By Sniffles
We cats have watched (or attended) pretty much every Democratic convention since 1972. This year's DNC sure is different! But we think this virtual stuff works.
Why? Because most people aren't junkies like we are. They don't love watching delegates milling around on the floor, chatting each other up, and they're not into picking out political celebrities in the crowd. (C-SPAN is particularly good for this.) They don't get giggles from the signs, the buttons, the balloons, and the speeches, many of which are, let's face it, deadly dull.
But people do love watching videos. And with the occasional live address from a prominent office holder (think Governor Gretchen Whitmer), last night's debut of the Democratic convention was one big, fabulous, get-the-popcorn-and-the-box-wine video bingefest.
From the singing of the national anthem and the reading of the preamble of the Constitution, to the woman from Arizona who lost her father to COVID (and blamed Donald Trump), to John Kasich's surprisingly eloquent testimony for Joe Biden, to Michelle Obama's epic takedown of Benedict Donald, the evening's festivities — which were, thankfully, only two hours long — were A) well-paced, B) not boring and C) even moving.
Okay, they could have added some cat videos, but still.
Are the Trumpsters watching and taking notes? They must be feeling a little panicked, since their late move to a primarily virtual convention leaves them with precious little time to put together a dazzling package. And of course Benedict Donald will be endlessly meddling with the content. We sure wouldn't want to be them! We cats PURR.
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