BLOGGING THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 2012 WED
The talk of the town is Michelle Obama; she just blew them
away, it seems, and had everybody crying.
Of course, I missed that first night, as I entrained at Union Station in
DC at 6:30, and did not reach my destination of Charlotte till 2:30 a.m. this
morning. And I could not access internet
on the train, so I could not follow anything.
In my imagination, everyone on the train was, like me, excitedly headed
for the convention, but no, it seems they were headed for various points south
in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, all the way to New Orleans. But few got off in Charlotte. As I entered the lobby, I heard a gentlemen
excitedly describing to a small group of people how moving Michelle Obama’s
speech was, how grown men were crying, and I had to interrupt to ask him if he
watched her speech, and he said, “Watch it? I was there in the hall.” He was with the Voice of America, so could
relate details of the evening. Other
speakers that received accolades included Julian Castro, mayor of San Antonio,
Deval Patrick, Gov of Massacusetts, Corey Booker, mayor of Newark NJ, and Lily
Ledbetter.
My daughter, Valerie, came for me and whisked me to the
hotel, where we caught a few hours sleep before attending an early morning
breakfast, where we were privileged to sit at table with Sen Tom Foley, and to
listen to a succession of speakers that included U. S. Rep. Rick Larson (WA dist
2), and Keith Ellison, that fabulous congressman from Minnesota Keith Ellison.
Sorry, I gotta run, we’re off to the next event. Be back with you later.
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