Later on tonight, I'll have more thoughts on the first night of the convention, but if I can just ask a quick question:
For several weeks now, pundits and Democratic surrogates have collectively proclaimed this week as the time that "Obama is introduced" to America. Let's see:
There are two groups of people in this universe, relating to Sen. Obama: those who know of Barack Obama, and those who remain ignorant of his Change-ness. Who can we count amongst the enlightened?
- The 36 million people who voted in the Democratic primaries (roughly 18 mil for both Clinton and Obama).
- Any of the 20 million Rush Limbaugh listeners, especially Operation Chaos actors.
- Anyone who watches the Daily Show, Colbert Report, or Saturday Night Live. Each of those shows have talked a quite a bit about The One.
- Any consumer of the news: PBS NewsHour, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, NPR, Drudge, &c. Hell, even CurrentTV viewers would know about him.
- Those who have picked up one of dozens of magazines that have placed the Senator from Illinois on their cover.
I recognize that there is a very large overlap between each of those categories. I fart in the general direction, however, of any person who can say, with a straight face, that there is a sizeable portion of people who have managed to avoid all of the aforementioned media sources and will voluntarily tune into the convention this week.
And this is the point where I finish the opposition with a Total Elimination* with this two-kick of truth.
Senator Obama's speech comes on the opening night of college football. Any on-the-fence men having been thusly de-fenced (and it sure isn't towards the convention), the only people left to view the speech will be people who already know who Sen. Obama is. Whoop-dee-doo. So much for an introduction.
*For those who might be wondering who the Saturn and Kronus are in my finishing move, it's my two brain lobes. I think Perry Saturn represents my right-hemisphere, but there's no telling.
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