The best way I can describe Clinton's speech last night was transcendent. It was similar in feeling to when I've been to a concert and the band members were on some fifth wave of groove and the audience was right there with them. You know when you're having that experience that it is special and magical and that you crave more of it. You don't want it to end. That's what last night was like.
However, it wasn't that way for everyone. I spent some time this morning collecting right-wing headlines and a few quotes. I can summarize it all in two words: sour grapes.
Sometimes I get disappointed that, after an event like last night, not everyone is moved in the same way I am. Then I snap out of it and realize that the fight must go on. For your enjoyment, a sampling of right wing reactions:
Overarching themes across all sites I visited:
1) God & Jerusalem
2) Gas Prices
3) Union Bosses
4) The media is against us
5) Racism
A few headlines:
1) “Bill Clinton: America’s Most Overrated President and Political Geniun”
2) “Decline and Fall: The tragedy of Barack Obama”
3) “Obama vs the Contstitution: the Rule of law is on the ballot”
4) “Playing the Race Card: Clinton attacks voter-ID Laws”
5) “Obama can’t fill stadium”
6) “Football Dominates Clinton in TV Ratings”
7) “Romney Deploys Clinton – Against Obama”
8) “Monica Lewinsky’s former rabbi to deliver benediction after Bill Clinton’s convention speech”
And a few quotes:
Mitt Romney is winning “but the polling is not reflecting the strength of his campaign and the media is actually sabotaging the Democrats’ chance of winning.” – Erick Erickson
“Bill Clinton asked the crowd if they were better off than they were four years ago and they all cheered back “yes.” That was not wise. The Romney campaign and outside groups are going to use that. The Democrats, trying to paint the GOP as out of touch, are increasingly out of touch or just denying reality. That’s going to hurt them. Bill Clinton, in that one moment, undermined Barack Obama’s whole re-election effort.” – Erick Erickson
“DNC: ‘Government is the one thing we all belong to.’ Wrong answer. God is the one thing we all belong to.” RMConservative
“Yeah, I’m going to go out on a limb here and argue that yesterday was not a particularly good day for the Democratic party’s media team. They wanted the news to be about: how great the convention was; how great Elizabeth Warren is; how Sandra Fluke represents what’s great about the Democratic party; and just generally how things were going along just peachy for Team Jackass. Instead? …Well, the Democrat who got the best press yesterday was the one guy who weknow will not be running for President again – apparently, not even by proxy. Everybody else got pretty much ignored, which is actually much worse than being yelled about.
Yeah, I know, you’re all broken up about that. So am I.” – Moe Lane
Sigh. There are so many more. So little time.