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July 30, 2004

Kerry the tearjerker

This is actually the post that I have been dying to write since last night, but couldn't because of the Gadflyer's tax-exempt status. Although I may have been posing as an impartial blogger for the last week or so, I am heartily sick of never having lived in America when it wasn't in the tight-fisted grip of the Bush Administration (I moved to the States for the first time on Sept. 9th, 2001). And the prime manifestation of my dissatisfaction has been what I consider to be a heathy and active partisanship, hopefully grounded in much thought about the different issues being discussed in this election and why I stand where I stand on them.

Anyway, besides blog stuff, I did work for Dean in NH last summer, I've written letters, called John Sununu's office to get him to vote against the FMA, that kind of thing. Nothing huge, nothing out of the ordinary. But to stand in that convention as Kerry was giving his speech, and to hear him say things that I've wailed about the mainstream media and even mainstream politicians glossing over for months...well, it made me start to cry. (Of course, I have gotten no more than 4 hours of sleep any one night since the convention began which always makes me emotional, plus the fabulous thundering intensity of the crowd also helped more than a little).

Kerry's speech as I heard and read along simultaneously with it was the exact opposite of what I expected. After days of what Jesse called democratic boilerplate, I was sick of the big themes and the expounding of ideals so large and undefined you could barely catch hold of the argument. It's impossible to define "freedom" or "goodness" even in one's own mind after years of thought about the matter; of course it is impossible to say anything new in a 10 minute speech to a sports arena full of chattering people who view you as benign filler.

I think Kerry knew he couldn't smile his way through this speech. He doesn't have the charm of Edwards, the attractive tan handsome face of Clark, the oratorical mastery of Obama or Sharpton or the religiosity and likability of Cleland. But he has something more important: to quote Peter Griffin from the Family Guy, he's got a big sexy brain. He put it to use last night, and produced a speech that was as detailed and specific as I think anyone could have asked for. I had the same impression as Duncan (Atrios), that he tried to keep the crowd from cheering because he had important points to make and it was a serious speech. And I think he did a masterful job at giving people what they have desperately been hoping for - a sense that someone has a grip on how to manage this country.

Posted at 07:32 PM in Convention 2004 | Permalink

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Agreed. He really turned back many of the criticisms against him. Ex. He is serious. Well, we need a serious leader, especially in such a serious time. Ex 2. He see complexities. Life isnt simple, especially now. And the daughters were amazing too, just great.

Posted by: Tim | July 31, 2004 at 03:01 PM

Zoe, I so agree with what you said. The whole convention, while long at times, managed to set everything up perfectly for his speech. I appreciate that he didn't try to be an Obama or a Clinton and played to his own strengths. His speech moved me too, and I watched it at home on Tivo.
Congrats on the new blog! I look forward to reading your insights. (Found you via Pandagon!)

Posted by: Shel | July 31, 2004 at 05:19 PM

...he's got a big sexy brain...

Indeed. Well said. I watched on C-Span and was bowled over too. And loved the testimony from his daughters. The fact that Rush Limbaugh (or so I hear) is now getting big mileage from the hamster story only underlines their desperation.

Posted by: Diane | July 31, 2004 at 11:31 PM

Sept 9, 2001. What a date to move to this country!

Zoe, I am curious as to where you are from, particularly as you seem to be very involved in partisan American politics. Speaking as a proud Canadian expat, while I am very interested in American politics I don't feel the connection to it that I feel towards political parties back home. Care to enlighten us?

Posted by: ranjan | August 01, 2004 at 12:20 AM

Sept 9, 2001. What a date to move to this country!

Posted by: ranjan | August 01, 2004 at 12:20 AM

Hi Ranjan -
Welcome to my blog (welcome to you all, indeed).

I was born in NH (where I am registered to vote - yay, my vote counts!) but never lived there except in the summers. I then lived for 2 and a half years in Manhattan, when we moved to Hong Kong. I spent 13 years there, and then moved to the UK to finish up and do my A-levels, and then moved to the US for college.

Although we were expats, growing up in Hong Kong as an American and NOT a Brit definitely affirmed my Americanism more than living in the UK itself would have done. There were great incentives to distinguish oneself from the local colonial power, etc etc.

This is actually an interesting subject - more on this tomorrow probably :-)

Posted by: Zoe | August 01, 2004 at 12:35 AM

I too found you through Pandagon - welcome - and, although I am a former Deaniac, I too cried when Kerry spoke - Hope is on the way.

Posted by: Dot | August 01, 2004 at 01:39 PM

I found you through pandagon...great blog, and read your regrets about living in Bush-dominated America. I have to say that things were not so great under Clinton -- read Thomas Frank on the crazy market populism of those years to get an idea of how a go go economy and official multiculturalism can also kill a democratic culture of dissent.

It was also the time of Newt Gingrich, the republican revolution in Congress. All I'm saying is, when Kerry is elected, there is still work to be done, especially in the democratic wing of the democratic party.

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