian Castro trying to speak Spanish is hilarious. I hope his Jewish tutor is working -- but it doesn't sound like it. His slow drawl sounds like a fake-Hispanic Al Gore. Not a good speaker. Typical underqualified token speaker.
Tonight we've already heard democrats speak on democratic values such as women's issues, veteran's affairs, healthcare, the economy. Even Afghanistan and abortion were discussed tonight. Were the words Afghanistan or abortion mentioned once last week? even once?
Not sure if it is intentional or not but the DNC is WAAAAAAYYYYYY more diverse than the RNC, at from what I've seen.
Condi Rice, Susana Martinez, Marco Rubio, Mia Love, Ted Cruz, Luis Fortuno, Brian Sandoval, Artur Davis, Nikki Haley, and many many qualified women leaders kinda disagree with your assessment.
