DNC: Day 1

I'd like to make personal note before we start. Unfortunately, I was not able to get to my computer and thus the coverage is very late. I apologies. Anyway, here is Monday night!

Main Speaker: Michelle Obama

The day started off easy enough: only a few thousand protesters, one delegate leaving to go do a campaign add for McCain, and the party still wondering if they'll ever be united for Obama. This is where Michelle came in though.
Michelle's job was to get rid off all the negatives about her and her husband, especially the idea that he is an elitist and she isn't proud of her country. She needed to show the American people that they were just a normal family.

Michelle's speech was, and probably will be, the largest speech she'll ever have to give, unless her husband is elected and runs for a second term. She did surprisingly well though, talking about her life, her mother and father, and the troubles that she and Barack went through. She managed to humanize him in a way that only she would be able to do: as a loving wife and mother.

Her performance is not without its problems however. Though she accomplished her objective of humanizing Obama, she still could not get around the idea that she was proud of her country without seeing a bit contrived. She also spent more time on herself and family instead of Obama. I know I would have liked to hear more about her family, and all of that. She got what she needed to do done, but she didn’t score with any voters.