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More tea, anyone?
The opening day account on Fox News sounded a suitably defensive note. “Don’t let anyone tell you this is not a big deal,” reporter Carl Cameron said. “If this gathering is unimportant and this movement is a mirage, why are its detractors so upset and its participants so upbeat?”
The Democratic Convention
They gave out the flags at three o’clock, one for every person in the stadium. I told the woman thanks, but no thanks, I’m not American. “You are tonight,” she said.
Hillary concedes
Hearing Clinton praise Obama’s dedication to “ensure the dream is realised” was both refreshing and unsettling. She didn’t quite call him a great man or a visionary leader, but suddenly, he was no longer too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief either, no longer elitist or out of touch.
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
American politicians love Bruce Springsteen. They hear the patriotism in his songs but miss the cynicism, pick up on the hope and tune out the desperation.
