Live-blogging the DNC from Manuels
August 28th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
We got here to watch the DNC about ten minutes ago when Bill Richardson was finishing up. Stevie Wonder is singing now. Obama is expected to speak around 10, with Al Gore going on sometime between now and then. I’m blogging from my iPhone, so expect many typos and non-sensical word choices.
As you may or may not be able to see, Amber is sporting her I (heart) Obama t-shirt. Grayson and a friend are here, and Jen might be coming later. The crowd is already dense. Manuels accounted for this with an abridged election night menu.
Not a lot going on yet, and my hot wings are here, so I’ll check back in later.
8:59 p.m. - Al Gore came on while I was eating. Mostly boilerplate, but some good applause lines. The first few minutes went over very well with home crowd here, though if tapered off a little toward the end. My favorite line that I remembered was something like “I’m all about recycling, but that’s ridiculous.” I’m fucking it up, it was a lot funnier when he said it. Change that, I thought his line about the best marketers often having the worst products was the best.
Now Michael McDonald is on. I’ve never understood why people are impressed with him.
Almost got in the first fight of the night already. Some jackass was standing in the isle bumping into Amber’s shoulder and I told him to watch it. He said alright, sorry, the muttered “fucking asshole” under his breath as he walked off.
Next up is Susan Eisenhower…
9:15 p.m. - Jen comments on Twitter that SE is straight out of 1956. I despise Wolf Blitzer, which isn’t news, but bears repeating. I wish they would switch the tv to cspan.
9:20 - Just realized I didn’t charge my phone battery today and it’s less than half full. Hopefully it’ll hold up.
CNN commentator just said this was the largest crowd he’d ever seen at a political rally. Thwn added “and I’m a football fan!” thanks CNN guy.
9:25 p.m. - Biden on now. He is squinty. Requisite blue collar folks references. Families, etc. He says they are going to let them speak tonight before Obama comes out. Interested to see how that will work.
9:31 p.m. - LOL at John McCain’s insistence that this is Obama’s night. Every hour on the hour.
LOL also at every speaker’s “we respect McCains service and all but his policies are whack, yo.”
9:35 p.m. -Elvis Obama has arrived in Invesco Field.
9:47 p.m. - I thought the White House-themed set was going to be really obnoxious, but I barely have noticed it. I guess the liberal media is doing a good job hiding their dumb idea.
We went ahead and asked for our tab to try to beat the rush after Obamas speech. Amber notes that it must be really hard to wait tables with a crowd like this. Yep. Tip well if you’re reading this.
9:54 p.m. - Wtf Dick Durbin is next?
9:57 p.m. - so don’t care about this fucking guy. Angels of unity? Really? I’d give him a FAIL stamp, but I want to withold my cliches for someone more worthy.
10:01 p.m. - movie with weepy music now. Guess they want people to chill to provide contrast to the impending crowd eruption.
10:03 p.m. - Obligatory heartland and no whiners references. This movie is pretty good on the whole though. Good laugh lines. Really like the segment with Barack and Michelle meeting each other.
10:13 p.m. - No, thank you, guy says to the tv.
10:15 p.m. - I think Michelle Obama would be the hottest first lady ever.
10:19 p.m. - “America is better than the past 8 years.”
Better than sitting on it’s hands while a city drowns. Wow, graphic and awesome.
10:24 p.m. - “I don’t think Senator McCain doesn’t care about what’s going on in the lives of Americans. I think he doesn’t know.”
LOL
10:30 p.m. - Thought he was going to say “rewards drunk driving.”
10:33 p.m. - In 10 years we’ll end dependence on foreign oil.
Thought when he said tap natural gas reserves that he was going to say tap that ass.
10:36 p.m. - This sounds expensive.
10:41 p.m. - Showed a McCain lookalike on tv.
10:45 p.m. - I’ve been guffawing every time he sticks if to McCain. The soaring language in the other parts is not doing as much for me.
10:48 p.m. - ok, this last part is good.
10:52 p.m. - I should say that the crowd is eating this up.
10:57 p.m. - Speech is over, phone battery is almost dead. Heading out, catch y’all later.
As you may or may not be able to see, Amber is sporting her I (heart) Obama t-shirt. Grayson and a friend are here, and Jen might be coming later. The crowd is already dense. Manuels accounted for this with an abridged election night menu.
Not a lot going on yet, and my hot wings are here, so I’ll check back in later.
8:59 p.m. - Al Gore came on while I was eating. Mostly boilerplate, but some good applause lines. The first few minutes went over very well with home crowd here, though if tapered off a little toward the end. My favorite line that I remembered was something like “I’m all about recycling, but that’s ridiculous.” I’m fucking it up, it was a lot funnier when he said it. Change that, I thought his line about the best marketers often having the worst products was the best.
Now Michael McDonald is on. I’ve never understood why people are impressed with him.
Almost got in the first fight of the night already. Some jackass was standing in the isle bumping into Amber’s shoulder and I told him to watch it. He said alright, sorry, the muttered “fucking asshole” under his breath as he walked off.
Next up is Susan Eisenhower…
9:15 p.m. - Jen comments on Twitter that SE is straight out of 1956. I despise Wolf Blitzer, which isn’t news, but bears repeating. I wish they would switch the tv to cspan.
9:20 - Just realized I didn’t charge my phone battery today and it’s less than half full. Hopefully it’ll hold up.
CNN commentator just said this was the largest crowd he’d ever seen at a political rally. Thwn added “and I’m a football fan!” thanks CNN guy.
9:25 p.m. - Biden on now. He is squinty. Requisite blue collar folks references. Families, etc. He says they are going to let them speak tonight before Obama comes out. Interested to see how that will work.
9:31 p.m. - LOL at John McCain’s insistence that this is Obama’s night. Every hour on the hour.
LOL also at every speaker’s “we respect McCains service and all but his policies are whack, yo.”
9:35 p.m. -
9:47 p.m. - I thought the White House-themed set was going to be really obnoxious, but I barely have noticed it. I guess the liberal media is doing a good job hiding their dumb idea.
We went ahead and asked for our tab to try to beat the rush after Obamas speech. Amber notes that it must be really hard to wait tables with a crowd like this. Yep. Tip well if you’re reading this.
9:54 p.m. - Wtf Dick Durbin is next?
9:57 p.m. - so don’t care about this fucking guy. Angels of unity? Really? I’d give him a FAIL stamp, but I want to withold my cliches for someone more worthy.
10:01 p.m. - movie with weepy music now. Guess they want people to chill to provide contrast to the impending crowd eruption.
10:03 p.m. - Obligatory heartland and no whiners references. This movie is pretty good on the whole though. Good laugh lines. Really like the segment with Barack and Michelle meeting each other.
10:13 p.m. - No, thank you, guy says to the tv.
10:15 p.m. - I think Michelle Obama would be the hottest first lady ever.
10:19 p.m. - “America is better than the past 8 years.”
Better than sitting on it’s hands while a city drowns. Wow, graphic and awesome.
10:24 p.m. - “I don’t think Senator McCain doesn’t care about what’s going on in the lives of Americans. I think he doesn’t know.”
LOL
10:30 p.m. - Thought he was going to say “rewards drunk driving.”
10:33 p.m. - In 10 years we’ll end dependence on foreign oil.
Thought when he said tap natural gas reserves that he was going to say tap that ass.
10:36 p.m. - This sounds expensive.
10:41 p.m. - Showed a McCain lookalike on tv.
10:45 p.m. - I’ve been guffawing every time he sticks if to McCain. The soaring language in the other parts is not doing as much for me.
10:48 p.m. - ok, this last part is good.
10:52 p.m. - I should say that the crowd is eating this up.
10:57 p.m. - Speech is over, phone battery is almost dead. Heading out, catch y’all later.
