The Palace Theater in Syracuse NY will be simulcasting the Democratic National Convention tonight beginning at 8:00 PM. But Obama doesn’t want you to think he’s a celebrity.

I thought, if the Palace is doing it, who else is? So I did a 250 mile radius search for events on Obama’s website. There’s a movie theater in Ithaca, the Main Street Armory in Rochester, The Montrose (PA) Theater, The Masie Center in Saratago Springs and the Riviera Theater in Tonawanda. I didn’t even make it an eighth of the way down the page. There is also a “Yes We Can!” party somewhere in Pennsylvania.

Obama says he doesn’t want to be portrayed as a celebrity, then he goes and does all he can to portray himself as a super star. We just aren’t supposed to point out the obvious. That’s all he’s got. He doesn’t have the experience or judgment, so he portrays himself as a rock star, hoping that will be enough for our celebrity obsessed culture.

For Obama’s coronation we’ll have an open thread blog tonight over at American Sentinel. Join us for the fun! I thinkwe’ll begin around 8 PM and go through Obama’s sermon.

Ted Nugent was playing at the NY State Fair today. We were there with the kids who were getting tired so we didn’t hear much of the show. When we returned home I turned on the local news (9wsyr.com) and one of the reporters was interviewing Ted Nugent.

I’ve known he’s conservative politically but it was refreshing that the local news aired the interview, especially on this night of Obama’s Sermon on the Mount. About Obama supporters Nugent said they say ”I’m not asking what I can do for my country. I have a long list of what my country can do for me.”

In the short interview Nugent mentioned the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Ten Commandments, work ethic and being productive. I thank News Channel 9 for airing the interview.

I can tell you where they’re not, and that’s the Democratic National Convention. After a few minutes of watching convention coverage I got bored and turned it off. I put on Man vs. Wild.

Bear was stranded in a fetid swamp in Louisiana . In the time it took Joe Biden to give his speech Bear built a raft, crossed a river, caught a catfish bare-handed, peed on his wounds and found his way out of the swamp. All of that without the help of government. (Unless you count George Bush causing Hurricane Katrina-Bear was able to follow Katrina’s wreckage to safety.)

It’s so much better to watch a manly man doing manly things than it is to watch and listen to a bunch of metrosexuals give speeches about how hard their daddies worked. Have you ever noticed, Democrats rarely mention any hard work they themselves have done? Oh yeah-most of them have never held a real job.

An ABC News producer was investigating the role of lobbyists and top donors at the convention. He was outside a Denver hotel, standing on a sidewalk trying to obtain pictures of Democrats and their big donors leaving a private meeting.

A cigar-smoking Denver police sergeant, accompanied by a team of five other officers, first put his hands on Eslocker’s neck, then twisted the producers arm behind him to put on handcuffs.

A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel.

The article goes on to describe how the officer pushed the producer into oncoming traffic in the street. All this for someone taking pictures? Do these people think we’re all idiots? Come on! Why would a hotel care if a reporter is on the sidewalk? If anything, it’s good publicity.

 Don’t criticize or investigate the Democrats or their new Messiah. It could land you in jail.

Not only did Obama fail to get a bounce out of his selection of Senator Joe Biden as his running mate, according to Gallup Poll Daily tracking from August 23 to August 25, John McCain now enjoys a slight lead at 46% to 44%. Unfortunately, the August 25 poll doesn’t tell us whether Obama got any bounce out of the first night of the convention, because most of the polling was done before the prime time speeches.

The August 20 Battleground Poll may provide some insight into why there was no bounce from the Biden announcement. Bruce Walker at American Thinker wrote an interesting piece earlier in the week, The Biggest Missing Story in Politics. Walker follows the non-partisan Battleground Poll. For some reason, Question D3 is widely ignored. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s just more of the same coming out of the Democratic National Convention. Last night between innings and during pitching changes I clicked the remote to check in on what Hillary had to say. One click brought Hillary telling workers the Democrats are there for them. They just don’t seem to understand that people who work hard really don’t need them. Never have, never will.

There was more drivel about John McCain equals George Bush, how drilling for our own oil is stupid and what a bunch of losers Americans are without the Democratic party. There was no mention that most of the country’s worst city’s are run by Democrats and have been for decades. That would spoil their buzz.

This morning’s paper had a two page story on Clinton’s speech and a side story about Mitt Romney being an attack dog. Pit bull was the specific breed.  I’d tag Romney as a Doberman. Elegant, yet powerful. Democrats are more like Bassett Hounds, hard to train and may not bark at strangers.

Barack Obama was very offended when John McCain labeled him a celebrity. Who can blame him, really? That’s why it’s so puzzling that he’ll be delivering his speech Thursday night from a Greek portico at the 50 yard line of Invesco Field.

He will stride out to a raised platform to a podium that can be raised from beneath the floor.

The show should provide a striking image for the millions of Americans watching on television as Obama delivers a speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.

Confetti and fireworks will top off the evening. The only thing missing is water for Obama to walk on. I just can’t help but wonder, will this be an acceptance speech, a sermon from the new Messiah or a Superbowl half time show?

Apparently, Nancy Pelosi is in favor of lobotomizing the millions of Americans who want to Drill Here, Drill Now and Pay Less.  In Denver today, Pelosi asked a crowd of “Drill Here” protesters “Can we drill your brains?” Nice lady, that one.

No doubt Pelosi would like nothing more than to lobotomize every registered Republican in America. She could kill two birds with one stone - shutting us up and making us dependent on government. It’s every Democratic politician’s dream.

Pelosi’s one little question says mountains about her view of humanity. America, are you paying attention?

Is it just me, or is the Democratic National Convention really boring? Seriously, if you’ve heard one speech from a closet socialist you’ve pretty much heard them all. The most exciting thing that happened Monday was Barack Obama, via satellite, declare he was in St. Louis while the screen crawler announced he was in Kansas City. Oh well, geography never was his strong suit.

The protesters harrassing a Fox News reporter was a nice little diversion, but then it was back to the same ol, same ol. While the PUMA’s are outside screaming, the Democrats are inside saying “we’re unified”. Then it’s just more talk about hope and change.

You’d think with all the money they’ve spent they would have put on a better show. You know, one that someone besides a true believer would enjoy. Tonight I’m going back to watching baseball. It’s more exciting and there’s no socialism involved. You either win or you lose.