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The Democratic Convention, Day 2
Tuesday, 2004 July 27 - 11:52 pm
Tonight's themes: the old and new faces of the Democratic party; hope; unity.

Well, tonight we saw an interesting combination of the old and the new. Ted Kennedy, still the party's reigning patriarch, gave me the impression he was put there to rally the troops rather than lay out the party's beliefs. Democrats still have a lot of respect for Kennedy, but perhaps they want to distance themselves from old-school liberalism.

As everyone knows by now, the new rising star of the Democratic party is Barack Obama, the self-described "skinny kid with the funny name". For a newcomer, Obama is an astoundingly good speaker. He was an excellent choice to give voice to the new message of the Democratic party: the message that Democrats, not Republicans, are the true representatives of American ideals. Words that were used often in Obama's speech, and those of others, were "hope" and "unite". I would expect we'll see a lot of this: Democrats portraying themselves as the party that is attempting to embrace everyone's shared dreams, not just those of the privileged few.

Teresa Heinz Kerry, while somewhat long-winded, gave an impressive speech also. She spoke with intelligence and strength, giving a good rebuttal to those who called her "opinionated". (Her message was that women should have just as much right to an opinion as men; that should resonate with a lot of women I know.) Her delivery was measured but still heartfelt; she comes across as less theatrical and bullying than Hillary Clinton.

Other quick notes: Howard Dean was outperformed by twelve-year-old Ilana Wexler; Ron Reagan sucked all the emotion out of the room; audio lag makes the delegates and audience members seem rhythmically challenged; Chris Heinz looked and talked like a frat boy.
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