On the VP Choice:

Not saying this is right or wrong, or that it was even a factor, but an interesting question popped into my head earlier:

Might Clinton have been looked over as a VP candidate because the Obama camp felt she would be a less effective aggressor? Mind you, not that she would be less able to attack the republicans, rather that she would either be seen as a "bitch on wheels/mean spirited/whatever sexist idea you want to phrase it" or would have to scale back what she would want to do in order to avoid that stereotype.

As much as I dislike it, the truth is that women who are assertive tend to be viewed more negatively than a man, who is (generally) seen as being strong and standing up for himself. (Personal experience here, I've been on both sides of the coin.)

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Also, I wish they had really pushed this speech... it is incredible. Kucininich is still my first choice for a president.

Barak, the acceptance speech and the stadium.

Quick thought. The democrat convention is moving from the Pepsi hall to a stadium because there are roughly 25,000 people more that they want to fit in. This is all well and good... I'm all for more inclusiveness, and it's a masterful stroke to boost how their general public image and appearance of success. You know what I would like to see? I would like to see them invite in all the protesters, to let them be seen inside the hall and make their concerns heard to the party as a whole.

They've got room now after all.