tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post5654266080497558..comments2024-03-25T15:31:12.151-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #211 / Convention Commentary #5 Gary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-16261694520082818312016-08-02T19:41:50.854-07:002016-08-02T19:41:50.854-07:00i enjoyed that Buzzfeed article. Thank you! The ta...i enjoyed that Buzzfeed article. Thank you! The tactics they rehearsed were quite effective!Gary A. Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-88422262836414954242016-08-02T19:39:47.418-07:002016-08-02T19:39:47.418-07:00Janet, thanks for this nice note. I agree with you...Janet, thanks for this nice note. I agree with you about what happens if Donald Trump wins the presidency. Those stakes are HUGE!Gary A. Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-38338800418345187672016-07-30T12:48:01.578-07:002016-07-30T12:48:01.578-07:00Thanks so much Gary, for your measured thoughtful ...Thanks so much Gary, for your measured thoughtful sharing of the general experience of the room, and your personal reactions to it. Serious and humor throughout (still chuckling about the rain drenching). Here was an interesting further read pointed out to me by a strong HRC supporter. https://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/why-america-couldnt-hear-or-see-bernie-protesters-during-hil?utm_term=.twZv2b0GOMichael Endicottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-61121411888968210852016-07-29T12:51:54.562-07:002016-07-29T12:51:54.562-07:00Gary, thanks so much for telling us what the remar...Gary, thanks so much for telling us what the remarkably disciplined TV coverage did not show us. We guessed that the random eruptions of "Hill-a-ree" were incited to drown out boos or "No More War" chants from significant numbers of delegates. But it's really disappointing to hear that my party's operatives were sent out to suppress dissent in the delegations. <br />We also found General Allen's rant terrifying and surprising...although as Thursday night went on it was clear that the convention coverage (last night especially) was specifically slanted to appeal to Republicans with doubts about Trump. And maybe, if any of them were watching, it won a few of them over. Seemed like a calculated risk on the part of the ever-calculating Clintonistas: Placate the base during the first three nights, throw some red meat to disaffected opposition during the one night they are most likely to watch. <br />All of this would be more worrying if the stakes weren't so incredibly high in this election. We're in uncharted territory going up against a charismatic demagogue. We don't know yet what it's going to take to prevail against him, let alone prevail decisively enough to reassure the world that the US (like Austria, for instance) isn't on the totalitarian bubble.<br />So, while I deplore the DNC's anti-Sanders machinations before and during the convention, I hope the planning and discipline we saw in Philadelphia (inspire of all the dead trees!) carries through to the campaign. If Hillary Clinton doesn't win, we're going to have another revolution on our hands, not just "political."Janet Coxnoreply@blogger.com