I made Alex watch the second half of Barack Obama's speech tonight. He grumbled with me. He said, "Oh I don't like politics.. I don't care.. I want to talk to my friends. " I demanded he sit down. Demanded.
He slouched on the couch and sighed every thirty seconds.
For about three minutes.
Then something happened. Something in that man's voice and his passion and his ideas made my slacker 13 year old stop and listen.
I looked over at him and he was leaning forward. Paying attention, transfixed. He asked some questions, cause he's Alex and he ALWAYS asks question. When it was over we both were clapping and I was crying.
Of course.
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I agree it was historical. But my favorite was the interminable ovation Bill C. got even after he told them to shut up and sit down!
That damned timer made too many speakers mess up their timing. Even Obama. Like who's gonna call him on overtine?!
And I'm not even a D! My wife made me watch.
You should see the fucking amount of press he's getting over here. You'd think he was running for Prime Minister or something.
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