Posted on 08/11/2008 9:02:46 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, a co-chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, announced the themes of the convention today on a conference call with members of the media.
Sebelius said the overall theme of the Democratic National Convention is "America's Town Hall" and each night, a different keynote speaker would lead the discussion with delegates, elected officials and people from across America who never have had a chance to participate in a convention before.
"This will be an incredibly exciting and innovative convention," Gov. Sebelius said. "One like we've never seen before."
Each night of the convention will carry a different theme.
On Monday night, the theme will be "One Nation" and will focus on Barack Obama as a new leader who is ready to serve as President. Tuesday night's theme will be "Renewing America’s Promise" and will feature Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D - New York) in a discussion on the nation's economic challenges and issues. Wednesday night is veterans' night or "Securing America’s Future" night where the vice presidential nominee will deliver his/her acceptance speech. And finally, Thursday night's theme is "Change You Can Believe In" and will have Barack Obama formally accepting the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
"The 2008 Convention is about ensuring that those peoples’ voices are heard and their call for change is heeded," said Kansas Governor and Convention Co-Chair Kathleen Sebelius. "From Monday through Thursday, our Convention program will highlight the people of this country who want positive change and who believe Barack Obama is the leader who will listen to their concerns and get our country moving in the right direction again."
As part of the Democratic Convention's "America's Town Hall" theme, convention organizers announced that Americans from across the country would have the opportunity to have their questions answered live from the convention floor.
Starting today, text and video questions can be submitted online at www.DemConvention.com/townhall through Wednesday, August 27, though participants are encouraged to submit their questions as early as possible. A variety of questions will be answered live from the Convention floor in front of thousands of delegates in the Convention hall, millions of Americans watching the Convention at home on television and millions more watching online. In addition, elected leaders and policy experts will also answer questions online during Convention week at www.DemConvention.com.
In addition to submitting questions online, Americans in eight cities across the country, including Atlanta, will have the opportunity to record their questions and individual stories in person at a series of "open calls" starting Wednesday, August 13.
The exact times and locations of those tapings will be posted to www.DemConvention.com/townhall as they are scheduled.
Kerry and Al Gore did not have to spend 4 days proving they were qualified for the Presidency. Kerry said he was “reporting for Duty”, but that implied that he had the ability to do the job.
Sure, they tried to sell their particular vision of what they wanted to do to the country, but nobody suggested they had to show that they had the qualifications for the job.
The last President who had to do that was Bush, in 2000. The Media made a big deal about how unqualified Bush was for the Presidency — but he was much more qualified than Obama.
Before that, Clinton in 1992 had to do some selling of his “qualifications”, but he also was much more qualified to be President, both in experience and intelligence, than Barack Obama.
Obama is completely unqualified to be a leader. Forget what he wants to do AS leader — even if he was an arch-conservative, I would have trouble voting for him, because he has no capability to do the job.
What they couldn’t come up with an original idea and had to steal McCain’s? How transparent. Withthe internet the Dems seem to be as stupid as most have already believed but now are even surpasing stupid!
That, in itself is merely marketing. Claiming to be 'ready for duty' doesn't make it true. The swift boat veterans blew a hole in his claim rather quickly, by the simple use of facts.
I agree that Obama is definately NOT qualified to be President, but I am also claiming that we haven't seen a democRAT that was qualified, perhaps since Truman. Meaning, in my opinion, that every democRAT convention has essentially been a marketing ploy to "sell" us the latest annointed one.
It may be a bit old-fashioned, but a good product still sells itself.
Jan Sibelius = Finland’s greatest composer.
Gov. Sebelius = Dim-land’s greatest poser.
I thought townhall meetings were ones where questions were asked then and there, not submitted beforehand.
The Governor of my state sickens me.
She’s mentioned here, as well:
Obama’s Sidekick Pick
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060105/posts
Whenever the left does the “submit questions beforehand” trick, the questions are always supportive of the whole program of leftness, with no dissent.
It’s no “town hall” at all.
If it’s “America’s Town Hall”, how come Republicans aren’t invited?
Town Hell is more like it.
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