Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
In just a few more weeks, we'll see another "first" for Obama.
Obama will accept the Democratic nomination in a nearby football stadium, not in the convention hall.
Which brings up some interesting questions:
1. What happens if Hillary manages to pull the rug out from under him? Will she make a victory march to the stadium?
2. Will this be the beginning of a new trend--will we be seeing future candidates make acceptance speeches from all sorts of places? A stadium is a nice start, but think of the pr potential if an acceptance speech is given in front of an abandoned building--or a nuclear power plant--or whatever symbolizes a major cause in the upcoming campaign.
3. One big problem with conventions has been too much media coverage. Conventions used to be a place where party officials met and made decisions. But since the tv cameras arrived, they've become nothing but scripted, meaningless parties. Maybe if they take the speech, and all the balloons, and the party offsite, all the news cameras will follow... which means the convention could be a useful and important part of the political process again.
Thoughts?
ps. Actually, this isn't the first offsite acceptance--John F. Kennedy also delivered his acceptance speech off-site. But that was a different circumstance. Kennedy arrived at his convention uncertain of success, and chose to go across the street as part of a last minute decision. Obama's stadium speech, OTOH, is a deliberate choice.
So it can be given in front of the people who voted for him and not just the party that nominated him.
The symbolism of that may well outweigh any negative assertions that it was the party who gave him the nomination. Does it give the supporters of Obama the opportunity to be there in far greater numbers then some angry still wet hens? Thats what you call thinking ahead and another example of strategic planning.
In just a few more weeks, we'll see another "first" for Obama.
Obama will accept the Democratic nomination in a nearby football stadium, not in the convention hall.
Which brings up some interesting questions:
1. What happens if Hillary manages to pull the rug out from under him? Will she make a victory march to the stadium?
2. Will this be the beginning of a new trend--will we be seeing future candidates make acceptance speeches from all sorts of places? A stadium is a nice start, but think of the pr potential if an acceptance speech is given in front of an abandoned building--or a nuclear power plant--or whatever symbolizes a major cause in the upcoming campaign.
3. One big problem with conventions has been too much media coverage. Conventions used to be a place where party officials met and made decisions. But since the tv cameras arrived, they've become nothing but scripted, meaningless parties. Maybe if they take the speech, and all the balloons, and the party offsite, all the news cameras will follow... which means the convention could be a useful and important part of the political process again.
Thoughts?
ps. Actually, this isn't the first offsite acceptance--John F. Kennedy also delivered his acceptance speech off-site. But that was a different circumstance. Kennedy arrived at his convention uncertain of success, and chose to go across the street as part of a last minute decision. Obama's stadium speech, OTOH, is a deliberate choice.
Maybe there will be a beer festival just like in Germany (that is the reason why so many people showed up, Germans love beer ), and on the other occasion when Obama was speaking to 75.000 people, there was a concert going on...most media were not reporting on that, so it looks like they all cam for Obama...neither did they report on the fact that many people in Tampa were mad when attending the Obama..., many personal items were taking without notice before hand of not being allowed to bring in. This was only written in the local news paper. More so because other nominees never demanded this procedure. With Obama it is all scripted from who is sitting behind him to the flag pin and the rest of his nonsense.
Normie, he also made arraingements for the stadium without Pelosi and Reed knowing. That makes me think the lease is in his campaigns name. It that is the case I doubt if they would let Hillary use it. That would be a symbolic reminder that with her the Democrats are facing the Republican war chest broke.
Hillary supporters might not even be able to get in. Depending how tickets are distributed.
Tickets are going to be distributed to anyone who can show proof of doing volunteer work for the DNC (not necessarily Obama campaign). If you are not a resident of Colorado, you must sign up through a local campaign or Democratic Party offices.
Residents of Colorado will have a few other options besides showing proof of volunteering for the DNC. Tickets given as awards for educational achievement--that sort of thing. A “significant percentage” of the tickets are reserved for Denver residents, in particular.
There is talk of having some tickets available online--I don't know how that would work.
Oh, God, yes! Please!!! I'll be laughing for four years - it wont matter who the president is!
LOL, It would be a classic moment in political history, that's for sure.
Quote:
Originally Posted by delusianne
Maybe if they take the speech, and all the balloons, and the party offsite, all the news cameras will follow... which means the convention could be a useful and important part of the political process again.
This is the big reason I'm all for having the speech off site. The dnc needs to get some work done this convention, but every election the media coverage of the acceptance speech gets in the way of mundane things like holding meetings.
I really want to see the primary system revamped. So..... do us a favor, Barack. Take the tv cameras and the crowd and the balloons and the hoopla somewhere else so we can get some work done!
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
