Everyone Makes Nice

By the end of Bill Clinton's speech- the feeling-for the first time this week-really felt UNIFED. When Bill Clinton came to the stage, the hall erupted in a huge, long and wildly ecstatic! and roar would not stop. If you were watching TV, you could see The President trying to calm the crowd-but to no avail. I think everyone was happy to be happy! (Plus, he clearly loved the love coming his way!) 

The choreographed nomination of Barack Obama, with the NY Delegation escorting Hillary into the hall and Hillary's gracious nomination completing the nominating process was brilliant. Again, everyone seemed really happy-everyone until we left the Pepsi Center and encountered a woman from Maryland being interviewed by John Oliver of Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. At first I thought she was an "act", but, no, she was clearly not happy and kept declaring she was voting for McCain. It was fun to watch the Daily Show people in action-but not so much fun hearing this lady.

There is a group called PUMA (Party Unity My Ass) that is supposedly composed of unhappy Clinton supporters saying they will vote McCain--but there are rumors that PUMA is being financed by the Republicans. Whoever they are, they have been demonstrating all week...right along side of the Falon Gong, the anti-abortion people with their dead baby photos and the evangelicals shouting at all passers-by that all women are going to burn for eternity in hell if we don't "submit to men" and accept Jesus. 

Armed with a precious ticket to Joe Biden's after party, we arrived at the Denver Convention Center to find "really delicious food" and since we were starving we were doubly happy.  All the B-I-G Obama fundraisers-led by Penny Pritzker-were there trying to be nice to the newly enfranchised Clinton people. It was like being the new "in laws"  and coming into a huge, happy family that was getting along fine without you, thank you very much! 

While this has been an amazing week, attending a national political convention requires considerable physical fitness, endurance and courage! This is not a sport for the faint of heart! But, nevertheless,  definitely a sport!