Go to Post Darn, I won't be at Pittsburgh. But I ain't going anywhere this year without my gracious professionalism! - Eugenia Gabrielov [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Other > Chit-Chat
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
Reply
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 3 votes, 5.00 average. Display Modes
  #16   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 31-07-2004, 20:56
Cory's Avatar
Cory Cory is offline
Registered User
AKA: Cory McBride
FRC #0254 (The Cheesy Poofs)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: May 2002
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Redwood City, CA
Posts: 6,817
Cory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Cory
Re: The DNC

Quote:
Originally Posted by Blacknight
Good point. I have been thinking that all along, but no one else has seemed to notice that he has hardly backed up what he said he is going to do.
Actually that's where tons of criticism about him comes from...

Cory
__________________
2001-2004: Team 100
2006-Present: Team 254
Reply With Quote
  #17   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 31-07-2004, 22:53
Jaine Perotti Jaine Perotti is offline
...misses her old team.
AKA: BurningQuestion
FRC #0716 (The Who'sCTEKS)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: May 2004
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Melbourne, FL
Posts: 979
Jaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond reputeJaine Perotti has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Jaine Perotti Send a message via MSN to Jaine Perotti Send a message via Yahoo to Jaine Perotti
Re: The DNC

How about Barak Obama's speech?? To me it was absolutely astounding...he is an incredible speaker...one of the best I have ever seen. It nearly brought me to tears. I think he could, and should, run for president someday.
__________________
Florida Institute of Technology
Ocean Engineering, '12
Reply With Quote
  #18   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 31-07-2004, 23:34
Kristina's Avatar
Kristina Kristina is offline
Political Junkie
AKA: Kerry Girl
#0691 (Hart Burn)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Westwood, CA
Posts: 562
Kristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud ofKristina has much to be proud of
Send a message via AIM to Kristina
Re: The DNC

Well I LITERALLY just got back from Boston and I have to say that the convention was AMAZING. I went up with no credentials to get in but amazingly I scored passes (I heard they were going for like $700 on Ebay) through random connections for two nights...which happened to be the best two nights.

Monday I got to hear Bill and Hilary, amongst others and then of course on Thursday was the grand finale with Kerry and company. It's hard to even describe how much energy and sense of unity there was in the Fleet Center. Bill was, as always, on the top of his game. I think he did a really good job of rallying the Democrats without completely taking the spotlight. As for Kerry, I've seen him speak a handful of times in person but this by far was the best speech I've ever heard him give. Before Thursday, I was skeptical because there was so much pressure for him to give the speech of his life, but he definitely met everyone's lofty expectations.

Now to address some of the things that people have brought up. Not to sound like the Democratic Party Spokeswoman, but there was a reason why Kerry didn't go into a lot of specifics. A convention is supposed to pump up the party loyalists so that they feel appreciated for all the hard work they've put in over the past months and years. It's also supposed to give them the boost they need to make it into the final haul and go out and spread the good word. For the general public, the convention is supposed to give people a general overview of the candidate. His upbrining, his family, his personality, his path leading up to public office, and the ideas he has to offer. This may be old news to a lot of us who have followed this for a while but a lot of people still don't know the basics.

Kerry's speech was already a good 50 minutes. I would have been happy to sit there for another few hours but I think we all know the attention span of the general public. It's a sad but true fact that he had to rush to finish his speech so primetime wouldn't cut him off. It's absolutely horrible that he would have to feel this way and all of the networks are catering to people who would rather watch some reality tv show than listen to a man give an indepth explanation of what he would do as the most powerful position in the world. That's the world we live in though and so that's what Kerry had to work with. His job was to inspire people to look up more about him and look his detailed specifics on his website, in the news, and at the debates. I think he did this and hopefully I'm right.
__________________
Former 691 Hartburn Queen | Current UCLA Bruin & CD Political Analyst | Future Lawyer or Politician or ??

AIM: Doanie8
Reply With Quote
  #19   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 03-08-2004, 04:21
MikeDubreuil's Avatar
MikeDubreuil MikeDubreuil is offline
Carpe diem
FRC #0125 (Nu-Trons)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Rookie Year: 1999
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 967
MikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond reputeMikeDubreuil has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to MikeDubreuil
Re: The DNC

Here's my perspective as a student living in Boston during that time...

My school, the Wentworth Intstitute of Technology, cancelled all night classes and many day classes that week. They also created some sort of plan for if we were ever attacked- it was very humorous to read. During the week, professors noted they had the best commute ever. Apparently, most Bostonians decided to take the week of from work.

On Friday night (before DNC week) I went to Faniell Hall. This is the same place where Chris Matthews broadcast hardball during the DNC. It was very exciting to see about 8 satellite trucks getting setup. MSNBC's truck had a monster satellite dish on it too.

On Sunday, we knew somebody big was coming to town. Prior to the Red Sox game, many military helecopters were flying over the area. Not suprisingly because my school is about a mile from Fenway.

I watched the game from a bar very close to Fenway. Many more riot police than usual were around the stadium. On the walk back to my dorm my friends and I are fairly certain we saw Kerry's motorcade. Approximately 5 bike cops, 4 police cars, and 10 vans were involved.

During the week we saw many more motorcades. Including one motorcade that looked like it was using firetrucks to move vehicles if it ever became necessary.

On Wednesday night I went to Faniell Hall again. My friends and I saw many secret service agents around. Not suprisingly because most of the DNC afterparties were held around Goverment Center and Faniell Hall. The big story here was I got to see hardball. It was quite exciting to see the production crew and the political consultants talking. Ron Reagan was a class act, during comercials he would speak to the crowd. Right before comercials, Joe Scarburough would rev up the crowd for a roaring exit to the comercial break. Attached to this post are a couple pictures I took that night with my camera phone.

Many of my friends went to the afterparties which were held every night. Every one that I heard of was open bar, paid for by the DNC. All in all- it seemed like a big festival for the Democrats, hardest part was figuring out which party to go to. Many Republicans were spotted in the bars as well, enjoying what the DNC had to offer.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	Picture014.jpg
Views:	23
Size:	58.5 KB
ID:	2405  Click image for larger version

Name:	Picture019.jpg
Views:	22
Size:	20.7 KB
ID:	2406  
__________________
"FIRST is like bling bling for the brain." - Woodie Flowers
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 16:02.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi