Reply #12: Somewhat, but mostly blah.

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I'm more excited about some of the speakers than I am about Kerry himself. I'm more interested in what he has to say and leery about how well it goes. I'm almost holding my breath.

I went from swimming with the stars to drowning in the depths of the ocean with Howard Dean. I know how fast you can fall... I know how the media treated him. So I am always leery about things like this.

My main concern is with the so-called "Free Speech Zones" and the protesters. Can you imagine what message that would send when Kerry begins to deliver a message about "Freedom" and the "American Dream", and then they cut to the cage? Especially if some type of riot starts? Then imagine one of those so-called "Truth Squads" getting on TV and start spinning it.

I know the media dirty tricks book. The memories of the Howard Holler are still fresh in my mind. I remember how they conveniently "edited out" all the background noise to make it sound like Howard was screaming -- when in reality his voice was drowned out by the crowd.

*shrugs* We'll see what happens. I hope Kerry gets a lead so far above Bush that he never recovers, but it isn't in the Media's best interest and at the end of the day that's what the Media is most concerned about: their interest not ours.