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Sep 1, 2004
da guvenator
I remember a few years back, when MAD magazine did their spoof "Batman and Robin." During the "climatic" fight scene, as Mr. Freeze was being defeated, he made some corny joke, which I don't remember, which led to the following exchange: Batman: Well, that puts an end to the rumor. Mr. Freeze: That I am invincible? Batman: No, that Arnold Schwartzeneger can handle light comedy. I bring that up, because during the distinguished govenor of California's speech last night, he kept reminding me of that comment over and over. My reactions to his many jokes ranged from being mildly amused to laughing at him instead of with him. With that said, I thought his speech was very good. Apart from what I may have agreed or disagreed to, I think he did a few things effectivly: 1. Talking about his being an immigrant and "living the American dream." He made a great contrast to much of the talk about how everyone else in the entire world hates us. He pointed out how there are many in the world wo dream of immigrating into the US. 2. He showed a side that, even though he disagrees with the president on many issues, he still sees him as the best man for the job. As far as the Bush girls go, well, I think too much has been made of that. I really don't know why anyone is offering any analysis of it. Laura Bush did very well. During the Demorcatic convention, Teresa Kerry was probablly my favorite speaker (And I missed Obama's speech). While Laura's speech is not my favorite, I really did enjoy her, and I think she made some important points. 1. She pointed out the efforts Bush has made in education reform, which has basicially been ignored to this point. 2. She mentioned all of the aid that Bush has given to Africa over the AIDS epidemic, which has basically been ignored to this point. 3. Most importantly, she related the story about watching the President walking the lawn of the white house as he contemplated going to war with Iraq. I think this was most important, as it showed that the President did not come to this conclusion lightly, as many have indicated. I think "compassion" night, as they dubbed the night, was a mild success. They tried to show the president as being more than a war president, and I think they did show that side, but a. they didn't show enough of it b. the war kept coming up. A good night overall, but not as good as night number 1. posted
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