One of the reasons it was so frustrating to hear the Clinton campaign use the “inexperienced” line against Barack Obama so often during the primaries was because of how similar the line was, truly, to attacks against Bill Clinton when he ran for president in 1992. Well, tonight, President Clinton finally undid some of that […]
Dana Goldstein
Dana Goldstein, a former associate editor and writer at the Prospect, comes from a family of public-school educators. She received the Spencer Fellowship in Education Journalism, a Schwarz Fellowship at the New America Foundation, and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellowship at the Nation Institute. Her journalism is regularly featured in Slate, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Daily Beast, and other publications, and she is a staff writer at the Marshall Project.
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MUSICAL INTERLUDE.
I wish I could be less cynical about this, but I don’t think “Give Peace a Chance” was a great choice for Melissa Etheridge‘s folk-song medley here tonight. Dems should not be presenting their delegates as thousands of pacifistic hippies. Okay, griping over. Melissa is pretty awesome. —Dana Goldstein
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WHAT THE STATES WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THEM.
It was great fun to hear during the roll call what each state’s dignitary, often a governor or senator, wants the public to know about their home. Here’s a list of the ones I caught: Massachusetts: First in the nation for marriage equality. Nebraska: Be like us, and have a unicameral legislature! Also, Williams Jennings […]
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CLASS ACT.
I’ve got to admit, I’m having a little trouble maintaining my journalistic objectivity after what I just witnessed here. A super-symbolic moment as Illinois “yields” to New York — a gesture of respect from Obama‘s state to Clinton‘s. After an introduction, Hillary takes the mic. “On behalf of the great state of New York, with […]
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THE ROLL CALL IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW.
Lots of excitement. Illinois “passed” when called upon alphabetically so that, symbolically, it can put its home-state senator, Barack Obama, over the top at the very end. —Dana Goldstein
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SIGHTS OF THE CONVENTION.
Hillary‘s speech, as seen from TAP‘s press stand. — —Dana Goldstein
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What Hillary Means Now
Hillary Clinton’s speech showed that in defeat, she has become a sort of patron saint of the Democratic Party.
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HRC AND STONEWALL DEMS.
One thing Hillary has been doing in her speeches since she lost the nomination is mentioning gay rights. She did it again tonight, with a cute little eyebrow raise to acknowledge that she’s the first person at this convention — and may leave the last — to acknowledge that LBGT people exist and don’t enjoy […]
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HILLARY HOME RUN.
“You haven’t worked so hard over the last 18 months, or endured the last eight years, to suffer through more failed leadership. No way. No how. No McCain.” —Dana Goldstein
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“HILLARY” PLACARDS PASSED OUT.
A weird visual — almost as if she were the nominee. The text of the speech was just passed out. Many feminist themes about women’s leadership — shorter section attacking McCain. We’ll see how it balances out in delivery. —Dana Goldstein
