The chasm that should separate every Sanders loyalist from a
Trumpette had all but disappeared. The "Hillary for Prison" brigade had
meandered from Cleveland to the city of not so brotherly love. A repeat
of the Republican disaster of last week seemed all but inevitable. And
then Michelle Obama spoke.
Was I the only one thinking we chose the wrong wife of a
President to break this glass ceiling? The present first lady seems
untouched by controversy. She is elegant, forceful, determined. She
commands respect, and the voices of dissent melted away as she captured
the room.
There would be no disunity, no disloyalty, no distance
between Sanders and Clinton supporters. The enemy did not come from
within and it was Hillary who would make us proud of this country and
make a still great America that much greater.
This does not mean that all was kumbaya on this convention
floor and that tonight's roll call vote will be a full throated
coronation of Ms. Clinton. But let not those in attendance disappoint
our most captivating first lady. This was Michelle Obama's night to
bring sense and sanity to a party threatening self destruction.
2 comments:
Bernie or bust !?
Bust.
Michelle Obama captured the entire nation. Her speech was the highlight of the night. She's everything we wish the candidate would be: Exciting, charismatic, straightforward, honest, trustworthy, sincere, and not a boring, shrill, scolding lecturer.
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