Democratic National Convention '08

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The ONLY guarantee is that if people DON'T remain motivated and positive, he will lose.

Well put, worth repeating.

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

And for her sake - I do not want to watch her go through what I went through.

Thank you for thinking of me. I know I'm an all or nothing person, and I don't get halfway involved in anything.

After Obama lost in the CA primary, I was disappointed, but mostly I felt like I hadn't done enough to help. (True, I wasn't as committed to his candidacy as I am now.) Regret that I didn't try is much worse for me than having a hope crushed.

Ironically - or perhaps, not - a few weeks ago I realized how negative my point of view was on a lot of things. How my interior monologue was bringing me down, as it was always criticizing myself and everything around me. I resolved to do better by myself and others. Everyone, whether their conscious of it or not, is affected by their monologue. And we affect each other with our moods.

I'm sorry things didn't work out for Kerry supporters and others that have invested their heart into campaigns. Once bitten, twice shy, and I totally understand if you have to sit this one out. But please, please be positive. Being negative only hurts. Worrying doesn't help.

These days, I often catch myself being the negative one at work....."Looks like we won't have much to do today." "There's no way we'll get the public to be ok with this new policy." "I'm so tired/bored/busy/unhappy because..." I realize that while these thoughts may be true, voicing them does nothing but bring everyone down, down, down.

I'm not saying don't voice your opinions. I'm saying, if you want him to win, hope he will win. I loved GD's quote so much I'll say it again - The ONLY guarantee is that if people DON'T remain motivated and positive, he will lose.




And now you know how much I would post if I didn't have a job.

[Gemini Cricket]

Will there be an RNC thread, I wonder?

9/1-9/4

I'm surprised they didn't schedule the RNC to coincide with 9/11's anniversary.


Hawai'i's Governor, Linda Lingle(cheese) is speaking on 9/2. Can't staaaand her.

I'd be interested in hearing several speeches...

[Betty]

Reading your comments sort of reminded me a pep talk to a team before the big game. The idea is to get everyone excited and ready to really fight and win! They pump everyone up and they're all chearing - and they hear a lot of positive talk and reinforcment. Lot's of "we ARE the best" kind of talk.

No one goes to the team before a big game and says: Now guys, I know you're worried about what will happen if you don't win. You're going to feel really bad about it and the other team is going to make you really miserable. I'm really worried that you guys aren't going to do a good enough job. Remember how you sucked in the last game? The way things are going you could suck again this time.


The power of postive thinking is a well known phrase for good reason.

[Gemini Cricket]

I disagree.
As a coach, I'd say, 'Do your best. But don't get cocky, that could lead to you getting your ass kicked.'

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I disagree.
As a coach, I'd say, 'Do your best. But don't get cocky, that could lead to you getting your ass kicked.'

I don't see anyone being cocky. Exactly the opposite, I see people who have never before given an ounce of themselves for a candidacy putting in effort to help where they can. That's not cockiness, that's commitment.

[BarTopDancer]

H, I'm sorta with you on your thoughts of disappointment.

I will admit to voting for McCain back in 2000. I was devastated that he lost. I didn't campaign for him, but the feelings of disappointment were there. I am trying so hard to not think that Obama will win by a landslide. I don't want to go through it again.

CA is ridiculously liberal when compared to the rest of the country. We're surrounded by those who think like we do. It's easy to slip into a mindset that the rest of the country does too. But the truth is, there is a significant portion of the country that thinks Obama is the anti-christ and if McCain doesn't win terrible things will happen.

[Tom]

Then again, when Lincoln gave his speech, he knew that the vast majority of people would never hear the speech and would only read it in their local newspaper. He likely wrote it with that in mind, as Obama wrote his knowing that he would be delivering it before tens of millions of people on tv.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Tom

Then again, when Lincoln gave his speech, he knew that the vast majority of people would never hear the speech and would only read it in their local newspaper. He likely wrote it with that in mind, as Obama wrote his knowing that he would be delivering it before tens of millions of people on tv.

Good point ... If a speech is written to be primarily read, then that's an ok way to experience it (if the letters are inscribed in marble 4 feet high and near a tremendously imposing sculpture of the author, so much the better).


But if it's designed to be interactive with a crowd, it is certainly not composed as if to be merely read. Perhaps the most extreme example of this at the DNC would have been my favorite speech, the one by Dennis Kucinich. The written words would seem nearly stupid ... while the delivered speech was the most crowd-raising oration by the Dems at the entire convention. Lost in a mid-afternoon at the Pepsi Center, and I daresay it got better crowd response than Obama's speech at the stadium.

[scaeagles]

Believe it or not, I like Kucinich. Seriously. He says what he means without reservation. You don't have to guess where this guy is at or what he really thinks and he is uncompromising.

[scaeagles]

I'll read it....but be sure I didn't say I liked his policies and I regard him as a little on the kook side....but I like him because of his genuineness.

Oh - wait. It's a youtube link. You mean I have to WATCH it???? That would be violating my policy, ISM. I will consider it.