DNC 2008 Keynote Speech: Blah, Blah, Yawn, Boring

Mark Warner, former Virginia governor and now Senate candidate, delivered the 2008 Democratic National Convention’s keynote speech. I believe one simple word can adequately describe the entire keynote affair: Boooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!

Where did the Democrats find this guy? Could he have been any more uninteresting and dull? Could he have been any more inarticulate? The entire speech was a collection of stating the obvious and explanation of the irrelevant. Every point he made came at the end (and at the expense) of some long story about his personal accomplishments.  Yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwn!

I still remember Barack Hussein Obama’s 2004 DNC keynote speech. Yes, his middle name is Hussein and Republicans’ attempt to use that as a smear tactic is destined for failure. The Democrats, on the other hand, should not be so sensitive to hearing Hussein in recitation of Obama’s name. Ignore it completely and the childish behavior will go away by itself. By the way, those of you Republicans who attend Church on Sundays and use Hussein as a derogatory term the rest of the week DO know that you will have to answer to God someday, don’t you?

Anyway, regardless of what you think of Obama or his platform, you must admit that his 2004 DNC speech was articulate and energizing. Did Obama convey an earth-shattering message then? No! No one does. That’s not the point. Most keynote speeches (Democrat or Republican) are uninteresting for 2 reasons. First, many keynote speakers are in desperate need of a remedial public speaking class. Second, keynote messages are so heavily coated with party-line rhetoric that the message cannot come out for air. The only thing that matters is how the speech is delivered. Obama excelled in 2004, and Warner failed in 2008.

Watch both speeches if you want.