comment #1

Craptastic says ...

Though I trust the Clintons about as far as I can throw them... that was the speech of her life.

comment #2

Stephe96 says ...

Which Hillary do we believe? The one who gave tonight's speech? Or the one who said: ""I know Sen. McCain has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House. And, Sen. Obama has a speech he gave in 2002."?

comment #3

Todd says ...

I just got a chance to see the keynote speach through this weblink jeff put up. How boring and uninspiring was that? Who was responsible for that Fuck Up?

comment #4

jeromejohn says ...

It was all about her campaign, her goals, her platform - she didnt say enough about Barack. She didnt bridge the gap to Barack's platform; it was only implied if anything. That is not stepping up as much as she could have. You could see what I was thinking on Michelle Obama's face during most of the speech ("say something good about Barack, you selfish bitch!").

comment #5

BurmaShave says ...

Todd, yeah I already cant remember Warner after Clinton's masterwork, but I do recall him being better after he latched onto economic ingenuity. Remember, boring keynote is actually something of a legacy: Evan Bayh 1996, Harold Ford in 2000. It doesn't always go poorly for people in the long run: Bill Clinton's Keynote in 1988 was so bad his only applause line was "and finally".

comment #6

calraigh says ...

That's one of the most elegant and persuasive speeches I think I've ever seen an American politician deliver.Powerful, powerful stuff and done correctly.

comment #7

Todd says ...

To BurmaShave Bill Clinton speaches have always been toooo looooooonnnnng and boring. Which is another reason why I like Hillary her speaches that I've heard offers clarity of message and aren't so wordy.

comment #8

moviesquad says ...

Looks like Hillary could have easily won it this year had she been on the top of the ticket.

comment #9

calraigh says ...

That's one of the most elegant and persuasive speeches I think I've ever seen an American politician deliver.Powerful, powerful stuff and gracious with it..

comment #10

calraigh says ...

Goddamn computer..

comment #11

Jay T. says ...

Meanwhile, this bitch is just fucking crazy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVHZHuyVeio

comment #12

LexG says ...

Why was Hillary talking about VOTING RIGHTS FOR WOMEN and EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK? Is it 1904 or something?

Hey, maybe women will earn the exact amount as their male counterparts when they stop calling off sick three days a week to go to Cedars Sinai because they have the sniffles and taking off for four months every time they feel the need to bring another creature into the world.

comment #13

spoiled says ...

"taking off for four months every time they feel the need to bring another creature into the world."

If only your mom had heard this advice.

comment #14

Marty Melville says ...

"If only your mom had heard this advice."

Thank you, spoiled.

Or maybe I should say it this way (so LexG will comprehend)... "Mega-dittoes!"

comment #15

D.Z. says ...

Lex: "Hey, maybe women will earn the exact amount as their male counterparts when they stop calling off sick three days a week to go to Cedars Sinai because they have the sniffles and taking off for four months every time they feel the need to bring another creature into the world."

But Bush is worth millions, in spite of taking the most vacations of any politician...

comment #16

LexG says ...

I'm not a DITTOHEAD (although the SLAYER song OWNS)....

I don't even vote.

But face the facts... if you've ever worked in a co-ed office or a predominantly female office, you'd know that women take more sick days, more vacation time, more bullshit long breaks and make more lame excuses; In my decade-long tenure in middlebrow boring corporate America, I can't tell you how many female coworkers come and go as they please, skipping off to three-hour Yenta lunches and endless doctor's appointments, while the fellas clock in for a straight 40 week in and week out.

If you're actually in the office doing your job right alongside everyone else, then good on you and fight for that wage. But show me the man who can take FOUR MONTHS OFF to go bang hookers and play golf... or even just hang out with his family... and then we'll talk about who's putting in equal time at the office.

And no one should have children anyway. What's the point? You're just gonna cheat on your spouse to fuck models and leave the kids messed up for life.

comment #17

QQPPPP says ...

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comment #18

spoiled says ...

"You're just gonna cheat on your spouse to fuck models"

But not a marital situation you'll ever encounter.

comment #19

CMAC says ...

Hey, LexG? You DO know that your the asshole in the office that everyone loathes..... right?

FYI? That's why you eat lunch alone and you never get laid.

comment #20

LexG says ...

Er, it's not like I'm making this up or stating something that isn't well known to anyone in corporate America...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080204212846.htm

comment #21

Josh Massey says ...

Y'all are such easy lays.

comment #22

MDOC says ...

Wow, LexG vs D.Z. two village idiots finally going head to head in debate. This is like Godzilla vs King Kong, Freddy vs Jason. Two men enter one man leaves.

comment #23

markj says ...

The look on Michelle Obama's face was priceless.

comment #24

D.Z. says ...

LexG: "But show me the man who can take FOUR MONTHS OFF to go bang hookers and play golf... or even just hang out with his family..."

Does Larry Craig count?

"And no one should have children anyway. What's the point? You're just gonna cheat on your spouse to fuck models and leave the kids messed up for life."

Well, I imagine responsible people have kids, because they believe there's no one else who means as much to them as their significant other and/or partner.

comment #25

calraigh says ...

LexG- BOIL YOURSELF. Only because I'd imagine there are no human beings within a 5 mile radius that would do it for you. You are, as we say over here, '' a gobshite ''.
It's a pity your mother didn't take your advice.

comment #26

Kim Voynar says ...

"You could see what I was thinking on Michelle Obama's face during most of the speech ("say something g"ood about Barack, you selfish bitch!").

I can see your point here, but this speech was not really about Barack. This was about her reaching out to the holdout Hillary supporters who resented that she didn't get the nom, and reminding them that the most important thing is to let go of that and support Barack. He'll have his own turn in the spotlight to focus on himself. This one was for the Hillary supporters, and she gave them what they needed to hear, while supporting Barack. It's one of her classier moments.

comment #27

Dave Polands Gut says ...

Where in that speech was an endorsement of Obama?

It could have been about any Dem candidate

comment #28

Kim Voynar says ...

LexG said: "Hey, maybe women will earn the exact amount as their male counterparts when they stop calling off sick three days a week to go to Cedars Sinai because they have the sniffles and taking off for four months every time they feel the need to bring another creature into the world."

Jesus, Lex, sometimes you really are a fucking idiot. Most women in corporate America have 6 weeks of maternity leave, 8 if they have a c-section (and I'd love to see how fast you would be back to work after having your gut cut open and your internal organs removed to have a child delivered).

Thankfully, many progressive employers also now give their male workers paternity leave as well -- my husband was able to take 4 weeks off when each of our kids were born.

I could site study after study about the link between early infant bonding with parents to sound emotional development in later life, or the stats of countries like Denmark that have a better grasp on supporting families and early childhood development, or discourse on the necessity of supporting parents during the children's early years and the positive impact it has on society as a whole, but I suspect all that would be lost on you.

On the plus side, with the caveman mentality you're displaying here, I wouldn't worry too much about you marrying, having kids, and impacting future generations through your stupidity.

One of these days, though, you'll be an old man lying in a hospital bed, clinging to life while the children raised by working women insert your IVs, lift your wrinkled ass onto a bedpan, and perform surgeries to prolong your existence on this planet. Then you can tell all those folks how their lazy, worthless mothers never should have given birth to them -- preferably right about when you're getting a catheter tube inserted.

comment #29

AuggieBenDoggie says ...

Dave Polands Gut says ...
"Where in that speech was an endorsement of Obama? It could have been about any Dem candidate"

Hillary Clinton: "Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our president"

There. Happy?

comment #30

Chicago48 says ...

Good speech.

comment #31

rr3333 says ...

I still dont know what the big deal is about Hillary's speech.

So, she had a great speech writer. I guarantee you she didnt write more than 10% of it.

comment #32

MattyC says ...

rr3333: So I guess delivery doesn't matter? Maybe they should have just run the speech as a full page ad USA Today.

Also,

"I don't even vote." -LexG

Of course you don't. You just make lots of noise. Awesome.

comment #33

televisiontears says ...

Okay, usually the moment I see a spam post, my good sense automatically shuts it out, but for some reason I read that one, and I just about collapsed a lung laughing. Tears, I tell you... tears.

comment #34

NC Gary says ...

And the Best Actress Oscar goes to . . .

comment #35

Zimmergirl says ...

"Jesus, Lex, sometimes you really are a fucking idiot."

SOMETMES???

Seriously, amazing, electrifying speech; good post by Wells. I know you were all sharpening your knives but Hillary came through. Deal with it.