All said, a great speech. A little rushed, a bit long, and the sweating was unfortunate. But it was the best I’ve seen Kerry this campaign season. He did a good job of sharing his story and his values as well as making the case for why we should elect him to lead the country into the future.
I thought it a fitting conclusion to what I view as a preemptive convention. The Democrats took the supposed Republican ammunition (“strong leadership”, war, veterans, the flag, faith, values, optimism) and pointed it right back at them. To use a football comparison, it’s like a team who’s read all week how they won’t be able to move the ball on offense completing a long pass the first play from scrimmage to make a “take that” statement.
Three months to go and a lot can happen, but Kerry is off to a strong start.
You know, I have seen other people comment on the sweat too, which I just find bizarre.
Especially because I myself recall thinking that he wasn’t sweating much all things considered, and thought we could expect some more botox jokes (the guy can’t win!)
I am surprised he wasn’t sweating his balls off — it’s hot under all those lights..
He was the only one I noticed sweating. Of course he was up there for an hour rather than five minutes. I kind of felt for him, because if he stopped more frequently to wipe it off, it would only attract more attention to it.
Anyway, it shouldn’t be nearly as significant as the sweat during the Kennedy/Nixon debate.