Party at the DNC

The Democratic National Convention is over and it was the best convention ever. It was a dance party with a DJ, A list celebs, inspirational speakers, and lots of story telling. The production team threw it together in a month! They had to have worked day and night to put on a 4 day event, 6 hours a day, over 24 hours of programming. That meant compiling short films that needed to be scripted, filmed and narrated, they had to book and schedule all the speakers, work with speech writers to get them written and edited, and then get the final versions uploaded to the teleprompters. Talent had to be secured and sound checks needed to be done. All of the signage had to be printed and handed out just at the right time by a very large team of volunteers who all had to be managed. There was the team that handled all of the video, banners, and graphics. Then they had to actually put it all together at the event and keep things on time. They thought of everything and executed it perfectly really fast. The producers told the story of not only Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, but they laid out the story of Trump — all of his crimes and failures. The event team defied all odds by putting a major event together in such a short amount of time, even experimenting with new ideas. They pulled it off. If they gave Emmys to conventions, this one would win.

There was so much multi-generational talent in that arena, behind and in front of the scenes, and in the audience. The Democrats are rich with creative, capable people.

If you thought you’d check back later and watch the highlights, there aren’t any. The whole thing was a highlight so you’ll have to watch all 4 nights to see what everybody is talking about.

The DNC’s roll call was a party that involved all of the delegates from each state, while the RNC’s roll call was a night of Bingo at the senior center.

There were lots of women in the house, and lots of people of color. This is the first time in history that so many people of color graced the stage. And they were all outstanding. There were joyous men holding women up and cheering them on. This new era will be more than the era of women leaders, it’s going to usher in a new era of men who will redefine masculinity, held up by women.

For the first time in 8 years, seeing flags flying didn’t make you cringe. Democrats have taken back the flag.

The Chicks sang the National Anthem. Remember when Republicans cancelled The Dixie Chicks after they criticized George W. Bush during one of their concerts? Now here they are singing for America at the Democratic National Convention.

Democrats haven’t felt this good in years.

America has been crying out, wanting its soul back, and it finally got it.

The Dems managed to call Trump out for everything — giving powerful voice to what we’ve all been thinking. There wasn’t any of the usual political double speak or politically correct, focus group tested language. Just straight talk. And laughter.

America needed a good cry and a big party and the DNC delivered.

Kamala’s speech was one for the history books and should be listened to in its entirety which is easy because you can find it online. She didn’t just say a bunch of stuff we’ve been desperate to hear. She meant every word of what she said, with heart and reason and a big warning for Trump. The prosecutor is going to take down the criminal which will be poetic justice for the country.

Kamala Harris is the right person for this time.

“She’s everything we knew we wanted but didn’t think we could have.” — Josh Gad

Trump called in to Fox after Kamala’s speech and rambled on incoherently until Fox had to cut him off. He’s really freaking out. As we see the rise of Kamala and women everywhere, we’re watching the unraveling of a mentally deranged demagogue, in real time, on TV.

Beware: We have to remind ourselves that all of this joy, enthusiasm, and positivity is happening in the Democratic bubble. It seems so obvious that everything is about to change for the better but she can’t win if we don’t help get out the vote.

America has been reset and is back online. Now all she has to do is win. Everybody has to do more than just vote. They have to help get her elected.