Ramp-up to the big speeches
I think that much of the build-up to the nominee’s speech comes from
what we see and hear in the convention hall before Kerry (or Bush, at
the RNC) comes on to the platform. We get riled up (even people
like me who aren’t too prone to getting easily excited over politics)
and in the mood to see what the big speaker has to say.
But those of you out there who are not watching PBS’s or CNN’s or
C-SPAN’s coverage probably are not getting the same feeling that we
here are getting. I think you can get
I think that much of the build-up to the nominee’s speech comes from
what we see and hear in the convention hall before Kerry (or Bush, at
the RNC) comes on to the platform. We get riled up (even people
like me who aren’t too prone to getting easily excited over politics)
and in the mood to see what the big speaker has to say.
But those of you out there who are not watching PBS’s or CNN’s or
C-SPAN’s coverage probably are not getting the same feeling that we
here are getting. I think you can get that feeling over the TV
broadcast, but you need more context. I certainly remember the
feeling of Mario Cuomo’s speech at the 1984 DNC.
Point is, for those of you watching the major networks, it’s sort of as
if John Kerry dropped unannounced into your living room, without any
particular reason why.
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